Description

The resource creation event you've all been waiting for (again)!

Kids Design The Darndest Things 2
Make monster graphics from my 5 year old's designs



At the end of 2016 I held an impromptu event for you to create monster sprites and/or game art based on my then-7-year-old's crayon artwork. This time, I want you to make monster sprites and/or game art (battle sprites, concept art, facesets, charsets, ...whatever you want!) based on my 5-year-old's artwork.




In this short event we will:
  • Create pixel art version of these monster designs for use in RPG Maker
  • Come up with descriptions and movesets for these monsters
  • Submit them all to this event page
  • Vote on our favourite entries
  • Pick an overall fan-favourite entry


I will post the 11 designs below. The submission deadline is January 25th31st.

Submit your entries using the toolbar in the upper right, and then make a post showing them off in the comments below!



If you submit at least one monster, you will be deemed a participant and receive a Big Pig achievement worth 5ms. If you submit at least six monsters, you will receive an additional Spikey achievement worth 10ms. Participants who submit an entry for all eleven monsters will receive an additional Megalord achievement worth 15ms. That's 30ms in total!

The fan-favourite (as determined by voting after the event) will win the Chompy achievement worth 20ms.



Big Pig

"A very big blue pig with ice powers."


Brownguy

"He is small. He likes to break things."


Roar Dragon

"He has a super big roar! (the large R is his roar). He likes to eat ghosts and people."


Robit

"He got spikes on his head. He's very strong."


Spikey

"He is covered in super-spikey fur."


Monstery

"He flies and bites people."


Ymunwv

"He's got a really very long body."


Chompy

"He is superduper tall and he likes to chomp with his teeth."


Sunmagic

"He is a sun that uses magic spells. He has angry guys that help him."


Wiggleyarm

"He has long arms that grab you."


Megalord

"He is the boss monster. He is superduper strong! The strongest."


Submissions are due by end of day January 31st (UTC)
.




Introducing some bonus artwork to this event! If you submit at least one bonus monster, you will receive a Wormy achievement worth 5ms.

Snowman


Oo-oh


TT and TtT


Fireblock


Rounder


Wormy


Submissions are due by end of day January 31st (UTC)
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At the end of this event, the event page voting will open from January 26th until January 31st. This will be used to vote for our overall favourite submission! The artist will receive the Chompy achievement.

Also, starting on the 26th, I will create voting topics in the forums so that we can vote on each monsters' fan-favourite entry. There are no rewards for these voting rounds beyond self-satisfaction. I will update this section with links to the voting topics.


Unleash your inner-5-year-old and make some monsters!

Details

  • 01/11/2018 11:00 AM
  • 01/31/2018 11:59 PM
  • 02/07/2018 11:59 PM

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Participants Entries
kentona
Dyluck
Healy
LockeZ
TheNecromancer
Bart_Sol
Rose_Guardian
Seiromem
Gourd_Clae
unity
pianotm
RedMask
riderx40
chenbaiwan
Cap_H
Fflo
zDS
suzy_cheesedreams
Frogge
Gredge109
aquatorrent
Muffle
mirin
PsiSteve
plum_child
ModeGone

Posts

@suzy_cheesedreams, I like your art style a lot. Very unique, which makes the monsters stand out big time.

And...

ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAR!

@PsiSteve, thanks!!
Roar Dragon's bleeding stump is a nice detail! No wonder he is so pissed off.


Wiggleyarm


i'm done. i think i made them cuter and worse.



i can't draw hands
@PsiSteve - I like how the single down pointed horn is balanced by the upright tail.

@Aquatorrent - They're adorable I love them. My favorites of the ones you made would be Big Pig, Spikey, and Roar Dragon.

@Suzy - you really have a great grasp of that old school cartoon aesthetic! I love it. Rounder's and Spikey's expressions are a joy to look at. And Monstery looking whale-like is a great idea.

TT and TtT...
got very lazy...

i thought ttt (helmet?) had snake tail?
and TT i think like to sing?

maybe she study sound?
and maybe TTT is mutant? he her creation? friend?


this is 2nd entry
author=aquatorrent
i'm done. i think i made them cuter and worse.



i can't draw hands
kawaii!!! wigglearm cutest!
Brown Bag Guy


YMNV

"Ancient scripture describe YMNV (pronounced 'Ymunewvah') as 'Diety of the birds'. This is thought to be a mistranslation as he does not resemble a bird at all!" (Enemy is immune to CURSE magic)

Chompy

"Air bagpipe champion!"

@suzy_cheesedreams: Those look like really nice childrens book illustrations... like an adaptation of Dr. Suess in terms of color with a bit of old Nintendo illustrations on style. I like it!

@PsiSteve: I don't know why... but I'm reminded of Bevis and Butthead or early Mike Judge cartoons in pixels from your mobs.
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
Got some more done ^_^

Big Pig:


Spikey:


Roar Dragon:


And bonus monster Snowman:

author=RedMask
@Aquatorrent - They're adorable I love them. My favorites of the ones you made would be Big Pig, Spikey, and Roar Dragon.

thanks! i think those are the one that i spent the most time with, so i'm really glad that you like them. your sprites are also as great though, especially monstery.

author=plum_child
kawaii!!! wigglearm cutest!

really? thanks! yours are also cute. i can't stop looking at them.


--
anyway, i just looked at the other's submissions and they look soo good. you guys are making such a great job with those drawings.

also brownguy and oo-oh


:) brownguy must be protag?
This is not an entry since it doesn't follow the rules, but I thought it would be funny hahaha.

@Cheers nah it follows the rules and it is BY FAR the best entry.
author=Gourd_Clae
@Cheers nah it follows the rules and it is BY FAR the best entry.


trutru better than miness :)
Welp I turned Spikey into a Temple :P
Feel free to use him as part of a tile set. I'm pretty sure I sized his doorway so that the average RPG maker character sprite can fit in it.

Some inspiration came from good old Quetzalcoatl a god from ancient Mesoamerica ... but you know Spikier lol



@Plum_child - Very nice I like your Oo-oh's design, the double mask is a great idea.

@Chenbaiwan - your reclining Buddha style Ymnv is very mystical good stuff.

@Unity - That Roar Dragon is intense! Puttin the eyes on it's horns is a neat idea and I like that you incorporated the ghosts.

@Aquatorrent - No problem those sprites of yours definetly feel like they could be turned into plush toys :3
Also, thanks I didn't mention this before but Monstery did have a wee bit of cultural influence as well, I was looking at Oceanic masks and Dogon masks right before I made him. But essentially the idea was lets make Monstery into a mask.

@Mr.Chearlie - that comic reminds me of kids havin imaginary friends. I never had one when I was a kid. Did anyone here have one?

author=RedMask
Welp I turned Spikey into a Temple :P
Feel free to use him as part of a tile set. I'm pretty sure I sized his doorway so that the average RPG maker character sprite can fit in it.

Some inspiration came from good old Quetzalcoatl a god from ancient Mesoamerica ... but you know Spikier lol



@Plum_child - Very nice I like your Oo-oh's design, the double mask is a great idea
Thanks I did others too
You design for spikey is kawaii
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32388
MrChearlie's Brownguy has won the internet. Everybody go home.
author=pianotm
MrChearlie's Brownguy has won the internet. Everybody go home.

aw, oh well its ok that i lost :)
@Plum_child - I just noticed you haven't yet clicked the Submit button on the event yet. To enter your characters I'm pretty sure you need to do that. Just wanted to mention so that you can be officially in the event. :D
author=RedMask
@Plum_child - I just noticed you haven't yet clicked the Submit button on the event yet. To enter your characters I'm pretty sure you need to do that. Just wanted to mention so that you can be officially in the event. :D

oops :( sorry! submitting~ your work good! better than mine :)