Greets!

In the last couple days, we've had a number of excellent submissions, including some awesome sprites and a bunch of battle sound effects. Check out our Latest Submissions page, or subscribe to the RSS feed!

Here are some highlights:

Attack sounds

Town Tiles

OpenGameArt.org is running a pixel art contest! We're seeking hair, accessories, and other modifications to our male and female (to be released shortly) sprite bases, for a cash prize of US$100, or US$50 for second place! Read the rules and submit your entry today! All entries are due by August 1st, with winners to be announced on August 9th.

Sorry to duplicate this entry, but I had to blog it so it hits the RSS feed.

OpenGameArt.org is now accepting donations. I won't go into great detail about it here, as the relevant information is all available on the donation page. I would, however, like to reiterate a couple of things:

* Donations will be put toward art commissions.
* There is no expectation that a user should donate, nor is there any special benefit for doing so, apart from recognition.
* I have enough personal funding to keep this site going regardless of donations, but any extra funds will bring in more commissions, which means more art for the community.

If you have any questions (including ones about site costs and whatnot), please ask them here. I'd like to keep things as open as possible.

Thanks!

Bart

I assume everyone's noticed that the front page layout has changed. On the right side of the page, you'll see a number of boxes, which contain links to recent and popular art. In particular, take note of the "Favorites" box. Registered users can add art to their favorites by clicking the "Add to Favorites" button on the bottom of an art page.

I've also done some clean-up in the forum area to make it a bit clearer and easier to use. As always, please let me know via the forum if you have any comments, criticisms, or ideas.