piq contest
piq contests are weekly events to give you the chance to show your fellow piqers you pixel art skills on a specific topic! the contest is separated into two phases:
- the drawing phase from monday till friday
- the voting phase on saturday and sunday
the drawing phase
every registered user can draw as many piqs as he wants and put them into the contest. there are two ways for putting a piq into the contest. you either click the "draw" button on the current contest page or you click on a piq that you have drawn this week between monday and friday and you'll find an option called "enter piq into compition" in the options-menu. the piqs entered into the contest should correspond to the keyword which is chosen by the admins. if you have suggestions for a contest topic, feel free to contact the admins via the feedback button to the left.
the voting phase
the voting phase starts on saturday at 0:00 GMT and ends on sunday 23:59 GMT. Every registered user now has the chance to vote. the voting procedure is very easy. you are shown two piqs of the contest and have to decide which piq you prefer. you should not just consider the artistic value of the piq but also how well it fits the topic of the contest. each user has as many votes as there are piqs in the contest.
the rating
the ranking is based on the elo rating system which is commonly used for rating chess players. each piq starts with a rating of 1600. during the voting two piqs are presented to the user which is treated like a game of the two piqs. that is, there is winner who gains rating points and a loser that loses rating points. if both piqs have the same rating the winner will get about 20 points and the loser will lose 20 points. if the loser has a considerably higher rating than the winner, then the winner will get much more than 20 points. if the winner has a much higher rating however, the gain in points is not as high.
contest winners
- where dreams are born
- won by
yman77 - Despair
- won by
cesarloose - Harmony
- won by
WildInParadise - thoughts and brains
- won by
IvoryMalinov - Hands
- won by
Okojo - Rabbits and Eggs
- won by
MrBrowns - The Seasons
- won by
michinpony - Self Portrait
- won by
SkylarSkye - Cute
- won by IvoryMalinov
- Cake and Icecream
- won by MrBrowns
- Masks and Costumes
- won by cesarloose
- Things Starting With T
- won by
chasesgame - Carnival
- won by
Super_Steve - Wizards and Witches
- won by
Virkinoff - Spaceships
- won by
JustinIntal - Black and White
- won by JustinIntal
- Movie Posters
- won by Okojo
- Landscapes
- won by
sichiu - Evolution
- won by sichiu
- Christmas
- won by sichiu
- Robots
- won by IvoryMalinov
- My Life in 50 Years
- won by
Paulanna - My least favourite Video Game
- won by SkylarSkye
- Opposites
- won by SkylarSkye
- The Beginning of the World
- won by SkylarSkye
- The End of the World
- won by
Masto91 - Something Green
- won by Masto91
- Super Heroes
- won by cesarloose
- fire and ice
- won by Paulanna
- Statues
- won by
darklord - Autumn and Celebrities
- won by Masto91
- aliens
- won by Paulanna
- Music
- won by darklord
- Insects
- won by Paulanna
- Zombies
- won by
yippiyee - Food
- won by
you - castles and dungeons
- won by cesarloose
- Dragons
- won by
BlueJay3 - Barbarians and Wizards
- won by
lambmington - Sci-Fi
- won by darklord
- Olympics
- won by cesarloose
- Landscapes
- won by cesarloose
- Wild Animals
- won by cesarloose
- Taking a Chance
- won by
pixelwiz - Underground
- won by cesarloose
- Magic
- won by cesarloose
- Elves VS Goblins
- won by
Fuzzy - Time Travel
- won by
sholomo - Hats and Helmets
- won by
xternalmerc - Chocolate and Sweets
- won by
pocket_nine9s - Manga
- won by
Jack - Ninja and Samuri
- won by Masto91
- Love and War
- won by Masto91
- Faces
- won by Masto91
- medieval times
- won by Masto91
- Piqs to Branch
- won by
battlefieldCommander - Jungle
- won by
miss m - Tools and Machines
- won by cesarloose
- Mythical Creatures
- won by Masto91
- Fruit and Veg
- won by
jmgandalf - Fire and Smoke
- won by
corrot - Work and Play
- won by Masto91
- Transport
- won by sichiu
- Money
- won by sichiu
- factories and construction sites
- won by sichiu
- incomplete..
- won by
flippy13 - life and birth
- won by
pixelover - Freedom
- won by
wolfgirl456 - glass and windows
- won by
PeaceLui - Mystery
- won by
eames - Power and Energy
- won by jmgandalf
- crayons
- won by jmgandalf
- Lizards
- won by jmgandalf
- inside the body
- won by
Kgustafso - beyond the universe
- won by jmgandalf
- motivation
- won by Kgustafso
- heaven and earth
- won by
NyanCat0159 - circus
- won by
voodoomoocow - zombies
- won by jmgandalf
- love with obstacles
- won by
ZombieNuns - volcanoes and thunderstorms
- won by jmgandalf
- emoticons
- won by jmgandalf
- imaginary plants
- won by Kgustafso
- girls and boys
- won by jmgandalf
- Dogs and Spiders
- won by
ponei666 - mutants and mutations
- won by jmgandalf
- the four elemets
- won by ponei666
- fairy tales
- won by jmgandalf
- cats
- won by pixelwiz
- day and night
- won by jmgandalf
- Party
- won by voodoomoocow
- The Internet
- won by
Byonder - Big and Small
- won by jmgandalf
- Beach
- won by
lovebuzz - Hell
- won by
tayete - Farm life
- won by pixelwiz
- fast
- won by
sillypig - default display piq
- won by
Tom - instruments
- won by pixelwiz
- Pirates
- won by
BlackDragon - two colours
- won by BlackDragon
- Plants, Trees
- won by pocket_nine9s
- sports
- won by
LouisxD - Science
- won by
Flying_Video - Create a Hero
- won by LouisxD
- Hot and Fiery
- won by
Teapotmaneddie - Buildings
- won by LouisxD
- Music
- won by pocket_nine9s
- Flowers
- won by BlackDragon
- Ghosts
- won by
romullotwo - Close-up
- won by Kgustafso
- Under the Sea
- won by
ferdiferrah - Food
- won by
CloudCharger - Surreal
- won by CloudCharger
- Spaceships
- won by Tom
- Birds
- won by BlackDragon
- Self Portrait
- won by flippy13
- monsters
- won by CloudCharger
- artist's tools
- won by
romullo - metal
- won by BlackDragon
- insects
- won by CloudCharger
- four colour grey-scale
- won by BlackDragon
- isometric
- won by pocket_nine9s
- retro
- won by
GoldCrown - christmas
- won by
derlanalmeida - landscapes
- won by BlackDragon
- robots
- won by Tom
- dinosaurs
- won by pocket_nine9s
- face
- won by pocket_nine9s
- pushing pixels
- won by pocket_nine9s
