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NPC ( Venger )

Prompt list

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

So yeah I love Venger I had a whole campaign lined up where they were the main villain with four lieutenants (They were the Elite four from pokemon (it was weird but I am weird)) So outside of dealing with car troubles there's not much to say. Bit of trouble with finding a good size while still working small. Maybe I'll come back and try it in different sizes.

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Theme

Playable Race (Mujina )

Prompt list

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Ok so we're sticking to the idea of construction over just painting and I think the results speak for themselves. I need to get a better hang on shading but I feel my linework is really good here and I present what it is well. Happy with this piece.

Also there was no way I was fitting japanese writing in my size there so I just put my initials down. Have a quick and easy variant.

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Theme Familar ( porcelyne )

Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

So today I set the goal to go through the motions properly. A lot of my pixel art is by the seat of my pants more akin to painting and then adding onto what I paint. Today I made layers, I even labeled the buggers, I drew an outline and adjusted it before adding colors and I think that help quite a bit now the trouble is that I have to keep consistently doing it. I think I could've taken this piece further but I was kind of drawn to the palette which was a grey nebulous blob that while perfect for the skin tone made adding shadows to the dress difficult. This piece is kind of a yokai (another of my favorites) and based on the little china girl from Oz because she had a great look. I'm happy with my construction especially in the hair but I definitely chickened out elsewhere.

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Theme

Cryptid ( minhocão )

Prompt list

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

BIG WORM!!! BIG WORM YEAH!! So I wanted to properly convey the size of this big beasty and decided isometric was the way to go. I needed to practice after all. While I think I nailed the lighting a bit I need to work on casting shadows on the body.

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Theme

Fearsome Critter (Jackalope)

Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

So I had an instant thought with this little mythical guy. El-ahrairah from Watership down. So my thinking was to make the antlers hard to see and broken up to kind of look like stars so please give it a click to see it against the black. Also here's a variant for fun

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Theme Yokai (Chōchin-obake)

Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Well I already made my favorite wall yokai so I might as well double back and make my second favorite Tsukumogami I love the idea of something gaining sentience after getting enough time and I really wish there was a yokai for stuffed animals lovingly passed down from one child to the next. I like the idea so much I'm working on a feat for constructs that allow them to become awakened after living long enough. Just a neat idea. For this piece I kept it simple and used only 4 colors and while I initially used a bright white I had in the eye I settled instead for the dark reddish brown for the body.

I encourage everyone hear to search Creature Codex Year of Yokai masterpost because its full of great beasties.

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Theme Video Game (Chocobo) Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

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I was working hard on Tyrant but time was short and it just wasn't coming together in a way I liked. So I did another pass through the lovely Codex until I found something else I could work out. So I put some colors together and made this lovely boy.

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Theme Anime (Mori-no-shihaisha)

Prompt list

Creature Codex Art Challenge

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Oh life is easy when all I gotta do is draw a cute hamster and make them big through exporting then exporting that image to make it even bigger. I think I captured their menace. If folks tell you that using a reference is cheating showing them this so they know cheaters always prosper.

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Theme Movie Monster (Greogg) Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

This is Greg the Greog. Big brain guy with vibrant colors, having had experience with drawing brains this went easy enough. I had a more muted palette but I wanted everything to pop. Let me know what you think folks.

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Theme Outsider, Native (Slenderman) Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Well I feel like a putz, I was doing my counting to make sure I was on track and found out that a week ago I missed Native outsiders (an odd notion) so I had to double back and whip up this bad boy. Happy with the palette and the while works well. Wouldn't want to run into this in the woods but I don't go into the woods for this exact reason.

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Theme Arduin(Tri-Color Dragon)

Prompt List Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

So yeah pixel art is my passion. I had a three headed dragon and a vision. While I may have lost some detail like the red wings I think I captured what's most important. I put all my heart into making those big ol eyes perfect.

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Theme Hackmaster (Loathsome Prowler)

Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Pinheaded evil punks that travel in packs? Time to make one good head and then use the brush tool. I made a big crowd of them and am in love with the on in the back who's too short to see. I also swapped the colors out for a softer green and am pleased with the result.

Imagine these things rolling up on you asking if you got games on your phone.

Palettes Picked

And the variant

Theme Pathfinder 2e (Cobbleswarm)

Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

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Went in a brand new direction. Since our beasties are cube shaped I thought I'd make a pixel art papercraft piece that folks in theory could print out and use. Let me know if anyone does I'd love to see it .

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Theme D&D Monster (Beholder)

Prompt List Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

First off god bless CC for giving me the beholder in pathfinder both as a dm and as an artist because this beauty is a treat to make. I drew this nightmare creature while watching the Bluey special. I knew I wanted red and grays and the bath palette worked great. Teeth are good and the eye is stupendous. Happy artist happy piece.

Here's a version without text.

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Theme

Vermin (Bombardier Beetle) Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Love these little guys. I had a nice brown palette with a pinch of red and green and thus these little beetle fella gets made nice and easy. I'm actually fond of summoning these guys in pathfinder and would combo with a giant bee to make an aerial bomber.

Palette picked

Theme

Undead (Brain in a jar)

Prompt list

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

I actually have a real fondness for this goofy monster just asking to be shaken up like a martini. I'm part of a great pixel art server and someone submitted a palette for rain that also worked well for my needs. I unfortunately am lacking in time again as I got work but this turned out pretty good.

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Theme

Plant (Vampire Pumpkin) Prompt List

Creature Codex Art Challenge

Commentary

Well this was an easy pick. Make a pumpkin add vampire fangs break for lunch. The creature is supposed to make you feel really negative and such but I got such a nice pleasant color palette for these autumn colors. I'm happy with this

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