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Full Name: Ian Schlaepfer
Handle: big brother
Rank: Level 9 Rear Admiral (Navy)
Joined: 8/6/2005 1:14:44 AM
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Location: New York City, United States

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big brother Bio:

Self-motivated professional with demonstrated experience as an art director, level designer, 2D artist/animator, and game designer. Competent in Photoshop, Illustrator, ProMotion, and Office. Full-cycle development ability for games on Nintendo DS, wireless (including iPhone), Flash, and PC downloadable platforms.


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big brother @ 11/20/2009 9:47:13 AM commented on Various Icons

I love the variety of shapes here! These icons show a lot of personality without being wacky.



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big brother @ 11/20/2009 9:36:20 AM commented on Dine In

Thanks for the commments! I like that Google ads suggests "fine dining" underneath the description.

Skamocore: I tried to tighten up the fugly dithering you mentioned. Let's see if Pixeljoint updates the pic. The palette seems more like a partial EGA than C64 to me, but I can see why it would remind you of the latter, especially considering the dark shades.

Tomic: I doubt this is beyond your skills. I definitely was inspired by your style for this piece and Swagga. The beer label was a happy coincidence.

Sharprm: It may indeed be a foot.

Yair: Is it too wobbly?

ElectroNico: Thanks for the compliments! The font was done by hand, no text tool.

Jamon: I've never eaten at this place, but I've walked past it a bunch. Would you recommend "cevapici" or will it kill me? :)



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big brother @ 11/19/2009 2:29:22 PM commented on Hexquisite Two (Severe Nudity)

I've been struggling a lot with wobbly lately, but it keeps sneaking into my work. I will try to be more vigilant in the future!



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big brother @ 11/18/2009 4:53:14 PM commented on A Spinning Clock

I like the way the hands are moving as it's spinning! Zany!



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big brother @ 11/18/2009 4:47:15 PM commented on Birdeh

I would make the grass more detailed to define the distance in the piece. Your tree looks beautiful, but its level of detail pulls that visual plane forwards towards the viewer. I hope this makes sense. Having some detailed grass at the bottom of the piece would help rectify this.

Love the colors and the subtlety you've worked into your textures! Good work.



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big brother @ 11/18/2009 4:40:46 PM commented on 26

It's not a copy, Fool used the same lineart for the weekly challenge. :)

The segmented approach to the atmospheric perspective on the grass is interesting. It makes it look like it was freshly mowed.



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big brother @ 11/14/2009 7:37:10 PM commented on Warrior of Light

You'll probably hate me for noticing this, but her hands and the angle of the scythe don't mesh. Her left hand is in front of the right hand, so it's closer to us, but the scythe seems flat on its side.

Don't hurt me. :)

I love the beautifully delicate rendering.



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big brother @ 11/14/2009 5:52:00 PM commented on Another font

Tesla would approve!



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big brother @ 11/13/2009 9:29:52 AM commented on Bob

I would've named it "Bob" also.



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big brother @ 11/11/2009 7:45:08 PM commented on [hexquisite corps 2] of freak fishes, periscope watersports and things to avoid

So I'm guessing from the title that the animal with the antlers falls into the "things to avoid" category? :)

Great work, you really pushed this palette to its potential!



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big brother @ 11/11/2009 3:32:11 PM commented on Hexquisite Two (Severe Nudity)

The green acted as the smoothest intermediary value between the light gray and the orange. Plus I figured it wouldn't be bad if she looked a bit alien, since they're obviously on the moon. :)



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big brother @ 11/1/2009 7:09:52 PM commented on Logan

I love the colors, the rendering, the layout, and the attitude. Great work all around!



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big brother @ 10/30/2009 10:45:01 AM commented on Fatty Zora

For some reason, he reminds me of Armageddon in TMNT:TF

http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-tournament-fighters__/screenshots/gameShotId,85304/

There really isn't much of a resemblance to explain, but it popped into my head.



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big brother @ 10/30/2009 10:41:53 AM commented on Fågelleksak

My parents wouldn't let me keep this pet either.

Love the colors!



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big brother @ 10/25/2009 9:26:50 PM commented on Wrath on Street

I think you could push this emotion a little farther. The car looks too ordinary and generic to be driving this manic force. It could add to the attitude of the piece if you added some personality to the car. Ed Roth's Rat Fink art might be a good reference. Great work otherwise!



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big brother @ 10/24/2009 6:33:48 PM commented on Steampunk avatar

This reminds me of that Bitmap Bros game, "Z!" Good work!



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big brother @ 10/22/2009 7:58:27 AM commented on _Aavatar

Ref pic is not needed for me either.



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big brother @ 10/20/2009 5:11:17 PM commented on Bongo Bong

No, HE'S EATING THE MUSIC! This should come as a surprise.



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big brother @ 10/18/2009 10:43:55 PM commented on Dainty Long-Legs

I love the way the rear leg shivers back into shape after retracting!



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big brother @ 10/17/2009 12:40:39 PM commented on a writer & a dragon

I love how you've carefully applied the patterns on her dress and stripes on the dragon!



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big brother @ 10/16/2009 9:36:10 AM commented on Do the Egg Walk!

Egg puns fuel my doomsday device. Please keep them coming.



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big brother @ 10/7/2009 5:45:01 AM commented on No. 5&6

How did you know when it was finished?



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big brother @ 10/2/2009 7:43:21 AM commented on Rio de Janeiro after people

Great job! I love the atmosphere. I imagine this as a scrolling panoramic screen with parallax.



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big brother @ 10/1/2009 7:52:07 AM commented on Battle Car vol.3 "In mountains after rain"

I sense a theme, right?



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big brother @ 9/28/2009 11:34:52 AM commented on Gobelin

The flame could use some brighter values and cast stronger light on the back of his legs. Good work otherwise!



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