CHALLENGE: Afro

Pixel an original character sporting an afro hairstyle.

Edit: Transparency is now optional.

Canvas Size - Max 72 x 72.
Colours - Max 16.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

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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 Afro 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!



Edited by skamocore - 08 November 2011 at 12:19am

;-; best challenge ever.

Still probably won't participate for lack of time.

yes, yes, still no transparency ;P

Random black guy:

@ Mrmo: Brook from One Piece? Also, I love the way you dither with the small circles.
@ a3um: Awesome....frog? Although I think you need to go all out with the afro and really make it big and round.


Edited by Lathien - 07 November 2011 at 9:29am

Who doesn't use brushes, duhh. Its not like it's illegal, lol!

A little something I've been working on...

o my god thats amazing!

You guys do know that afros make you a lil' nutty, right?!

Edited by Delicious - 07 November 2011 at 5:50pm

Behold, the chocoafro muffin! It needs a face.

Edit: Made a face. Not really the style I was going for :/



Edited by offwhite - 07 November 2011 at 7:57pm

looks like I'm not the only one to do a cat...


Me thinks I'm not good at picking colors

Should be a muffro. Then again, that may suggest something else.

Muffro definitely sounds like something quite different. How about "the chocolafro muffin", or just "chocolafro"? No, not quite right either.

Edited by Delicious - 07 November 2011 at 10:27pm

I'm done :)

Cool skull, Mrmo. <3

@Chibiwing - scatter the highlights more throughout the hair.
@Mrmo - For your second guy - the face is looking great, but the hair is very lacking. I know it sounds like a bit of a cop out, but perhaps try making his hair a solid colour.

@skamocore, that's because I haven't really worked on the hair yet :D expect an updaet :)
@chibiwing, much better, you can also scatter some 'middle' tone throughout the 'shadow' tone, too. Makes it look more 3d and less flat :)
Also, regarding contrast, you could use different color ramps for the hair and the face! Or alternatively, you could hueshift the highlights (or shadows) (or both).

Hair updaetz!

Yup, that's pretty much an afro. Also, awesome :)

@Mrmo - looking sexy now ;D

Jeebus Graindolium! How many entries are you making?
Pac-fro concept rocks.

Dunno if I'm gonna go broccoli or Ent with this yet. ^^

What do you think so far hmm? Its called "Definitely Not A Seventies Robot Spy"