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lol , more i think about it , the more i feel it should be disqualified. Meh , 'twas fun making Dominic's Cthulu sneeze pixels nonetheless haha. shall i delete these comments and the post ?

Yes, only original pixel art made from scratch, no upscaled photomanipulations or anything. Also, if you DO use some sort of 1:1 reference for your pixelart, share the source from the get-go (i forgot this too once)

ok cool ! sounds fair ! but what do you mean by " 1 : 1 " reference ?

HERE I used an image of bugs bunny to 'trace' over with proper pixel art style. Notice how I put a link to the source beneath my pixelart. Be advised though that traced artwork will most likely never win against original content.