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The Pixel Art Challenge #3

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A jam submission

Fantasy Castle [pixel art]View project page

cute fantasy castle pixel art
Submitted by sarabarkat — 1 day, 21 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Use of Colors#683.2803.280
Overall#703.2203.220
Theme#893.1403.140

Ranked from 50 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your art incorporate the theme?
Castles appear in fantasy a lot; & I tried to make the art seem kind of fantastical like you're entering into a fantasy world that has many possibilities in it...

Would you like to receive constructive criticism/advice in the comments?

Yes

Type

Still

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OffichigoSubmitted1 day ago(+1)

Lovely use of colors! It's amazing how much detail you managed to fit into so few pixels. Great work!

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The Mermaid
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sarabarkatDeveloper23 hours ago

Thanks!

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himalaSubmitted1 day ago(+1)

I like your composition in the painting. The sun , the castle and the mountain nicely fit the image. Don't have anything to point out specifically. How about adding shadows to the castle which aligns with the location of the Sun?

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Trial door
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sarabarkatDeveloper23 hours ago(+1)

Thank you! Interesting thought about shadows on the castle, too :) That might've made it feel a little more dimensional.

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KHAOSS CreationsSubmitted1 day ago(+1)

This looks very nice and joyful, I can tell you had fun with the colors and i think you used them quite well, especially with the ground!
I will say in some areas it is a little messy, for example I would have not added the pink pixels into the stone at the bottom to make it stand out more. The left part of the castle does feel quite flat and nothing really pops out to me in this image but overall I think it is quite a well made image and i can tell you know what your doing with the landscaping. I would love to see more from you in future pixel art jams :D

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Cheesy Moon
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sarabarkatDeveloper1 day ago(+1)

Thanks so much, I'm glad you liked the use of colors! It really was a fun piece to make. Yeah I think the ground turned out especially well too; the landscape part was definitely my favorite aspect of the piece. I see what you mean about the castle feeling a little bit flat; in some ways I did mean to do that but it's true I might've gone too far with it, to the extent that nothing pops out. Drawing architecture isn't my strong suit haha. I really enjoyed participating in this pixel art jam & I'd definitely love to do so again in a future one! :)

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Rallyredstar14Submitted2 days ago(+2)

similar to what i did, i really like how you added little dots, which makes the castle feel rusty. love the cute sunset and the fact that it looks so video game-like, yet also very painting-like! good job bro :)

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Mystic Castle
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sarabarkatDeveloper1 day ago

Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed the details on the castle & the sunset—the sunset was quite fun to make. Video game-like but also painting-like is definitely what I was going for!

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MythomancerSubmitted2 days ago(+2)

Castle, classic fantasy. Love the rolling hill. The contrast of some single pixels makes it feel a little crowded, but the compactness lends itself pretty well without making it unreadable.

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Crystal Platformer Tileset
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sarabarkatDeveloper1 day ago

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the hill! I see what you mean about the slight crowdedness haha.

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