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Topic: CHALLENGE 9/26/2011: The RPG Party
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 9/26/2011: The RPG Party
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 12:03am

CHALLENGE: The RPG Party

This week you are challenged to create an original RPG Party consisting of four character sprites. All four sprites must be placed on the same canvas and separated by transparency.

Your party must contain exactly four from this list:

  • The warrior
  • The healer
  • The mage
  • The thief
  • The inventor
  • The pet/creature

You may incorporate some elements from different stereotypes into a charatcer, but each character must primarily relate to one of the above archetypes.

Please clearly mention in your description which characters are in your party. http://serpent231.tripod.com/cliche.shtml -

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 32. Including transparency.
Transparency - Required. Must be used to separate each sprite.
Animation - No.


CHALLENGE RULES

  • Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to /pixels/submit_icons.asp'>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 /forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=8'>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

/pixels/poll.asp?id=1261' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/65554.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>Primate RPG Party by /p/32549.htm' target='_blank'>Sergiotron
/pixelart/65499.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>B Team by /p/27498.htm' target='_blank'>Gecimen
/pixelart/65543.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>RPG Party by /p/32234.htm' target='_blank'>Cyangmou


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

/pixelart/65489.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Villain's Adventure by /p/26795.htm' target='_blank'>The Fry Bat
/pixelart/65501.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/35113.htm' target='_blank'>Professor_Max
/pixelart/65426.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>TEAM JRPG by /p/27033.htm' target='_blank'>Papermoon
/pixelart/65565.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Tom, Ben, Bob and... ? by /p/8874.htm' target='_blank'>Likandro
/pixelart/65470.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/26713.htm' target='_blank'>Kravvon Nar'roth
/pixelart/65557.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Party of Four - Weekly Challenge by /p/28166.htm' target='_blank'>Losm
/pixelart/65441.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/33723.htm' target='_blank'>ThePixelKnight
/pixelart/65538.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG PARTAAY! by /p/22172.htm' target='_blank'>Peelz
/pixelart/65549.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>4 Seasons Girls Party by /p/18121.htm' target='_blank'>Paulo Peres
/pixelart/65556.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG party! by /p/22740.htm' target='_blank'>Genler
/pixelart/65473.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Lil' Adventurers by /p/16489.htm' target='_blank'>matt0
/pixelart/65452.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party! by /p/33051.htm' target='_blank'>helio
/pixelart/65561.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Gallic adventurer party by /p/7226.htm' target='_blank'>Adam
/pixelart/65495.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The Cave Gang by /p/34612.htm' target='_blank'>Gavralcraw
/pixelart/65531.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Noobs by /p/34473.htm' target='_blank'>newGuy
/pixelart/65453.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party Hardy by /p/8716.htm' target='_blank'>greenraven
/pixelart/65537.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/1155.htm' target='_blank'>d-p
/pixelart/65568.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/33185.htm' target='_blank'>Des
/pixelart/65534.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>League of Slime by /p/35032.htm' target='_blank'>marpe
/pixelart/65496.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Partay by /p/32108.htm' target='_blank'>wuhu
/pixelart/65560.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Party by /p/34215.htm' target='_blank'>Arkan85
/pixelart/65510.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG by /p/35015.htm' target='_blank'>brunoip
/pixelart/65503.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Partaaay by /p/34328.htm' target='_blank'>Lathien
/pixelart/65564.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Dwarfs by /p/15620.htm' target='_blank'>Oke
/pixelart/65569.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Partytime by /p/35112.htm' target='_blank'>Bobbla
/pixelart/65540.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>The 3 Heroes (plus a Rhino) by /p/35046.htm' target='_blank'>failureboy
/pixelart/65465.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Oh yeah? Well, we have a giant undead evil panda spirit! by /p/7846.htm' target='_blank'>Mrmo Tarius
/pixelart/65411.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Kickass team by /p/35010.htm' target='_blank'>Rayovatron
/pixelart/65555.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Role play team. by /p/32481.htm' target='_blank'>Dastal
/pixelart/65572.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>End of the World Party by /p/1891.htm' target='_blank'>big brother
/pixelart/65476.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>RPG Heroes by /p/33584.htm' target='_blank'>Bonhomme
/pixelart/65532.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Undead RPG Party by /p/34569.htm' target='_blank'>Levaunt
/pixelart/65573.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Sunlight and Moonbeams by /p/19561.htm' target='_blank'>MagicKoi
/pixelart/65447.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Four Companions by /p/30395.htm' target='_blank'>Groogokk



Replies:
Posted By: Thirt33n_37
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 1:01am

Well, I've made a start anyways. Just some lineart for one character and some colour (mainly so I can remember what is supposed to be what).

This one's the warrior, obviously.
 
EDIT2:
Added a mage, but I'm not 100% sure on him. Thoughts/suggestions?


Posted By: Diarrhea
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 6:12am
Transparency - Required. Must be used to separate each sprite.

All four sprites must be placed on the same canvas and separated by transparency.


Can this be explained a bit more? Don't get it.

Like this......
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/222ip.png/">




Posted By: dpixel
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:09am
Originally posted by Diarrhea

Transparency - Required. Must be used to separate each sprite.

All four sprites must be placed on the same canvas and separated by transparency.


Can this be explained a bit more? Don't get it.


More like this:



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hehe (ಠ_ಠ ) o_- :p


Posted By: Diarrhea
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:54am
Originally posted by dpixel

Originally posted by Diarrhea

Transparency - Required. Must be used to separate each sprite.

All four sprites must be placed on the same canvas and separated by transparency.


Can this be explained a bit more? Don't get it.


More like this:



WOW! Must be reading something differently.

Well the green was meant to be a background.

So more like this then?
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/11111do.png/">

Sorry for making this more complicated than it is.


Posted By: Alex Pang
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 11:31am
You can't have a background.....

Btw, is it OK to make the barbarian a female, for example?


Posted By: FelipeFS
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 1:04pm

Warrior+Mage+Inventor+Pet(maybe).


Posted By: JaumeAlcazo
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 1:24pm
Originally posted by FelipeFS

Warrior+Mage+Inventor+Pet(maybe).



That's VERY sexy!


Posted By: Thirt33n_37
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 1:27pm
Originally posted by Diarrhea



WOW! Must be reading something differently.

Well the green was meant to be a background.

So more like this then?
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/31/11111do.png/">

Sorry for making this more complicated than it is.

No no no... not like that. The background needs to be transparent. As in completely see through. As in you need to be able to see the colours of the website behind it.



Posted By: Kanea2
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 2:22pm
This is my wip so far:

Mage - Warrior
Inventor - Pet

C+C appreciated.



Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 4:39pm

Thief/mage, Warrior/creature, and inventor. And I'm gonna have to stick something else in there to reach the 4 person quota. xD
edit: Updated with colors. But still no fourth person. X)


Posted By: Qemist
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 5:20pm
Originally posted by FelipeFS


Warrior+Mage+Inventor+Pet(maybe).


She has a stick between her legs!!


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 6:07pm
Pshh, she's actually a guy. With a huge black wooden dick.
I'm not sure if they'll allow something that explicit into the gallery.

:P


Posted By: Chibiwing
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 7:12pm
Futanari?  I'm okay with this.


Posted By: Delicious
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:08pm
WIP, think I might not do the pet thing, might do the inventor cause it sounds pretty cool.


Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:18pm
upper body of the warrior looks a bit long compared to the legs, might try raising the waist a bit. shaping up nicely though.


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:31pm
Delicious is entering? Nevermind my WIP.
*withdraws back into the shadows*


Posted By: newGuy
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 9:40pm
I don't really believe I'll have the time to carry this through, but the theme was just too cool for me not to give it a shot.


So, here's my WIP on the warrior. No clue on how to do the cliché spiky hair, though. Any feedback is welcome.


Posted By: FelipeFS
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 11:41pm
UPDATE!

The pet, mage/witch, warrior(inspiration: Jaime Lannister), and the inventor "uelilag", takin a good look at... you know.

member_profile.asp?PF=28849&FID=1 - JaumeAlcazo : Abusing the sex appeal!
member_profile.asp?PF=34108&FID=1 - Qemist : And she has big tit- I mean, a big hat.


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 1:10am
Great stuff everyone. That's one hot witch btw.
I think I'll go with a modern theme...
1 more update:

@FelipeFS for the post below: thanks! doesn't stand a chance next to yours but fun anyways :)


Posted By: FelipeFS
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 1:52am
Great! I love the scientist!


Posted By: Delicious
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 2:29am

Nice stuff FelipeFS, you've improved heaps looking at the previous work in your gallery to your new stuff! That chick is a babe.

Cure: Argh! I noticed that too and I forgot to fix it before I showed. Thanks for pointing it out again! :)
 
Lucas: don't kid yourself! Yours is looking awesome. Keep at it! :)
 
update-ish


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 2:35am
Originally posted by Kanea2


This is my wip so far:Mage - WarriorInventor - PetC+C appreciated.



haha, for some reason I like this one. Shows promise.

Here's mine:



This is my first post here ever. I don't expect to win, but I've been doing a bunch of pixel art - newbie stuff - and I love this site. Feedback appreciated, but really it's just great to finally be producing something.


Posted By: Spot
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 3:21am
Just started.

Working off a drawing I did when I was 9.

Changed a little to stop the birdmen being so menish.

Now just birds.

Working on Mage/Healer and Warrior.


Please give advice, I'd really like to finally have a piece accepted on PJ


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 5:45am


Improved the mage. He is now clearly elfin. Altered the position of my warrior. Might try to give him more action. I like my thief the way he is. Will probably add a creature and work on the warrior from here on out. Any suggestions welcome.


Posted By: Kravvon Nar'roth
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 6:53am
Been waiting for a challenge like this. And yeah, background will be removed before submission, no worries. :)



Posted By: brunoip
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 8:28am
I need to make one more character, and maybe some changes in these ones



Background will be removed.


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 10:12am
Update:

The thief's pose is inspired from a sprite of Jinn.
I'll add a mage or a pet but I also have a cool idea for a healer :(
Hey admins, is it ok to make 5 or 6 characters?


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 10:57am
Alright, here's another WIP stage...


Posted By: Kravvon Nar'roth
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 1:02pm
Progress. The inventor is still just an unfinished doodle at this point, I'm going to do some more research before drawing up a final concept for that character.



Posted By: Paulo Peres
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 4:48pm
Here we go!




Posted By: brunoip
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 4:54pm



Made the healer


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 5:02pm
I'm not a RPG player, but I wanted to participate in this challenge :)
I'm doing a gorilla warrior (WIP):
Base
 
With accesories
 
I'm imagining all characters as animals. I hope that's ok.
 
PS: As I'm not very good with palettes yet, this characters will be greyscale.


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 5:05pm
Awesome WIPS everyone, btw. (:
Can't wait to see everything finished.


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 5:25pm
Wow, probably one of the best turn ups will happen lately. Btw great stuff everyone, keep em coming :)
@Paulo Peres; your idea is really awesome.


Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 6:41pm
@Sergiotron, Don't be lazy.

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Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 7:01pm


started working an a spell effect for the mage, tweaked the thief a little, gave the warrior a shield and turned his halberd back upright, because I think it looks heftier that way. I think "creature" shall be next...


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 3:08am


Improved the spell effect and the colors for the mage. Messed with the warrior's size. Changed the position of the thief. I have decided that my 4th character will be . . . a PACK RHINO! :D


Posted By: Thirt33n_37
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 3:44am
I scrapped my mage (for now) because I didn't like how he turned out.

So now we've got an inventor in his place!




Posted By: Sinister_95
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 5:01am
I decided on trying a more modern RPG myself, went with a more simplified look, might add shadows when the other 3 are done, want to make sure I don't go over the color count. Anyways, here's my Inventor so far. :P


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 5:32am


Started my PET RHINO, positioned the guys, and changed the colors of the warrior once again. He looks very static - I may have to give him an action pose. Too bad I cant't have him riding the rhino (against the rules - must be separated by transparency).


Posted By: matt0
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 7:49am
Wow. Some amazing work this week - should've guessed this would be a popular topic.

Version 1:
http://i56.tinypic.com/34febza.png -



Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 8:02am
Gorilla Warrior done!
 
@Jalonso, thanks for encourage me. I'll do my best making a nice color palette when I finish all 4 greyscale versions :)


Posted By: wuhu
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 9:04am
awrite man.. this challenge is looking awesome already..
liking Delish's and Geci's so far..




Posted By: shampoop
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 9:15am
next challenge should be the final boss!

@Sergiotron: You could have the pet character be human.


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 9:24am
@Shampoop, that was a surprise! damn...
 
This is the Orangutan Healer (WIP):
 
I think it's a little big. I'll make a smaller version.


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 11:07am
@wuhu; thanks dude, your floating healer looks awesome.

@sergiotron; I was really wondering how you would manage 4 characters with the ape theme but now I see it as a great idea. Hope you can find the time to color them.


Posted By: Paulo Peres
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 2:45pm
Thanks, Gecimen! 


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 2:54pm
Orangutan Healer done!
 
@Gecimen, thanks!


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 3:12pm
I'm loving those apes. (:


Clean lineart... I'd submit this, but I'm pretty sure people wouldn't like it so I will try to give it some shading.


Posted By: Loonybin
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 5:21pm
Oh my god those apes are delicious.


Posted By: Adcrusher
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 6:30pm
First character almost done:


ever party has to have a warrior!


Posted By: Paulo Peres
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 7:57pm


Posted By: Demon11777
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 8:07pm
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/tbgy.png/">

Still in the design phase for guy #1 after 5 hours Lots of cool looking ones so far!


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 28 September 2011 at 10:27pm


Changed the thief's gun to a crossbow. Anyone have an opinion on which one was better? Tough to decide...

Starting to like the warrior finally, put him at the forefront and will continue to alter his shield. Elf Mage has not changed much (might simplify his spell effect in the days to come). The pack rhino is underway!


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 2:48am
@failureboy; gun was better, can't read the crossbow.

I'm continuously drooling on this thread...


Posted By: Mrmo Tarius
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 4:56am
Had an hour of free time! Made this tileset wip:



No idea if I'll make it in time, tho :/


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 5:43am


@Geciman thank you for the comment! I changed the crossbow a little, but I still like the gun more. The next version will see the gun's return.

How to arrange these guys...I keep moving them around...


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 8:07am
@Failureboy; I'm having the same problem.. Post some options and I'll make a comment.

So, as for me, I'm going between these 2 options.

and


Which one is better? Please help me guys. I'm rearranging them for the last 3 hours


Posted By: matt0
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 8:48am
2nd WIP



@ Gecimen - I think the second 2x2 layout works best but you could maybe move them a bit closer together.

@failureboy - Love the rhino!


Posted By: Lathien
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 9:24am
@ Gecimen -  I second matt0's comment and are you planning to add a barrel to the sniper's rifle?

@ failureboy - I think the only problem with the crossbow's readability is that there is no tone to the handle. Slip a lighter brown in there and it should be a lot clearer.

@ matt0 - I like what you've done although I can't tell whether it a male or female. If its a male, its dressed kind of effeminately and if its a female I might recommend an accentuated chest (EDIT: And not for perving reasons, just for readability xD).

Incredibly tough competition here everyone!


Posted By: Kravvon Nar'roth
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 9:25am
Almost ready for submission. The palettes are bugging me a bit still...


@Gecimen: the second layout works best, IMO. =)


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 9:35am
Thanks guys!
@Lathien; Barrel? Never thought, will check asap.

@matt0; I like everything except the skin color. Maybe you can make it a bit brighter.

@Kravvon; nice colors there, glad to see someone else is making small sprites like me :)


Posted By: DanielHyaku
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 1:23pm
Looking forward to it, but don't know if I'll be able to finish it in time D: I'll only be able to continue this on Sunday.

Aiming for a steampunk party


Posted By: Adam
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 3:31pm
WIP:
Nothing fancy, classic gallic party.
I'm sooo out of practice.


Posted By: dpixel
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 3:47pm
Originally posted by Gecimen


So, as for me, I'm going between these 2 options.

and


Which one is better? Please help me guys. I'm rearranging them for the last 3 hours


How about something like this?



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hehe (ಠ_ಠ ) o_- :p


Posted By: ellie-is
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 3:51pm
I think the last one is the best.


Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 4:50pm
@dpixel; you f*cking rock man .. wow how narrow minded am I? Never thought of breaking the order thanks a ton!

ps: I hate this emoticon set *hint*


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 6:21pm


@Lathien, thanks for not giving up on my Xbow (I added brown). However I think I will most likely go with #2.

@Geci, yes, dpixel just pwned your arrangement. I was gonna agree with MattO, but the staggered one looks great.

And I wonder whether you still need shadows that way. Hmm, maybe they're all fine, but for some reason the syringe guy's shadow looks a little weird. Too big or something. Sorry, just a nitpick.

edit: Oh, I see, you just didn't make the space between his legs transparent. nvm.


Posted By: The Cool
Date Posted: 29 September 2011 at 8:28pm
Ugh, what am I even DOING?




Posted By: Gavralcraw
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 12:19am
I'm going cave man themed. I did some scooby doo sprites yesterday and I'm kinda using them as a base. Not sure what the shaggy the inventor should invent. he is holding a wheel... I reckon the optical illusion is a bad idea... happy with Daphne the magician. Fred the warrior needs something more. I might go a club. And the last one? Velma themed theif? A giant dog like scooby animal?


Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 12:21am
Originally posted by Gavralcraw

I'm going cave man themed. I did some scooby doo sprites yesterday and I'm kinda using them as a base. Not sure what the shaggy the inventor should invent. he is holding a wheel... I reckon the optical illusion is a bad idea... happy with Daphne the magician. Fred the warrior needs something more. I might go a club. And the last one? Velma themed theif? A giant dog like scooby animal?


Originally posted by The OP

Your party must contain exactly four from this list


Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 1:36am

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/iaza16046835630400.png/">

Uploaded with http://imageshack.us - ImageShack.us

Hai. This is a basic version of what I was thinking for the warrior, as usual it looks better on paper xD. The sword kinda got shifted up too much, hence why hes holding the blade, I had 3 other drawings but considering how long it took to do this one, they probably won't happen in pixels.


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Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 2:25am
@failureboy; yeah..

@gavralclaw; your inventor should invent the wheel.

@skooba-dude; how will you fit 4 characters that size in a 200x200px canvas?


Posted By: skooba-dude
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 2:52am

Haha, should've read the rules in more detail, was mainly going off the other WIPs, I can only fit 3 unless one is a midget. Ah well



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Posted By: Marken4
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 3:04am
Gacralclaw: How about the inventor has invented fire ^_^


Posted By: matt0
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 3:17am
Think this might be the version I end up entering.



@Gecimen + Lathien - thanks for the feedback. They're looking better now!


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 4:49am


Getting close to done, I think.

Thief: I like the gun, but too much junk? (yes, that's a bonsai tree among his stolen goods)

Rhino: not as detailed as the others, but I don't want to ruin him with over-pixeling/dithereing/whatnot. I like his expression and posture, and I like that he's a rhino!

Warrior: Might post some options for his armor color and shield position. Ideally I'd re-do his posture, but it's getting down to crunch time.

Mage: Should I add another demon in his spell? Is his suit too noisy? I want to give the impression that he's wearing some kind of dark, glittering body suit. Hope that comes across. Lose the staff?

@ The Cool, lol, funny comment. At least your guys have a personality. They're not without charm.

@ Adam, I like your style, though with the second guy (thief?) it's hard to determine his role. I assume the lady is a healer and the old man is the mage?

@ Kavvon I'm jealous of your spell effect. Also like the leaves on the...healer?


Posted By: Kravvon Nar'roth
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 4:50am
This is the one I'll be submitting. Most likely, anyway. It's got exactly 32 colors (including transparency). :P


Posted By: Gavralcraw
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 5:13am
A little bit of shading and I think it's done. Cliched but I ended up going the wheel for the  caveman invention. Fire was too close to the wizard's magic. Jinkers I think my healer came out the worst. Magic healing bone and potion. I like the hair and the minikini. Fred the warrior looks pretty good with a better pose and some battle wounds... four on transparent bacground. 10 colours and less than the 200 by 200 pixel limit. Maybe they each deserve their own colour clothes and hair ...


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 6:50am
A Lemur Mage (WIP):
 
@Gecimen, My favorites so far! I like the first arrangement made by dpixel
 
@failureboy, what about a subtle outline, just fot curiosity? specially in that awesome rhino :) (look Kravvon's ones)
 
@Matto, your characters look awesome!
 
@Gavralcraw, I think my pet will look like one of your characters :)


Posted By: PaTheGrub
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 7:12am
So many great sprites so far, I don't have any hopes for placing even third. But I'll try anyway. =)

@failureboy: Mage's suit reads fine for me. About the Staff, maybe lose it, or maybe just shorten it. I feel like it's a bit long in comparison to his body.


This is what I've got so far, currently 16 colors. I intended to work with outlines but I guess the resolution I chose is to small for that, or I just don't know how to make it work. Also have a hard time making things look less flat. Any Tips on that or other stuff? Honest critique is appreciated.




Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 7:39am
@Sergio; thanks a lot! Your mage looks great, I think you should make the staff a branch with leaves.


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 8:38am
Lemur Mage update:
 
@Gecimen, thanks! that's a good idea :) I was messing around with the staff/branch and decided to make a skinny almost dead three. I think it looks pretty cool. What do you think?
 
PS:I'm not sure if I'm going to do a human pet or an ape thief 


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 9:30am
Lemur Mage done!
 
I think I'll do an ape thief :)


Posted By: Jinn
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 9:44am
What about a human as a pet? :)


Posted By: Lathien
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 9:59am
Human pet would be cool. And don't you already have an ape warrior?


Posted By: Adam
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 10:11am
Coming along slowly. Somehow I cannot get a grip on volumes.
 
Thanks failureboy. Yeah, the second guy is a thief. Looks like any other peasant (more a wealthy one). How silly would it be to wear something that you can recognize as an outlaws garment.
 
As for your art, I really like it much. Especially the warrior. I would recommend increasing the contrast on the rhino to match the other guys. Maybe turn those blueish grays on the bottom to black.


Posted By: Cyangmou
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 10:25am
What a nice challenge...
I thought It'd be fun to create a party exactly how the could look in a game.
Chose the three basic archetypes and a pet.




Posted By: Gecimen
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 10:44am
@Sergio; the mage is cool :) I don't like the idea of adding a human. Not that you can't render it good but it doesn't fit somehow. I think a small chimpanzee thief would make this look like a family.


Posted By: Adarias
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 11:26am
FelipeFS, your witch/mage looks *extremely* familiar, is there a reference image for that one?

some really great stuff shaping up for this challenge :)


Posted By: Dastal
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 1:32pm
Love the lemur mage ;)

I chose Thief and.. she have the MJ's hat.. the Warrior, the enginner and the medic.
I begin a steampunk goblin for the inventor.


Good challenge by the way.



Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 1:39pm
@sergiotron: just as an aside, if you're going with an 'ape' theme, then lemur doesn't fit.
chimps, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, humans, and gibbons are apes. (the first five are the 'great apes', gibbons are 'lesser apes').

if you're just going with a general primate theme then proceed! looks great so far, but I'm dying to see it in color


Posted By: Sergiotron
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 2:00pm
@Gecimen, yes, I agree with you. I think a Human pet is a cool idea, but it just doesnt fit, or I just can't make it fit
 
@Dastal, thanks!
 
@Cure, Thanks! you're absolutely right. The proper term would be "primate"
 
Soon I'll start a new WIP thread, and I hope to get some help with the color palette


Posted By: newGuy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 2:39pm
Again, don't think I'll make it in time, but here's what I've got so far.


Warrior and thief. Any tips?


Posted By: failureboy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 3:34pm
@newGuy, the first guy doesn't look like a warrior (no weapon). Perhaps that will change when you add two more characters.

@Cyangmou, your knight is great.

@Sergio, I always liked gibbons, but maybe a baboon thief would be best. With a headband!


Posted By: Paulo Peres
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 5:08pm
Too many good entries... great job, guys!


Just one to finish.


Posted By: newGuy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 5:57pm
Hey, would it be okay for the creature to be the inventor's creation? Such as a mecha or something?


Posted By: Gavralcraw
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 7:11pm
@ sergiotron. I think I'm voting for you even though I've not seen your fourth figure. The detail on your monkey party take the cake. The female human pet is a great idea but I can see how it just wouldn't fit.
 
@ paulo: nice ones. I like the season theme and the sprites are very nice. I'm interested in the last one. Theif?
 
@cyangmou: all fantastic sprites that look straight out of a game. The dog is well executed but he seems a little off - maybe something a bit more fantastic. Does he breath fire or have mirror images or three heads or something?
 
@ new guy: nice thief although perhaps some rope on a belt or a pouch or something. for the warrios a weapon or a kung fu stance maybe? Maybe an over the top flying leap?
 
@ dastal: like the anime references - theif black cat? The inventor is kinda amusing (as he should be I think) but I like him.
 
@dpixel: great stuff
 
@pathegrub: I want to see more! Very mysterious dude.
 
@adam: love the druid with a sickle Getafix
 
@kravvon: the detail. wow! it's seemless. I'm gonna look more closely at your stuff in the future.
 
@failureboy: the rhino is a nice touch.
 
I'll come in last but given the quality of the competition I'm happy with that.


Posted By: newGuy
Date Posted: 30 September 2011 at 8:29pm
Okay, here's my wip so far:


Includes the inventor and the sketch for it's mecha, which, if the mods allow, will be my entry under the pet/creature category.



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