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PokéCommunity Get-Together Pixel Art Event!

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Spherical Ice

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    • Sprite/Pixel Art:
    dpmfa025.png



    Digital Art:
    sugimori025.png

    digitalart.jpg


    Entry coming soon...
     

    ShinjisLover

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    I think I can help a little bit with the situation.

    Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level.

    As for the difference, just see Spherical Ice's post.​
     

    Lady Gaga

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    • hey, im wokring on mine now. its gonig to be horrible x3

    but, dont worry, i know what pixel art is. though i was thinking of mixing PC and Fall, if thats alright, you can choose what to judge on. Now, just a quick question, i can add sprites to this picture right? i have the perfect idea. for some reason, Ho-Oh Reminds me of fall! x3 maybe its because of its new HG/SS cutscenes where it flies aronud, and it looks all autumny.

    well, here it is. its so horrible x3 but it was just for fun, to pass time ;D

    Ho-oh.gif

    gah, i just noticed, it may not be pixel art. i fail so badly T_T
     
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    HackMew

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    I really don't understand why some of the people that posted didn't get the difference between general digital art and pixel art. Digital art is all about drawing with a PC, basically. Pixel art is a form digital art, obviously. However, in order to be true pixel art, some rules need to be followed. For example:

    Wikipedia said:
    Image filters (such as blurring or alpha-blending) or tools with automatic anti-aliasing are considered not valid tools for pixel art, as such tools calculate new pixel values automatically, contrasting with the precise manual arrangement of pixels associated with pixel art.
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    Palettes are pretty important:

    Wikipedia said:
    The limited number of colors presents a challenge when attempting to convey complicated concepts and ideas in an efficient way.
    The limited palette often implemented into pixel art usually promotes the use of dithering in order to achieve different shades and colors, but due to the nature of this form of art this is done completely by hand. Hand-made anti-aliasing is also used.
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    Regarding the file format, instead:

    Wikipedia said:
    Pixel art is preferably stored in a file format utilizing lossless data compression, such as run-length encoding or an indexed color palette. GIF and PNG are two file formats commonly used for storing pixel art. The JPEG format is avoided because its lossy compression algorithm is designed for smooth continuous-tone images and introduces visible artifacts in the presence of dithering. BMP is also avoided, due to its lack of image compression and poor cross-platform support.
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    I hope everything's clearer now. Just in case, here's a little comparison I made:

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    mervyn797

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    i removed those clouds, now what?
    now i have indeed made it pixel by pixel.

     

    Lady Berlitz

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    • Theme: Autumn

    cherubiautumn.png


    I was bored, so I drew an Autumn Cherubi. :D Not really meant to get very far in the event.
    Since it's the Fall, its second head wilted and fell off.
     

    omomo0725

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    • Theme:fall

    here is my Fall entry.
    Pumkin.jpg

    Just somthing I tossed to gether using some left over sprites
    Also are we aloud to use real pokemon sprite and modify into a fall like theme? cause if we can I want to change my entry.

    mervyn797 said:
    i removed those clouds, now what?
    now i have indeed made it pixel by pixel.
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    If it was made pixel by pixel then whats with the white lines surrounding it all.
    only thing that looks hand drawn is the handle and this is still not pixel art.
    go into lets say...ms paint and use the magnifine glass then use the pencil tool and draw pixel by pixel.
    also you want to add shading into your art as well as it wont be counted for as pixel art.
     
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    PokemonCrazy

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    I just kinda threw this together randomly:
    250s64p.jpg


    If that isn't qualified as "Pixel Art" then, enter this instead. I made it last year for halloween:
    1z5uk2a.png
     

    mervyn797

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    what do ya mean i didnt made it pix by pix? thats exactly what i did.
    and actuallt they are'nt while lines, they appear to be coz its actually a faint grey colour.
    u magnify it and then u know it
     

    Lady Berlitz

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    • mervyn797 said:
    what do ya mean i didnt made it pix by pix? thats exactly what i did.
    and actuallt they are'nt while lines, they appear to be coz its actually a faint grey colour.
    u magnify it and then u know it
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    I don't really believe that you made it pixel by pixel. This is because it looks like you took an image from Google, edited it a bit, erased the "handle," and redrew it. I can tell because no one draws something with that much anti-aliasing in it, especially someone who's a novice at spriting. And I don't see a reason why you kept a black background.

    And we all know that those aren't white lines. But the thing is, they're there.
     

    Chibi Robo

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    • mervyn797 said:
    i removed those clouds, now what?
    now i have indeed made it pixel by pixel.
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    Yeah vepser couldn't say it any better
    I shouldnt have to DQ this twice
    DISQUALIFIED
    SkythurBathandBeyond151 said:
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    It's not very Pokemon-y...
    but I felt there was no better way to represent Pixel Art than with the men who
    started their glorious careers in pixels.
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    You realize this pixel art theme means you have to sprite everything by yourself
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    PokemonCrazy said:
    I just kinda threw this together randomly:
    250s64p.jpg


    If that isn't qualified as "Pixel Art" then, enter this instead. I made it last year for halloween:
    1z5uk2a.png
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    Sorry but a fusion isnt 100% made by you and the other thing well :/
    It seems the exact thing that Advancedk9 did so both of them are
    DISQUALIFIED

    Now we are gettingbetter entries and ones that are following the rules so keep it up guys
     
    Sackferth

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    • Chibi Robo said:
    Yeah vepser couldn't say it any better
    I shouldnt have to DQ this twice
    DISQUALIFIED

    You realize this pixel art theme means you have to sprite everything by yourself
    DISQUALIFIED

    Sorry but a fusion isnt 100% made by you and the other thing well :/
    It seems the exact thing that Advancedk9 did so both of them are
    DISQUALIFIED

    Now we are gettingbetter entries and ones that are following the rules so keep it up guys
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    I did sprite those myself, is it because they already existed?
     
    Sackferth

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    • Santaria said:
    Theme
    Your submission is required to fit into either of these two themes:
    1. Fall. In other words, an autumn theme that can range anywhere from leaves, scarecrows, pumpkins, halloween, etc.
    2. PokéCommunity. This can range anywhere between a scene of you and your friends here at PC, something resembling the PC logo, etc.
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    Pertaining to the other aspect of my DQ, I honestly did those from memory. It took me forever, but I did. That first link would have actually helped quite a bit if I was looking for sprites. In all seriousness though, I don't see how that second one would help really.

    Considering the similarities, would I have time to redo them in a more original manner?
     
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