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cure (Level 11 Pixellite) @ 12/13/2021 17:10

nice.


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Delicious (Level 10 Capo) @ 12/13/2021 14:45

Heck yes, I have 6969 ratings :D 


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 12/7/2021 13:38
21:37
 
At mine...

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yuanhai (Level 7 Cuttlefish) @ 12/6/2021 22:23

What time is it now?


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Carnivac (Level 8 Behemoth) @ 12/2/2021 05:06

Hey thanks. I hope you are well. :)


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Jão (Level 9 Nidan) @ 11/26/2021 13:50

Can't believe I missed a Carnivac sighting by almost a whole month. Miss your work, friend! 


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Mathias (Level 7 Junk) @ 11/26/2021 12:03

Loop Hero


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 11/26/2021 07:57

guys, i'm looking for some inspiration. what would be your favourite example of gui of first person graphic adventure or dungeon crawler (or any other oldschool game with neat interface)?


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Nightmare3711 (Level 6 Tenderfoot) @ 11/26/2021 05:26

I actually think the individual rankings shine best with their own palettes, I completely agree. They each feel visually distinct and represent all sorts of variety of pixel art styles (They are from a variety of artists anyway) and I feel that if the artists were restricted to only using the colors from the original sets, they would not have turned out as good as they are.

I do agree with you to some extent that a style across the entire site would be kind of neat. But I think that would also make the site pretty boring, even if the style itself was unique and quirky. I like the variety of styles expressed across the site. Even if they don't share a lot of visual similarities, they don't actively clash stylistically, at least not from what I can tell. Perhaps somewhere in the middle is the best route: Having a standard, site-wide style guide set as default, and then letting each user branch off from there, picking and choosing between the various styles the site can offer. It is an art site, afterall, why not let the artists express themselves how they desire?



The way I extracted the palette was by downloading each of the original rankings individually, saving each image one by one, and then sorting them into folders where I would then put them into a single Aseprite file and take the colors from there. Perhaps there was an easier way I could have done it that I didn't know of? Regardless, the palette is compiled on Lospec now and I hope people benefit from that.


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ParkerBabyDiaperCompany (Level 2 King Checker) @ 11/25/2021 13:29

Hello. I am making pixel art for a game again. I am using one of dawnbringer's palettes. Than you DawnBringer. 


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Christoballs (Level 7 Neanderthal) @ 11/25/2021 07:50
@Nightmare3711 perhaps it should have been compiled, and if somebody would've wanted to use that palette many PA programs can extract palettes anyway; besides, I don't remember there being a style guide/graphic charter, and I don't think that was the point.

It would make more sense to me to have a cohesive style spanning from the site's skin/UI, the logo, the emotes, etc. rather than individual style sheets for each element making up the site. If PJv3 would ever be a thing, creating its visual identity with a thorough style guide would be ideal.

Looking at the rankings as a whole, I honestly don't see an issue with each set having its own palette - they're not that eclectic, and complement each other in terms of subject, palette and style. I'm in fact happy we tried doing something different to the old set, much as I'm fond of [thUg]'s work.

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Nightmare3711 (Level 6 Tenderfoot) @ 11/23/2021 07:26

That's not what I was trying to get at when I made the post. I think allowing people to use whatever colors they wanted for the new rank sets was a great idea, and I think the sets look better than they probably would had we been restriced to a given palette. And personally, I like using preset palettes sometimes. It forces me to think outside the box on how to use the given colors.

However, I have no doubt that some people would have been willing to try it, and would have benefited from a compiled palette rather than having to color pick from each different rank if they were to use those colors.

At no point in my original post did I assert that the palette should have been the one we all used, simply that it would have been a benefit had the palette been compiled at the time. And I see no harm in encouraging people to try it. That is all.


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Mathias (Level 7 Junk) @ 11/22/2021 12:08

Restricting rank icon sets to a premade palette won't make them better in any way.


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Nightmare3711 (Level 6 Tenderfoot) @ 11/20/2021 01:08

I took the colors from all of the Pixel Joint rankings (The ones by [thUg] and Ensellitis) and compiled them into one palette https://lospec.com/palette-list/pixel-joint-ranks

Perhaps something like this should have been done back when the new PJ Rankings collab was happening, but I suppose late is better than never. I'll be sure to use it for any rankings I make for fun in the future, and I encourage you all to try it as well!


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wishuponapixel (Level 6 Hitman) @ 11/12/2021 11:11

Thank you! That was exactly it.


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 11/12/2021 09:33

Probably your display scaling is not 100%. On windows you fix this by right clicking the desktop > display settings > scale and layout > change size to 100%


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wishuponapixel (Level 6 Hitman) @ 11/12/2021 07:56

Question: I primarily use Chrome as my browser. All the pixel works get distored when viewed at 100%, is there a way to fix this?


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Theoden (Level 11 Special Agent) @ 11/2/2021 13:43

Fixel Joint is a blessing :D


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/30/2021 08:25

Thanks for the update!


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Carnivac (Level 8 Behemoth) @ 10/30/2021 04:25

i use flixeljoint. Cheers. :)


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/29/2021 11:40

that's great news! thanks EdJr!


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EdJr (Level 9 Nidan) @ 10/29/2021 04:18

Hey folks :)

How are you all doing?

It's that time of the year again when I feel good enough to get out of my cave and act like a human being for a bit.

I'm pleasantly surprised to still see mentions of FixelJoint here (even if half of them are bug reports ). So, a huge PSA to the entire Firefox FixelJoint userbase (8 people according to Mozilla, minus my daily browser and my test browser): Now you can actually add things to your favorites without the spinner thingy spinning forever!!1  (Fingers crossed)
... Yeah, that's pretty much it.

... And actually the submission page says: "Attention extension developers: we are currently experiencing a higher than usual volume of submissions. Our team is working as quickly as possible to look at add-ons that have been selected for manual review. If your submission is selected, it may take 3 - 4 weeks for it to be reviewed. We apologize for the inconvenience."

... I seriously need to open source this thing.

See you next October! 


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/28/2021 03:36

They are up since april. There was only one anouncement and I'm starting to feel that we could start making a regular news, every few months, which would be a reminder/instruction about some new, hidden or not so widely popular features.

Like FixelJoint browser extension for example.


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Luca (Level 5 Trash) @ 10/28/2021 01:29

Never noticed there were new "level categories". I can proudly call myself Trash now.


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yuanhai (Level 7 Cuttlefish) @ 10/27/2021 01:17

I finally know how to find comment boxes. I have to say something.


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/22/2021 01:29


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wakimojo (Level 3 Dodo) @ 10/21/2021 13:46

you guys are cute


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/21/2021 02:15

 You have just created a need in me, which I never had before. 


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ink (Level 6 Made) @ 10/21/2021 02:08

Speaking of lacking emotes, I feel the lack of something hiding under a blanket to express comfyness. That little pig/rat under a blanket emote on steam ruined me.


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/21/2021 02:01
That's a shame, on my ff it works great!
 
 

@gawrone


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/21/2021 01:58

well, yeah, but that's fixeljoint. which doesn't work for me well on feuerfuchs


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/21/2021 01:06

 I think this one is sufficient enough? 


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/21/2021 00:47

there's also no headbang icon either. sad times


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/20/2021 23:17

I just wanted to point that there is no 'mindblown' emote on PJ (even with the Fixeljoint extention). Since it is an emotion I feel very often here, I find this very limiting to my emote vocabulary. Can we do anything about it?


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/19/2021 23:28

The "https" solution worked on my mobile too! 


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/19/2021 07:27

Heya, this is a very recent thing, right? Then you're having the same problem as most of us, we're working on it, but the fix for now is: Visit https://pixeljoint.com instead of http://...
 


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osmasker (Level 3 Rocky Planet) @ 10/19/2021 05:13

Hey everyone. I have a small issue with the webiste:

When I am on Apple devices (PC or phone) and no matter the browser I use (I tried Opera and Firefox) I often get security warnings and page loading errors. Additionnally I cannot comment or write anything on the page anymore, as the whole typing box vanishes. At the moment I am using a friend's Windows PC with Firefox and as you can see, I can tell y'all of this.

Is this a known issue, if yes, does someone have a solution? Many thanks and happy pixeling!


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Stickman (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/18/2021 10:01

I already made two of them previously and they are in the gallery.

I may try attempting cross eyed.


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/17/2021 13:45

Ohh, you're doing colored stereoscopic? I immediately assumed crosseye. I can imagine colored is a bit more tricky with overlapping areas n such...
I look forward to see what you make, but I don't have fancy glasses :(


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Stickman (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/17/2021 13:35

Unfortunately there's a lot more to it than just the layers and it's not as simple as just offsetting them. When creating  a stereoscopic image, there is a lot of cross over between the depths and that gets incredibly more complicated the more complex the image is. This is the reason I had to create the images as simple as possible, but making the images simple just for the effect doesn't make for a very interesting picture.

I had to keep putting on the glasses to make sure that the image is creating the correct effect and then, trying random pixeling to correct the image(and even then it is hit and miss). I have yet to find a reliable and efficient way of making it work.

Any other suggestions?


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/17/2021 10:23
I don't know of any techniques, but I can imagine it wouldn't be too hard if you keep the various depth layers on different editor layers, so that you can move them horizontally for the second version of the image at the last stage? I suppose you don't really need to test it much whilst doing the majority of the drawing...

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Stickman (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/17/2021 06:02

Hi. A few challenges ago, I tried creating and experimenting with stereoscopic images, where I had to pixel them manually which is very stressful on the eyes.

Has anyone found any techniques in creating stereoscopic images in pixel art? I wouldn't mind trying it again but involving characters animation.

I know that Pro motion has a stereoscopic tool, but that is obviously automatic.


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gawrone (Level 11 Pixeljoint) @ 10/12/2021 06:25

Go for it! Many times the third installment in a franchise is a prequel ;)


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Luca (Level 5 Trash) @ 10/12/2021 02:36

Damn, the In space could work really well as a prequel :X.


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/11/2021 23:49

oh, i was copying or dragging it from a disk, so i don't know if it is possible some hidden html is generated along the way.
anyway, i just tried to copy images from browser window and it worked just fine. 8O
thank you very much!


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/11/2021 14:42

That's annoying!

There must be a bunch of hidden html tags that take up all the 4000 characters.
 
I usually upload an image to imgur (or pixeljoint), right click the image > copy image, and then paste it in the description editor without issues.
 
Selecting an image by dragging over it and then copying that might make you accidentally copy some hidden html too, perhaps that's what is going on?
 
 

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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/11/2021 04:56

i'm trying to update description and add other posters from the series. i either copy and paste or drag and drop the image into the description box, but in both cases i'm always getting
*** DESCRIPTION OVERFLOW *** (4000 chars max)
the image is small, it's just 3.5 kb gif. text is also short (213 characters).

interestingly enough i CAN submit either images or text but not both - unless the text is something like this: "..." .


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Cyangmou (Level 9 Federal Agent) @ 10/8/2021 05:03

Wow Hapiel, middle click worked. That's great, thanks for helping out :)


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/8/2021 02:08

I have it too, could very well be fixeljoint. My solution always is to open the fav button in a new tab (ctrl + click, or middle mouse click), that way it does work.


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/8/2021 01:38

i think it is fixeljoint related. i tried using it on firefox as well and i had same issue, so i uninstalled it.


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Cyangmou (Level 9 Federal Agent) @ 10/8/2021 00:34

I got an issue with adding pixes to my favourites. When I click the add fave button, it's just loading, but not adding.
I am using firefox and fixeljoint, might be that there is some problem? I have that problem since a week and it's not a temporary issue.


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Lehmure (Level 3 Chupacabra) @ 10/7/2021 17:17

Oh, nevermind, already find it.


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Lehmure (Level 3 Chupacabra) @ 10/7/2021 17:16

Hey everyone, anyone did find the pixel art tutorials made by Cure long time ago? Can't find any post of him on the forum


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/6/2021 12:13

No, there is not


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Luca (Level 5 Trash) @ 10/6/2021 12:04

Hey guys.
Is there a way to reply to all comments in one comment? Meaning they all get notification when I do so.


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/5/2021 01:26

well, i'm screwed then :D nevermind, i'll just... continue as planned and we'll see how it turns out.


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 23:46

Ah, that was meant regarding to typography on the poster itself. So on the poster, write as much or as little text as you want, but the title of your movie remains to be "the attack of ..." :)


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 09:20

hm, i must have misunderstood your reply to magickbird then.


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 08:20

I meant "The Attack of the awoken", I think you still have to include "the attack of" part...!


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 06:57

thanks guys! i will consider to leave out "the attack of" part completely :D


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 03:03
The Awoken sounds most mysterious to me, but I couldn't tell you if it is 'proper English'
 
But you could even do The Attack of the Woke? hahahaha

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SeDiceBisonte (Level 8 Spaceman) @ 10/4/2021 02:54

To me, 'awakened' sounds most natural but I'd be tempted to make it 'The Attack of the Awakened' or 'Attack of the Awakened'.


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/4/2021 02:47

guys, i need your help, my english is not good enough to crack this. i looked it up in merriam-webster but i'm still not sure:
how am i going to put "awakening" into "the attack of [something]"?
the idea is that 'those who are not sleeping anymore' are the attackers.
- the attack of awaken
- the attack of awoken
- the attack of awakened
which one is, let's say better? to me they all seem same :D


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skeddles (Level 11 Sphinx) @ 10/3/2021 10:42

anything that's not a whole number will cause blurring on sites that don't account for dpi


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Stickman (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/3/2021 07:23

@Skeddles - Mine is also 1.25 like wakimojo. My recommended settings are 125%.

@Hapiel; Putting my settings down to 100% and leaving firefox as is, also solves the issue.


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wakimojo (Level 3 Dodo) @ 10/3/2021 07:17

i always had this issue, but all art looks normal at 80% zoom for me too (chrome)

skeddles link shows me 1.25


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skeddles (Level 11 Sphinx) @ 10/3/2021 07:03

does your monitor have a DPI bigger than 1? https://johankj.github.io/devicePixelRatio/


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Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/3/2021 07:01
You probably have display scaling turned on.
 
On windows: right click the desktop > display settings > scale and layout > set to 100%
 
 

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Stickman (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/3/2021 05:09

@b236

Oh - that's interesting! Google Chrome must be doing the same too.


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b236 (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 10/3/2021 04:59

i've found on support mozilla forum the thread in which someone states: 
"Firefox no longer uses 96 pixels per inch as the baseline zoom level. Instead, it often uses a larger baseline zoom level based on your Windows "Text Size" percentage (such as 120ppi, which is 125% of 96ppi). The fact that you get the expected size after zooming out twice, which brings Firefox's zoom level to roughly 80%, would be consistent with this theory."
but it's from 2016, so i don't know if it's relevant.
 




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