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Pixel Loop 20

We’ll need to admit we are our Pet’s servants, now my fellow SERVANTS! Paint your Liege Portrait as Royalty they are!! (google: “pet royalty renaissance painting” for inspirations) but if you’re not a Pet 
servants, you can also draw any animal / house plant. I would love to see a giraffe in Renaissance clothing, oh you are allowed to have weird shape frame, and can treat it as extensions of your portrait, but some line/ crease would be needed. To show it was an extension of the base canvas.


Canvas - It's complicated. The painting itself needs to be exactly 80x100 px (vertical) for a single pet or 100x100 px for two or more pets (ovals and circles are also allowed).
If you want to add a frame, you can go around it however you like - no limits on the frame as long as it makes sense (like 500px straight lines in each direction just to be edgy will not be accepted. Make the darn frame at least plausible).
In case of an oval or circle canvas you can also build a frame exactly around it.
Frame is optional.

Colors - Max 64 (65 if you add transparency. You have to use Minecraft 64 by Snowbound Cabin)


Transparency- Optional. If you add a frame it depends on the complexity of your design. If you don't use frame, you need transparency only around the oval/circle canvas. If you have a rectangle/square painting without any frame , you can't use transparency. Transparency is only allowed outside of the painting/frame, or if your frame ornaments have holes. You cannot use transparency inside the painting.

Animation
- Forbidden



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

Posted by gawrone @ 6/29/2026 00:55  |    0
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The Art Nouveau 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 Art Nouveau forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 6/29/2026 00:36  |    0
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Pixel Loop 19


Pick one of the 2-bit palettes provided bellow and draw an autumn landscape, warm and cozy with golden leaves everywhere.


Canvas - Max 300x200 px, min 100x100 px
Colors - max 4. Choose one of the provided palettes:
Horehound-4 
Rettiepunk 
Lava Palette 
CGA Palette 0 
Transparancy - Forbidden
Animation - Forbidden



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 6/22/2026 01:03  |    0
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The Definitely not….? 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 Definitely not….? forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 6/22/2026 00:55  |    0
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The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for May 2026.
Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists, and all the members who took time to rate!

DownWell/pixelart#1 Pixel Art

DownWell/pixelart

DownWell
by Ventiique

Portraits for Fixeight EXA Label/pixelart#2 Pixel Art

Portraits for Fixeight EXA Label/pixelart

Portraits for Fixeight EXA Label
by ptoingHappy Birthday 4/17

buzyna i dereviy/pixelart#3 Pixel Art

buzyna i dereviy/pixelart

buzyna i dereviy
by giJo

Puce/pixelart#4 Pixel Art

Puce/pixelart

Puce
by QQruzkin

The Mighty Stump/pixelart#5 Pixel Art

The Mighty Stump/pixelart

The Mighty Stump
by Doppleganger

Goobing Through Worlds/pixelart#6 Pixel Art

Goobing Through Worlds/pixelart

Goobing Through Worlds
by Cotufa

hooded lancer/pixelart#7 Pixel Art

hooded lancer/pixelart

hooded lancer
by Gudocher

Aquarium/pixelart#8 Pixel Art

Aquarium/pixelart

Aquarium
by bluexel

Emily/pixelart#9 Pixel Art

Emily/pixelart

Emily
by alko

Discovery/pixelart#10 Pixel Art

Discovery/pixelart

Discovery
by SeDiceBisonte

Posted by gawrone @ 6/20/2026 02:19  |    1
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Pixel Loop 18

Using flowing lines, organic shapes, and nature-inspired motifs (flower, vines) draw a figure with elaborate hair on detailed frame, inspired by artists Alphonse Mucha.

 

https://visualartsdepartment.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/alphonse-mucha-the-precious-stones-ruby-emerald-amethyst-topaz1900.jpg?w=640



You have to use the HILDA32 palette by skeddles

Canvas Size – Open (but it has to be a long, vertical canvas).
Colours – Max 32 (33 if you use transparency).
Transparency - Optional (but remember, this is not a sprite challenge, you need to have a background with a decorative frame, you can use the transparency if you want to have an arched background or other weird shapes).
Animation - Forbidden.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by gawrone @ 6/15/2026 01:04  |    1
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The Glow In The Dark 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 Glow In The Dark forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 6/15/2026 00:41  |    0
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Pixel Loop 17

It's an aniamted sprite challenge.

Draw everyday modern object as a mimic. Animate its transformation from unassuming object into mimic. Hint: ever heard of “toilet mimic” ?


As usual lately, it is the continuation of a perfect collaboration between TIpleloop, who is doing 99% of the hard work, and me, who just type the text into PJ, choose the palette, and click one button.

This week's palette will be DS-34 Palette by Hector Gonzalez because I love DS games and they have mimics there.

Canvas Size – Max 100x100px.
Colours – Max 34 (use the palette).
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 @ 6/8/2026 00:54  |    2

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Henry David Thoreau, Unknown Source

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