Play Wild Guide for Beginners
Hey jammers! Yellow here. Today I’ve got another guide for you all about Play Wild. This is a continuation with our series of guides on the Play Wild Steam community, so check it out by clicking here!
Yellow's Top 10 Animals in AJ
Choosing an animal to play as can be a daunting task. There's a lot of options. For me though, I've narrowed down a list of my favorite animals I come back to again and again. This is my top ten animals to play as in Animal Jam!
[Quiz] Which nonmember animal are you?
Play Wild - All Codes Guide [Dec. 2018]
With the recent announcement of Animal Jam - Play Wild coming to Steam, we decided to post a guide on the Steam Community! This one is all about codes that can be used for gems, and items, in Play Wild. Check it out by clicking here!
Six Winter Den Tips!
Hey there! My name is KingJamaa, and today I’ll be showcasing six of the den designs I’ve incorporated into my Jamaaliday den (you can come see the full den if you’d like- my username is Cheetah87516 and my den is normally always unlocked) as well as showing how you can make them and some nonmember approaches to the designs! Without further ado, how about we get started?
I’ve created a small little living room for our first room. The fireplace is made out of two fireplaces, and the centerpiece is of two different items. When creating these layered item setups, make sure your items don’t flicker their overlaying point. By this, I mean the moment when an item is placed on top of another item then it overlays under it once it’s stayed there for a while. You might have to put the item slightly to make them overlap, but with some precise placing and some patience it can all work.
For nonmembers who don’t have access to the fireplaces (which are for sale in Epic Wonders and Jam Mart Furniture), you can purchase a standard fireplace from the Diamond Shop and decorate it with holly, poinsettias, or any item you think would look good with the overall look. As for the centerpiece, everything for that (the Jamaaliday Pet Tree and Snowman Centerpiece) are all nonmember and are located in Jam Mart Furniture.
My next decoration features a cozy bedroom and a lively Jamaaliday tree. You can basically use any table, couch, fence, and pillow for the bed, and I added a little plushie for decoration and because a pillow couldn’t overlay on top of the couch. My window design consists of the Candy Cane Window and Wreath Clock, and don’t fret if you get that overlay flicker I mentioned above– just experiment with the placement!
The tree can be made out of any tree item, and there are some neat ones for all Jammers, as well. I decided to add a star to the top with a sea star I found in Sunken Treasures, and placed presents down at the bottom. The potted holly near the bed has a gift lamp underneath it, as well, providing a bit of light to the room.
This design is mostly nonmember, which I like. The only thing for members are the lanterns and shovel, but everything else can either be bought in stores or obtainable from the calendar. I’ve used some symmetry techniques for the window area, and covered the blank space with a tall hedge (which is an alternative to a Jamaaliday tree) and a large holly planter. The gingerbread set can be bought in Outback Imports, and I just used them for the windows and fences.
The fourth idea I had was a nice fountain area that’s made with two fountains (one is member, one isn’t) as well as a gingerbread Mira statue and a tall hedge. I also used the chocolate fountains for decoration. One was placed next to the Mira, and the second was placed under the hedge for a little base since the other fountain hides the trunk of the tree.
I’ve made another fountain design, however this one is larger and more icy than the last. There’s a frozen koi pond and frozen fountain, both of which could be purchased at this year’s Jamaalidays in July weekend sale. I added frosting icicles and frozen ponds to add a more frosty look, and a Snowman Centerpiece to fill up an empty spot.
My final design is a sleigh concept that I liked. It’s made of a gift sleigh, dog sled, and four pet reindeer. I decided to do this instead of a regular sleigh for many reasons, one of which was me not having the Rare Item Monday sleigh and because it would most likely not fit in with the aesthetic of my den. By doing the design I have here, I used up roof space as well as kept the soft color scheme I’ve taken and complimented the rainbow colors of the gumdrops and presents at the tree.
Anyways, that’s pretty much it. I’ll see you all next time! Have a happy and safe Jamaalidays and new year. Play wild!
AJA Presents: Jamaaliday Trivia Video!
This video was created by Yellowdash.exe.
Maaterpiece Monday #20
Hello! I’m KingJamaa, and today I’ll be showcasing four wonderful masterpieces. How about we get started?
CupCakeCeline’s car masterpiece really took my breath away. The highlights and choice of color are amazing, as well as the overall shape of the vehicle itself.
Next up, we have doglil’s piece of cherry blossoms. I adore the hues used, and the bridge ties the work together.
Thirdly, we have Magic1vy’s realistic cat art. The small brush strokes are wonderful, and the anatomy is great!
FInally, we have Gundisalvus’ piece of Sans from the game Undertale. The skeleton’s cartoonish shape is very pleasing, and the swirl is so well done. Awesome job!
Anyways, that’ll be it for it. here. Have an awesome week, everybody!
Masterpiece Monday #19
Hey! I’m KingJamaa, and today I’ll be presenting you the ninteenth edition of Masterpiece Monday. How’s about we get started?
Starbeing has created an amazing human art piece. I love the detailing, and even shading is glorious as well. The background also gives an interesting vibe to the work.
Our next piece is made by Squidgirl23. I love the lineless style, and the colors are very similar to Julian’s horse which I enjoy.
tigernations’ sunset masterpiece is phenomenally awesome. The blending is so cool, and the shades are brilliant.
Finally, Artymis’ cloud piece is fantastic. The colors they used are amazing, and the shading is gorgeous.
Anyways, that’s it for today. I’ll see you all next week!
Editing Contest!
The AJ Archives is hosting an EDITING CONTEST! You can make any sort of edit you want, be it a comic, collage, meme, or anything else you can come up with. The challenge? You can ONLY use assets from our website www.animaljamarchives.com. We're also be giving out prizes for the winners. 1st place will receive a black long spiked collar! 2nd place's prize is a pink long, and 3rd is a yellow short collar. You can submit entries by posting them on Instagram, with the hashtag #animaljamarchives, or by direct messaging Relays#1434 on discord. Best of luck to all who enter!
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Masterpiece Monday #18
Hey there, Jammers! Welcome to the eighteenth edition of Masterpiece Monday. I hope you’re having a great day, and maybe it’ll get even better upon viewing these gorgeous masterpieces.
Our first piece is drawn by Skystari. I love the colors they used, and he blending is amazingly done. Additionally, I love the use of the smudge tool!
starandyou has made our second piece of the week. I adore the lineart, and the colors are so pleasing.
Artymis never fails to impress, especially with this rhino artwork. The dark colors mixed with the bright whites and grays really pays off, and the anatomy is phenomenal.
Finally, 5weetpeas’ border collie art really caught my eye. The colors used are gorgeous, and the way the piece is put together is awesome.
Anyways, that’ll be it for this week. I’ll see you next time, and play wild!
What do you remember about Monthly Member Gifts? Take this quiz to find out!
Hey jammers, Yellow here! If you’re a bit of an older jammer like me, you might remember back when AJHQ gave out Monthly Member Gifts. Today I’ve got a special quiz for you to see how much you know of (or remember!) of those times. Check it out right below that nice picture of Jamma Township.
Eggstravaganza Egg and Pet Guide
Happy Thursday, jammers! Elvis here with a brand new Eggstravaganza pet guide! Thanks to the incredible work by artist and Instajammer 1y2e3r4u, you can now predict what kind of features your pet might have when it hatches! These Night of the Phantoms themed eggs will be available all of October in the Diamond Shop for the price of 3 diamonds. Within three days your egg will hatch and you’ll have yourself a new pet poodle moth, millipede, or baby vulture. While we can’t predict what animal your egg will hatch into, we hope this key helps you in decorating your egg!
Be sure to stop by the Animal Jam Archives every week for more news, updates, and assets! If you repost this key, be sure to tag us @animaljamarchives on instagram!
Masterpiece Monday #17
Salutations, Jammers! I’m King, and today I’ll be showcasing four different masterpieces. How about we get started?
Our first piece is made by Pleasenosuddenmoves. I adore this masterpiece not only because it’s of a member of my favorite band, but it’s gorgeously done! I love the detail on Tyler’s skin, and his glassed are well made- especially the glare! Additionally, the anatomy amd shading is awesome for this monochrome piece.
Masternibblenugetts has made an adorable cat masterpiece. The effects on this are gorgeous, and the blending is fantastic! I love the background as well, the colors go so nicely together! All in all, this is a very well-done piece.
Next up, we have a wonderful scenery piece by tigernations! I absolutely love how the colors are used, though the palette is so pleasing. With the limitations of the AJ paint studio, this artist certainly did a great job!
Last but not least brings us Creativelight’s anthropomorphic raccoon artwork! The Golden lineart makes the character pop, and the white background has the same affect on the piece. Finally, the items are so well done ame this artist has an amazing style!
Well, that’s it for today. I’ll see you next week, and be sure to play wild!
Penguins have returned! In the form of a code?
Hey jammers! Yellow here, and while I usually don’t report on news, I just had to write something about this new exciting code!
Entering the code “Penguins“ (without the quotes) will unlock special items in Animal Jam and AJ Play Wild!
These are some pretty amazing prizes for a free code! Thank you to Diamondmom76 for the Play Wild Images
Happy jamming everyone, and waddle on as your new penguins!
-Yellowdash.exe
Masterpiece Monday #16
Salutations, Jammers! I’m King, and I’ll be producing the sixteenth week of Masterpiece Monday.
cottonball43520 has created our first piece for today. The rabbit is adorable, and the gradient background is lovely. In addition, I adore the shading!
ELeeney’s masterpiece of Nick Wilde from Zootopia really caught my attention. I love the offset green background, and the fur colors are very close to the movie’s shades. In addition, I love the effect of the black lineart!
Thirdly, we have Toxicmedow4601’s Sir Gilbert piece. In general, this artist is very talented, and this masterpiece doesn’t fail to show that. The detailing and shading is amazing, and he realism is spontaneous.
Last but not least is Galactakirby’s adorable pixel artwork of the video game character Kirby. The piece’s simplicity really makes a difference, and the cel-shading and pastel colors are phenomenal.
If you’d like to see your piece here, don’t be afraid to shoot us an email at support@animaljamarchives.com with the subject line Masterpiece Monday Submission!
Anyways, that’s it for this week. Play wild!
Masterpiece Monday #15
Salutations! I’m KingJamaa, and today I’m presenting you the fifteenth edition of Masterpiece Monday. Let’s get started, shall we?
astroverse has created our first masterpiece this week. I love the shading and lines, and additionally the numbere im the background give some color to the piece.
Secondly, we have Lunicy’s gorgeous artwork. I love how they drew the figure, and the background and colors really blend well together. Amazing job!
Up next is a stunning piece by wolfqt. The red color palette is awesome, and the use of multiple different shades really pays off in this art.
Last but not least is linga’s awesome realistic arctic wolf piece. I love the shading and palette, and the anatomy is just phenomenal. Nice work!
If you’re interested in getting your work shown here, don’t be afraid to send us an attachment of your art in an email to support@animaljamarchives.com. Don’t forget to title your email as Masterpiece Monday Submission!
Anyways, Jammers, that’ll be it for this week. I’ll see you next time!
Thursday Update: 100,000,000 Jammers
Good Thursday evening, Jammers! Today is September 13th, 2018. Yet another update day! This week AJHQ has released plenty of new announcements and an important milestone for Wildworks as a company and Animal Jam as a game.
On the first page of the Jamaa Journal, AJHQ reminds Jammers that the Bounce House is now for sale once again in the Diamond Shop!
Next up, an important announcement on the game’s chat system: Safe Chat - Plus for ALL JAMMERS! That means non-members can now switch their account’s chat mode to “Free Chat” (with parent/guardian permission via the parent dashboard).
If you are unsure how to do this. simply have your parent go to the “Parents” tab on the homepage, log in to the parent dashboard (using the email linked to your account) and change over the chat mode to “Safe Chat - Plus”! If your parents are skeptical, you can reassure them that the chat system is still safely moderated and filtered. For more on AJHQ’s safety policies, click here!
Next up in the Jamaa Journal is a game-changing feature. AJHQ has released the FIRST NEW NON-MEMBER LAND DEN! Previously, only the small house and sunken ship were available to players without membership. Now, there are two to chose from! Although the layout of the dens are the same, we may expect more non-member den updates in the future. Not only is this den non-member, but it' is a seasonal recreation. The first of it’s kind! It makes us on the Archives team wonder… will there be more of these seasonal releases?
Of course this event isn’t completely out of the blue; AJHQ is celebrating their ONE HUNDRED MILLION PLAYER MILESTONE! In case that sounds like an insane number- it most certainly is. How big is it exactly? Well, take a look at all of the banners around Jamaa!
Don’t forget, Jammers, September 22nd is World Rhino Day! To honor these majestic endangered animals, be sure to pick up a pet rhino for 2 diamonds or show your support by buying a rhino for only 500 gems for the next two weeks. Want some rhino assets for your next edit? Click here to go to our updated collection!
On the penultimate (second to last) page of the Journal, AJHQ makes a few statements on their change of seasonal adventures; by the next update, Tiki Trouble will no longer be in the adventures tab. However, the annual special Halloween pet adventure, Bitter Sweets, will take its place!
Finally, a few words about the beloved Diamond Shop. Autumn armor will now be sold in stores! And of course, the 100,000,000 banners are now on display in every land in Jamaa.
We hope you Jammers enjoyed ths late-night Thursday article! Be sure to check the Archives for weekly posts and updates, asset packs, and more!
Masterpiece Monday #14
Hello there! I’m King, and today I’ll be showcasing four awesome pieces today. Les get started, shall we?
I adore this Warrior Cats inspired piece by gubec! The lineart is phenomenal, and the flowing fur and loving really takes the cake here.
Splovacatopancakes has made this awesome arctic fox artwork! The style is amazing, and I love the text! Overall, this is a very well done piece.
Our third piece by Violin109 is amazing! The outline makes the wolf pop, and the colored lines give the piece another dimension.
Finally, we have gaid5’s awesomely adorable artwork. I love the color palette, and the anatomy is great!
If you’d like your piece shown here, don’t be afraid to email it to us via support@animaljamarchives.com with the title of Masterpiece Monday Submission. Thanks for submitting!
Anyways, that’s all for today. Farewell, and have an amazing week!
BUZZY Asset Pack
Hey, Jammers! Relays here, back with ANOTHER asset pack! This asset pack includes all of the newly released BEE items. We hope you enjoy these assets, and if you use #animaljamarchives on one of your post, we might FEATURE you! Happy Jamming, and please try to credit the Animal Jam Archives, so we can grow and make more pawsome assets!
Click here to download a zip-file of these assets..