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CHALLENGE: Ned Kelly

It's Australia Day, so this week's theme is the infamous outlaw, Ned Kelly. Your image can be anything from a portrait of the man himself to a creative interpretation of his iconic armour.

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 26.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

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.

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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  • 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 :)

CHALLENGE VOTING

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

CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Ned Kelly pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Weekly Challenge - Neddo Keri No Boken by 8 Bit Dreams
Neddy K by LagiaSapphire
You've got Mail! by Drazile


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

Jumpin Kelly by ExiledBeast
ned kelly-act by niczz9
Bush Knight by Mazmon
Kelly Knight by Drazile
ned kelly challenge by Kudashn
Ned Kelly - Hipster Extraordinaire by rklesmit
Their last sun by Sonnenstein
The Infamous Ned Kelly by obiwankotey
ned kelly by johnarm
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Quote Bcadren Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 1:16am
Can someone tl;dr who Ned Kelly is for everyone that's not Australian and doesn't want to read a 17306 word wikipedia article that according to wikipedia's standards is very likely to be incorrect anyways?
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Quote skamocore Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 2:47am
I sometimes forget that American-type people have never heard of him :o

There is a simple English version of the article, which is still fairly long.

tl;dr: He's a very naughty boy.

A good place to start looking for inspiration is by searching for "Sidney Nolan Ned Kelly"
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Quote surt Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 3:03am
Dude with metal bucket for a hat.
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Quote Hapiel Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 3:08am
Originally posted by skamocore

I sometimes forget that American-type people have never heard of him :o


Thanks for counting me (and the other Europeans, Asians, Africans etc) in with the Americans
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Quote Bcadren Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 3:31am
I foresee this NOT being a very popular challenge. Just because it's a relatively obscure character outside of Australia.
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Quote Kosvid Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 7:17am
I agree, this challenge is sure not for everyone. I`ve never heard of this man. In addition, you have to make a pixel based on someone`s life; that`s challenging.. but weird Oo
Also, claiming one person as a symbol of a whole country, isn`t it ridiculous?
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Quote MrHai Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 7:34am
What are you talking about, Ned Kelly is visually badass. Check out his mug and armor:



Bigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly#mediaviewer/File:Ned_Kelly_in_1880.png


Bigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly#mediaviewer/File:Ned_kelly_armour_library.JPG

Whether you want to practice portraits or metal texture, or even design skills if you choose to redesign the character of the man, there's tons of good stuff there.


Edit: Also, if you don't know who Ned Kelly is, you haven't been watching enough Discovery Channel/Nat Geo!

Edited by MrHai - 26 January 2015 at 7:35am
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Quote Uncle_B Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 7:41am
Are vg mockups accepted for this challenge? ("As game as Ned Kelly" just begs to be exploited XD)
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Quote Sonnenstein Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 9:57am
With all i know about this crazy avenger (!) i imagine him like a australian buddy of Guy Fawks. Why isn't he so popular?
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Quote BathMaster_2000 Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 12:27pm
I can work with that picture of the armor.
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Quote gogglecrab Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 12:30pm
I'll tell you one thing, I didn't know of him before all this but after catching a glimpse of that armour, hehe, I sure as hell do now. Things like this are right up my ally!

Anyhow, after an eager read up on him I quickly sketched this out

Still far from done but it's a start. Thinking of turning it into a game mockup. That's allowed right?
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Quote skamocore Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 3:06pm
Originally posted by Uncle_B

Are vg mockups accepted for this challenge? ("As game as Ned Kelly" just begs to be exploited XD)

That's fine.
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Quote Mr.Fahrenheit Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 6:41pm
yeah, I've never heard of the guy, but just looking at these glimpses of him I'm already interested.
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Quote Sonnenstein Replybullet Posted: 26 January 2015 at 10:13pm
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/363/7/5/young_man_ned_kelly__shot4_by_dragon_v0942-d4kogsw.jpg
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Quote Daimoth Replybullet Posted: 27 January 2015 at 9:24am
Rolled my eyes initially, but upon reading about him I feel more people ought to know about Ned Kelly outside the land of milk, honey and murderous wildlife.

Suppose I should get to brainstorming.
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Quote Daruda Replybullet Posted: 27 January 2015 at 11:25am
I remember a episode of Simpson, where Homer used a very similar armor...
He really look dangerous.
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Quote rklesmit Replybullet Posted: 27 January 2015 at 9:33pm
This is what I have so far....any suggestions?

Ned Kelly - Hipster Extraordinaire



Edited by rklesmit - 28 January 2015 at 7:24am
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Quote Drazile Replybullet Posted: 28 January 2015 at 3:19am
WIP

My original idea was to have stuff hanging out the hole, but the thing hanging out in the version on the right obscures the hole too much, so I made a version with a package. I'm not sure which version I like more.
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Quote skittle Replybullet Posted: 28 January 2015 at 8:24am
I like the idea a lot! I also like the thing sticking out of the slit- but I think you would be able to pull it off better, without making it look so cluttered, if you scale the whole thing up a bit. It's too small imo.

Edited by ADrawingMan - 28 January 2015 at 8:24am
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Quote gkmero Replybullet Posted: 28 January 2015 at 6:05pm


I can already tell that these arms are going to give me trouble.

Update:




Edited by gkmero - 29 January 2015 at 5:50pm
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Quote Drazile Replybullet Posted: 29 January 2015 at 12:57am

I struggled with the paper, but I think it looks okay.
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Quote gkmero Replybullet Posted: 29 January 2015 at 6:21pm
Nice update, Drazile. The dents are a nice addition.

Update:


Thinking about lowering the gun to a relaxed position. Metal is still pretty confusing.
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Quote 8 Bit Dreams Replybullet Posted: 30 January 2015 at 7:57am
I'm reaching the end of my pixels for this challenge, expect an new title for the MSX computer to be released from the vaults of Japan!

Edited by 8 Bit Dreams - 30 January 2015 at 9:16am
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