how about 'Hobbies' a side from drawing or game dev as a hobbie, what other things do you like to do?

Fishing? create some fishing assets

jigsaws? create so jigsaw inspired tiles

cookin? create some things associated with cooking

disc jockey? create some music related stuff

im sure there are many different hobbies out there that you lot get up too when you have spare time. :)

game jam art

the assets we lack

summer heat

ocean madness

exploration and adventure

etc.

call to arms

escape!

passport to action

missing link

etc. etc.

war between worlds

tricks and treachery

biggest baddiest

art - anything - whatever, please, post art

???

etc. 

How about urban legends I was looking over at itch and saw cats are a#%holes and thought about the leagend of the old lady that was eatn by her cats!

So...

chupacbra have to save your goats from being sucked dry, can even make fat and real skinny goats. Move on to cow bonus round or a hidden cow level for those diablo fans. <= I may do this one my self or at least the assets.

Alligator coming up your toilet keep them form eating every thing in your house or man hole covers save the town for being eatn

Big foot play big foot and hide or hunt big foot

Moth man 

Skin walkers

.... Lots more

 I do like the fishing idea also

I maybe turning into 'Mr. Palette' but if you're looking for a theme that would steer the results towards assets that could be used together for the Game Jam, you could go with a palette as a theme.  Like DB32 or NES.  

Maybe 'Popular Palettes' could be the theme and the requirement would be that the work use one of a short list of popular palettes on OGA.  DB16, DB32, NES, SMS all spring to mind.  Am I missing one?

There is definitely such a thing as a "paltette of sounds". Like using a specific arrangement of instruments, or a specific sound chip even.

One idea might be to just pick a location...Ancient Egypt, Italy, Island Paradise.  Just trying to think of things where music/sfx would fit in just as well as visual art--many themes lend themself to one or the other.

of the ones I didn't recommend, I like 'Hobbies' the best, but I have a feeling that might lead to some very eclectic contributions, so if you're looking for something that might help feed into the Game Jam, my vote goes for Missing Link.

That said, Urban Legends is a great theme for fall (Halloween) and again I love Hobbies, so definitely bank for those for later use.  :)

You miss understand @withlove not just a scary Halloween idea.

I would say for me making 3d assets in a giving palette kinda makes it counter intuitive. Some of use aren't just working with (pixels) as for missing link that's also a good idea I like the 404 idea I could still give some creative licenses.

And twist it to go with legends. Like a land fill full of ET video games, or MiB, UFO cow mutilations a 404 end like  Trials Evolution  that sets clues that spans decade's like going to the Eiffel tower in 2113 

gotcha, I guess it just made me think Halloween because there are so many creepy, scary urban legends.

Definitely see the point about a palette theme not applying well outside of pixel art.  Still think it would make a fun challenge, but understand if folks don't want to use a theme that's so form specific.

Sorry @withlove hope I wasn't coming across rude.

I love the idea of old school nes palette after posting I thought it would be cool to have a pixle game with a kid trying to save the ET games from the land fill.

Like he's riding a bike with a basket full of game cartridges and being chased by the dreaded Atari company.

It could only be pulled off by old school pixle art go's without saying.

I think clint even has some bike game asset that would fit for this also.

https://opengameart.org/content/bicycle

But the copyrights would have to be watched very close lol wouldn't want Atari coming after you

PS. if you fell in a hole you would never get out.

In a fantasy setting there are often plenty of assets available for the good guys, but not so many for the villains of the story: the orcs, goblins, trolls, ogres, and so forth. So my challenge suggestion is:

Monster Village -- Create assets for filling out and populating a crude village of evil goblinoids and their cohorts.

Hi all!

Just wanted to let folks know that I just queued up a bunch of art challenges for the coming months including:

Hobbies

Monster Village

Urban Legends

South Paw Pride

and

My Favorite Palette

Thanks for all the great ideas!

Any monthly art challenges, planning, or having ideas yet??

I think they are coming soon. :) im sure @withthelove will announce once he is ready. :)