Have you ever asked yourself what to do if there's a power shortage and you still want to gaze at amazing pixel art? (Mobiles, solar panels and generators don't count)
Pixel Art news anchorman Retronator has an answer for you. He's created a list of books that cover our favourite thing besides all the other things we really love to do.
Go and check it out.
https://www.retronator.com/post/170310645818/pixel-art-books
Don't worry. You don't have to be good at math for this.
For this week I want you to pixel a piece that solely consists of 0°, 45° and 90° lines which basically means that you can only pixel straight lines. Heaven for all you AA haters out there.
There is no overall theme given. You can go crazy and pixel whatever you want.
Canvas Size - Max. 250x250
Colors - Max. 16.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.
Please join us in congratulating our newest addition to the mod team, Irenaart, ISO collab superstar! Wish her luck and thank her for volunteering her time to help with the management of PixelJoint!
To celebrate the 30th aniversary of the Final Fantasy game series, Square Enix has released a new compilation book of all the sprites (mostly designed by the artist: Kazuko Shibuya).
You can find the book and more information in the Square Enix Store (in Japanese)
Bring me 2 of my favourite for me and my friend!
For those of us who drink alcohol there's always this one beer, liquor or cocktail which we favour over every other hard drink on this planet. For me that has always been the pilsner brewed in my hometown. That reminds me, I really should get another crate soon...
It's really simple this week. Sit down, become sober and pixel your favourite alcoholic drink.
Canvas Size - Exactly. 100x200 (can be rotated)
Colors - Max. 16.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - No.
The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for December 2017. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.
What looks like glass, is freezing cold and sank the Titanic? Ice!
If you are able to solve this riddle, congrats! You are as smart as a 4th grader.
I bet, however, that no 4th grader could pixel a piece like I want from you this week.
No huge restriction, just depict ice. A material study, an ice monster or even a fine tumbler of whiskey on the rocks. It's up to you.
Canvas Size - Max. 350x350
Colors - Max. 32.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
... baby don't hurt me!
I want the most important thing you have, your heart! So pixel it for me.
Canvas Size - Exactly 69x69.
Colors - Exactly 6.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Awesome Games Done Quick (aka AGDQ) is live on https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick (until the 14th of January).
Over the course of this gaming-marathon, speed runners try to complete all your favourite games, ranging from nostalgia-triggering retro classics to the most recent releases, as fast as possible while raising money for The Prevent Cancer Foundation®!
Matej "Retronator"Jan has just released his 19 minutes version of pixel art news for December 2017. Games, software, art and music; he covers everything your pixel art heart needs.
Hop over to Youtube and check it out.
Another year has passed, so let's have a look at what happened in 2017! We'll start with:
The monthly #1 pixel art from January to December
Oh, it's that time of the year again! Pantone have recently released their colour of the year 2018 and it will please you if you like purple.
PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet
RGB: 95 75 139
Hex/HTML: 5F4B8B
You can do whatever you want just make sure to only use 2 colours with one of them being PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet
Canvas Size - Unrestricted
Colors - Exactly 2.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.
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 | Elvis Presley's Birthday January 8th |
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