The 1800's sure were gloomy, perhaps because everything was in black and white.  This week, celebrate Gothic Fiction with a macabre work of your own!  Design the cover of a Gothic Novel, real or imaginary, using exactly 2 grays, one with RGB 48,48,48 (#303030) and other with RGB 210,210,210 (#d2d2d2)

Canvas Size - Exactly 148 x 210, vertical.
Colours - Exactly 2. Only use (#303030) & (#d2d2d2)
Transparency - No.
Animation - No.

This week, we want you to draw a spellbook. It might be one that belongs to a magic library or one that belongs to a magician (of any sort). The book sprite's back ground must be transparent.

Optional bonus challenge 1: Make it very old.

Optional bonus challenge 2: Draw glowing runes on the cover.

Optional bonus challenge 3: Make it an unconventional book (eg. a tape or an e-reader).

Canvas Size - Max. 100x100
Colours - Max 13 incl. transparency.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.

We were overly ambitious with the September deadline for a new PJ. Cutting a deal with current hosting company was really the only option to keep PJ from having to drastically cut essential features like the forum and weekly challenges. 

Progress IS being made on the new PJ. The structure of the system is pretty much finished and we should be at a point where we can start sharing peaks of the new setup by Christmas. Here's hoping!

We're trying to get submissions of pixel art working at the moment. Please bear with us.  

UPDATE: Permissions should allow it now.

Peace is not in my vocabulary 

This week is all about the grim-dark future of the Warhammer 40k universe. Necrons, Eldar, Orks etc.

There are countless of races, heroes and mechanical wonders to pixel. You can go as crazy as you want as long as the over all theme is Warhammer.

Papa Nurgle loves you!

Canvas Size - Max. 300 x 300
Colours - Max 32
Transparency - Optional
Animation - Optional 

We had to rush the server transfer unexpectedly. Please bear with us while we try and get all the issues ironed out. We KNOW we're missing some recent images and will be pushing those over soon.

Please report any issues you notice in this thread.

Pixel art metroidvania game Savior launches its Kickstarter with a new extended trailer. Savior is planned to come out on Windows and Mac, and Switch and additional consoles, pending the completion of Kickstarter stretch goals. Launch dates are TBA. Savior is built by Starsoft, a small group of passionate industry veterans with dozens of years of experience between them. The awesome art is made by pixel artists led by PJ member Weston.

A long awaited pixel art metroidvania of phenomenal pixel art awesomeness, Blasphemous is now on Steam! The game is developed by Spanish indie studio The Game Kitchen, published by good old Team17 and features amazing art by multiple pixel artists including Pixel Joint members such as Holmik and Cyangmou. Be sure to check it out!

What if Space Invaders came out in 2019? This week, we want you to reimagine one of the classic space invaders sprites below in a high-res fashion and draw its sprite. Your sprite might be; a creature, a robot, a spaceship or anything else as long as it resembles one of the classic sprites below.

Canvas Size - Max. 120x120
Colours - Max 18 incl. transparency.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional

A tale as old as time. Two warriors, rivals or even friends engage in a duel.

This week, I want you to depict a scene with two characters fighting. There can only be 2 characters in your entry!

Canvas Size - Max. 250 x 250
Colours - Max 32
Transparency - Optional
Animation - Optional