The rules for this week are:
*Your favorite Greek/Norse god/goddess in sprite form*
Anyone from Loki to Athena is eligible. I would like to see a style that would be usable in an AGS game, so keep that in mind.
For inspiration, here are several random sprites taken from Capcom's "King of Dragons", shown at double size.
(http://herculeaneffort.adventuredevelopers.com/upload/files/kingofdragons.gif)
Limitations:
Size: 75x75 pixels
Color: 25
75x75, 15 colors
(http://www.garlic.com/~rideout/spacepiratecaine/Persephone.gif)
Persephone, Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, holding the pomegranate.
Quote from: SpacePirateCaine on Tue 01/03/2005 09:17:19
75x75, 15 colors
(http://www.garlic.com/~rideout/spacepiratecaine/Persephone.gif)
Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades, daughter of Zeus and Demeter,
Hades was marryed to his niece?
Yes, since almost all Greek gods were related in one way or another.
I present to you ... PAN greek god of... PAN pipes!!
Thats right, this ugly buger is responsible for thos little wooden pipes, as well as being greek god of sheep and herds! If you ever got struck by a sudden fear, especially in lonely places then this is the guy to blame, hence the word panic.
Without further ado... give a warm welcome to the council of olympiad tonights uninvited guest... PAN!
(http://www.rjtwilton.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pan.png%3Cbr%20/%3E)
Blown up to double size, 75x75, i can only find 14 colours but im sure it came to somewhere around 20... oh well.
SpacePirateCaine - Yours rocks but maybe Persephone needs to pul her top up a bit, her right breast is showing... i can hear those complaints to MTV now...
Not my best, but hope you like it - Rich
Quote from: Potter on Tue 01/03/2005 16:29:00
Hades was marryed to his niece?
Yup, lots and lots of inbreeding in the Greek pantheon of gods, but hey, they're gods - genetic mutations aren't a big thing to them, I'm sure. And they're one of the only two godly couplings that didn't produce offspring. Aside from Aphrodite and Hephaestus.
Quote from: DontTreadOnMe on Tue 01/03/2005 21:31:01
maybe Persephone needs to pul her top up a bit, her right breast is showing... i can hear those complaints to MTV now...
She's a greek goddess, it's a wonder she's wearing any clothes at all. And it's partially covered - no nipplage here. I figured that with most of the representations of greek gods in art having them in a sash at most, I portrayed her as relatively demure. I mean, there's a grand total of one non-naked person in this (http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/images/haifa/h18.jpg) artistic rendition.
Nudism rocks.
Enter Hades, God of the Underworld and all that it entails..
(http://members.cox.net/veradin/hades.gif) and a slightly more dramatic looking version? (http://members.cox.net/veradin/hades2.gif)
edit: Oops, didn't catch the color limitations bit..Here is just the sprite (no fancy background) which adheres to the 25 color limit
(http://members.cox.net/veradin/hades5.gif)
And because I enjoy Greek Mythology...The Battle of Brothers! (that's hades down there getting zapped)
(http://members.cox.net/veradin/zeusvshades.gif)
I know he looks a tad demonic (well maybe alot) but Hades wasn't exactly a nice God, even by Greek Mythology standards (90% of them were slime anyway).
Prog, you seem to have some time on your very skillful hands... would you like some work to do? ;D (ok, now seriously?)
(http://www.rpsffl.net/images/odin.gif)
Odin, with Hugin, and Munin.
(http://marcus.krupa.se/AGS/sj_050302.gif)
x3
(http://marcus.krupa.se/AGS/sj_050302.gif)
Can't say that I have a favourite so I just picked one that seemed interesting and it fell on Artemis, the goddess of hunt and something else.
Been meaning to try out some figuredrawing on a pixel level. Turned out to be quite tricky.
That is quite amazing loominous, I don't know how you do it.
loominous, simply amazing, I especially dig the clouds
Here's Thor, including a generic star background: ;)
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/thor3.gif) 3x: (http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/thor3.gif)
As far as I know, he uses his hammer to produce lightning and thunder. (Storms, too?)
edit: 23 colors, btw
Hey! n00b here. This is my Poseidon:
(http://www.freewebtown.com/bog/ags/poseidon.gif) (http://www.freewebtown.com/bog/ags/poseidon.gif) 13 colors i think
Quote from: BoG on Thu 03/03/2005 20:48:02
Hey! n00b here.
Looking at your art, I wouldn't call you that...
Thanks i guess. I'm new on the forum and this is my 4th finished sprite(out of 7).
(http://www.abo.fi/~andslott/sj/vainamoinen.gif)(http://www.abo.fi/~andslott/sj/vainamoinen.gif)
It's Väinämöinen!
Stretching the rules here a bit since Finnish mythology isn't exactly Norse... but we're so geographically close anyway!
(http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/game-haven/aphrodite.png)
Aphrodite (and wearing a lot more clothes than she's usually depicted in!). I think I'm getting a bit better at drawing sprites!
Oh damn it, I did Aphrodite as well but with the exact amount of clothes she is usually depicted in ;D.
Well, here she is. Not very original now, but what other god/goddess was I supposed to choose using Venus as my nick who is the Roman equivalent to Aphrodite?!?
75x75 24 colours
1x (http://www.ninamorgenstern.de/AGS/venus.gif) 3x (http://www.ninamorgenstern.de/AGS/venus.gif)
Quote from: SpacePirateCaine on Tue 01/03/2005 09:17:19
75x75, 15 colors
(http://www.garlic.com/~rideout/spacepiratecaine/Persephone.gif)
Persephone, Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, holding the pomegranate.
She's wearing HARDLY ANYTHING! Come on, this is a family forum!
Lol, I just find it funny how DontTreadOnMe was complaining about it, and then now in perspective of some of the other entries... ;D
Smashing work, Venus.
Scummbuddy- depends..Still doing the atc, but send me a pm and let me know what's on your mind.
Quote from: ProgZmax on Sat 05/03/2005 05:17:19
Smashing work, Venus.
Thanks, I had a good teacher, Master ProgZ ;)
I was just joking about the nudity... I have no problem with it... just some people do... but come on.. whats wrong with a T shirt with naked ladies on it thats so insulting?
Thats one heluva sprite venus... next time consider a bikini though... (only joking... its artistic license) Like Progz said most of them were slime.. what a wh...
Loving them all, its a good jam - Rich
PS my chances have been trashed, looking at mine now it seems messed up, speciali the legs.
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/hermes.png)(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/hermes.png)
would of finished it but I only started today and realised the deadline is today so heres my try I worked on it for 45mins
Its Hermes the messenger god thing, dunno If he is a god really but he was in Hercules the Disney film
Hey Potter, nice sprite, but I'd change the background as long as there is still time. Right now you have 64 colours and allowed are only 25...
btw, Hermes indeed is a god, namely the god of communication and travel.
Wow, some great entries here! I'm seriously surprised by the number of entries, but I'll do my best to judge.
SpacePirateCaine: With its size and colors, your sprite is very usable in a game. I like the piece of fruit she's holding, it makes her character a little more recognizable. I didn't have a problem with her outfit either. :)
Donttreadonme: Pan was definitely a good choice for a sprite, and I like the way you pulled him off with non-traditional colors (like the grey skin). However, it'd be nice if the shape of his legs were a bit more defined since it's slightly hard to make them out.
Progzmax: (I'm assuming the third sprite you posted (Hades without the background) is your entry) Very nice job on the color choice and shading. However, I'm not thrilled how his pose is very symmetrical (almost mirrored).
Seleceus: You did a good job making everything very recognizable (bird, sword, shield) without getting caught up in the details. It would be nice to see a little more shading though, especially on Odin himself.
Loominous: Impressive execution! I do like the subject, too. It's a little hard to see that the white bits over her right shoulder are arrow feathers (and where's the strap to the quiver?), but your shading is masterful.
khrismuc: Another impressive sprite! I'm a little unsure of what he's standing on (rock or cloud?), but I like his dynamic stance. The coloring is good, but you should make the values of his skin tones farther apart to improve the contrast.
BoG: Nice pick for an entry. His shoulders seem a bit big and his head a bit small, but the scales look pretty good. With a little more shading, the piece could gain some depth.
Ghormack: I'm not really sure who this god is, and what makes him special. Right now he kinda looks like a plain old man with a stick. I like the non-saturated colors you chose, though.
Pelican: You should put some darker shades in this picture to give it definition, and maybe change her pose so it isn't too symmetrical.
Venus: The pose is very classical and I like the detailing on the shell. I think the waves should have been less shaded to keep them from stealing the focus away from the goddess herself.
Potter: Hermes is definitely a good pick. You could have done a little more with it though. As it is, I'm a bit unsure what's on his head (is it hair or a helmet?). It could use a few more shades in it as well.
The result: I wanted to see someone emphasize the larger-than-life aspect of mythological gods and goddesses. These characters are the superheroes of old, so the sprite should reflect that. I also wanted to see a character that was instantly recognizable to me. I know this hidden criteria may seem unfair, but it'd be so hard to judge between these pieces without it.
Basing my decision on the above requirements, I pick khrismuc's Thor as the winner. It's a tough decision to make, especially when confronted with the technical expertise and artistic talent Loominous displayed in his Artemis sprite.
Thanks to all the people who entered!
Congrats khrismuc! :D
Thanks!
I'm clueless, I didn't see that coming...
I'll think hard about a (hopefully) original theme for the next jam.
As I'm relatively new here, is there anything I should know?
QuoteAs I'm relatively new here, is there anything I should know?
Don't mess up or we'll hunt you down and kill you.
Haha, kidding. Just take a look at some previous Jams to get an idea of how to word everything, and don't take too long to post a new topic. Congrats!