CHALLENGE: DOWNsizing

Create two sprites of a new and original character - a large version and a small version. The small version of the character should be roughly half the size of the large version of the character.

It should go without saying, but NO automatic resizing, both spries should be created from scratch.

This image by Syosa may provide some inspiration:



Canvas size - Unrestricted; both sprites must be presented on the same canvas.
Colours - Max 32.
Transparency - Required. The space betwen the spries must be transparent.
Animation - No.

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The DOWNsizing 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!

Off to a good start there Elk.

Here's my WIP.



I kinda want to show my process with this one a bit. I'm probably being overly ambitious, but that's the way I like to learn, thrown in the deep end.

Edit:
Btw, this is very early in, 2 minutes in, so is not at all representative of the final product. At least I hope not :)
Edit 2: A warrior appears. Kinda fleshed out the basics now.
Edit 3:
Oh man, gold. Not as easy as I thought. I've had a look at some of fools work as well cure and a3ums. I'm sure the influences will show somewhere.
Edit 4: progress, but I need some sleep and time to rethink some of my choices.

Edited by Damian - 11 November 2013 at 12:57pm

@Damian: Very promising so far.

Looks like you resized him with the tool :) you gotta make it from scratch

There is a solution: Upsize it, make this one the small one!

transparent color is one of those 32 colors.

Not sure if I'll have enough motivation and time to complete this..
And.. I have a question too. Can the smaller sprites change pose etc?


Edited by A2J2TIWARI - 11 November 2013 at 9:26pm

Hello, folks!
I have the same question.
And another one: are we allowed to make fan-art of existing characters?

i think so :) if its made from scratch?

I decided to enter this challenge after so long :)
I have a question; does the resizing rule apply to guidelines as well? I mean, the guidelines only help in the construction of pixel art and aren't the actual part of pixel art (just like with traditional art), but I'm not entirely sure if it can be resized...

Ooops, shame on me and my old eyes. Sorry for being so inattentive.

What "new and original character" rule?

Edited by Damian - 12 November 2013 at 8:54am

One to ignore I think.
Anyway, here's today's progress.

WIP for the large version..

DatMuffinMan, I kinda wish I thought of using a flowing cape, would of made it look more dynamic.

You two guys above, just woah

Here's todays progress for me. Kinda fleshing out the bigger guy at the moment.



Edit: Starting to take shape I think. I've added a few things to the bigger guy and really liked it, so have changed the smaller one accordingly.

Edited by Damian - 13 November 2013 at 10:18am

Mine is nowhere near the high bar thats been set already....

Its a conductor/engineer with his cup of coffee.

Submit it to the gallery and check the box for weekly challenge.

To submit to the gallery I think you go to your profile and there should be a submit art button.

Everybody loves spear guys. Grr! I hope my color palette isn't too muddy.

And here's todays progress.


Edit:
Nearlynoon, that looks awesome. Reminds me of something off of Disney's Hercules.
Edit 2:
I was really dreading doing the bottom trousers :/ It looks okay right? Next to work on the spear.

Edited by Damian - 14 November 2013 at 12:26pm

Great job Damian. My only crit is that maybe each having different weapons spoil the spirit of the challenge :/

Love the coloring on the fat guy, Damian.

Thu & Nearlynoon's are cool, too.

Trying to detail in a free time.

Thanks guys.

NearlyNoon, I'm really looking forward to the finished version of the larger one. The design and aesthetic is there and I love it.
I kinda like failureboy's at the moment. Smaller one needs to be changed to look like the bigger one though.

Elk, :)

Edited by Damian - 15 November 2013 at 2:50pm

Edited by Thu - 16 November 2013 at 2:52pm