First off, we've received all the entries for the Casual Gameplay Art Competition. Big thank yous to everyone who sent in artwork. Now we need a little time to look at them, process them, think about them, compare them, print them out and wallpaper our box fort with them, etc. The official game design competition announcement is coming soon.
In the meantime, let's get back to the regular You Are Games hi-jinks. Q-Block, by Okuyama Kazuya, is an extremely nifty graphics editor that runs in your browser. It allows you to build 3D pixel art, just by sticking colorful cubes to each other one at a time.
The interface is remarkably simple and intuitive. You start by editing any of the sculptures that have already been created, and then select "CLEAR ALL" if you want to start from a blank slate. Select "ATTACH" and click anywhere on the picture to add a block. Rotate your artwork in 3D space by clicking and dragging anywhere on the screen. It's just as easy to remove blocks or repaint them a different color.
You can access some slightly more sophisticated controls by selecting the "SHOW CANVAS" option. That lets you edit the piece pixel-layer by pixel-layer, copy layers from one place to another, and even extrude a single layer so it fills the whole space like a tube.
After you save your creation, you can download it as desktop wallpaper, or as a cool animated rotating GIF, or as an image with a few different customization options. Q-Block also supplies you with a link to the finished work. Now, there isn't going to be another big competition already, but if you link us to your piece of 3D pixel art in the comments here, I will personally give it an award. For example, my little friend in the screenshot there is already the winner of the "Best Rooster in a Top Hat" award, like so:
Best Rooster in a Top Hat Award: Psychotronic.
Award titles will be created as needed. Now is an opportunity to bring that giant flaming monkey design you've been carrying around in your imagination out into the world. Or whatever. Go nuts. Awards for everyone!
[Warning: Q-Block is a community art program on the internet, which means you will probably run into some objectionable material while browsing other artist's creations.]
Announcement: I will not be handing out awards right now, because I am going to sleep. Feel free to link to your creations, and I will start hooking you all up with awards tomorrow.
*coughcough* Still no results? D:
Ah well. With the temptation of an award for every entry, I might as well give it a stab, eh?
Like I say, we have to process everything and make some final decisions before announcing the results. We know you've all been waiting patiently for a long time now, so we'll put things together as quickly as we can.
Ayup, I understand.
I'm sure it gets kinda hard to filter all the submitted games, review the best ones, write blogs and skim the 'net for more games while counting up and hosting polls and competitions and whatnot.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1607
Airship!
[Best Airship Award (Blimp): freshlyshowered.]
I guess I'll start it off with this; here is my self-done tutorial in the pixel game! Very cool stuff.
Rainbow Octahedron
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1616
[Best Rainbow Octahedron Award: gmpilot.]
There are some really talented people who've made some amazing art there (yourself included, of course :P).
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1623
earth
[Best Planet Award (Earth): Tyler Glaiel.]
Oh my god...This is exactly what I've been looking for for months. A way to easily make 3D shapes out of cubes. Now I won't need to buy Picross 3D (although I of course will).
Okuyama and Psychotronic, I think I...I...I...love you.
Amorous (?!) gnome.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1633
[Most Romantic Gnome Award: mURK.]
Picross 3D... you mean the DS game?
BEST EVER. YOU WILL BUY IT.
The mascot is kinda creepy though... some kind of warped duck thing?
Anyway, I made a watermelon.
I think I spent too much time on this.
If you pull blocks off it, or look at the canvas panel, you can see the pink inside, and seeds, and even the pale bit between the outside and the pink, the pale green stuff you can technically eat, but has no real flavour.
[Best Watermelon Award: jolson42.]
I can't be believe to be the first one:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1671
[Best Giant Flaming Monkey Award (Headless): gfuz.]
I created the GEB logo from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1675
[Whoa. Best Gödel, Escher, Bach Logo Award: jink.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1677
well I may as well have a go, if everyone gets a prize
[Best Dinosaur Skull Award: joseph.]
Champagne! Cheers!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1649
[Cheers! Most Festive Champagne Bottle Award: weepymoon.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1695
Strawberry was made quickly! Eating should be same quickness as well!
[Tastiest Strawberry Award: Sheer_Cold.]
I made a sword in a stone =)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1710
[Best Sword in the Stone Award: allwise.]
OBJECTION! =P
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1735
[Best Phoenix Wright Award: hk.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1732
1-UP!
Fave it please.
[Best 1-Up Mushroom Lying on its Back Award: mikybee.]
Still figuring out how to make mine 3D
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1737
[Best Sonic the Hedgehog Award (2D, extruded): KW.]
Well, somebody had to make this!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1760
And if someone could improve it a bit.
somebody else (possibly Jay) might be more happy!
[First JIGMan Award: allwise.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1777
Geekalicious :)
[Best Cylon Head Award: elbowjuice.]
this ones mine
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1652
it is a single piece of candy.
[Disqualified. That is jolson's watermelon.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1838
=]
[Best Gradient Prisms Award: Mew.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1839
Octopus... the sucker things are hard to make with blocks...
[Scariest Octopus Award: Cassandra.]
I think it would be useful for someone to upload basic shapes (such as spheres) to make designing easier.
Here's mine! Fish:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1853
[Cutest Pink Fish Award: ♥Owl♥Lover♥]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1865
JIG logo, layered
[Best JIGMan Sandwich Award: Cassandra.]
3D Jigman
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1864
lol, one JIGman created just after another :p
[Best 3D JIGMan Award: Chaos.]
Chaos,
Hey, great minds think alike, right? :)
it's an elephant...with some red paint on its forehead:)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1807
[Best Elephant With Some Red Paint On Its Forehead Award: bradchadley.]
DotT: Purple Tentacle
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1787
[Best Day of the Tentacle Tentacle Award: Werehare.]
Here's my (Not So) Impossible Staircase. Obviously I couldn't do a real impossible staircase, because it's, erm... impossible:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1893
[Least Impossible Staircase Award: Mark Geranium.]
I'm running into problems with the small boundaries, and having selected something to model that fits within them, with it being off-center and colliding with them anyhow. I don't see any way to shift it back centered, so it looks like I'd have to start over.
It bugs me just a little bit that this calls itself "3D Pixel Art" when it's clearly Voxel Art. But that's just taxonomy.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1921
Beautiful art done by my talented 5 year old son. :D
[Awesomest Hot Lava Award: delzoup's son.]
I drew a JiG Man as well. Mines based off of the JiG Favicon :)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1940
[Best Favicon JIGMan Award: Taylor.]
my attempt at some Dr. Who lovin'
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1950
EXTERMINATE!
[Best Unconscious Dalek Award: Cassandra.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1975
It's...an abstract dumbbell thing. :3
[Best Dumbell or Pair Of Lemons or Something Award: necroarkher.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1972
Dog - by Donut's sister
[Who's a good dog? Who's a good dog? Who is it? Are you a good dog? Yes you are! Oh, yes you are! Best Dog Award (Spotted): Donut's sister.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1980
Math nerd here I made a level 2 mengier sponge
[Best Level 2 Mengier Sponge Award: GigaClon.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1992
Secret Message
[Best Secret Message Award: -jS.]
It's the Prince from Katamari!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1991
[Best Prince from Katamari Award: Reece.]
I have created some sort of butterflyesque symmetry.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1994
[Best Symmetrical Butterfly Thing Award: Kate.]
A 'Best Award' (for submission to the Best Best Award Award...)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1996
[Best Best Award Award: Werehare.]
Also, Pencil!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1999
[Best Pencil Award (Knife-Sharpened): Reece.]
Hand over the money or else!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1998
[Best Armed Bank Robbery Award: Ewan Whosarmy.]
OMG... You have created a monster. I am addicted!
Rubiks cube
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1931
tardis:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1997
Me!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2005
[Best Rubik's Cube Award (Solved): Cassandra.]
[Squarest TARDIS Award: Cassandra.]
[Best Self-Portrait Award: Cassandra.]
Anyone like eyezmaze?
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2032
[Best Grow Cube Award: Kegan04.]
Hmmm... Peanut butter and jelly!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2038
-Donut
[Looks like mustard. Best Sandwich Award: Donut.]
I made a chipmunk!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2045
[Best Chipmunk Award (Self-Portrait?): chipmunk.]
It's a Movie Theater! It's a private screening as it has only 9 seats.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2054
[Best Movie Thearther Award: Reece.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2062
It's a me, Super Mario... IN THREEEEEE DIMENSIONSSSSSS
Thank goodness there was exactly enough room, 16 pixels high.
[Best Super Mario Award: PlasmaMan.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2080
my army tank
[Nice. Best Army Tankbot Award: joeykendo.]
Q*bert in Q-Block
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2065
[Best Q-Bert Award (Including Pyramid): lyuelye.]
It's a crude Mondrian with burgundy-ish colors instead of red!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2085
[Best Crude Mondrian With Burgundy Instead of Red Award: IUseCoupons.]
Smiling face, I choose you!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2095
[Best Pokéball Award: Pokemon Trainer.]
This one isn't mine, but it's so interesting I just felt like dropping it here.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2080
Well done, Mtch!
[That's joeykendo's tankbot. It must have taken over your post. Run!]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2114
like what it says, a day at the park. messed up on the sun tho.
[Best Day At The Park Award: Ken.]
Just finished my Sonic 3D, It's a step up of the one i did earlier.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2125
[Best 3D Sonic Head Award: KW.]
the holy grail is at
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2124
[Best Holy... wait a second.]
[Best holy grail Award: sonicrules.]
[What you said.]
A ray gun. Complete with pulsating waves.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2129
[Best Ray Gun With Pulsating Waves Award: Yuggoth_Traveler.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2142
here's mine. it's called Disembodied Eye.
[Best Disembodied Eye Award: JIGuest.]
I've done a few basic thingys, hopefully some more complex creations are on the way!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1617
A Big Head with a Big Nose.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1621
A self portrait. (Try re-awarding that!)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2134
A little robot.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1692
A COTTAGE!
[Scariest Big Head Award: DeclanRM.]
[Best Self-Portrait of DeclanRM Award: DeclanRM.]
[That's not a little robot. Biggest Little Robot Award: DeclanRM.]
[Best Cottage Award: DeclanRM.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1811
Space Inveader.
[Best Space Invader Award: JNinjaz.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2178
[Best Alarm Clock Based On Apple Design Principles Award: Backtrace.]
I made a delicious fruit that's great with peanut butter and not a banana.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2185
[Best Apple That Might Walk Away At Any Moment Award: Reece.]
this looks a little bit like Minecraft
NITROME!
More on the way!
Feed Me
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2200
Skywire
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2187
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2191
Pixel Pop
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2158
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2159
And by the way, when I said little robot, I meant short. His legs are relatively small.
I think I'm addicted to this.
[Um... okay then. Best Short-Legged Robot Award: DeclanRM.]
[Best Carnivorous Plant Award (Feed Me): DeclanRM.]
[Best Robo-Frog Award (Skywire): DeclanRM.]
[Best Air Tram Award (Skywire): DeclanRM.]
[Best Godzilla Award (Pixel Pop): DeclanRM.]
[Best Karate-Chopper Award (Pixel Pop): DeclanRM.]
More retro Fun
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2221
[Best Two-Faced Pooka Award: GigaClon.]
I made a simple sea monster.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2224
[Best Simple Sea Monster Award: SteamPunk.]
Possibly the randomest thing ever.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2233
On another note, this was awesome (not by me).
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1735
[Randomest Thing Ever Award: Arikiko.]
A Sphinx-esque shape. The blockiness makes it tricky to draw, but this site is really fun.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2252
By the by, who else thinks that a Broken Picture Telephone/Q-Block combo would be EPIC fun?
[Most Sphinx-esque Award: Jonny_s.]
Here are two of mine
1: dino stuck in a tar pit: http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2165
and 2: dentures: http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2084
[Best Dinosaur Realizing It Just Stepped In A Tar Pit Award: Rebecca.]
[Creepiest Dentures Award: Rebecca.]
Here's mine :D:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2289
It's the Pacman ghost, but you can only see it if you look at it from the right angle :)...thus making it a...half-ghost...
[Or if you look at it from behind, a short half-ghost. Best Pacman Half-Ghost Award: Lukex115.]
As a Minnesotan, I had to celebrate:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2327
[Most Unexpected Brett Favre Tribute Award: meester man.]
BPT + this WOULD be epic!
Anyways, I made 2 more things:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2338
and
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2342
:)
[That fire escape looks a bit unsafe. Best Apartment Building Award: Reece.]
[Best Christmas Tree Award: Reece.]
I can has prize? Yummy.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2340
xD
[Most Delicious Battenberg Cake Award: zoethedotted.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2070
A self portrait. i'm wearing converse and a blazer.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2354
Pikachu! Tried to keep it close to the pokemon yellow sprite.
[Best Full-Body Self-Portrait Wearing Converse And A Blazer Award: Jeet.]
[Most Cubical Pikachu Award: Jeet.]
My last post got invaded by a tank, but luckily I was near the safety bunker and managed to save this:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?226
Well done Mtch! [2]
[That's one of my favorites too. Mtch made an unsettling sequel: http://kyucon.com/qblock/?258.]
A thunder storm.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2358
[Best Thunder Storm Award: SteamPunk.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2399
wsu cougar pride...
[Best Washington Sate University Cougar Pride Logo (Extruded): neo1973.]
3D Link Sprite:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2393
[Roflguy tried to give himself an award, but sadly the world does not work that way. Now roflguy gets no award. Aww.]
I made a keyblade.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2432
[Best Keyblade Award: Isi.]
Swords and shield:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2437
[Best Swords and Shield Award: SteamPunk.]
I made some Earthbound things.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2440
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2446
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2449
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2457
[Best Jeff on Tessie Award: Reece.]
[Best Apple Kid Award: Reece.]
[Best Mr. Saturn Award: Reece.]
[Best Giant Step Award: Reece.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2496
The four Seasons
[Best Four Seasons Cube Award: PieGuy.]
Blue wizard:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2501
[Coolest Blue Wizard Award: SteamPunk.]
Fortune teller (you kind of have to use your imagination for the numbers inside):
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2516
[Best Origami Fortune Teller Award: OrigamiMarie.]
Geometric Progression:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2527
[Best Geometric Progression Award: OrigamiMarie.]
More sanctuary spots!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2526
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2535
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2538
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2540
[Best Earthbound Stuff Award: Reece.]
Showing my disappointment after having a comment rejected by JIG:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2630
[Special Sad Face Award: meester man.]
1-UP 3D'd:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2655
[Cool. Best Two-Faced 1UP Mushroom Award: ming.]
Chocobo closeup portrait thingy:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2599
[Best Close-Up Chocobo Portrait Award: ming.]
Teddymon! flat:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1688
Teddymon inflated(...well, kinda):
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?1701
[Best Teddymon Sprite Award: ming.]
[Best Proto-3D Teddymon Award: ming.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2668
[Best Jumble of Tetris Blocks Award: Griff.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2688
Another Puzzle Solved!!!!
I hope you guys like Professor Layton. The new game is coming out in two days, and I loved the first one, so I made this.
[Best Square Professor Layton Head Award: JIGuest.]
Oh nooohhh! I've made one called JayIsAngryBears but while updating/uploading it froze. If anyone sees it please post it. It has my name(chunli99) on it. D:
Ogmo in all it's blocky glory:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2705
This thing really is addicting.
[Ogmo! Best Ogmo Award: Donut.]
Brings back memories of my old 2600 for some reason. :) Very cool.
Speaking of the old Atari...
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2711
Pitfall! :)
[Best Pitfall Harry Award: Mea.]
I love this site! :)
My tribute to Dinosaur Comics:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2746
and
TROGDOR the Burninator:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2759
[Best Dinosaur Comics T-Rex Portrait Award: Llama Mama.]
[Best Trogdor Head Award: Llama Mama.]
It's a cute little cottage! Please note the smoke from the chimney, realistic bed (if you take the covers off, there are even panels of wood instead of a solid block), fully decorated interior from the beams on the ceiling to the antique rug on the floor, all set in a nice little 1/20 acre plot.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#2847
I know what you're thinking. Yes, even I think I have way too much time on my hands.
[Best Cute Little Cottage Award: Holly.]
Lemmings:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2865
[Best Lemmings Sprite Award: OrigamiMarie.]
A little basket of flowers:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2870
No, the flowers are not packed all the way in. In fact, they are just a shell on top. I need to go grocery shopping now, so there!
[Best Little Basket of Flowers Award: OrigamiMarie.]
Orange:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2887
Yes this looks suspiciously like my flower basket. The flower basket was going to be this orange at first, but it got side-tracked.
[Best Sliced Orange That Started As A Basket Of Flowers Award: OrigamiMarie.]
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?2901
[Oddest Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Award: molly.]
My way of celebrating CDGC6:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3064
It's a bit shorter than I would have liked, but I think you can figure out what it is.
[Best Spyglass Award: meester man.]
More Brett Favre:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3069
(For those of you wondering, he's choosing between Vikes and retirement)
[Best Symbolic Representation Of Brett Favre Choosing Between The Vikings And Retirement Award: meester man.]
A mosaic to celebrate the CGDC6!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3109
[Best CGDC6 Mosaic Award: Donut.]
Based on a blog picture of a JIG worker:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3202
Afro Dude!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3301
http://kyucon.com/qblock/?3303
KITTY!
[Best Tiger Kitty (With 3D Fur!) Award: ColbyWolf]
What happened to the awards?
I ran out of the awards that say "meester man". I have to send a few more to the shop to have them engraved.
I see. When do you expect to have them engraved by?
From the JIG Banner:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3448
If the people I work with are as reliable as usual, I expect to have them back some time this weekend.
Joaquin Phoenix, Letterman Style:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3456
Are the people you work with green alien cyclopses that stick their tounges out, use teeth-whitening strips, and have faces on both sides of their heads? If so, here's a picture of one:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/3459
YES! There is now a Q-Block Shop where you can purchase your designs on t-shirts, hats, mugs, etc.!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3514
Welcome to the Masquerade:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/3523
I make a mean Mr. Peanut:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3629
Let's dance!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/3693
It does not look like you will have the labels by this weekend, which means the people you work with have been replaced by seedy shop owners, like this one:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3753
I improved my shady guy:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/3846
[Edit: Please do not use <url> tags, they are not needed nor supported here. Please see the notes above the comment entry form for a list of allowed HTML tags. -Jay]
Ok, Jay. So,
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3864
Expressing bewilderment as to where the awards went (sorry, werehare):
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#3957
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/10880
2-D maze. red-start, green-end
Oh, and edit back color.
i made a happy robot holding a flower.
:D
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/12837
and an ugly chesire cat D:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/12828
I'm surprised nobody has done Homestar Runner (I did see a Trogdor up there, though)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/17192
House With a Doggy Door:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/19499
Thank you, thank you...
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#19897
Ready for a nice cup of tea? I know I am.
this is awesome! I just wish you could rotate it fully around :S
Glasses!
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/20114
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/20117
Award!
I made a pixelly swimming pool in time for summer (well, late-spring that feels like early summer). Now I just wanna jump in it :)
Posted in late october.
(yes, I live in the southern hemisphere)
I like this blocky thing! I made a snowflake yesterday!!!
I have made one of my own, which unfortunately holds objectionable content (approximately :S to XP on the face-rating scale to be appropriate), and I ask that you proceed with caution.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/22363
Make sure to turn the picture around please!
I have made another one, titled "robot wants 3D". Here it is:
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/22369
I attempted to make a flat one as well, but in my haste I forgot to make it flat!
Just found the joy of voxel art and here is my attempt: Bad kitty!
I think I failed to express the level of robotic frowning involved, but I hope you can imagine it :)
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/31319
fail trash cat! the black thing is the trashcan
strawberry-mint-chocolate candy.pull out the pieces and you'll see the mint and the chocolate.
http://kyucon.com/qblock/#/34296
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