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   CHALLENGE: The Underwater Level
There's always an underwater level. Design a mock-up of a new, original video game showing a level that is set underwater. For this particular game you are restricted to 10 specific colours, these colours are shown below.

Canvas size - Unrestricted.

Colours - Max 10. Must use only the colours from the palette below:

Animation - Optional.

Transparency - No.
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.

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 :)
CHALLENGE VOTING
Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!
CHALLENGE AWARDS
The The Underwater Level pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

Level 3 - Minefield by vierbit
CthulhuTech: Down Under (tm) by -DE-
Happy Fun Kawaii Mermaid Princess Wizard Adventures Under The Sea II Turbo: Hyper Swimming Edition++ by Setzer

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

the adventures of blubzo- underwater level by the man
Sunken... by crozier
Sirens 4: Come play now my lord! by alcheim
UnderWater Expedition by Kinnison
The super fish in a glass game by TheZakMan
Assassin Squid by a3um
Underwater level mockup by Céa
Kablowhole! by Nxzfreak
Underwater Level by Luisyluis
A Jellyfish Journey by Stratus-Stereo
Aquaventures! by slaughterism
Hunt for the Blob by Fagertveit
Somewhere~ beyond the sea~ by fawful
Diver Adventure by Shoehead
Underwater adventure by Ixolite
Underwater Level: The Widescreen Adventure by Blueberry_pie
Maximillion Hercules the Bohemian Cat:  World 2-3 - Eel Alley by Free Camera
treasure Bob by fuzzly98
nautic wars by antymattar
Get Down! by Chinli
Twee's Amazing Racing by Zeratanus
*Gasp* Oh. Wait. It's Aquaman lol. by Jeremy
Shark Ninja vs. Giant Octopus by Shiru
Game Level by TheZakMan
Challenge Entry: Ocean Search by Ndsfreak
Bear Saving Bear by ParkerBabyDiaperCompany
The Legends of the Sea by LBpixels
Ninjas breathe underwater by Elementy
water mock up by r1k
Purple PJ's - The Underwater Level by Genius At Play
Underwater Level Mockup by rod750
Mighty hero saving her princess by Likandro
PIRATES VS NINJAS II by TropicalSnowcone
underwater mockup (weekly challenge) by slabnsla

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administrator Admiral Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Topic: CHALLENGE 4/5/2010: The Underwater Level Posted: 05 April 2010 at 12:02am
	CHALLENGE: The Underwater Level There's always an underwater level. Design a mock-up of a new, original video game showing a level that is set underwater. For this particular game you are restricted to 10 specific colours, these colours are shown below. Canvas size - Unrestricted. Colours - Max 10. Must use only the colours from the palette below: Animation - Optional. Transparency - No. 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. 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 :) CHALLENGE VOTING Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge! CHALLENGE AWARDS The The Underwater Level pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces: Level 3 - Minefield by vierbit CthulhuTech: Down Under (tm) by -DE- Happy Fun Kawaii Mermaid Princess Wizard Adventures Under The Sea II Turbo: Hyper Swimming Edition++ by Setzer Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge! the adventures of blubzo- underwater level by the man Sunken... by crozier Sirens 4: Come play now my lord! by alcheim UnderWater Expedition by Kinnison The super fish in a glass game by TheZakMan Assassin Squid by a3um Underwater level mockup by Céa Kablowhole! by Nxzfreak Underwater Level by Luisyluis A Jellyfish Journey by Stratus-Stereo Aquaventures! by slaughterism Hunt for the Blob by Fagertveit Somewhere~ beyond the sea~ by fawful Diver Adventure by Shoehead Underwater adventure by Ixolite Underwater Level: The Widescreen Adventure by Blueberry_pie Maximillion Hercules the Bohemian Cat: World 2-3 - Eel Alley by Free Camera treasure Bob by fuzzly98 nautic wars by antymattar Get Down! by Chinli Twee's Amazing Racing by Zeratanus Gasp Oh. Wait. It's Aquaman lol. by Jeremy Shark Ninja vs. Giant Octopus by Shiru Game Level by TheZakMan Challenge Entry: Ocean Search by Ndsfreak Bear Saving Bear by ParkerBabyDiaperCompany The Legends of the Sea by LBpixels Ninjas breathe underwater by Elementy water mock up by r1k Purple PJ's - The Underwater Level by Genius At Play Underwater Level Mockup by rod750 Mighty hero saving her princess by Likandro PIRATES VS NINJAS II by TropicalSnowcone underwater mockup (weekly challenge) by slabnsla
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tuaarita Commander Joined: 04 December 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1049	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 4:10am
	man vuck this palette.
	I'm running in the desert, running in to the sun, running out of blood and I'm going numb.
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slym Commander Joined: 04 January 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 116	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 6:33am
	Yeah that palette :/ No thanks XD
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Robinhood Commander Joined: 18 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 245	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:08am
	Yucky palette < Yucky Might give it a go anyways
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SpaceSalmon Seaman Joined: 18 June 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:12am
	I started with this sketch for a point and click game mock-up level. Color palette looks tricky tho...
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1ucas Commander Joined: 27 June 2005 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 10:44am
	Aww, I like the palette. It looks challenging. The several shades of green will be great for depth on backdrops.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 12:51pm
	I like the somewhat odd palette too, looks challenging.
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M. Lucanius Seaman Joined: 14 April 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 12:56pm
	Well... I don't think I'll finish this but I thought I'd post it here anyway.
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rod750 Seaman Joined: 25 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 1:59pm
	The red dot is my light source xP
	Sorry for my spelling and grammar mistakes, I'm not a native english speaker :P
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iMoose Seaman Joined: 13 September 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 2:09pm
	I was right in the middle of making an awesome underwater cave level for my game when I saw this... then I saw the palette restriction But in all honesty, I think the odd palette could make some really artistic and interesting results. I don't think I'll be in this one, but it'll be great to watch @rod750: If that red dot is your light source, it seems to me the shading on the chimneys on top is backwards (namely the one on the right). Here's a quick edit describing what I mean: (Left is the original, right is my edit) In the chimney on the left, I also added some of the purple as shading, and to make it look more balanced I put some purple around the body of the ship in different ways, as you can see. That's just what I would do. Looks like a great start so far! Edited by iMoose - 05 April 2010 at 2:30pm
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Setzer Commander Joined: 18 December 2016 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 780	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 2:40pm
	The palette is what you make of it. By choosing not to use it, you're losing out on the opportunity to force some creativity out of yourself. "Happy Fun Kawaii Mermaid Princess Wizard Adventures Under The Sea II Turbo: Hyper Swimming Edition" I think the name has a nice ring to it. Still WIP

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rod750 Seaman Joined: 25 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 2:55pm
	*Originally posted by iMoose* @rod750: If that red dot is your light source, it seems to me the shading on the chimneys on top is backwards (namely the one on the right). Here's a quick edit describing what I mean: Oh! I see! LOL! Thank you, I don't like how looks the purple there, but obviously, I will fix the shading.
	Sorry for my spelling and grammar mistakes, I'm not a native english speaker :P
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Fagertveit Seaman Joined: 11 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 3:24pm
	Setzer: Damn! Thats a great mock-up! And as you said, feeling restricted by the palette is great at these challenges! I see them more as a challenge for myself than a challenge against me fellow pixel artists! Love your work so far! I've posted mine, perhaps a bit premature, but I felt I had to put something out there since I haven't posted anything at PJ for ages! Looking forward for the finished result on your piece and what the others make of the palette!
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Elementy Seaman Joined: 08 June 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 3:25pm
	Was baseed on NES Megaman series, and Meatal Gear. I know, the "jellyfish-thing" it's really bad. But it's the best that I could make. Anyway, that palette screwed up everything. I had like 3~2 ideas, but none worked, so, I've chose to try 8-bit style. I'm new to the "pixel world", so, I'm not very good. To make things worse, I hate doing 8-bit style, so it didn't come very well.
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onek Commander Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Posted: 05 April 2010 at 3:50pm
	@ setzer: wth?! that is ur one day work?.... ... looking great so far...i know its wip and all, probably going to be awesome anyway, but here some crits... the doors (?) dont read to well they look like blocks, not rly like they are hollow... where does the boss meter refer to... is the boss still to come or is it the crab?, coz if so, it should look much bigger and more mean, like the squids, also u could make a little portrait next to the meter aswell... the squids look great btw..... the player portrait looks a bit strange imo, i think u could move the hair a bit to the left, some red in the tiles would be nice... like putting some seastars there for instance... and yeah.... thx for putting down my spirit to participate on this one
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fawful Commander Joined: 06 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 9:23am
	lol
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iMoose Seaman Joined: 13 September 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 10:20am
	That's an incredible start, fawful. Although it took me a while to realize the thing on top of his head was an eye, and when I did finally recognize it, he looked completely different to me. I think he'd look a lot more badass if his top eye was something else :P
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Ixolite Seaman Joined: 13 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 1:46pm
	Shading gives me headache here, lol. Will see how it goes.
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MaracKoMarac Seaman Joined: 09 January 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 1:55pm
	Mine isn't much good, but still, it is my first contest. Need to finish up the waves and add a couple of animals.
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Damian Commander Joined: 24 February 2023 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 455	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 2:57pm
	@Marac, looking ok for a first. Maybe try working on a smaller piece, I know that huge PA's like these can be a bit daunting. @Elementy, Wish I'd thought of that XD. Its brilliant. @Setzer, Your experience once again shines through. Really cute and so smooth, you really nailed this pallet. I love the creatures, they look so smooth. Here's something that I've worked on during my free time off work. I've worked on this on two different computers. Both with different contrasts. So I cant say I'm very pleased that the contrast is higher than I expected on the first computer.
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Ruban Seaman Joined: 04 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 4:01pm
	TREASURE GET! Wip, Background is likely just some filler. C&C please. The more I use this palate the less I like it. Shame...
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Setzer Commander Joined: 18 December 2016 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 780	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 4:05pm
	*Originally posted by onek* @ setzer: wth?! that is ur one day work?.... ... looking great so far...i know its wip and all, probably going to be awesome anyway, but here some crits... the doors (?) dont read to well they look like blocks, not rly like they are hollow... where does the boss meter refer to... is the boss still to come or is it the crab?, coz if so, it should look much bigger and more mean, like the squids, also u could make a little portrait next to the meter aswell... the squids look great btw..... the player portrait looks a bit strange imo, i think u could move the hair a bit to the left, some red in the tiles would be nice... like putting some seastars there for instance... and yeah.... thx for putting down my spirit to participate on this one Thanks, I updated a lot of it, the boss meter is just empty until a boss actually shows up in the game (The way Castlevania did it). I've updated a lot of it, and I hope I've fixed what has bothered you. However I'm not going to be putting any red in the tiles, the red is for sprites, to help them stand out in gameplay. It would make more sense if it were an actual game, but hopefully you get the idea behind it. I'll probably be done with this as soon as i can draw a decent crab.

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skamocore Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3866	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 4:24pm
	@Setz - the main issue with your crab is that it appears to be slightly out of perspective. Everything else is looking great though. Is the crab the boss btw? Also, come to think of it, the palette seems like something you would probably pick yourself =/ Oh, and I love the name.
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Robinhood Commander Joined: 18 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 245	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 4:42pm
	Having trouble with the palette :P Not really liking it that much Edited by Robinhood - 06 April 2010 at 4:59pm
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TheZakMan Commander Joined: 03 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 10:27pm
	here is the W.I.P of mine.... any suggestions? (CAN I SUBIMIT ANIMATION?) the first idea.. 1. 2. the mock up animated: Edited by TheZakMan - 06 April 2010 at 10:52pm
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 06 April 2010 at 11:56pm
	Animation - Optional. So yes, animation is allowed.
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Fagertveit Seaman Joined: 11 August 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 1:04am
	*Originally posted by TheZakMan* here is the W.I.P of mine.... any suggestions? (CAN I SUBIMIT ANIMATION?) the first idea.. 1. 2. the mock up animated: The Animation was stated as Optional, so I'll take that as a yes! Looks like a nice little game alright! :D I gotz me a q as well, Can I submit more than one piece? I feel the munchies to do another one me :D
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 3:40am
	You can do as many as you want. One guy did 12 once! Edited by Jeremy - 07 April 2010 at 4:18pm
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fawful Commander Joined: 06 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 6:22am
	^too awesome for words^
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Elementy Seaman Joined: 08 June 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 10:13am
	*Originally posted by Jim16* @Elementy, Wish I'd thought of that XD. Its brilliant. Well, thanks. ^^ Anyway, I'm doing other sceen and I'm stuck. I have no clue how I'm going to shade the submarine, and I don't know if I stay with the first "hero" or this.
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Leath Midshipman Joined: 10 October 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 79	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 11:36am
	I noticed how the colors could fit Ursula almost perfectly. I would add Ariel too, but there are no skin colors, so I thought I could go for some sort of Graphic Adventure or RPG involving little mermaid. This would be the final boss, of course. Im not too satisfied. I think Ursula has smaller hands, but I can never achieve the right perspective. I will need help :p My references: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs42/f/2009/063/8/9/Wolverine___attack_pose_by_Kalmar.jpg http://images.hellokids.com/img/la-sorciere-ursula-7318.jpg + Several Ursula pictures from google image Edited by Leath - 07 April 2010 at 11:39am
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Nightmare Maker Midshipman Joined: 18 February 2018 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 45	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 1:09pm
	Beautiful pallete, but I think I'll pass.
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Ruban Seaman Joined: 04 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 3:04pm
	Update, Some walls and treasure. As Always, C&C
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AngelOTG Commander Joined: 28 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 258	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 5:15pm
	That's suffering some severe dither overkill, Ruban.
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iMoose Seaman Joined: 13 September 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Posted: 07 April 2010 at 9:44pm
	Well, he did say earlier that the background is probably just a filler for now. Definitely needs dealing with though. Otherwise, looking nifty alright Edited by iMoose - 07 April 2010 at 9:45pm
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Kindred Seaman Joined: 08 April 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 12:13am
	Probably not going to finish this, too busy.
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Ixolite Seaman Joined: 13 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:05am
	Going slow :( Not sure how to solve the underwater lightning with this palette.
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a3um Commander Joined: 25 June 2022 Location: Russian Federation Online Status: Offline Posts: 244	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:11am
	Tried to organize palette a bit I have no idea for mockup though Edited by a3um - 08 April 2010 at 2:13am
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Ixolite Seaman Joined: 13 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 5:25am
	Not really happy with the siren. Also need to find a more efficient way to do the dithering, doing it by hand is a pain, lol.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 6:35am
	*Originally posted by Ixolite* ...need to find a more efficient way to do the dithering, doing it by hand is a pain, lol. Not funny
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M. Lucanius Seaman Joined: 14 April 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 7:53am
	*Originally posted by Ixolite* [...]need to find a more efficient way to do the dithering, doing it by hand is a pain, lol. Well... I think by hand will always be better but if you have gimp you can create a new transparent layer, draw the pattern in the corner (making sure it's tileable), autocrop layer, copy (ctrl-c) the layer, and select the bucket tool with the "fill type" option set to "pattern fill"->"clipboard". Then it's just a matter of using the marquise tool and filling it in. Edited by M. Lucanius - 08 April 2010 at 7:55am
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fawful Commander Joined: 06 July 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 122	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 9:58am
	Finished?
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Slemboll Midshipman Joined: 13 January 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 61	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 12:23pm
	Ive been working for a while on my piece. Its suppose to be like a fishing game level. i feel that the fish, rocks, water need some work. Anything else please give me some pointers
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Jinn Rear Admiral Joined: 15 June 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 190	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:00pm
	I like the colors, so... I'll have no time to finish this as a mockup... Should I put this in my gallery anyway?
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TheZakMan Commander Joined: 03 May 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:14pm
	wow! amazing arts here!
	.:( Z )
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:20pm
	a win!
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Shoehead Seaman Joined: 03 April 2015 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 2:27pm
	Well, now I know what I'll be working on tonight.. Kinda lame... I think the water is too bright. Right now I'm messing about trying to make sprites, so we'll see how that goes.. Edit: I think I'll try two tone water instead maybe? Edited by Shoehead - 08 April 2010 at 2:29pm
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Ruban Seaman Joined: 04 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 3:07pm
	More updates, Still no BG yet. As always, some C&C please.
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Shoehead Seaman Joined: 03 April 2015 Location: Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 3:14pm
	Damn, that is so much better, maybe I shouldn't have gone for Gameboy resolution?
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Ixolite Seaman Joined: 13 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Posted: 08 April 2010 at 3:49pm
	Finished I think, unless someone can see something terribly wrong with it...?
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