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

Thanks!

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! :)

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!

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

The concept of this is amazing—incredible use of the theme. The moon/eye is gorgeous, too, detail & shape-wise. I love the desert landscape as well. The only issue is there seems to be a minor glitch at the bottom of the blink, but that's only noticeable if you're looking closely...

Wonderful idea & well-crafted illustration!

A wizard who looks about to go on an adventure! The dimensionality of the robe is great, it hangs and looks so soft; the dangling charm off the hat is really cute, and I love the shimmering look of the silver/opalescent detailing and the shimmery blue magic aspects... really good job!

The best thing here is your use of colors; you've created such a bold and textural look, and the composition is perfect. The brightness of the grass in the foreground is so eye-catching, and the layers and shapes of the clouds in the sky are so unique and fun to look at. The only thing that doesn't work for me is that I wouldn't have known the tower was a tower if it weren't for the description, and the blue beam (?) coming from the top of it isn't working for me shape-wise; it seems stiff in a composition that's otherwise so lively.

Great work!

Really freaky monster design! The detailing on the creature with the swirling is a nice touch, and the way you managed to catch all the textures of the tree bark too... the floating glimmers add to the deeply uneasy feeling as well. The shape of the composition (maybe too centered?) doesn't add to the amazing depth the rest of the piece has; but there's a striking sense of fluidity in your lines. Great job!

A mountain that's also a guy in agony—I love the horror aspect of it & the creativity! Incredible concept & execution :)

A lovely Halloween-esque world; the movement of the purple water and the orb thing are relaxing and fun to look at, while the landscape details are minimalist but really cohesive. Really good work!

The broken door and the sky are amazing. The ground/foreground is somewhat cluttered and doesn't have a sense of purpose... more detail or objects there could have improved that. But the archway against the sky!! It's absolutely striking; and speaking of the sky, the choice of colors there is brilliant. The clouds themselves are remarkably textural and unique, really satisfying to look at!

The choice to use an extremely limited color palette here is very striking; I love the jaggedness of the cave & the sense of it having real depth. Absolutely gorgeous composition, too.

Melancholy and cozy; I love the drawing style of the girl who's imagining/wishing.

A really unique take on the theme, and the composition/color work here is just as inventive. It looks like a piece of paisley wallpaper or a quilt... something homey and yet expansive, initially mundane but also with a sense of the kids' creativity. There's an uneasiness in the work too, probably created from the distinctive tilting diagonal line of that fence and the way the grass/yard around them continues indistinctly off the canvas... a really thought-provoking art piece.

The serpent in the cave is so jaunty and cute, & the mushrooms and little growing things in the foreground are really satisfying to look at! I think the shape of the water could be improved & maybe would look better without the blue stripes, but I'm not sure.

Absolutely delightful little creature!

A gorgeous landscape piece; I particularly love the shading on the mountains—they really, genuinely look like mountains, in both shape and dimensionality. The use of perspective is also wonderful. To me, the one thing that could be improved is the shape of the forest on the right... maybe it's because there aren't that many greens to work with in the color palette, but it could use more depth or detail.

Very talented piece.

The colors and shading here is gorgeous; I particularly love the edges of the stairs and the edges of the portal, which has a messy painterly effect that feels so three dimensional. The use of light and shadow is purposeful and all adds to the physicality of the piece. The only thing that doesn't entirely hook me is the closest ring of rocks, though I can't say entirely why...

Wonderful piece!

Really delightful castle, I love the crystal spike things and the contrast between purple and blue there. The slow atmosphere change from blue sky to the sand below is extraordinarily pleasing too. It may have been more striking if you leaned into that crisp detail somewhat more in the clouds too, either by making them a little bit more thin/horizontal or by giving them a different shape or texture.

Awesome work!

The contrast between the simple geometric background pyramids and the swirling wizard spell is really great; the composition is perfectly balanced too, & it has a really wonderful outer-space feel. I'm not entirely sure about the roundness of the wizard's face but that's purely personal preference—and the face is doing a great job to visually tie in with the top of the wizard's staff, which is part of what's giving the entire piece the drama and crisp enjoyment that it has. :)

I love the boldness of the style here, the rocket in front of the moon is delightful both theme-wise and visually satisfying to look at in how you used shapes & colors; the wavy border is also a really nice touch. The only thing I'm not sure about is the city below; more colors there or maybe more variation in shapes could've made the piece more visually cohesive instead of top-heavy.

Altogether this a really fun image, it made me smile!

I love the scale/composition of this and the expressiveness of the dragon's face, which is my favorite part. The lack of detail on the wings feels a little more empty, & although that emptiness does serve a good purpose in leading the eye over to the focal point of the dragon's face, I'd also have been interested to see more texture on the wings, even just a subtle one!

Really fun piece :)

Oh sorry I must have replied to you instead of the mod, that was an accident! But thank you for the explanation! :)

Is the jam non-exclusive? Is it ok to submit something to this & also another jam?

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it :)

thanks so much, glad you like it! :)

I finally finished issue #4! :) https://sarabarkat.itch.io/perception-cacophony-issue-4

thank you!!! hopefully I'll have the time to work on it again soon :)

this was so whimsical and fun! I laughed :)

Ooh, love the concept of a Trompe-l'œil/art-inspired game! And your sketch of Dr. Trompaloglio made me laugh, he has such personality!

I'm glad you enjoyed the atmosphere! :) & yeah, the font was fun but pretty difficult to make, especially since I'd never made one before

ahh, thanks so much! we'll see if I can ever figure it out :)

wonderful!

this was fun! I actually laughed :)

So far what I've done to get around that is just copy and paste the text that I want into the text editor. It works that way!

This game looks really fun, & the art is wonderful! I like the color palette too :)

This looks great!

awesome visuals! I love your use of black and white to make the different styles of visuals & text stand out while also going together really nicely.

In the 16th century, the magician John Dee created a language that, he claimed, had been revealed to him (through his associate Edward Kelley) by the heavenly host themselves: the language of angels. This language, known as Enochian, was written down by hand in his journals. Now, for the first time, these characters are available as a pixel font!

https://sarabarkat.itch.io/pixel-enochian

now: persephone & hades discuss springtime, roses, & if zeus is really listening. [5-page comic]
https://sarabarkat.itch.io/perception-cacophony-issue-1