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Title:	Animated Avatar (by request)
Pixel Artist:	government.agent (Level 1 Rookie :: 96 points)
Posted:	10/6/2006 05:08
Frames:	111
Palette:	16 colors
Statistics:	16 comments 1 faves 0 avatars
Preliminary disclaimer : I want you all to realize that this is my first attempt at creating computer-generated art of any kind, and my attempt at animating anything. So it's my "virgin" piece in all respects. Keep in mind as you view :) Well here is the animation I originally used when I joined pixel-arts for the FAD. Actually there are many changes here--additions and subtractions, done to both cut down on file size and maintain a kind of flow... Anyway there are a number of images here which took a while to create. The mock "Please Stand By" screen I based on the classic one seen in the black and white days of television. Then there's the color bar test pattern, again from the old days of TV. Do you see a pattern? :) Ah then there's the Metal Gear Solid CODEC simulation. That one took a while to get all the technicals details correct and to get it compacted so it would fit 128x128. The animation took up quite a few frames due to everything that's going on.. the talking portrait, both "scanning" bars of light over the portrait, and the signal strength indicator. A lot of work for so short an animation. Eh then there's the color portrait of myself which I must admit is pretty damn close to the mark. The original used over 100 colors but I dropped it to 16 for the avatar. So hey - enjoy, cuss, and discuss at your liesure! At your service, GA

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Xenero (Level 5 Star) @ 9/28/2021 06:16

Slemsvamp (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 1/29/2008 16:22

Wow, thats what a call a short movie!

gorgothon destroyer (Level 1 Depressed) @ 4/3/2007 17:02

haha he does say its his first, so i'd say your hunch was correct ;)

government.agent (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/7/2006 00:58

Deviant Art? Sounds a litle fruity to me. :) I think I'll stick to this stuff here. Chortling usually means I'm in a jolly mood for future ref.

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) @ 10/6/2006 23:58

Hopefully the ability to take some criticism too. If not there is always DeviantArt.

*The above is said at risk of having mis-interpreted your chortling mood*

government.agent (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/6/2006 23:37

(chortling) Oh really, oh pixelicious oracle? What other hindsightful sins will I have the pleasure of perusing?

:|

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) @ 10/6/2006 22:59

Well then I am truly impressed!
In the not too near future you will look back on this and see some errors in quality as it relates to pixelart, the lineart (some areas are not as clean as they could/should be), dithering (50/50) and AA (crude), the scan image animation (bit of trickery there).
Nevertheless this is most impressive. Welcome.

daporta (Level 7 Colonel) @ 10/6/2006 14:53

wow!!! what a first piece!!!!! really good

government.agent (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/6/2006 14:17

Jalonso - your assumption would be incorrect. It really is my first attempt doing any sort of computer work. Now don't get me wrong, I'm an ink illustrator and I'm not too shabby at it--but I've been against computer-generated art for a long, long time. A friend recently helped me to really appreciate the process and the end results. So--I started trying my hand at it with a self portrait.

I will say that what you see here is the result of a lot of re-working and learning the software as I went so you're not seeing the ABSOLUTE first piece, as it were. But let's say I did all of this during my first two days learning to use the computer for anything but e-mail and surfing the web. :)

SeanGraal (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/6/2006 12:12

awesome ..i really liked the animation idea too..(especially the metal gear solid screen, as i am a fan of the game)

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) @ 10/6/2006 09:55

Very cool. I assume you mean first big piece reather than pixelart of any kind.

government.agent (Level 1 Rookie) @ 10/6/2006 09:49

Thanks for the kind remarks guys and taking the time to look at my junk.

GA

Skull (Level 11 CEO) @ 10/6/2006 08:48

Fantastic. A superb mix of styles and animations, a fine addition to the fad and excellent first piece.

Sohashu (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/6/2006 06:16

for a first piece, thats pretty damn good. Most excellent work

maloART (Level 5 Killer Klown) @ 10/6/2006 06:13

You rule !

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