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We are pausing the Weerdmeester Streak for one week. However, this challenge is inspired by the last one.

Take a look at this dialectic of opposites:

Alive -> Dead -> Undead

Something is alive and then becomes dead, and when it is brought back to life it does not reverse. It becomes undead. Undead is not dead but it is also not alive. It is something completely different and new.

Now for this challenge we will continue this process and go to one step further to „non-undead”.

Alive -> Dead -> Undead -> Non-undead

Again it is a complete new quality, different than each one before. Not alive, not dead, and not undead also. What exactly is non-undead? I have no idea. You will try to answer that question in this challenge.

Pixel how you understand "non-undead".

The form is completely open. It can be a sprite, a scene, a portrait, whatever you need.

You have to use Resurrect 32 Palette by Kerrie Lake.

  https://lospec.com/palette-list/resurrect-32-8x.png


 



Canvas Size - Open.
Colors - Max 32 (33 if you use transparency).
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 5/26/2025 00:22  |    0
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The Clickbaited pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Clickbaited forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/26/2025 00:19  |    0
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Weerdmeester Masterclass Challenge Streak

Episode 9

Draw an animal and a non-inanimate object depicting that same animal species.

You have to use the Indecision Palette by Nelson SMG

https://lospec.com/palette-list/indecision-8x.png

Canvas Size - max 300x200.
Colors - Max 18.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Posted by gawrone @ 5/19/2025 00:45  |    1
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The Eyes pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the Eyes forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/19/2025 00:32  |    0
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Check out the results of the Roman Empire challenge. The winners are velvetChaika, James TDG, mrmunzzzz, Solarboy, NineBlackCats, Calythera and Yatsuki!

The next theme is dedicated to the Dark ages and Vikings.

What to draw:
- The fall of Rome, the barbarian invasions and the early Middle Ages;
- The Byzantine Empire, the Arab Caliphate and nomadic tribes such as the Scythians and Huns;
- Vikings.

What NOT to draw:
- The High Middle Ages with its knights and troubadours.

The link to the canvas: https://maetheria.com/

https://i.ibb.co/FkqnXHjN/maetheria-49-cropped.png
 

Posted by elwis @ 5/18/2025 04:20  |    0
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The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for April 2025.
Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists, and all the members who took time to rate!

Tower VI/pixelart#1 Pixel Art

Tower VI/pixelart

Tower VI
by shm31

Lost city/pixelart#2 Pixel Art

Lost city/pixelart

Lost city
by hby

Translucence/pixelart#3 Pixel Art

Translucence/pixelart

Translucence
by hby

Jerrabomberra Wetlands/pixelart#4 Pixel Art

Jerrabomberra Wetlands/pixelart

Jerrabomberra Wetlands
by ArtfromtheArch

SS Cactus/pixelart#5 Pixel Art

SS Cactus/pixelart

SS Cactus
by hby

The Great God Pan/pixelart#6 Pixel Art

The Great God Pan/pixelart

The Great God Pan
by ink

Scooby Doo/pixelart#7 Pixel Art

Scooby Doo/pixelart

Scooby Doo
by YukiPixels

Disco Elysium-Dolorian Church of Humanity/pixelart#8 Pixel Art

Disco Elysium-Dolorian Church of Humanity/pixelart

Disco Elysium-Dolorian Church of Humanity
by Normal-Neighbor

Vacant/pixelart#9 Pixel Art

Vacant/pixelart

Vacant
by JeffinVelcros

Sleep in peace/pixelart#10 Pixel Art

Sleep in peace/pixelart

Sleep in peace
by Tipleloop

Posted by gawrone @ 5/15/2025 23:38  |    0
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Weerdmeester Masterclass Challenge Streak

Episode 8

Make a preview implying the contextt of a work, but have the actual work be about something else entirely.

Canvas Size - min 200x200, max 400x500.
Colors - Max 24.
Transparency - Forbidden.
Animation - Forbidden.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 5/12/2025 00:04  |    0
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The POV pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! Check out the POV forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/12/2025 00:02  |    0
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Weerdmeester Masterclass Challenge Streak

Episode 7

Depict eyes, on things, in things, besides things, looking at things.

You have to use the 20-20 Vision Palette by le.

https://lospec.com/palette-list/20-20-vision-8x.png

Canvas Size - max 200x200.
Colors - Max 20 (21 if transparency).
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by QueenKami @ 5/5/2025 01:20  |    0
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Don't forget to comment on the pieces you like!  Not only does a comment have the potential to make the artist's day, if you post a lot you'll win one of the fancy new trophies!

 
 
 
April top commenter awards go to:
 
  1. Eremitismus
  2.   Tipleloop
  3.   SeDiceBisonte


And April most favourited award goes to:
Most Faved Artist - October 2020 (#1) hby

Posted by gawrone @ 5/1/2025 01:08  |    0

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