MakegamesSA.com – Don’t Hate, Pixelate competition
A quickie:
SA’s game developers’ association makegamesSA.com (read: Indie hangout) is running a cool little comp inviting peeps make PIXEL ART out their favourite characters, and it’s looking like tons of fun!
There are some cool talents here, and lots of people learning. Have a look at just some of these great entries, both in technical flair and spirit!
Noone’s playing to win, because there’re no prizes besides a good communal pat on the back and the warm fuzzy feeling that you’re among people with interest. And participating means you’ll get eyeballs on your work, which means an awesome opportunity to learn how to do Pixel Art 
It felt like just not a month ago that I started doing some pixel art for fun, it’s really cool seeing other people learning with me
> Full entry detail thread
> All entries in the competition category
[...] community of cool peeps and UNTOLD GLORY on offer. The RGB paint hasn’t even dried on Comp A: Pixel Art yet (well, deadline’s over, entries are all in, but we haven’t had the feedback session [...]