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This is my first art jam of any sort, and when I saw the theme was only "color" I immediately knew I was going to struggle with such an open ended topic. Not only that, I don't think I've ever truly challenged myself with a limited palette before. However, when I came up with a parade theme, it was so much fun trying to figure out what colors go where and how I would develop what is supposed to be a busy scene with limited colors and tiles to use. 

The only other major roadblock was figuring out with to fill the center of the canvas with. I was sitting at my desk at 2 in the morning trying to figure out what to fill it with. I started experimenting by just turning off my brain and using the tools at my disposal, and I had come up with a giant, creepy face. Maybe it was the influence of listening to The Beatles and with their peculiar yet mesmerizing songs, or maybe it was just the act of experimentation itself that inspired the center piece. People can interpret it as anything, a parade float, a face consuming the marching band, or whatever they like. I enjoyed this jam so so much and it's really inspired me to look out for more in the future, whether it's by the same hosts or another!

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Marching Band (Upscaled w/ Logo) 56 kB
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Marching Band (Upscaled) 13 kB
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Marching Band 3.9 kB
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Forgotten Swamp Palette 174 bytes

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