Sprite Jam: 20th - 27th June

[Bernie]

The heroes of the future wear sunglasses and trenchcoats a lot and also appear not to like the effects of sun rays on their skin, being generally 'bad-ass' in a very pasty white manner.

And now, I asketh thee: Where art thou, heroes of the old?

Okay, so that's the new topic - let's pixel some good, old-fashioned heores! Knights, Warriors, Barbarians, and barely dressed Amazon women - whatever you like! Hooray!

Restrictions:

Colors: 32
Size: 128x128

The style and presentation is totally up to you. Close-ups, Posing, Battle - anything goes.

I've made a little pic to get this thing going:



So, let's rock, or something!

[Privateer Puddin']

Not very good at drawing.. people..

[Darth Mandarb]

Is this old enough.

[Bernie]

Yep, I think he definately falls into the old-fashioned hero category!

[JudgeDeadd]

Enjoy my 15 colors Smiling Guy...


2x

[viktor]

I tried more for a fantasy look. But it didn't come out as I wanted it.

[Bernie]

Cool, more entries!

I just wanted to say that you shouldn't feel restricted to only 128x128 or a square ratio - smaller is okay too. 128x128 is pretty big for a sprite, anyway.

Also, if you're feeling like doing a close-up pic or a funky perspective, by all means, do so.

For example, this magically inclined hoody wizard guy would also be a valid entry:


There's so many kinds of old-fashioned heroes... can't wait to see more!

[Haddas]

http://img29.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Haddas/Drawings/tinytony.png

Tiny Tony - The bravest little knight

[pixelcat]

Went with the barely dressed Amazon woman for a change...

[Haddas]

move that hair slightly to the left and you'll be a sure winner

[sedriss]

You took the words out of my mouth, haddasÃ, 

[Tiki]

Training in the dojo:



I'm fairly sure that this will be disqualified, simply because Ninjas didn't lift weights.  Ah..oh well.  I still like it.   The idea of weights  just...jumped at me, and I thought it'd be more interesting than just some ninja posing.   

- 'Rivers'
PS.  Note to self, fix shadows

[Ben]

He doesn't have a spotter. That's not safe..

Oh, and I almost forgot: OMG 80085!!!!111

[MoodyBlues]

Hey, these all look good!

Here's mine: St. Joan of Arc

[BerserkerTails]

My favorite hero of old, the Samurai!




Modeled after Toshirô Mifune, the legendary Japanese actor. It's 29 colours, and it took me six hours!

[Opo Terser]

Nosferatu!





not really a "sprite" but whatever.

[MoodyBlues]

AAAAAUGH!Ã,  *hides*

That is seriously creepy; he looks just like the real thing *shudder*

[sergiocornaga]

That is seriously creepy; he looks just like the real thing *shudder*

Uh... what real thing? Vampires (thats what nosferatu means, right?) don't exist .... do they?

[Ozwalled]

I think he means the old movie...

[big brother]

Here's my entry. A little gory, but I figure that it's justified.

128x128, 21 colors, 200% zoom



Cheers.

[viktor]

where is the other half of  the other guys body 

[JudgeDeadd]

BigBrother: YUCK!!!! Too much blood...

[Mr Jake]

BigBrother: YUCK!!!! Too much blood...

too much blood??

Is there such a thing?

[viktor]

This is nothing to the new Jesus Krist movie (can't remember the exact name)

[Isegrim]

One thing I noticed: The wrong side of the axe is bloody! The way he has swung the axe, the other blade would have been the cutting one 

[big brother]

One thing I noticed: The wrong side of the axe is bloody! The way he has swung the axe, the other blade would have been the cutting one 

If he just rotated his upper body along with the swing, you're right.
But if he does a baseball swing, the axe actually turns, so the image would be correct.

[JudgeDeadd]

This is nothing to the new Jesus Krist movie (can't remember the exact name)

Passion Of Christ.

[Isegrim]

Oops, you're right, sorry...

[Sam.]

that is outstanding. big bro, good work.

Passion Of Christ

Passion of the Christ if you want to get penickity

[Redwall]

The Passion of the Christ

...

[Tiki]

Mel Gibson's the Passion of the Christ

Woo.....three more days.  I think I'll update mine, as it currently can't compete with some more recent entries.

[Sam.]

this is my attempt. doe robin hood count? it only has 26 colours though

[Arboris]

Here's my entry, A dual wilding Crusader. Its 110x128 and uses about 35 colors I believe

Ã, 

Took me really long to create this. But it was worth it in the end, it really looks spiffy.

[kaaZ]

The Bard



31 colours
128*128

[Estaog]

Here is my entry, a dark monk mutated with an ogre head. Hope you like it:


x2

[Tiki]

I'm not sure that's...heroic, Tanker.  Very original, though.

Kaaz and ArboriS:  You guys deserve a pat on the back and a pizza.   Wow!  :o

[Darth Mandarb]

Zooty - Robin Hood counts in my books!Ã,  Good job.

ArboriS - Totally bad ass!Ã,  I love it!

Kaaz - Ditto ... great use of color and very stylistic!

Tanker - Not very hero-ish (as mentioned) but good to see you practicing your art.

[Estaog]

Here is this hero enaugh for you? Its a knight with a red cape wielding a sword up side down.Like it?



Edit: Sorry i forgot to shade a part ( :)

[Mr Jake]

Tanker, if you cleaned up the double pixels on that it would be brilliant!

[Chicky]

much improved tanker, maybe you should look into drawing in 640x480 rather than 320?

[Estaog]

One step at a time brother.

[[Cameron]]

I dont care if im voting to early but i vote for Opo Terser

P.S. Hurry up and make a game dude!

[Darth Mandarb]

PDE - You don't vote for Sprite Jams but yeah, Opo Terser should make a game now!

[[Cameron]]

Even if your not ment to vote, i still vote for him

[Daz]

128x128 and 32 colours as bernard suggested an mage

[Opo Terser]

yeah i've made several games, i just highly doubt anybody would like them

[Mr_Frisby]

38 pints - fourty seconds - need I say more???

[Estaog]

So it ends today huh?

[Redwall]

That's my kind of hero, Frisby!

[viktor]

damn. I don't stand a chance   

[Estaog]

Does the competition end today?

[viktor]

yes it does (and don't be so impatient  )

[Estaog]

Isnt this competition soppose to be over?

[Gilbert]

Don't be impatient.

[jetxl]

The wandering soldier. (making those checker patterns was bad for my eyes)

This character was based on an episode in a tv series. I can't remember the name. It was about an old man sitting next to the fire place telling stories to his talking dog. (i think is was a Jim Henson production).
In one storie a soldier was on his way home when e came across a tree full of little devils. He tricked the devils to get into his bag but when he opened them they escaped except for one that he grabbed out of the air. The little devil owed him a favour if he let him go. And so the soldier did.
Some years later his daughter became very ill. He asked the liitle devil to cure her. The devil gave him a glass, and when you fill the glass with water, you could see Death. If you sprinkled the water on Death, he would disappear.
His daughter got better and he traveled the country to perform his trick. Until one day when Death tisited him. But then the soldier tricked Death to get in his bag. The soldier tied the bag in the highes tree far in the woods.
Years passed, and nobody could die. Wars were going on forever, and people were in pain. The soldier regretted what he did. and released Death. He says that Death should take him but before he could, Death escaped trom the bag.
With Death afraid of him, the soldier started to wonder the world. He walked the path to heaven, but they wouldn't let him in because he played with death. He walked the path to hell but they wouldn't let him because he tricked the devils. And even today he is wandering this world. But don't worry, he's thinking up another plan.

[kaaZ]

I believe the tv series was called 'The storyteller'

[Bernie]

Thanks for all the great entries!

It's really hard to decide on a winner when there are so many good entries. I'm not sure on what criterias I should pick the winner, either.

Anyway, it has to be one of the following:

Darth Mandarb:


BerserkerTails:


Opo Terser:


Big brother:


Arboris:


kaaZ:


Mr_Frisby:


Pixelcat:



Okay - from an objective point of view, big brother would be the winner. I'm not a fan of bloody stuff, but there's so much going on in his entry. Looks like he put a lot of effort in it, and the quality is amazing.

From a subjective point of view, I'd pick Pixelcat, because his entry made me smile.

I think that being objective would be more fair in competitions, so the winner is... big brother!

Thanks for participating... now on to the next sprite jam!

[Arboris]

Indeed, 3 characters in one small frame drawn in great detail. A well deserved victory for Big Brother, Congratulations !

[kaaZ]

Yep...totaly agree here...Big Brothers entry was the best in a serie of realy kickass entries...congrats Big Brother !

[Estaog]

Hmmpff i didnt even made it to the selection. Thats not god damn fair.

[pixelcat]

Congrats Big Brother, well deserved.  The detail in some of these was amazing... I would've picked 5-6 winners myself, so congrats to everyone for the amazing entries.

[Sam.]

i say Darths or BBs

[Darth Mandarb]

Congrats BB!!Ã,  Well deserved in my opinion!

I always have a hard time picking the winner of the sprite jams when there are so many good entries.Ã,  What I have started doing is putting a little piece of criteria to the contest that I don't tell anybody about.Ã,  Then, of all the truely good entries, I pick the one who most closely meets the 'hidden' criteria!

Makes it easier on me!

Anyway.Ã,  Good job everybody who entered.

[BerserkerTails]

Yeah, BB's rocked, as did everyone's. congrats, and looking forward to the next Jam. (Is it just me, or are these becoming popular again?)