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Pixel Loop 15

Design a medieval perfume bottle as if is marketed for Man. Compose an entire advertisement banner or a flyer with the product name, an advertizsing slogan and of course the product itself. Remember that you have to convince medieval manly knights, merchants, peasants, craftsmen, and even bandits, to buy your product. 

Addded note : google 13 in 1 men body wash.


You have to use the landsknecht palette by percy.

Canvas Size – Exactly 300x150px.
Colours – Max 17.
Transparency - 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 @ 5/25/2026 00:51  |    0
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The That’s not a Fairy 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 That’s not a Fairy forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/25/2026 00:13  |    0
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The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for April 2026.
Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists, and all the members who took time to rate!

Title/pixelart#1 Pixel Art

Title/pixelart

Title
by nilalin

Ferdinand Keller - Bocklins Grab/pixelart#2 Pixel Art

Ferdinand Keller - Bocklins Grab/pixelart

Ferdinand Keller - Bocklins Grab
by QQruzkin

Study-01/pixelart#3 Pixel Art

Study-01/pixelart

Study-01
by filou-ROD

sunset/pixelart#4 Pixel Art

sunset/pixelart

sunset
by hby

Hero's house/pixelart#5 Pixel Art

Hero's house/pixelart

Hero's house
by Grandero

onion of determination/pixelart#6 Pixel Art

onion of determination/pixelart

onion of determination
by TofuPxl

hand study/pixelart#7 Pixel Art

hand study/pixelart

hand study
by TofuPxl

a lot can change/pixelart#8 Pixel Art

a lot can change/pixelart

a lot can change
by TofuPxl

Scrap Yard/pixelart#9 Pixel Art

Scrap Yard/pixelart

Scrap Yard
by bluexel

Catch of the Day/pixelart#10 Pixel Art

Catch of the Day/pixelart

Catch of the Day
by Ventiique

Posted by gawrone @ 5/24/2026 03:05  |    0
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After countless shades, endless comparisons, and intensive color tests, our jury has finally reached a decision!
Behind us are hours of carefully examining every tone, transition, and perfectly chosen color — and honestly, picking the winners was anything but easy.
Every submitted palette brought its own style, atmosphere, and creative spark, and the competition was truly incredible.

Special thanks go to the judges who took their time and effort and helped vote on the winning palette. Our guest judges this time were umbohr and Milano Nicotin, as well as our mod team Trigonomicon, Weerdmeester, vrine, Gecimen, QueenKami and Irenaart.

And now, it’s finally time to reveal the winners of this colorful showdown…

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest1.gifMorganne with Porcelain 24:

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest2.gifSurrealEmber with End of All Glory:

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest3.gifGawrone with Crystalline Moss:

 
 
And our honorable mentions:

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest4.gifSeDiceBisonte with Nefertiti:

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest4.gifMattpxl with Twilight Veil:

https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/images/awards/contest4.gifCactusCelery with Confused Travel:

Huge congratulations to our winner, and a heartfelt thank you to every artist who shared their creativity with us! 

Posted by Trigonomicon @ 5/20/2026 15:54  |    2
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Pixel Loop 14

Give fur to real life animal that don’t have fur and make it fluffy. E.g Fluffy Crocodile/ shark.

gawrone edit: 
I'm adding a little challenging twist to this amazing Tipleloop's idea -  you have to use the Armageddon palette by MirruTatep https://lospec.com/palette-list/armageddon-8x.png. If you want to stand out in this challenge you will have to do it by other means than colour, like unique animal choice or creative texturing].

Canvas Size – Max 200x200px.
Colours – Max 6 (palette + transparency).
Transparency - Required.
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 @ 5/18/2026 00:17  |    0
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The Terrarium 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 Terrarium forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/18/2026 00:14  |    0
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Challenge results: https://maetheria.com/
The next theme is 1950s 

https://i.ibb.co/x86JWzQ0/maetheria-85.png

https://i.ibb.co/x86JWzQ0/maetheria-85.png

Posted by elwis @ 5/5/2026 09:53  |    0
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Pixel loop 13

Draw a sprite of a Fairy BUT not Humanoid. You can take inspiration from anything, be it animal, plant, or abstract concept, as long as it's not a small human. 

Note: Fairy wings are necessary

Canvas Size – Max 200x200px.
Colours – Max 24.
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 @ 5/11/2026 01:58  |    0
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The After Earth 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 After Earth forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/11/2026 01:50  |    0
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Pixel loop 12

Draw a Tiny World in sealed Terrarium, treat this world as it was isolated from real world, they have their own city/village and population of tiny creatures.

Canvas Size – Max 100x100px.
Colours – Max 16
Transparency - No
Animation - No



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

Posted by gawrone @ 5/4/2026 00:39  |    0
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The Game Pre-Master? 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 Game Pre-Master? forum thread for more information.
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Posted by gawrone @ 5/4/2026 00:33  |    0

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