We're getting a lot of new visitors today.  If you like what you see, perhaps you can help give the community some direction.  Why not leave a post on our forum and plug your game project (regardless of whether it's a mature, well-established project, just a twinkle in your eye, or anything in between).  Tell us about it.  Let us know what kind of art you're looking for.  We'd love a chance to serve the community better. :)

Peace,

Bart

First, a quick postmortem.  I clearly didn't give the Mini-contest enough time for the news to get around.  People heard about it, but mostly after it had ended, which means we got very few entries.  However, the entries we did get, while few in number, are quite good.  All entries are judged for creativity, execution, and effort, on a scale of 1 to 5.  Here they are:

Little Shrooms, by Blarumyrran

These are the oddest looking mushrooms I've ever seen.  They almost look like miniature trees.  A very cool and creative concept.  The downside is that the colors look a little desaturated compared to the tileset they'll be included in.  This isn't a serious complaint, and it should be easy to fix.

Creativity: 5
Execution: 4
Effort: 4
TOTAL: 13

Bush, by qubodup

A solid bush that fits in well with the color palette.  I'm particularly fond of the shading, which is executed very well.  On the downside, it lacks a shadow, although again this is a fairly small complaint. 

Creativity: 3
Execution: 4
Effort: 5
TOTAL: 12

Bush with Berries, by qubodup

As above, but with berries.  Honestlly, they're too big, and they don't feel like they're really part of the bush itself.

Creativity: 3
Execution: 3
Effort: 5
TOTAL: 11

FINAL RESULTS:

1. Little Shrooms, by Blarumyrran
2. Bush, by qubodup
3. Bush with Berries, by qubodup

Greets!

I've been doing some more work on the OGA community tileset.  As you can see, I'm quite serious about making it happen, but it would be nice if I could get some additional contributors other than just myself.  If you're at all interested, stop by and leave a comment on our Community Projects forum.

Peace,

Bart

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We've set up a system here at OGA wherein users are awarded recognition for their accomplishments and contributions to the community.  You can earn "Medals" by contributing art, posting on the forums, commenting on art, participating in contests, etc.  These medals will show up on your user page and your forum posts.  Accumulating medals may earn you small benefits, such as being able to bypass the approval process when posting art; however, access to all of the art on this site will always remain open to everyone.

You can read more about medals here.

Peace!

Bart