I'm sure this is the challenge everyone was waiting for this Sushiween, and it only makes sense as 3rd.
Draw 3 game character sprites as an RPG party of sushi. You have to use the Fantasy24 palette by Gabriel C.
Anything from classic RPG characters with sushi-inspired gear cleverly related to their class/role/weapon/power, to anthropomorphized sushi pieces, is acceptable. Remember to make a clear distinctions between the characters based on your race/class/role choices. Descriptions are very welcome. If you want to find something fancy this article is always very useful. You don't have to go with fantasy, any type of RPG like cyberpunk, science fiction, post apocalyptic, etc. will do. Also feel free to check out previous RPG party challenges:
Animal RPG Party
RGB Party
RPG Juggaloo Party
Tarot RPG Party
Frogwarts RPG Party
The bonus challenge, of course, will be to make a Japanese-oriented RPG party, like a samurai game or anime cyberpunk.
Canvas Size - max 333x333 px.
Colors - Max 25 (24 from the palette + transparency).
Transparency - Required.
Animation - No.
(The signup for our 2024 Secret Santa is now open! More info here)
This year our Nerd is starting a sushi restaurant and he needs a logo.
Design a logo for "Pixel Sushi" using the curiosities palette by sukinapan. You can add the Nerd character if you like, but it is completely optional.
Canvas Size - max 300x200 px.
Colors - Max 7 (6 colours from the palette + transparency).
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - No.
The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for October 2024.
Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists, and all the members who took time to rate!
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Last year, we followed Pixelween with Pizzaween. Sushi is the second world favorite food after pizza (prove me wrong), so let's continue with feeding the Nerd one more time. However, before we serve him, we must assist him with his geeky needs. As you all know, he uses an old Windows PC - obviously - and he needs a new set of icons for his desktop.
Design at least 6 sushi 32x32px icons for the Windows system, using the Windows palette. They can be just normal examples of sushi (maki, uramaki, nigiri, gunkan, or even more specific with different type of ingredients) or sushi stylized system icons (like my computer, trash bin, folder, CD player, etc.).
All icons need to be separated by transparency.
Canvas Size - max 100x100 px.
Colors - Max 17 (17 colours from the palette + transparency).
Transparency - Required.
Animation - No.
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(20th ANNUAL)
Take a look at the previous years' Secret Santas here:
This is Pixelween, everybody scream! Welcome to our Halloween house, where this year's submissions are dripping with alchemy. But as with every year, there can only be one Pumpkin King. So ask yourself - wouldn't you like to see something strange?
This year's entries were judged by a team of amazing pixel artists & veteran community members: cure, Cyangmou, gawrone, Gecimen, Irenaart, Jeremy, QueenKami, TofuPxl, Trigonomicon and Weerdmeester. So come up to the lab, and see what's on the slab:
hby - Wins a printed Masters of Pixel Art book volume of your choice, and a software key.
 amberMechanic - Wins a 25$ steam gift card, a Masters of Pixel Art e-book, and a software key.     Space-AgeWrangler - Wins a 25$ steam gift card, a Masters of Pixel Art e-book, and a software key.     4th: kumori - Wins a Masters of Pixel Art ebook, and a software key.    5th: Tipleloop - Wins a Masters of Pixel Art ebook, and a software key.    6th: kumori - Wins a game/software key.    7th ex-aequo: Grimm_Dingo - Wins a game/software key.    7th ex-aequo: rogue_frog - Wins a game/software key.    8th: StevenM - Wins a game/software key.  9th: kumori - Wins a game/software key.    Please give a big hand to everyone who showed up this year to participate - the contestants, the winners, the judges and spectators alike. Hopefully you all walked away with something, even if it's just an appreciation for what everybody brought to the table - and, extra hopefully, you'll be looking forward to entering as well next year! But if you just want to stick around and watch, that's good, too. |
I don't know if this is a new tradition, but the fact is that last year's Pixelween challenges were written by Mirre, and we followed it with Steal From Mirre challenge. Since this year 99% of all of the Pixelween related modding work was done by Trigonomicon, we are going to make a tiny gratitude challenge.
Pixel a sprite of the troll from Trigonomicon's profile picture. Imagine how would their body look like. You can go with a generic troll or just go crazy and invent a new hybrid. You don't have to stick to the style and looks. It can be completely different, or your own, but it have to be somehow recognisable. And you have to use the same palette.
If you wish, you can add some idle animation or anything you like, but it is not necessary.
Canvas Size - max 150x150px.
Colors - Max 20 (19 colours from Trigonomicon's profile picture + transparency).
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.
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