Draw a Scene in which you and your family, sibling, friend or Pet suddenly woke up in upscaled world that is your own room.
I doesn't have to be your actual room, it can be an "imaginary your room". It also doesn't have to be an entire room. It can be only a part of it like a desk or a bookshelf, but make it clear that it is happening in a room and the characters are tiny.
Using an avatar or some other form of representation is also allowed. It needs to be at least two characeters that represent you and someone else.
Canvas - open. Ratio for horizontal 16:9 and for Vertical 9:16 (eg 32x18, 160x90, and so on)
Color - max 32.
Transparancy - Forbidden
Animation - Optional
Don't forget to comment on the pieces you like! Not only does a comment have the potential to make the artist's day, if you post a lot you'll win one of the fancy new trophies!
Pixel Loop 20
We’ll need to admit we are our Pet’s servants, now my fellow SERVANTS! Paint your Liege Portrait as Royalty they are!! (google: “pet royalty renaissance painting” for inspirations) but if you’re not a Pet servants, you can also draw any animal / house plant. I would love to see a giraffe in Renaissance clothing, oh you are allowed to have weird shape frame, and can treat it as extensions of your portrait, but some line/ crease would be needed. To show it was an extension of the base canvas.
Canvas - It's complicated. The painting itself needs to be exactly 80x100 px (vertical) for a single pet or 100x100 px for two or more pets (ovals and circles are also allowed).
If you want to add a frame, you can go around it however you like - no limits on the frame as long as it makes sense (like 500px straight lines in each direction just to be edgy will not be accepted. Make the darn frame at least plausible).
In case of an oval or circle canvas you can also build a frame exactly around it.
Frame is optional.
Colors - Max 64 (65 if you add transparency. You have to use Minecraft 64 by Snowbound Cabin)
Transparency- Optional. If you add a frame it depends on the complexity of your design. If you don't use frame, you need transparency only around the oval/circle canvas. If you have a rectangle/square painting without any frame , you can't use transparency. Transparency is only allowed outside of the painting/frame, or if your frame ornaments have holes. You cannot use transparency inside the painting.
Animation - Forbidden
The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.
Pixel Loop 19
Pick one of the 2-bit palettes provided bellow and draw an autumn landscape, warm and cozy with golden leaves everywhere.
Canvas - Max 300x200 px, min 100x100 px
Colors - max 4. Choose one of the provided palettes:
Horehound-4
Rettiepunk
Lava Palette
CGA Palette 0
Transparancy - Forbidden
Animation - Forbidden
The following pixel artists produced Pixel Joint's top rated pixel art for May 2026.
Many thanks go out to this month's top pixel artists, and all the members who took time to rate!
Pixel Loop 18
Using flowing lines, organic shapes, and nature-inspired motifs (flower, vines) draw a figure with elaborate hair on detailed frame, inspired by artists Alphonse Mucha.
You have to use the HILDA32 palette by skeddles
Canvas Size – Open (but it has to be a long, vertical canvas).
Colours – Max 32 (33 if you use transparency).
Transparency - Optional (but remember, this is not a sprite challenge, you need to have a background with a decorative frame, you can use the transparency if you want to have an arched background or other weird shapes).
Animation - Forbidden.
