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This challenge is designed by actionpose.

Remider that every user is allowed and encouraged to share their challenge ideas on discord.

This week we are making Hero from Kero Blaster into a realistic frog with a backpack. Should be based off the sprite from the game. Using Old90's Palette from Lospec made by Astroan.



Canvas Size - Max 80x80.

Colors - Max 15 (palette + transparency). https://lospec.com/palette-list/old90s-8x.png

Transparency - Required.

Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 12/15/2025 02:14  |    0
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The Chocolateween III 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! Check out the Chocolateween III forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 12/15/2025 02:02  |    0
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The authors are Ashadorn, velvetChaika, Incognito2074 and CoconutsForest.

The next theme is 1910s.

The link to the canvas: https://maetheria.com/

https://i.ibb.co/yFJ1Rxs9/maetheria-80-cropped.png

Posted by elwis @ 12/10/2025 05:07  |    0
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The album art collab that has been running on the Pixel Joint Discord since April has reached it's conclusion, and we are now proud to present the results. The community created a total of 637 entries, and they can all be seen in the interactive gallery created by Umbohr:

Go to wepixel! See it here! Wow!

And now, some fun milestones and stats:

The first few albums were created by the mod team before the challenge oficcially started, which we all agree is cheating, so the honor of first entry completed goes to Biff and Twenty One Pilots - Clancy
clancy

A total of 537 (music) artists were represented by 87 (pixel) artists. The most popular artist of the collab was Radiohead, being represented by four different artists
https://i.lospec.com/givd.pngAmnesiac by Grimm_dingo

Kid A by RadioheadKid A by palzden

albumOK Computer by hby

https://i.lospec.com/a5cd.pngThe bends by Pyxis

(But big shout outs to Masayoshi Takanaka, Gorillaz, and Run The Jewels who were all represented by three pixel artists each)

Most contributions overall was done by Grimm_dingo, who made 100 entries! Go see them all here!

And to round it out, the final album to make it before tha challenge closed was Gorillaz - Gorillaz by Mirre
https://i.lospec.com/ddxm.png


Which is your favorite album in the collab? Did you find any new music through it? If you haven't listened to all 637 albums submitted yet, the wepixel gallery has an embedded music player that works for, well, most of them. Go give it a shot!

Posted by Trigonomicon @ 12/12/2025 09:48  |    2
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The Class Photo Collab is getting to an end. There are still some free spots to claim. Go ahead and use the last minute opportunity to include yourself in the biggest group picture of pixel artists ever. Join on Discord  or Forum.
 
 
 
 https://i.lospec.com/aubt.png
 
Posted by gawrone @ 12/10/2025 01:40  |    3
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Last week of the chocolateween is the Chocolate RPG Party

Draw 3 different sprites of RPG game characters, classes, races, etc. They have to be made of chocolare or related to the chocolate theme in other way. Nerd is optional. You are of course not limited to fantasy. If you need inspiration in your search for original classes, use this link. You have to use the CHOCOMILK-8 palette by Blylzz.

You can also browse the PJ RPG Party Challenge history:


Animal RPG Party,

The RPG Party

RPG Party #2

The Monster RPG Party

Slime Family Gathering

RPG Band,

RPG Tea Party

RPG Mono Party,

RPG Pizza Party.

Th(R)ee Little (P)i(G)s,

RGB Party,

RPG Juggaloo Party,

Tarot RPG Party,

Frogwarts RPG Party,

Sushiween III (RPG Sushi)
 


Canvas Size - Max. 350x350
Colours - max 9 (palette + transparency).https://lospec.com/palette-list/chocomilk-8-8x.png
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 12/8/2025 01:30  |    0
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Don't forget to comment on the pieces you like!  Not only does a comment have the potential to make the artist's day, if you post a lot you'll win one of the fancy new trophies!

 
 
 
November   top commenter awards go to:
 
  1. judebuffum
  2.  SeDiceBisonte
  3.  QueenKami


And November most favourited award goes to:
Most Faved Artist - October 2020 (#1)hby

Posted by gawrone @ 12/1/2025 04:32  |    0
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The Chocolateween II 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! Check out the Chocolateween II forum thread for more information.
Posted by gawrone @ 12/1/2025 04:03  |    0
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Shun Kazakami is a veteran pixel artist (who worked in 90`s for consoles and Arcade) and Illustrator, with a lot of years of experience in creating art for  videogames, Illustrations, and character design, and currently he is working as a mangaka artist.


Q: What was your first encounter with pixel art?

Kazakami-San: I think my first encounter was Taito's Space Invaders. Next was Namco's Galaxian, which went a step further by giving characters multiple colors.


https://i.imgur.com/WKScxYm.gifhttps://i.imgur.com/v6nUIPi.png


”Space Invaders 1978 & Galaxian 1982”              

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Posted by Pixelart_kid @ 11/21/2025 18:20  |    1
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This week we are making a melting chocolate animation. It can be a chocolate bar or a chocolate santa or even a chocolate house.

You have to use the Chocolate Ichor palette by Qirlfriend

https://lospec.com/palette-list/chocolate-ichor-32x.png

Canvas Size - Max 160x160px.
Colors - Max 4 (palette + transparency). 
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Required.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

Posted by gawrone @ 11/24/2025 01:13  |    2

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