March Pixel Art Contest - Results

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    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    The winner of this month's contest is... Lornami!

    This is.. amazing. There's just so much detail. The reflections in the water, the bark on the trees, the random metapods in the background, the way the light is shining on the moving water..

    The only major flaws I can see are a few little problems with the outlines, mostly on the Budew. Very well done.


    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    Second Place goes to Nicolas.

    This is also very good, though it's hard to tell what's going on. Is it squinting, sleeping, or what? Well, whatever is going on, it's shaded nicely, and without too many noticable errors.

    One thing I notice is that the anatomy is a little off. The flower seems to be too far forward, and one foot seems a lot bigger than the other. Also, having the shadow shaped to be more flower-like would have been a nice touch.



    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    Third Place goes to Kinarii.

    This is practically flawless. The shadows make sense, the shading is wonderful... there's really nothing bad to say about it.

    This was definately first place before those last 2 entries. However, they are more complicated and detailed, even if they do have a few flaws.


    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    Fourth Place goes to FoxHound!



    Again, this is nearly flawless, it's just.. more simple than some other entries.

    I really like your take on the theme. It isn't just something colored green. I also enjoy this minimalistic style.


    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    Fifth Place goes to Electramite.

    *image removed* This is a very interesting piece of pixel art. I enjoy the contrast between the two parts. One part is in full color, and the other in shades of green. I also really like the shading on the green parts.

    A few things bug me, though. The outlines and shading on the head seem a little rough. Then something about the outline on the part of Bulbasaur's bulb that covers part of the hoie. And the hole itself.. something about the shape seems a little off, but it's nothing major. Good Job.


    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    Sixth Place goes to rhevarhe_duh.

    I've had a very hard time judging this one. It's been in every place from 3rd to 12th at some point in time. At first, I thought "why is it all bumpy?" then later I noticed Australia and finally realized. "OMG, they're mountains. It's geographically correct?!" It's funny how something I initially thought was a flaw was actually a detail.

    The detail on this is amazing. The rough outlines kinda bug me, though, and the "leaves" don't really look that much like leaves. Still, I'm impressed by the attention to detail.


    [PokeCommunity.com] March Pixel Art Contest - Results

    These are the remaining entries. They are not necessarily 7th, 8th, 11th, etc, just an approximation.


    gp_arts39

    This is quite detailed for a small piece, but the detail isn't all that apparent unless you zoom in. The shading seems a little too subtle, especially on the grass and trees. The grass just looks like a solid color unless you zoom in and pay close attention.

    Also, the swamp or whatever that yellow-green stuff is seems.. oddly shaded. It's a bunch of random dots that don't seem to make any sense. Still, it's a good piece of pixel art.

    Alistair


    This is a fairly good entry. The edges are a little rough, but other than that, no major flaws. It's just... so simple.


    HFI


    My thoughts on this are about the same as the one above.


    riceeman


    My only big problem with this is the things above it's eyes. They look like eyebrows, but I'm not sure they are. It kinda throws off the "happy plant fairy" thing your description implied. To me, it looks angry.



    Destrozone

    The one on the left is shaded nicely, but the right one seems like it should be shaded in the same way the other is. You did a nice job hiding how it was copied/flipped, though.

    pokemon xd


    Cute. The outline shading needs some work, though. The head has mostly black outlines, which doesn't really make sense.

    tbone1094


    I'm not certain what this is, but.. it's nice, I guess. It doesn't really fit the theme very well. I mean, yeah, it has some green in it, but.. the "green" part isn't very apparent.

    Jappio

    Again, not really anything wrong with it, it's just small and kinda simple.
     
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    Yay! Awesome job everyone, and congrats to the winners (including myself), and thanks for choosing my work! Man, I used to suck at shading anything (pixels or otherwise), so apparently I've gotten somewhere. :3
     
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    I'm happy that the ones that I thought were really good all got a spot in the top! (I so did not see those mountains, but thought it was good anyways. That's amazing!)
    I thought for sure Kinari had me! Good job, everyone~ <3

    Many people said something about the budew, but I still can't figure how out how to fix it in my mind. Maybe it was because of the roundness of it...Hmm~ Have to work on that.

    I think it's finished though; it's done it's work. :D I can keep it in thought for next time.

    Congratulations, everybody!

     
    4th place, not bad at all :D

    Good work everyone.
     
    Congrats everyone! You all deserved this one!

    I'll get you next time though...
     
    Congrats Lornami! You did a great job!

    ...And of course for everyone! It's really good!
     
    I finally put up the 7th+ place entries... well, most of them. I still have a few left. I'll hopefully get to them tomorrow or later tonight.
     
    Kenji~ said:

    gp_arts39


    This is quite detailed for a small piece, but the detail isn't all that apparent unless you zoom in. The shading seems a little too subtle, especially on the grass and trees. The grass just looks like a solid color unless you zoom in and pay close attention.

    Also, the swamp or whatever that yellow-green stuff is seems.. oddly shaded. It's a bunch of random dots that don't seem to make any sense. Still, it's a good piece of pixel art.
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    Thanks Kenji! I also realized that, which was why i mentioned the detail at small size quote...

    as for the shading, i understand completely what you mean. i wanted a "flat" look though, to contrast with the swamp and the muk... maybe it was to flat...

    as for the swamp, it was supposed to be that mossy stuff... like duckweed... but still, even the duck weed has a shade variation...

    anyhow, thanks for the critism, and the explaination! Also, thanks for hosting a great contest, and for choosing really good winners!

    Keep Spriting Folks!

    (hope i didn't throw you all off with the "folks"...)​
     
    Congrats to everyone. I'm happy with being in a tie for 7th place zone, even if I was on the bottom of it =P. Cool to hear there is nothing wrong with it.
     
    good job evrybody they were all very nice
     
    Jappio said:
    Congrats to everyone. I'm happy with being in a tie for 7th place zone, even if I was on the bottom of it =P. Cool to hear there is nothing wrong with it.
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    You aren't on bottom, you're close to the middle, yours was just the last one I had time to post that day. XD

    Froslass_Maniac said:
    lal i must have done really bad not standing on 7th+ x'd
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    Everyone not in the first 6 are in 7+, I just haven't gotten around to posting the rest of the sprites' criticisms. XD
     
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