It's April (or at least close enough to it), so apparently that means it's time to fool people.

This week, create an animation featuring two distinct frames where the second frame is intended to surprise the viewer. For best results, the first frame should last for roughly two or three seconds.

Also, please keep it clean.

Canvas Size - Max 150 x 150.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Required. Exactly two frames.

Pixel Joint artist  Pixelart_kid was hired to work on a small game  for android.
It is available in Google Play!!

I made this hack paint, to have more attractive colors on the main palette and some key shortcuts that had not previously existed.
This is great for those who like to make pixel art in the classic mode!

PixelJoint artist A2J2TIWARI was hired to work on a Small Android Game named Iron Super Dog. The game has recently released on Google Play.

You can find it Here.

Give your reviews guys!

Announcing PJs Image Spec Tool created by Blueberry_pie

Create an attack animation of a sprite of a security force unit. This might be any living creature or machine.

Canvas Size - Max 80 x 100. Either horizontal or vertical.
Colours - Max 12. Only use colors from this palette plus 1 more of your choice + 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.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for February 2014. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

 

dead end by vierbit

Pilgrim's Progress by Fool

Waterfall by Fool

Express by Fool

Yawn by Muxaun

Dumpworld by DarkfalzX

Mr White and Pinkman by Jinn

G.o.D. by robotriot

Seed HEROES by Arpo78

Midora - Heceta by Jiang

It's that time of the year, so this week we have a vaguely St. Patrick's Day themed challenge: your task is to create a creature, character, or vehicle based on the shamrock/clover leaf.

Canvas Size - Max 150 x 150.
Colours - Max 17.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.

The creators of Diablo III, Ratchet & Clank and Rogue Legacy bring you a new tactical turn-based fighting game, with a wide range of units and strong universe.

Enemy Mind, a game I've been working on, has finally been put up on Greenlight! It's a side scrolling space shooter for PC, where the player has the ability to jump into and become any ship. Take a look and vote on it if you like it!

Hi there, I´ve been working with my friend Ikkju for a long time on a turn-based strategy game called Cubesis. It is now available and you can enjoy its pixelarted graphics (with some non-pixelart edits). The game itself is about setting harmony in the world with changing environment. It is beautifully explained in a IndieGames article. You can check our game on GamersGate and on Desura. 

...Veronica Darkwater wants to get off her podunk little planet and into space. She yearns for grand adventures and excitement. She doesn't yet realize the bounty she just took in is going to lead to all of these things, and much more than she bargained for...

Full-pixel art space-western digital comic Nova Phase, written by Matthew Ritter and illustrated by PJ member Adam Elbahtimy is out!

Depict a portrait of a human character: either a baby/toddler or an elderly person.

If you decide to go with a baby/toddler, use this palette:

If you decide to go with an elderly person, pick this palette:

Canvas Size - Exactly 80 x 80.
Colours - Max 8. Use only colours from your selected palette.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

After a few months (and loads of man hours) translating, tweaking and improving the game and polishing the pixels, we are finally satisfied enough with the project to submit it to Kickstarter.

PJ Artist Chrispy was commissioned to do the opening of the web series My Life as a Video Game. Check it out!

http://youtu.be/-gSiuDT63pY

Videos and stuff from various PJers, featuring Arpo78 and Mykola.

Most of these channels have much more related videos too.

Shadow64 has been working on a game project for a while and its ready to show.

Challenge winner, vrine, wants you to create a piece including a creature that is a mix between your favourite animal and least favourite animal. Both animals must be distinguishable in your design.

Canvas Size - Max 300 x 300.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Yes.
Animation - Optional.