Create an image that depicts someone/something being affected by cartoon physics. Example.

I recommend creating an animated piece, but it's entirely optional.

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 25.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for July 2015. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

 

Vince Oblansky - game mock-up by Thu

TBA Desert Tileset by slym

Balloons by Mrmo Tarius

Vultus horrificus by Mandrill

Dark Souls GBC demake by ryumaru

Sand Trap by Adcrusher

Abandoned Church Dungeon by skeddles

Pixel_Dailes logo by Thu

Poisonous Canyon by Squirrelsquid

Erde Mockups by ||||

Create a portrait that fits into a tall canvas. Perhaps they have a mohawk, maybe a long neck, it's up to you.

Your image should show above the shoulders of your character. Your character should take up the majority of the canvas' space.

Canvas Size - Exactly 64 (width) x 128 (height).
Colours - Max 15.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

Pixel Dailies ran a massive collab this week. Over 100 entries created a massive megaman-style boss select screen. View HERE

This week, we want you to pick one of the Pokemon palettes from this handy generator. You can create whatever you want with the palette - as long as it isn't Pokemon-related!

Make sure to mention in the description which sprite you got your palette from.

Note: a sprite's darkest colour (often #000000) doesn't appear in the generated list — don't forget about it! (Thanks to Damian for spotting this)

Optional Bonus Challenge: Pick the first palette that's generated when you click the link.

Canvas Size - Max 240 x 240.
Colours - Use all and only the colours from your chosen sprite.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

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

Create a humanoid or animal personification of one of the following:

• The Sun
• The Moon
• The Earth

It can be presented in any way you want: a portrait, a sprite, incorporated into a scene, etc...

Canvas Size - Max 180 x 180.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

In 1982, as new wave and queer punk were invading the Toronto music scene, computer programmer and artist Bill Perry brought a desk-sized computer to an artist-run video production centre called Trinity Square Video. While the music stuck around, the art created on that computer has been almost completely forgotten. LINK

Shadows of Adam art director, Doppleganger, has finished his three part series on budgeting the art costs of an RPG.
Check it out to see everything that goes into an indie RPG. -
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

With Kickstarter finally available in Germany, Benitosub (Coder) and Cyangmou (Artist) decided to start a funding campaign for their Twinstick-shooter Tower 57 project.

Create a mock-up of a non-violent shooter game - It should be clear that enemies aren't being killed or wounded.

It can be a side-scrolling shooter, a top-down shooter, first-person shooter, it's up to you.

Examples are Splatoon (shooting coloured ink at opponents) and Super 3-D Noah's Ark (feeding animals).

Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 32.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

A discussion of pixel art's graphical barrage on contemporary media.