Pixel Joint Forum: 1950’s style lineart?

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   I would like to start a thread for the 1960's and 1950's character style. You know the surban folkes with meaningless smirks and hair parted on the side stuff. Like Dick and Jane style people. I can't find any referance pics though....Any one interested? Do you know the style i mean? 

like the dad in the picture only with three colors, black orangeish-brown and white like an old how to pamphlet.
Anyone interested?

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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Topic: 1950’s style lineart? Posted: 08 September 2005 at 3:36pm
	I would like to start a thread for the 1960's and 1950's character style. You know the surban folkes with meaningless smirks and hair parted on the side stuff. Like Dick and Jane style people. I can't find any referance pics though....Any one interested? Do you know the style i mean? like the dad in the picture only with three colors, black orangeish-brown and white like an old how to pamphlet. Anyone interested? Edited by Pixel_Outlaw
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fr0st Seaman Joined: 31 August 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 08 September 2005 at 8:12pm
	sounds like it could deffo be interesting... id like to see what people can pull out using these 3 colors... are u gonna upload a specific pallette or shall we use our own 3 color selections of the black orange-brown and white..?
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 08 September 2005 at 11:25pm
	NO YOU'RE FREE TO CHOOSE THE SHADES! yOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THE LINEART, IT NEEDS TO LOOKS LIKE THE 1950-60'S STYLE FIGURES. gOOD LUCK AND HAPPY PIXELING!
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 1:31pm
	GRR! That is one thing that REALLY pisses me off, turn your god damn caps lock off.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 1:38pm
	"GRR! That is one thing that REALLY pisses me off, turn your god damn caps lock off. "-Ensellitis This is an irrevelant and useless post. You could have kindly PM'd me, chill out! There is no need for the hostility, you've done nothing but act rude. Act your age please. Now, if anyone has any Relevent replys please post! Edited by Pixel_Outlaw
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 2:32pm
	Screw it... Edited by Ensellitis
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Wannahlakujuu Commander Joined: 02 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 205	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 2:50pm
	*Originally posted by Pixel_Outlaw* "GRR! That is one thing that REALLY pisses me off, turn your god damn caps lock off. "-Ensellitis This is an irrevelant and useless post. You could have kindly PM'd me, chill out! There is no need for the hostility, you've done nothing but act rude. Act your age please. Now, if anyone has any Relevent replys please post! and that was an irrelevant post also. Any way, on with my relevant post Not a bad idea, can't wait to see some stuff. Edited by Wannahlakujuu
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d-p Commander Joined: 16 September 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 144	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 7:45pm
	Well, calm down everyone and don't mess up with Ensellitis, he's cool. I think the 1950 idea is great, Im a fan of fifties advertisment and like some of the songs from the era. I made some simple lineart to have a start. For coloring 3 colors - thats hard I think, but I wait to see how others handle things.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 8:19pm
	That is soo cool!!! Can't wait to see it colored. The reason i said three colors is that the old textbooks only used black and another color toner. I think this type of Americana is fun to play around with too, happy pixeling! Edited by Pixel_Outlaw
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 8:51pm
	Good examples of 50 era art: http://www.royrogers.com/store/wranglers.html http://www.beloit.edu/~classics/Trojan%20War%20Site/Web%20Si te/Miscellaneous%20Pages/Comic_Book_Cover.htm http://www.mala.bc.ca/homeroom/content/images/Textbook/djgue ss1.jpg http://comicbookads.leafpublishing.com/hall-of-covers/airboy 7-11.jpg Depending on what "style" you are going for depends on the production rate it would have been made in. Mass produced art (Comic books, text books) would have little to no shading, a very limited amount of colors. Something less mass printed (Movie posters, Art Prints) would have more shading, but still a limited amount of colors. Mostly due to the printers of the time, I would say to keep the colors down to 16, and if you shade/dither, only use 1 color to do that with.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 09 September 2005 at 10:01pm
	Hey these are good referances! Sorry we got off to a bad start! How about monochrome brown/orange? try this please! [/URL]"> + black and white. Edited by Pixel_Outlaw
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 11 September 2005 at 3:37pm
	d-p Are you gonna color that?
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 11 September 2005 at 3:42pm
	*Originally posted by Ensellitis* Good examples of 50 era kiddie porn: http://www.mala.bc.ca/homeroom/content/images/Textbook/djgue ss1.jpg Fun with Dick and Jane? That's just dirty. I'm gonna sue you now. Whooooops! Almost forgot about doing a relevant post... umm.. Good idea! I hope alot of peeps get in on this. I think this is right up Sedge's alley Edited by pixelblink
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d-p Commander Joined: 16 September 2025 Online Status: Offline Posts: 144	Posted: 12 September 2005 at 1:58am
	Well I gave it a try. Of course anyone may take the lines of this one to get a different or better result.
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Pixel_Outlaw Commander Joined: 01 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3829	Posted: 12 September 2005 at 6:57am
	Hey that's EXACTLY the way the old textbooks look very nice work!!! Great job d-p!
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