Welcome!
Welcome to the Bezi Art Jam! This is a recurring jam that alternates between two formats: Jam Visuals and Fan Art.
| 🔄 Jam Formats | |
| Jam Visuals (Current) Design a cover image and banner image for a Bezi game jam page. The winning art gets featured on the next two Bezi Jams. | Fan Art (Up next) Create original artwork inspired by the Bezi brand, the Bezi ghost, or the world of game development. Fan Art jams are open to any format or aspect ratio. Show us your vision of the Bezi universe. |
About Bezi
Bezi is a project-aware AI assistant built for Unity developers. It indexes your entire project in real time and helps you prototype, debug, and build faster. You can download Bezi here, or visit our itch.io page.
Get to Know Bezi
There is only one hard requirement: your art must include the Bezi ghost. Beyond that, go wild. Style it however you want, put it wherever you want, make it the star or tuck it in a corner. Just make sure it's there.
Here's some stuff to help you get a feel for who we are:
| 👻 Get to Know Us | |
| Our colors Bezi Orange (#e55428), dark (#161819), and blue (#34739b) Poke around our website to see them in action. | Our people Unity developers, indie teams, game designers, and technical artists. Your art should speak to people who make games. |
| Previous Bezi jams Check out our past jam pages to see how Bezi has shown up so far (each one hand made by one of our designers): Jam 8, Jam 7, Jam 6, Jam 5. | |
These are starting points, not rules. We want to see your take on Bezi. Surprise us.
Bezi Ghost & Wordmark
The Bezi ghost must appear in your submission. You are also welcome to incorporate the wordmark. Here they are for visual reference:
Theme
✦ First Light ✦
The moment before everything begins. A glow on the horizon. A cursor blinking in an empty scene. The first build that actually runs.
First Light is about beginnings, that spark of possibility when something new is about to exist. Maybe it's the dawn breaking over a landscape. Maybe it's the first time your prototype comes to life. Maybe it's the Bezi ghost discovering something for the very first time.
Take it literally, take it abstractly, take it somewhere we'd never expect. Just make us feel that moment where the light hits.
What You're Making
Every submission includes two art assets designed to work together as a game jam page package:
| 🖼️ Your Submission | |
| Cover Image 630 x 500 px The thumbnail shown in browse, search, and jam submission lists | Banner Image 960+ px wide, ~300 px tall Displayed at the top of the game page |
Your cover and banner should feel like they belong to the same game jam page. Think of them as a matched set: consistent in style, color, and mood, while each serving its own purpose.
Submission Format
Create an itch.io project page for your submission. Upload your cover image through the project editor and your banner image through the page theme editor (Edit Theme, then Banner, then Upload). Your itch page is your canvas. Make it look good.
Join our Discord
Join our Discord community to connect with fellow artists, share inspiration, and get feedback throughout the jam.
Prizes
Winners are determined by Community Voting. First place gets their art featured on the next two Bezi Jam pages before we hold the next Art Jam to cycle in something new.
| 🏆 Prizes | |
| 1st Place | $50 + Art featured on next 2 Bezi Jams |
| 2nd Place | $30 |
| 3rd Place | $20 |
By submitting to this jam, you grant Bezi permission to use your submission on our social media channels. We will always credit the creator when sharing. Please include your preferred social handle in your submission so we can tag you properly. You are also welcome to sign your work directly on the image if you want your name built into the art itself.
Rules & Requirements
| 📋 Submission Requirements | |
| What to submit Both a cover image and a banner image Both are required | What to include The Bezi ghost must appear in your art Art must connect to the theme |
| 🎨 Tools & Originality | |
| What's allowed Any tools and styles are welcome Digital, traditional, pixel art, 3D renders, photo manipulation | What's not No AI-generated art Must be original work created during the jam No recycled or pre-made pieces |
| 📐 Formatting | |
| Cover image 630 x 500 px (or 315 x 250 px) Aspect ratio of roughly 5:4 | Banner image At least 960 px wide, ~300 px tall PNG or JPG only, no GIFs |
| ⚡ General | |
| Participation Solo entries only Submit by the deadline, no late submissions | Content No offensive, discriminatory, or NSFW content |
Community Voting Criteria
After submissions close, the community votes. Each category is rated from 1 to 5 stars (1 = weak, 5 = outstanding).
| 🎨 Visual Impact | |
| What to consider Does the art grab your attention? Is the composition strong? Does it make you want to click? | 5 stars looks like Immediately eye-catching Strong use of color, contrast, and layout |
| 💡 Theme Interpretation | |
| What to consider How creatively is the theme used? Is the interpretation original or unexpected? Does the theme feel integrated, not tacked on? | 5 stars looks like A fresh or surprising take on the theme Theme is woven into the art naturally |
| 🧩 Cohesion | |
| What to consider Do the cover and banner feel like a matched pair? Is there a consistent style, palette, and mood? Would these look good together on an actual game page? | 5 stars looks like Cover and banner are clearly part of the same visual identity Feels like a polished, intentional set |
| ✨ Polish & Craft | |
| What to consider Level of detail and care Clean execution regardless of style Readability of any text included | 5 stars looks like Feels finished and intentional No rough edges or rushed elements |
Timeline
| 📅 Timeline | |
| Art Jam Start | April 30 at 12:00am PST |
| Submission Deadline | May 4 at 11:59pm PST |
| Voting Deadline | May 7 at 11:59pm PST |