Secret Santa 2008!

[Panda]

So it is finally here!
Phew! That was a lot of work, but heh, I think it was worth it.

First of all, season's greetings to everyone I couldn't reply personally, and thanks for participating

- Rawsushi, Zolthorg, Ro83rt, I Am Uh, PASSOUT and Joe, successfully managed NOT to send anything by the due date, so each will be receiving a strike each.
Get your asses to work or you will be punished furthermore! .
My apologies to those who got them as partners...

- Those who sent in WIPs, you already know what to do.

So without further ado, here are the gifts!
Enjoy.

Oh and please report any errors, if you find them.

For AdamAtomic, from Panda:



For AdamAtomic, from Fool:



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For surt, from Fool:



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For Dokozai, from Opacus:



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For madPXL, from Rosse:



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For PASSOUT, from MashPotato:



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For Sabata, from 32:

 

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For Opacus, from The B.O.B.:



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For junkboy, from xhunterko:

 

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For mjau, from Akira:



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For Rawsushi, from Quake:



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For Atnas, from 8bitty:



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For Rosse, from JJ Naas:



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For Zolthorg, from madPXL:



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For Kazuya Mochu, from Larwick:



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For 32, from Fatalis67:



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For Souly, from Reo:



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For Indigo, from Dogmeat:



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For 8bitty, from skamocore:



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For Willows, from Dex:



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For  draco9898, from chimico:



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For chimico, from Chris2balls:



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For Sherman Gill, from surt:



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For xhunterko, from huZba:



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For Quake, from junkboy:



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For JJ Naas, from SolidIdea:



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For I Am Uh, from Kazuya Mochu:



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For Cow, from vedsten:

 

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For skamocore, from Doppleganger:



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For Overkill, from Sabata:



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For Doppleganger, from mjau:

 

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For Chris2balls, from shaheen:



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For The B.O.B., from Overkill:



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For Panda, from Mirre:



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For SolidIdea, from Souly:



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For Dex, from Jad:



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For huZba, from Raytheon:



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For Jad, from Xion:



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For Joe, from Atnas:



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For Larwick, from Draco9898:



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For tehwexxl0rz, from Dokozai:



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For Reo, from Cow:



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For Fatalis67, from AdamAtomic:



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For shaheen, from Indigo:



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For Fool, from Willows:



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For Raytheon, from Sherman Gill:



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For Dogmeat, from tehwexxl0rz:



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For Mashpotato, from I Am Uh:



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For Xion, from Joe:



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[Panda]

AdamAtomic: Hope you like your gift. And lucky you, you got an extra one from Fool!

Mirre: Thank you so much, the Shiba inu is so adorable   
...and keep your eyes peeled... I was working on something for you, but got caught up and didn't manage to finish it... but you'll get it sooner or later 

[SolidIdea]

First, Merry early Christmas everyone
And great job Panda!!

Too many awesome gifts!!
Shame some peeps still missed the date 

Well I think I must explain my gift to JJ Naas:
It's you defeating a monster born from all the food you listed Hope you enjoy it!

And a really big thanks to Souly my secret friend!
I really liked the design from those aliens and I'll do a piece with them if possible 

[Quake]

Omg Junkboy.. It's AMAZING. I absolutely love it :]

I shall have to do one for you xD That's ok, isn't it Panda/whoever?

I must say all the art is really cool, and this has been an amazing experience. It's been very exciting and the suspense of who your secret santa partner is seems to become contemplated.

Anyway, Happy Xmas to all and i hope you have a good new year

[NaCl]

There are so many amazing pieces. Great job everyone (who turned something in)!

I have to say though, Fool's gift to AdamAtomic is one of the most amazing pieces I've ever seen. Concept, design, and execution are all flawless! It's almost discouragingly good, ha ha.

[mjau]

Haha, that's great, Akira   Thank you!

Merry christmas everyone!

[JJ Naas]

Solididea: Thank you and merry xmas, that was funny. Excellently done considering that my gift idea was a bit weird.

[huZba]

Oh my! So many great pixelz. My optical sensors are melting!

[Fool]

Santa came loaded with real goods this year.=)

Willows, you got it, dude=)) That kid is cheerful as kid could be.  Thanks, man.=)

[Draco9898]

thank you, chimico. It's awesome. It's like peanut butter and jelly- A knight with a toucan flag! The clothes and the helmet on the knight look great!

[Opacus]

Wow B.O.B, that's absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much! I love it! I wonder what the strategy for beating that gundam would be

Dokozai: Hope you like your monster hunting panda .

And some amazing stuff this year, really awesome.
I want to play Junkboy's mockup, right now preferably.
Fool's stuff is amazing (Not that I expected otherwise.)
Just awesome, it all is.

[tehwexxl0rz]

Thanks, Dokozai! Zelda is always a surefire recipe for holiday cheer!

(Speaking of which, WOW B.O.B.! I want to play that!)

On another note, eek! I didn't realize WIPs were being posted! I'm kind of sad that the surprise of a finish piece is ruined for Dogmeat and anyone else. (Sorry, Dogmeat! I'll have my piece done for you asap!)

[Jad]

Wowz O:

Mind is blown! So much goodness in here!

Hey Dex, sorry for half-assing your present. ): I really am a naughty santa. I hope you dig the concept at least (:

Xion <3. Like elves are tootaly out of fashion but I get ROBOT AND BOOBS for christmas, I couldn't be happier : D Thanks bunches! <3 <3

[skamocore]

Some really amazing pixels. Great job everyone. As a whole, this year is a big improvement over last year =)

Thanks Dopple, I love it!! (except I have to admit I'm not exactly sure what the squirrel thinks is missing )

Panda: Thanks for putting this on again. Every year has been great. Also, I love the pug! You've stuck to your usual style but managed to keep it fresh at the same time!
Fool: Your pieces just keep getting better and better. Your gift to Adam is probably one of your best pieces yet.
Opacus: Beautiful. I love the atmosphere =)
Mash: I was wondering who would end up making Blake Schwarzenbach fanart for PASSOUT You really pulled it off nicely. I especially like the way you made everything monochrome except his tattoos.
BOB: Wow. Great perspective!
Junkboy: Brilliant mockup. Everything about it is awesome

[Dogmeat]

tehwexxl0rz: thanks for the, elf I think? It says WIP, plans to finish?

Indigo: I didn't know how the presents would get posted so I updated mine for you since it doesn't belong on a white bg. Hope you like.

[Larwick]

Thanks Draco! I knew it would have to involve toucans or birds somehow And your AAing is fine! 

[Dokozai]

Oh my god, this is like one of the best gifts ever.

Thanks Opacus!
 

[Kazuya Mochu]

Man, Larwick, that was SO SO Spot On it hurts! I love it!!!

absolutly brilliant!

thanks man!

Kaz

[Atnas]

XDXD I laughed so hard, 8bitty. Thank you so much!  The facial expressions are just priceless, hahaha.

I feel a bit better about not finishing my present yet because the recipient hasn't either.

[Souly]

HOLY SHIT TACOS B.O.B. your present is ultimate!

Reo, that present is awesome loving the gasmask'd beserker with the pink skull shirt. :] 

And SolidIdea I'll be making you a new present as soon as I'm not sick, so I can take the time to sit down and do a proper pixel gift.

[Sherman Gill]

Thanks for the beast, Surt!
Great shit all around, this year. 8Bitty's gift to Atnas made me laugh
Merry Christmas!

[I Am Uh]

Thanks Kazuya Mochu, I love the marijuana leaf.

Sorry I'm late on mine, just sent it in.

[Xion]

Glad you like it, Jad! It was really fun to make. :3

And yeah, lovely stuff abounds in this years bounty great job people.

_{Now where's my present, dammit?}

[Willows]

Haha! Thanks, Dex, that kicks ass

Whole lot of awesome going on everywhere, actually! Wicked job everyone!

(Though I did laugh, Panda, when I read that you failed to meet your own oh-so-threatened deadline! Bwahahahahaha!)

[Doppleganger]

Thanks mjau! That tree you made is really quite beautiful!

Skamocore: To be honest, I haven't the foggiest either. The goal was to portray the fact that they were oblivious to being on top of a bus, but it kinda failed miserably. Even I am lost on what it's meant to mean. XD So I guess what they're missing is a punchline.    I'm glad you like it though!

[junkboy]

Haha, there's something familiar about that mockup, xhunterko.. Thanks dude!

Great stuff this year again. Fool is a mad genius, BOB is mexican american, vedsten and larwick both drew babes with guitars and Jad just couldn't keep himself from putting a smiley face.. on a freaking castle! My favorite one is Sherman Gill's though. Very funny!

[Dex]

Wowz O:

Mind is blown! So much goodness in here!

Hey Dex, sorry for half-assing your present. ): I really am a naughty santa. I hope you dig the concept at least (:

Xion <3. Like elves are tootaly out of fashion but I get ROBOT AND BOOBS for christmas, I couldn't be happier : D Thanks bunches! <3 <3

No, Jad, I LOVE it! It's exactly something I'd want. Thanks, thanks, thanks!

And I'm glad you like it Willows. You're a cool guy, so, I tried my best!

Great gifts everyone!

[Jim16]

Merry Christmas pixelation
Hope you guys enjoy it, as I  will.
I'm must say that I'm unhappy and relieved that I missed this, as there is awesome SS presies and the fact that it would of been so much fun 

Again enjoy your holidays and enjoy the upcoming NEW YEAR!!

[Panda]

(Though I did laugh, Panda, when I read that you failed to meet your own oh-so-threatened deadline! Bwahahahahaha!)

I finished my partner's (AdamAtomic) even before December started, so I was done with the "deal" smartypants!
Then I got busy with stuff AND this thread, and couldn't finish anything extra.
But now I shall get some free time, and finish it without stressing myself :0


EDIT: Updated thead with I Am Uh's gift.
EDIT2: And with Joe's. Now both MashPotato and Xion have their gifts!

[AdamAtomic]

holy *bleep*ing *bleep*

I do not know what I did to deserve two completely beautiful presents this year, but i love them both!!  You guys are awesome

Not to mention the piles and piles of other amazing gifts...you guys really outdid yourselves this year!  And I know everybody was pretty busy too, which makes it all the more special.

Happy holidays, pixelation

[Rosse]

Thanks to JJ Naas, Nausicaa is a character which you can only fall in love with, she's so adorable, so thanks a lot for this gift!

Thanks to Panda who made this whole thing possible year after year, and I'm sure it's a lot of work. I really appreciate it!

And of course thanks to all the other participants which showed big effort to make others happy!

[Jim16]

Oh and to who ever made the pug! your awesome! love pugs, miss not having any 
Again Merry Christmas!!!

[Cow]

I love you Vedsten! I see you didn't get a present, and that makes me sad, so I'm going to make you something special.

[Dex]

I couldn't help but feel I half-assed some things on your present, Willows, so I've made a few revisions.



Merry Christmas everyone!

[ndchristie]

Congratulations to everybody who gave and received;

It's nice to see such an outpouring, particularly when it seems that every person more or less brought their A-Game.  This is particularly true of Junkboy and B.O.B., who have always kept to a level of excellence but even so have managed to outdo themselves again .

[Larwick]

Man, Larwick, that was SO SO Spot On it hurts! I love it!!!

absolutly brilliant!

thanks man!

Kaz

No worries, i'm so glad you like it! 

[Fatalis67]

AdamAtomic, your present is amazing! Thanks man, I love it!

[Overkill]

Sabata! Thanks for the Molasses Meow kitty house remake. It's very cute.

Also wow, pretty much all of these gifts are amazing! I MUST ABSORB THIS ART KNOWLEDGE.

I had fun drawing bubble-pipe-blowin' flamethrower-totin' birdman and his little desert land. Although I felt rushed for time, because my computer ran into issues, and it wasn't until after I reformatted and got vista set up that I could continue drawing.

Anyway, this was a good time. I need to participate in more of these events!

[crab2selout.png]

Oh wow! The quality here is superb! Great job, guys. I can't wait to go through these again.

[Xion]

Ah, I got one! Thanks, joe, I like it muchly (anteaters are awesome!) 

[Mirre]

Yay, I'm so glad that you liked it, Panda! And it's so sweet of you to think of me!

And such awesome presents everyone has done. It was really fun to look through the list. Great job everyone!


Must've been bad this year though. I didn't even get coal.

[MashPotato]

Thanks for the gift, I Am Uh--I especially like the font
Nice job everyone!  Some fine lookin' pixels here, as always   Merry Christmas!

[happymonster]

Great pieces here!

I also love Junkboy's piece and would love to play that game RIGHT NOW!

[xhunterko]

@Huzba: Dude, I had no idea what to say. That is most explicitly awesome. (Replaces current wallpaper.)

@Souly: The very reason that we are someday going to be attacked by aliens is explained in your piece. (First i thought it was just a surprise, careless toss. Then I noticed the blue shirt flnging in response.)

@Junkboy: I'm so glad you recognize, (and like), the piece. I was afraid you wouldn't cause I noticed that it was an indoor piece. I tried to get the sunset right but ran out of time. I thought it'd be better then the usual bandaids you've been getting. Even thought it was tempting to do something easy.  Anyways, glad you like it, Merry Christmas.

All in all, awesome gits everyone!

Merry Christmas everyone!

[The B.O.B.]

THANKS OVERKILL!!! I like his bird-pants, heh. Like how you incorporated my fav' colors into the piece too. Great job!

@Opacus: Hope you liked it! And now that it's past the dead line, I can post the alternates that I couldn't submit to Panda, as I was gone the whole week without internet connection to my parents, before coming back today. Hope it's ok with the mods..

scanline version(I prefer this one than the original, as it works better as a desktop backround, but the Scanline method doubled the already large color count : / ):



Post Apocalyptic Tingle!:




@Huzba: ...That's feckin' awesome...

And to everyone else: Wonderful gifts all around, and great job. Whatever Holiday you celebrate at this time of year, Happy "That"!!

[madPXL]

Well done everyone
Special thanks to Rosse for his cube-shaped version of Mario Bros meeting Crocodingus

[Dogmeat]

would have been nice to have a response or something from tehwexxl0rz, guess I'll have to live with my WIP with no explanation this year.

[Panda]

would have been nice to have a response or something from tehwexxl0rz, guess I'll have to live with my WIP with no explanation this year.

He posted a message earlier on the thread (a few posts before yours):

On another note, eek! I didn't realize WIPs were being posted! I'm kind of sad that the surprise of a finish piece is ruined for Dogmeat and anyone else. (Sorry, Dogmeat! I'll have my piece done for you asap!)

[Dogmeat]

Ah I totally missed that.

Thanks for pointing it out.

[Dex]

THANKS OVERKILL!!! I like his bird-pants, heh. Like how you incorporated my fav' colors into the piece too. Great job!

@Opacus: Hope you liked it! And now that it's past the dead line, I can post the alternates that I couldn't submit to Panda, as I was gone the whole week without internet connection to my parents, before coming back today. Hope it's ok with the mods..

scanline version(I prefer this one than the original, as it works better as a desktop backround, but the Scanline method doubled the already large color count : / ):



Post Apocalyptic Tingle!:




@Huzba: ...That's feckin' awesome...

And to everyone else: Wonderful gifts all around, and great job. Whatever Holiday you celebrate at this time of year, Happy "That"!!

Woah, the Tingle is really cool. You should submit that at PJ. :V

The scan-line version of your present is really nice too. :>

[Opacus]

THANKS OVERKILL!!! I like his bird-pants, heh. Like how you incorporated my fav' colors into the piece too. Great job!

@Opacus: Hope you liked it! And now that it's past the dead line, I can post the alternates that I couldn't submit to Panda, as I was gone the whole week without internet connection to my parents, before coming back today. Hope it's ok with the mods..

scanline version(I prefer this one than the original, as it works better as a desktop backround, but the Scanline method doubled the already large color count : / ):

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/TheBoBslow/OpacusSSpixel-1.png

Post Apocalyptic Tingle!:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/TheBoBslow/OpacusSSpixel2.png


@Huzba: ...That's feckin' awesome...

And to everyone else: Wonderful gifts all around, and great job. Whatever Holiday you celebrate at this time of year, Happy "That"!!

This christmas can't get any better, thanks a bunch B.O.B 
Scanline version is pretty sweet. And post apocalyptic tingle....well...you should submit that idea to Nintendo.

[vedsten]

Shit, there's a lot of hot entries this year 

I'm so glad you like your present cow, I wanted to do something resembling the archetype 80s heavy metal poster w. beasts'n boobs, but not sure it worked too well

Merry Christmas every one
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[Reo]

Some lovely gifts this year aswell 

Thanks for the gift Cow!
And I'm glad you liked it Souly

Also Dogmeats entry made me go

[surt]

For Sherman Gill, from a useless piece of shit:

Sorry about the lateness and crapness. 

Jeebus, Fool! That is brilliant! I am undeserving.

[Atnas]

For Joe, from another useless piece of shit:

Next time I'll do something I've done before, like a mockup. Sorry for the wait and the qaulity.

[tehwexxl0rz]

For Dogmeat, from tehwexxl0rz:

Sorry about the lateness! Hope you like!

[big brother]

It seems like every year the overall quality of the pieces improves! This is more proof for the effectiveness of this community. Some of these pieces had me floored! Keep up the great work, guys!

[Akira]

Hi mjau. I'm glad you liked it. Sorry it took so long to reply. My flight home got cancelled :/
This is the second time I haven't received anything I hope its still coming.
Everyone did well though. This is always my favourite time of the forum year

[Joe]

For Joe, from another useless piece of shit:

Next time I'll do something I've done before, like a mockup. Sorry for the wait and the qaulity.

I disagree.  This piece is glorious, and I'm glad you made it.

[Dogmeat]

For Dogmeat, from tehwexxl0rz:

Sorry about the lateness! Hope you like!

WHOA! I do like, this is great man, thanks so much!

[Sherman Gill]

For Sherman Gill, from a useless piece of shit:

Sorry about the lateness and crapness. 

Jeebus, Fool! That is brilliant! I am undeserving.

Sorry, I'm late to reply to this
Anyway, thanks! Love the magenta blood and the aliens .