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Pixel a full-body sprite of a human chieftain from a fictitious primitive tribe.

Remember to consider what sort of clothing or accessories distinguishes the chieftain from other members of your fictitious tribe.

Canvas Size - Max 100 (width) x 120 (height).
Colours - Max 16 (plus transparency)
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 cure at 3/28/2011 12:03:10 AM | 8 comments | Share
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The Humanesque Bespectacler 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 Humanesque Bespectacler forum thread for more information.
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Posted by cure at 3/28/2011 12:02:40 AM | 2 comments | Share
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Remember the days when you had your hands on a Game & Watch or Tiger Electronics handheld? Perhaps you missed out on an old piece of portable gaming history? Then brace yourself for one of the greatest, if not the greatest site in history!

Pica Pic is a site dedicated to sharing its fair collection of those old LCD handhelds online, all very well emulated. The site is simple and well designed. Just scroll left or right to select one of the various handhelds displayed at the bottom of the page. Each handheld displays keyboard controls explaining how you control the game when mousing over the interface. When you're through with each game, you will be shown with a score that you can submit to see where you rank (neat!).

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and relive the past now!

Posted by jamesmorrow07 at 3/24/2011 12:20:27 AM | 2 comments | Share
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Create an image showing a reflection. It should show something being reflected in the reflection and not just a shiny surface.

Please do not use semi-transparent pixels.

Optional Bonus Challenge: Can you do it without resorting to the reflection-in-water or reflection-in-mirror clichés?

Canvas Size - Max 175 x 175.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.



The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Posted by Jeremy at 3/21/2011 12:01:20 AM | 8 comments | Share
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The Me & My Favorite Artist 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 Me & My Favorite Artist forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Jeremy at 3/21/2011 12:00:57 AM | 1 comments | Share
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February 2011 was a month dominated by monsters and mockups. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

#1 Pixel ArtNursing the egg by Fool
#2 Pixel ArtNGE Mockup by Neoriceisgood
#3 Pixel ArtGreene commission by Neoriceisgood
#4 Pixel ArtPolluted Sky by Leroy
#5 Pixel ArtGun-tasy by big brother
#6 Pixel ArtSssnake by Victor Rojo
#7 Pixel ArtRPGツクール2k Poster by Jinn
#8 Pixel ArtJinn And Tauren - 100th by Jinn
#9 Pixel ArtBoss Mockup by robotriot
#10 Pixel ArtGourmand loops! by robnoyce
Posted by cure at 3/16/2011 5:26:12 PM | 14 comments | Share
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Show us a portrait of an original glasses-wearing humanoid character. Anything's ok, as long as they resemble a human in terms of general facial structure (but, of course, aren't human!). This means they should contain a similar layout and feature set of a human face. There are some good examples of humanoid portraits here.

Also, just so we're clear, consider 'original' to be something of your own design - so don't just draw C3PO or a Na'vi with glasses.

Canvas Size - Exactly 64 x 64.
Colours - Max 13.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.



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

Posted by skamocore at 3/14/2011 12:17:02 AM | 10 comments | Share
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The Electric Still Life 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 Electric Still Life forum thread for more information.
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Posted by skamocore at 3/14/2011 12:00:31 AM | 0 comments | Share
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Jinn wants you to pixel yourself hanging out with your favourite artist, it could be any type of artist you want (painter, singer, actor, whatever) just as long as they aren't a pixel artist/another member of this site.

Canvas Size - Max 300 (width) x 200 (height).
Colors - Max 32.
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 Jeremy at 3/7/2011 12:01:34 AM | 24 comments | Share
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The The Animalphabet 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 The Animalphabet forum thread for more information.
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Posted by Jeremy at 3/7/2011 12:00:59 AM | 0 comments | Share

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