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CHALLENGE 3/9/2015: Pi Day

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Topic: CHALLENGE 3/9/2015: Pi Day
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 3/9/2015: Pi Day
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 12:20am

CHALLENGE: Pi Day

According to the crazy American date system, Pi Day is this week. And it's a big one this year (3/14/15).

So, this week, create an image that depicts three regular-sized objects and a much smaller one (or a small portion of one of the big objects). For example three whole pies and a slice of pie.

The small object should be a small fraction of the other objects; roughly 1/7th the size is ideal (ie. the '.1415' of pi), but a little bit bigger or smaller is fine too.

You must use the colour: #314159.

Bonus imaginary points for submitting your entry at exactly 9:26:53am on March 14th.

Canvas Size - Max 141 x 141.
Colours - Max 31.
Transparency - No.
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=1440' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

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

/pixelart/93367.htm' target='_blank' class='winner1'>Pihouse by /p/23265.htm' target='_blank'>Manupix
/pixelart/93333.htm' target='_blank' class='winner2'>Pi's golden ratio by /p/54268.htm' target='_blank'>Isackender
/pixelart/93344.htm' target='_blank' class='winner3'>3.c1g4rretes by /p/33190.htm' target='_blank'>Dont


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

/pixelart/93245.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>3 Tankbustas and Bomb Squig by /p/35540.htm' target='_blank'>sjhwi1a
/pixelart/93343.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Pi Gun by /p/49052.htm' target='_blank'>BathMaster_2000
/pixelart/93319.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>House of Troubles by /p/47246.htm' target='_blank'>Morbidus
/pixelart/93328.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Pee-Day by /p/48879.htm' target='_blank'>Onipunks
/pixelart/93346.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Pi-Day by /p/50718.htm' target='_blank'>Flatworms
/pixelart/93337.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Apple Pi by /p/54205.htm' target='_blank'>jjhaggar
/pixelart/93330.htm' target='_blank' class='winnerx'>Impression of the Pi by /p/49536.htm' target='_blank'>HZoltan


Replies:
Posted By: BathMaster_2000
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 5:23am
I like this color. It looks pretty.

Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 5:37am
Yep, it also surprised me how nice the colour is.

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Posted By: Isackender
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 4:59pm
Originally posted by BathMaster_2000

I like this color. It looks pretty.
Yes, it's PIutiful.

Question, those three regular objects can overlap eachother?

Posted By: sgtcrispy
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 10:08pm
Something a bit esoteric maybe. A lot of 3.141592 hidden in there. Still a WIP.

Posted By: Drazile
Date Posted: 09 March 2015 at 11:49pm
Originally posted by sgtcrispy

Something a bit esoteric maybe. A lot of 3.141592 hidden in there. Still a WIP.

Intriguing, but I don't really understand what is going on :P
I can see that the yellow dots follow a pattern of 3, 1, 4, but I don't see the logic behind everything else.

Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 12:48am
Overlapping is fine.

@sgtcrispy, I have to admit, I'm a little confused as to how that actually fits the challenge.

Also, if it wasn't clear, living creatures are fine too.


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Posted By: keeling00
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 4:32am
Since the hex is in base 16, the pi colors would be 3243F6 and not the #314159

Posted By: BathMaster_2000
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 4:42am
@keeling00 I would not be able to figure out how to convert it into base 16. My head would explode. That color, 3243F6, I don't really like it as much as 314159. I'm sure you would be able to use it just as easily.

Well, the rules say to use 314159, so that's what I'm doing. Still pretty cool.

EDIT: Wait. How did you even get that hex code? I put in 314159 into http://http://www.unitconversion.org/numbers/base-10-to-base-16-conversion.html - this calculator and i got 2CB2F. Whatever.

Posted By: keeling00
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 5:57am
Originally posted by BathMaster_2000



EDIT: Wait. How did you even get that hex code? I put in 314159 into http://http://www.unitconversion.org/numbers/base-10-to-base-16-conversion.html - this calculator and i got 2CB2F. Whatever.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=pi+to+base+16

Posted By: BathMaster_2000
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 6:03am
oh. I see what i did wrong. I didn't put the entire value of pi in. Whatever, t'is beside from the point.

Posted By: sgtcrispy
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 9:59am
The green blocks would be the target for the challenge. hence the little ones near the center.
Unless thats a little too on the nose (or something) for the rules.

For the other pi stuff look at the spacing and number of pixels.
That's all very "my own weird logic"
Not too worried about it, just something I whipped up uber quick.

Posted By: BathMaster_2000
Date Posted: 10 March 2015 at 5:09pm




I'm not sure about this. It's certainly not finished. I want to ask you guys what you think it looks like. I want to make what the things are very readable. For sure, I think it looks a lot better when it's 200%.

EDIT: To clarify, I want people to know what the icons are right when they look at them. If they don't recognize what they are, I'll have to do some work.

Posted By: HZoltan
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 3:22am
The challenge's text says: " image that depicts three regular-sized object", but the first entry is about orcs (imaginary creatures, but still not objects). Can we draw for example people, or just objects? This isn't clear now.

(And if our society objectize beautiful women, then can we draw beautiful women?  ) (Hm, maybe I will do this, I just realized that this isn't a bad idea et all - if we are allowed to do this.)

Posted By: ||||
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 3:28am
 I like that color so I made a 31 color palette.

Posted By: sjhwi1a
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 4:06am
Originally posted by HZoltan

The challenge's text says: " image that depicts three regular-sized object", but the first entry is about orcs (imaginary creatures, but still not objects).

Why orcs cannot be 'objects'?

Originally posted by skamocore


Also, if it wasn't clear, living creatures are fine too.

Posted By: HZoltan
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 5:01am
Sorry, I forgot the miniature games.

(And no offense, I like your pic, I just want to work strictly as the rules says, and I've seen challenge entries accepted wich weren't really by the rules - in my opinion. I just wanted to know what's up. Anyway, thanks for the answer.)

Posted By: sjhwi1a
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 5:45am
Originally posted by HZoltan

Sorry, I forgot the miniature games.

The point is not that this miniature. The 'object' can be alive or not, isn't it? I mean philosophically. Or in English it should not be alive? No offense, just asking.

Posted By: HZoltan
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 1:32pm
English is not my native language, so I can only say, that in my language an object in something that's not living (and I could also say size requirements). Even a dead body (human or animal) can't be an object (exept some parts, like a skull, or horn).

Posted By: ||||
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 1:33pm
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury; may I submit evidence to support Sjhwi1a's claims?
Orcs are objects.. at least they are the objects of my desire in this exhibit:
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/10001.htm - http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/10001.htm



Posted By: surt
Date Posted: 12 March 2015 at 12:41am
You shouldn't objectify orcs like that. That's orcist!

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Posted By: ||||
Date Posted: 13 March 2015 at 12:12am
 Orcist.

Damn, I'm bad; how ungraceful of me.
Then again..
 grace is a social construct.

Posted By: BathMaster_2000
Date Posted: 14 March 2015 at 8:28am
Here's an update. As before, I like it a lot better 200%.





is there anything glaring that i should change before submitting it?

Posted By: Drazile
Date Posted: 14 March 2015 at 3:06pm
Originally posted by BathMaster_2000

is there anything glaring that i should change before submitting it?
Well, I can't find the 3.14 objects. I like how the gun is shaped like π, though.


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