This week's challenge, PJ Concept Motors,  comes from panorama challenge winner, raynoa. PJ Concept Motors = Pixelling a concept car or vehicle. Vehicle must have connection with some pixelart technique. For example, some zoomed dither technique on the hood, or square pixelled lights, pixelled-dither pattern on wheels, etc. Start your engines!

Rules:

• Colors - 26 including transparency if used
• Canvas Size - 190 x 140 max.
• Transparency - Allowed (www.iaza.com)
• Animation - Allowed
• Other - The pixel must contain a 'PJ Motor' label using original pixel fonts. It can be placed anywhere on the canvas but should be artistically placed.

Tips/Refs -
Usually concept cars are drawn in different angles and perspectives, so feel free to experiment with it. Isometric is cool.

Here are some tutorials on concept cars.
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/studio/tutorials/index.php
http://husseindesign.deviantart.com/art/painting-a-car-digitally-7058328

This is a gallery of a concept car designer, for inspiration.
http://husseindesign.deviantart.com/gallery/

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

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

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The Biggots of Bavaria 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 Biggots of Bavaria forum thread for more information.

Many thanks to Larwick for his spectacular award graphic upgrades (and jalonso, Ensellitis and iSTVAN for paving the way). 

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

Pick a scene from from one of your favourite retro games (preferably from the 80s, think NES/C64) and remake it. If you want, you may also change the graphics style, like Bomberman Act: Zero or Emroca's brilliant rendition of the Mushroom Kingdom. Just make sure it's still the same kind of game!

Rules:

• Canvas size needs to be the same as the resolution the original game ran on (Wikipedia is your friend!). If that's too small for you (the Game Boy's small screen comes to mind), make it twice as big.
• Colour restriction: 32 colours max

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

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Biggots of Bavaria.

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The Tales from the Future 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 Tales from the Future forum thread for more information.

I'm glad to announce that thanks to ptoing and adam atomic Pixelation is back up and fully functional again, and it has moved to a new location as well.

Please update your links to http://pixelation.wayofthepixel.net/

Pixel something depicting your personal acronym of The B.O.B.'s name.

• Colors: 32 max
• Size: 320 x 240 max
• Transparency: allowed
• Animation: allowed

Examples:

• Big Old  Bear
• Beans on Bananas
• Baby on Bench
• Baffling old Bastard

Keep it clean-ish and no hitting below the belt!

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

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Tales from the Future.

VOTE NOW!

The Oh Noes a Nightmare 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 Oh Noes a Nightmare forum thread for more information.

written by Aleiav

Pixel art is a considerably new art-form, which tends to attract people who are considerably new to art. People fall into art through dolls, making icons, making sprites, etc. and are often unaware of the artistic atmosphere that goes on in many communities. While some communities don't have this type of artistic atmosphere, Pixel Joint is one of the forums that do. And for those of you who are new to it, it may require a little adjustment. But with this program, hopefully you can transition into the art world easily.

From Parallel Worlds challenge winner Framin comes this week's challenge, "Tales from the Future". Create the Title Screen for a cyberpunk* game.

* Something in good old "Blade Runner", "Neuromancer", "Ghost in the Shell" style.  Think dark streets, razor girls, broken dreams and so on :)

Rules:

• Colors: 32 max. Monochromatic coloring (doesn't have to be greys) + 1 other color.*
• Canvas Size: 320x240
• Transparency: No
• Animation: No

*Sample coloring style showing a monochromatic scheme with a color added. Notice that the extra color has its own ramp.


Art by Mirre ©

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

It's time to head on over to the forum and vote for the latest pixel art challenge: Oh Noes a Nightmare.

VOTE NOW!

The Rainy Day 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 Rainy Day forum thread for more information.

I created a new theme for PJ using a kind of flat-minimalistic style. I called it "Pure Joy" (PJ) and I hope you all enjoy. Check it out in the Pixel Joint Themes section.

If you have any suggestion or simply wants to express your opinion leave a comment.