CHALLENGE: A Real Work of Art

he lovely MashPotato challenges you to pixel a sprite that would be at home in a non-stop-action-packed, side-scrolling 2D platformer... taking place in an art gallery!

Pick a famous sculpture or painting and bring it to life by transforming it into an enemy or hero sprite
People paintings do not have to stay in their canvas.
For example. the Mona Lisa can have leg and arms and does not need to be in the frame.

Animation: required; must be an attack, idle, walking, or death animation
Transparency: required
Canvas Size: no restrictions
Colours: 24 (includes transparency)
References: please link to the original artwork, regardless of how well-known you think it is.

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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 A Real Work of Art 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!

Haunted gallery: Munch's Screamer, da Vinci's Moaning Lisa, Venus de Malice

yes, creativity and originality are always highly desired ;)

Tried animating it, failed miserably. Will try again soon.
Hope it's satisfactory.

Hey Prog that's sweet. :)
I didn't think your reference looked right, i don't think it's the original, i believe this is though.
I've looked at your sprite so much now it's starting to really freak me out. Perfect. :P

Haha i learned something today. :)
Thanks for clearing that up.

Holy crap larwick make a game with that please.

This competition is a great idea, looking forward to some awesome entries.

This one's gonna be fun :)

Edited by Elwin - 26 February 2008 at 6:26am

Unfreez :)

No problem ;)

Oh that is so cool Larwick, it'd be really nice if you added a background!

This is my entry: the most diabolical monster...the ANDY WARHOL CAMBELLE SOUP CAN. frightened no?

 

It is not completly done yet. I will finish it to spit up soup as an attack.  

Aw these are all so cool already!  Way to go guys  : D

*shamefully hides in a corner until next week*

aw, that was the first thing that came into my mind when I saw the challenge :]

too bad it's taken..

Guys, i shouldn't worry about doing the same idea as someone else, since you're going to give it your own concept and stylings. If anything it'd be really interesting.

All i can say is wow...

Hilarious! 

DJD - From what I read, I thought Scream was supposed to be Munch's way of expressing the buildup of anxiety in today's world, but I'm by no means an expert on the subject -- I just know I always hated the painting and it was the very first thing that came to mind for this challenge so I went with it :D. 

wow, that looks really good man.
I have a few questions for you since i am interested making animated gifs

I use photoshop to create the graphics but what free easy program can i use to put in teh frames and make the animated gif.  Keep in mind i want to make very long gifs that can take up to 1000 frames.  Mostly with stick figures though and very little colour.

use Imageshack. No account needed.

get photoshop

Um.. I already have 7 and CS2, so.. hush.

I was doing this by Monet;
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7983/monetbridgelgye3.jpg

The lillies around off-center-left, I was going to have a soilder emerge and shoot his gun..

Maybe I'll start again later.


Edited by Skull - 29 February 2008 at 3:36pm

email it to me and I'll probably rescue it for you, I do have a mac ;)

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/30193.htm

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