FAQs/Help - Leveling Up

Benefits of Leveling Up
As you level up you'll gain the ability to give out more rating points for pixel art and more karma points* for rating other members comments. You'll also get new rank titles for the rank theme you've selected as you move up. When you reach level 2 commenting in the gallery will unlock. At level 3 you'll be able to vote in the Public Pixel Art Queue -- you'll have a say in what goes in the gallery.


How to Level Up
You go up in rank by accumulating points which you collect by contributing to Pixel Joint. Points can be collected by commenting on pixel art and news, posting pixel art, rating pixel art and posting news. Contests and having top notch pixel art will also get you special bonus points.

  • Posting Pixel Art = 10 points
  • Submitting News = 7 points
  • Posting Comments = 5 points
  • Rating = 1 point


    • Why Bother?
    Mostly just for fun, but we also want to help newer pieces get exposure in the hall of fame. As more and more people gain rank newer pixel art pieces will have a chance to "catch up" to the point total of older pieces because most people won't take the time to re-rank older pieces. This should help keep the top ranked art a nice mix of fresh work and old favorites. Plus, it's always nice to have more power (feel free to toss your head back and let out a hearty villainous cackle).

    Minimum Requirements for Leveling Up

    LevelMin PointsMin PixelsMin RatingsMin CommentsMembershipRating Upgrades
    100000 Days+0 Rating (5 Total)
    2100001 Days+0 Rating (5 Total)
    32502200030 Days+1 Rating (6 Total)
    4150086005060 Days+0 Rating (6 Total)
    5200010100010090 Days+1 Rating (7 Total)
    64000151500150180 Days+0 Rating (7 Total)
    76000202500225365 Days+1 Rating (8 Total)
    88000254000300365 Days+0 Rating (8 Total)
    911000306000500365 Days+1 Rating (9 Total)
    1015000358000750730 Days+0 Rating (9 Total)
    112000050100001000730 Days+1 Rating (10 Total)

    Member Rank Themes

    Many thanks to the lovely and talented Ensellitis for creating the initial rank icons, [thUg] for updating the initial set, and Hapiel for coordinating the member rank expansion. The full pixel art credits for all the rank sets are below each block of ranks. Please shower all of the amazing pixel artists with praise and riches and kisses.


    LVLLaw and OrderCrime SyndicateArmyNavyKarateWorking Stiff
    1
    Rookie
    Thug
    Private
    Seaman
    Jukyu
    Intern
    2
    Flatfoot
    Dealer
    Corporal
    Petty Officer
    Kukyu
    Peon
    3
    Private Eye
    Enforcer
    Sergeant
    Chief
    Hatchikyu
    Corporate Drone
    4
    Deputy
    Button Man
    Lieutenant
    Ensign
    Shichikyu
    Team Leader
    5
    Detective
    Soldier
    Captain
    Lieutenant
    Rokkyu
    Assistant Manager
    6
    SWAT
    Made
    Major
    Commander
    Yonkyu
    Manager
    7
    Sheriff
    Underboss
    Colonel
    Captain
    Ichikyu
    General Manager
    8
    Marshal
    Regional Boss
    Brigadier General
    Rear Admiral
    Shodan
    Partner
    9
    Federal Agent
    Boss
    Major General
    Rear Admiral
    Nidan
    Vice President
    10
    Operative
    Capo
    Lieutenant General
    Vice Admiral
    Godan
    President
    11
    Special Agent
    Godfather
    General
    Admiral
    Sensei
    CEO
    PIXEL ART CREDITS:
    Law and Order: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Crime Syndicate: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Army: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Navy: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Karate: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Working Stiff: [thUg], Ensellitis
    LVLKillerPsychoAstronomyBotanistBoy ScoutsChess
    1
    Gangster
    Depressed
    Asteroid
    Dandelion
    Tiger Scout
    Checker
    2
    Hired Gun
    Quiet One
    Moon
    Tulip
    Wolf Scout
    King Checker
    3
    Hatchet Man
    Stalker
    Rocky Planet
    Nasturtium
    Bear Scout
    Pawn
    4
    Mercenary
    Murderer
    Gas Giant
    Peony
    WEBELOS
    Knight
    5
    Sniper
    Killer Klown
    Star
    Sunflower
    Scout
    Elephant
    6
    Hitman
    Serial Killer
    Star System
    Chrysanthemum
    Tenderfoot
    Bishop
    7
    Assassin
    Mass Murderer
    Red Giant
    Lotus
    Second Class
    Rook
    8
    Guerrilla
    Cannibal
    Nebula
    Venus fly trap
    First Class
    Queen
    9
    Executioner
    Necrophiliac
    White Dwarf
    Orchid
    Star
    King
    10
    Master Sniper
    Maniac
    Blackhole
    Cactus
    Life
    Deep Blue
    11
    Master Assassin
    Psychopath
    Galaxy
    Bonsai
    Eagle
    Grandmaster
    PIXEL ART CREDITS:
    Killer: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Psycho: [thUg], Ensellitis
    Astronomy: Nightmare3711, binderbear, Sarahboev
    Botanist: Jeremy
    Boy Scouts: Nightmare3711
    Chess: zombieMode
    LVLCryptidsCthulhuEvolutionExtinct AnimalsGemstonesMonsterverse
    1
    Furry Trout
    Innsmouth Folk (The Shadow Over Innsmouth)
    Single cell
    Black Rhino
    Rock
    Minilla
    2
    Wolpentinger
    Night-Gaunts (The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath)
    Nautiloid
    Thylacine
    Labradorite
    Mechagodzilla
    3
    Chupacabra
    Mi-Go (The Whisperer in Darkness)
    Fish
    Dodo
    Topaz
    King Kong
    4
    Jersey Devil
    Shoggoth (The Mountains of Madness)
    Amphibian
    Woolly Mammoth
    Jasper
    Rodan
    5
    Mothman
    Elder Thing (The Mountains of Madness)
    Reptile
    Irish Elk
    Amethyst
    MUTO
    6
    Dingonek
    Tsathoggua (The Horror in the Museum)
    Bird
    Saber-toothed Tiger
    Aquamarine
    Methuselah
    7
    Bunyip
    The Shining Trapezohedron (The Haunter of the Dark)
    Mammal
    Neanderthal
    Emerald
    Scylla
    8
    Mongolian Death Worm
    Bokrug the Water Lizard (The Doom that Came to Sarnath)
    Monkey
    Megalodon
    Ruby
    Behemoth
    9
    Kraken
    Dagon (Dagon, also Philistine mythology)
    Human
    T-rex
    Blue Diamond
    Mothra
    10
    Nessie
    HP Lovecraft (Author)
    Pixel artist
    Archaeropteryx
    Unobtainium
    King Ghidorah
    11
    Big Foot
    Cthulhu (The Call of Cthulhu)
    Dolphin
    Dimetrodon
    Pixellite
    Godzilla
    PIXEL ART CREDITS:
    Cryptids: gawrone
    Cthulhu: Jinn
    Evolution: Hapiel, Sarahboev, Eliathx, Skamocore
    Extinct Animals: gawrone
    Gemstones: Eliathx, Sarahboev
    Monsterverse: Nightmare3711, Christoballs
    LVLMythical CreaturesPastriesPixel ArtSci FiSea LifeWaste
    1
    Faerie
    Palmier
    Black & white
    Padawan
    Clownfish
    Compost
    2
    Kappa
    Churros
    CGA
    Secret Agent
    Pufferfish
    Recycling
    3
    Dryad
    Swiss Roll
    Game Boy
    Clone
    Sea Otter
    Litter
    4
    Satyr
    Egg Tart
    MSX
    Scientist
    Sea Turtle
    Rubbish
    5
    Werewolf
    Macaron
    NES
    Artificial Intelligence
    Harbor Seal
    Trash
    6
    Centaur
    Mooncake
    GBC
    Time Traveller
    Blue Crab
    Garbage
    7
    Merfolk
    Baklava
    SNES
    Teleporter
    Cuttlefish
    Junk
    8
    Tengu
    Cannelé
    MS-DOS
    Spaceman
    Jellyfish
    Odds and Ends
    9
    Gorgon
    Guaguas de Pan
    PS1
    Bio Mutant
    Whale Shark
    Leftovers
    10
    Lamassu
    Cherry Pie
    PS2
    Invader
    Coral Reef
    Toxic Waste
    11
    Sphinx
    Croissant
    Pixeljoint
    Humanoid
    Coelacanth
    Dumpster Fire
    PIXEL ART CREDITS:
    Mythical Creatures: Trick17
    Pastries: binderbear, shm31
    Pixel Art: StevenM
    Sci Fi: Drea
    Sea Life: binderbear
    Waste: Jeremy