September 2008 News

Yes, the time has come, catching many of us off-guard.  So for all the procrastinators and those whose schedules just got hectic (I fall into both categories), submissions are due September 30th.  Which may very well be today, depending on your timezone.  So if you'd like to enter the show, please send your submission(s) to thereaintnocure@hotmail.com or pm them to me either here or at pixelation.  I can't promise late entries will be accepted, so send your entries as soon as possible. 
Thanks to all who entered, winners and photos from the opening will be posted sometime in October.

This week's challenge by Arachne  calls for pixelart where an animal is shown out of proportion to its surroundings.
This animal must be a true living animal which is not extinct.
For example, it could be a tiny giraffe eating your tulips, or an aquarium with whales in your living room or even enormous slugs coating the streets in slime.
Rules:
Canvas Size: No Restriction
Colors Palette: 16 colors Max.
Animation: No

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: Haiku Pixels.

VOTE NOW!

The Fairy Tales 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 Fairy Tales forum thread for more information.

The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for August 2008. Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists and all the members who took time to rate.

Haiku poems require the precise and thoughtful picking of each word, making sure that each is carefully placed to give the desired effect. In this way haiku are similar to pixel art. Therefore skamocore challenges you to pixel a scene based off one of the haiku from the list provided below.

Colours: 17 max
Canvas Size: exactly 50(height) x 70(length)
Transparency: No
Animation: No

Haiku to choose from:
• 1. An old pond!
A frog jumps in-
The sound of water.

• 2. No one travels
Along this way but I,
This autumn evening.

• 3. Clouds appear
and bring to men a chance to rest
from looking at the moon.
(by Matsuo Basho)

• 4. A mountain village
under the pilled-up snow
the sound of water.

• 5. A lightning flash:
between the forest trees
I have seen water.
(by Masaoka Shiki)

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: Fairy Tales.

VOTE NOW!

The Monumental 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 Monumental forum thread for more information.

Would you like to have your SHMUP ship fighting next to lots of other ships?

pixel-pax has a new collaboration that requires you to make a 32x32 space ship. So if you have a DeviantART account come to pixel-pax and join the fun!
If you don't have one, make one, its worth it!
For more information read this journal: http://pixel-pax.deviantart.com/journal/20547056/

Lite-Brite gets an upgrade. Time to create some pixel art with purty lights.

Check it.

Some fun with Atari-era graphics and modern day video game titles.

Check it.

So... The Mythbusters did it again. 1100 paintball barrels simultaneously firing colored paintballs for pixels.

No comment really... you'll have to watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX93vj2zclM

Lollige challenges you to pixel a scene of an existing (well known or perhaps even obscure) fairy tale.
Post fairy tale name in the description of your entry.
For inspiration search for Russian fairy tale art or Disney movies,
better yet share one from your own culture and people.

Rules:
Size: 160 x 120 or 120 x 160
Palette: Must use all 8 colors:

Transparancy: Allowed
Animation: Allowed

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: Monumental.

VOTE NOW!

The At Night in The Zoo 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 At Night in The Zoo forum thread for more information.

Handy pixelgrapher zi-double challenges you to pixel a historical memorial or monument from your town or country. No more than that, either - just the monument, no surrounding scene. It has to be a structure that only serves as a monument - so, for example, no churches turned monument. Make sure you post a reference link in the description so that your entry can be compared to the real thing.
Isometric work is encouraged but not required.

Colours: 32 Max
Canvas size: 200 x 200 Max
Transparency: Yes
Animation: No
Reference link required!

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: At Night in The Zoo.

VOTE NOW!

The View From A High Place 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 View From A High Place forum thread for more information.

Challenge winner Mirage challenges you to pixel the strange things that happen at the zoo at night, when the humans aren't watching.

Colours: 16 max
Canvas size: 256x256 max
Transparency: allowed
Animation: 2 frames 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: View From A High Place.

VOTE NOW!


*NOTE: As there are only 3 submissions in this challenge, it may be best to only vote for only 2 selections then hit submit,
so it's easy for us to rank afterward*

The Face Your Fears 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 Face Your Fears forum thread for more information.