Thank you to all that entered this years Pixelween contest. There's some awesome entries and it will take a couple of days or so to figure out the winners. Stay tuned for the final results!

Simple as that :D

Rules:

• Colors: 8 max.
• Canvas Size: 240x320 max.
• Transparency: Allowed
• Animation: Would be cool ;)

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

The Selective Outlining 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 Selective Outlining forum thread for more information.

Just a friendly reminder to have your Pixelween 2007 entries ready by October 29th.

Pixel Mazes!

Pixel your own 550x400 mazes - and play them! 

Play the Tutorial first - it's a pixel maze Mario style.  Find the blue dot to win.

IGN did an article on video game character halloween costumes. It's IGN, so I assume this has already been on the intarwebs for years now. But, I've never seen the Day of the Tentacle costumes before(which are awesome) and want all to see them in their glory.

Check it.

DOTT <3 <3 xoxoxo

The Pixels Gone Wild 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 Pixels Gone Wild forum thread for more information.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Selective Outlining.

VOTE NOW!

With only 9 more days to go, I thought some of you might need some more motivation. So, without further adieu, I present the prizes:

First Place

• A Machete action figure from the movie "Land of the Dead"
• Plan 9 from Outer Space DVD
• Cabin Fever DVD

Second Place:

• The Omega Man DVD
• The Thing from Another World DVD

Third Place

• War of the Worlds (original) DVD

Can't afford the Orange box?  That's ok.  You can play the Flash version of Portal for free - and it's just as good as the original!  It even saves your progress.  Check it out!

Game Description:  Fire once to open up a portal and again at the location you want to reach. Walk through one portal and you'll come out the 2nd. Use that to escape each room etc. This is the flash version of the Valve game portal.

Hey there folks. Just a reminder that entries can be submitted for Pixelween 2007 starting today.  October 29th is the last day entries will be accepted so get started soon!

Also, check out the lovely design pixelblink put together for the contest.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for September 2007. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

Using only 15 colors of your choice on a 150x150 canvas make an item on a transparent background which focuses on the SelOut (Selective Outlining) technique.

The pixel itself may be a figure, object or anything at all. While overall idea and general pixel prowess is of some importance in getting votes. The SelOut is what matters this week.

Rules:

• Canvas Size: 150x150 exactly
• Colour Restriction: 15 color palette max  (16th color is transparency).
• Transparency: Must use to best judge the SelOut technique used.
  

(download GIFFY from the FAQ page in the gallery or use www.iaza.com if needed. www.spriteart.com has a great SelOut tutorial [see the links page])

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

The Up and Away 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 Up and Away forum thread for more information.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Pixels Gone Wild.

VOTE NOW!

A crowd of Koreans at a soccer game form a Human LCD with only their clothes. Thats right, no cards.

You can see it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=zpTJISyKGrA

Challenge winner Radek challenges you to pixel a Mage or Wizard  in animal form. For example, a bear wizard casting a spell wearing a hooded cape. The animal does not need to be furry, snakes, birds and even bugs are allowed ; )

Rules:

• Colors - 32 max
• Canvas Size - Any but 240x240 max.
• Transparency - Allowed
• Animation - Allowed

May be in a scene or a self standing sprite. Self standing sprites must be transparent.

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

The Start your Engines! 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 Start your Engines! forum thread for more information.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Up and Away.

VOTE NOW!

The contest is open until October 29th at 12am PST.

I neglected to mention it in my original post. Oops! My bad!
This should quell any and all sense of panic for those that thought they only had until Oct. 15th to submit.

Once again, there will be prizes (TBA) as well as a fancy page set up as in previous Pixelweens.

As part of the Jay is games competition #4 (www.jayisgames.com) the team stimunation has entered with a short but fun little adventure style minigame. The pixelart is leaning towards the old LucasArts classics of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle. It's short... but with some quality pixels in there.

Check it out!

All challenges aside, I am still sponsoring this years Pixelween competition. Huzzah! You have a much longer time to compete and complete this contest than the weekly challenges. So there's no excuses.

Gas13 joined PixelJoint on January 21, 2005. Since then he has certainly made an impact around here and his gallery shows daring and experimentation worthy of study by all, from the newest to pixelart to seasoned pros.

Jiwestone's challenge involves pixelling a scene that depicts flight in some manner.

Rules:

• Colors - 16 max
• Canvas - 160x100 horizontal or vertical
• Animation - Allowed
• Transparency - No

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

The Retro Remake 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 Retro Remake forum thread for more information.

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Start your Engines!.

VOTE NOW!