CHALLENGE: Nature: FTW!

From Arachne comes this interesting challenge where you must draw something that has been reclaimed by nature. The idea is to draw some kind of abandoned, man-made structure or vehicle which is turning into a more natural part of the surrounding landscape. For instance, it could be a derelict house with an overgrown garden, or a rusty, sunken boat becoming a coral reef. Also, think of an abandoned city that has been reclaimed by nature over the past century.

Colors: 16 colors
Canvas: any size
Animation: no
Transparency: 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 Nature: FTW! 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!

I don't think it fits either. However it looks amazing...so you should submit it anyway. :D

reali nice challenge, i have lot of ideas

Here is my wip for this challenge. What do you think?

I think that Chernobyl photos can help a lot :)

Can I draw small things instead of buildings? Like, TVs, computers, cars, freezer?

I really like it, d-p.

I hope Arachne posts his thoughts and comments here.
I understood from her when she sent the challenge in that, yes, its a man-made 'thang' being reclaimed by nature. Whether on land sea or even air, I guess.

just a little WIP. I've got very few time to pixelize.

it's the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, or at least what remains of it.

I was also thinking about Chernobyl nowadays: there're some photogalleries of it and they're quite astonishing. I'll post them if anyone is interested in it

First line was just telling d-p I liked his pixel.

The rest is because I have sent back several entries because they have not been following the 'reclaimed by nature' aspect of the challenge.

Alright, I'll tell you a bit more about what I had in mind with this challenge in hopes of making it a bit clearer.

Man-made structures often have very straight and uniform surfaces, while the natural state of things is more chaotic. For instance, if you take the derelict house example, the paint will peel off and expose the wood, the wooden boards might bend or break with time as they rot. Glass will break, metal rusts, roof tiles might fall off or be covered in moss. Personally, I find that it's more interesting that way than the neatly painted house in the beginning.

It's really about how the things we build are unnatural because they're orderly, and how they'll become more chaotic with time. Most of you have the right idea, and Opacus too. Even if it's not man-made, you still get the same transformation. :)

Thanks Peach, those are awesome.

I got some progress. Not done by far but the basics are there. now just a few more foliage and alot of cleaning.
I have to colour schemes. The initial:

And a second more vibrant one:

Which one do you guys think I should go with?

My WIP. I just drew a building. I think I will wait some years till the grass grow and the nature reclaim that. Then I post :P


Whaddaya think? I will add some "green things" later.

Cool pic! I think you will win. Actually, I do not want to win. It is just for fun. Besides, I need to train more my skills before I could win something.

hehe ... http://sranda.kdecoje.cz/obrazek/auto_mech.jpg

Little W.I.P. Theres 9 colors + white. I dont have anymore much ideas what to do for it. : D

I merely finished my wip.
but I'm still deciding the global tone of the image :-\ what do u think?


the latest has 1 color less than the previous

just to make it clear: this is the reproduction of a precise place:
http://angkor-net.de/english/Angkor-Ta_Phrom-e.shtml
you can see it in the third photo. I had to find to shots of the same view (top and bottom parts) to get mine. I can't find the originals right now, didn't bookmark the page, anyway I will upload it somewhere asap.


Edited by Peach - 26 June 2008 at 6:24pm