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Title:	Floating Whales
Pixel Artist:	robotriot (Level 4 Shichikyu :: 3277 points)
Posted:	4/30/2005 06:07
Statistics:	61 comments 137 faves 0 avatars

Top Pixel Art - April 2005 (#3)

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syedahumna56 (Level 2 CGA) @ 6/4/2022 00:26

Astonishing

giordanno92 (Level 1 Thug) @ 3/23/2015 12:29

This is so astonishing and amazing! And this canvas is really big.

Joecreates (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 1/28/2015 14:32

Oh man, it's beautiful!

King of Spades (Level 1 Gangster) @ 10/20/2014 05:01

JaredOnYT (Level 2 Corporal) @ 6/25/2014 16:20

I know this is an old post, but man do I love this! Is this an homage to Fantasia 2000? Because if so, that would make this even better!

skaytr (Level 1 Rookie) @ 6/12/2013 09:09

Dat whale, Reminds me of the episode on Doctor Who with the Star Whale...

Sapei (Level 1 Rookie) @ 2/17/2013 23:17

mmmMMMMUUUUUHHH ! !!

beevance (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/7/2012 23:49

Original idea!

slym (Level 8 Ruby) @ 6/20/2012 23:14

This is what insprired the Free Wilzx episode of South Park. Just sayin.

Flazex (Level 1 Rookie) @ 4/8/2012 15:38

Whale, whale, whale. What do we have here? Good job! (Kudo's to you if you got the joke :3)

8BitBeard (Level 4 Shichikyu) @ 1/25/2012 15:26

Amazing. I'll probably dream about this one tonight.

_Connor (Level 5 Assistant Manager) @ 12/31/2011 07:04

I just realised it's another whale, not a shadow, hence the name "floating whales"

my bad.

_Connor (Level 5 Assistant Manager) @ 12/31/2011 01:43

lol this is great, but how is that shadow even visible on the moon's surface? Or is this a collosal whale?

philippejugnet (Level 6 Hitman) @ 12/30/2011 09:20

shadows looks screwed and the colors of the moon look strange

bobowitzbob (Level 4 Team Leader) @ 5/16/2011 18:59

Awesome and awesome moon. And awesome placement of sig.

LordAndrew (Level 2 Petty Officer) @ 2/5/2011 08:53

Is that you, Bismarck?

HummingBird (Level 1 Thug) @ 1/22/2011 05:27

Just like in South Park. Sent a whale in to the moon.

Mochimandias (Level 2 Quiet One) @ 1/18/2011 06:29

Great design and idea... not talking about the colours, which were perfectly chose

Love it!

yellowbouncyball (Level 2 Corporal) @ 11/17/2010 12:42

I love this one- the texture of the whale is fantastic- one of my favorite pixel pieces ive seen-

MMM103 (Level 1 Thug) @ 7/22/2010 15:18

o.0

I'd end my comment right there if not for the 15 character minimum.

gripfire123 (Level 1 Rookie) @ 6/11/2010 21:50

very nice whales on the moon i like it it looks really cool.

raeli (Level 1 Intern) @ 6/7/2010 01:12

psh. screw what everyone is saying about the moon.

look at that whale?! I'd half-ass a background worse than that if I took the time to get that detailed with the main focal point. :P

Dino502Run (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 5/4/2010 18:29

I love this SO freaking much

RA/pdx (Level 1 Rookie) @ 12/4/2009 06:58

Whale is great, background is a bit boring.

Brod (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 4/11/2009 14:06

Willzyx is finally home

lap1994 (Level 2 Hired Gun) @ 2/8/2009 16:10

Wow! AWesome texturing *.* The moon is kinda bad =/ shade mistakes and alias.

IanPhillips (Level 1 Rookie) @ 2/1/2009 20:41

OMG ONE WORD! "SOUTHPARK" HAHAHAHHAA

Snitch15 (Level 1 Rookie) @ 1/1/2009 05:37

yeah nice!

Victor Rojo (Level 10 King Ghidorah) @ 11/30/2008 19:03

great big nice,,,, good work

Nora (Level 1 Depressed) @ 3/18/2008 12:26

Surreal. Outstanding.

Pokedude (Level 2 Kukyu) @ 1/18/2008 16:06

OMG OMG OMGEEEEEEE!!

Tommy (Level 1 Private) @ 12/3/2007 23:05

Nice! i like the idea! very good job!

Pregnant_Cow (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 11/29/2007 07:47

I didnt know whales fly...

CrazyCurtis94 (Level 1 Private) @ 4/18/2007 13:11

Omg, this is awesome :D The detail is very impressive :)

~CrazyCurtis

rajkosk8 (Level 5 Detective) @ 4/18/2007 03:44

beautiful but that shadow should be dark color not black

Vann (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/30/2007 17:27

Hehe, that is very awesome man! I also love Gojira! Great art.

ceddo (Level 7 Ichikyu) @ 12/1/2006 11:43

zomfg bbq pwnage ftw.

silent sniper (Level 1 Depressed) @ 12/1/2006 08:36

oooooooOOOOOoooo. just plain awesome. that whale seems to just pop out, FAV FOH SHA!

Sohashu (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 10/5/2006 08:56

Wow. This is just about the most exciting natural develpoment ever :D

That whale is awesome man. Great job on the texturing. Despite the fact that it should be a silhouette, im gonna let you slide.

Skull (Level 11 CEO) @ 10/5/2006 08:49

Fabulos work, it's a novel idea and comes across really well.

exocet (Level 6 Major) @ 9/22/2006 04:43

Nice one, I like the idea. I would have used one more colour for the moon though, in order to get a more subtle shading considering it's quite a big part of the picture.

lordcrazy22 (Level 1 Hired Gun) @ 6/19/2006 22:42

wow thats cool. i like whale and you did a great job on this one. 5/5 from me.

buloght (Level 6 Centaur) @ 6/6/2006 13:39

Het this looks great! Interesting shading! fav

Elk (Level 5 Assistant Manager) @ 3/7/2006 08:59

Reminds me a bit of the Windfish in Zeldas Awakening :)

Good work though

6/8

0xDB (Level 5 Detective) @ 11/30/2005 12:36

Wonderful.

Parasight (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 11/2/2005 05:19

Beautiful. I like wales and the moon too ;)

kaileighblue (Level 1 Depressed) @ 10/13/2005 11:42

Wow. That's Nifty. The texture on the whale is great.

Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT) @ 8/30/2005 06:36

Hmm. Somehow it still doesn't seem right, even considering the angle, but a pretty damn good job anyway.

Shay A. (Level 1 Thug) @ 8/22/2005 22:24

Incredible textures! Both the whale & the moon.

truth (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/3/2005 14:53

I personally think angles are fun, they certainly beat the old RPG games that lack diagnol movements. Anyhow, that is amazing detail, looks like it took a long time. What was your motivation?

Razman811 (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 7/30/2005 06:03

WOW THE DETAIL IS AMAZING HOLY CRAP

BBaller @ 7/21/2005 18:13

Nice work! I like that you didn't just go for the easier side view, but instead drew the whale at an angle.

DarkAuron (Level 2 Quiet One) @ 7/4/2005 22:32

I think it has to do with the angle. But *wow*, brilliant texture

Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT) @ 6/7/2005 09:45

I like the idea, composition, and moon, but the anatomy of the frontmost whale looks very weird to me. The head and mouth look huge when compared with the rest of the body. The eye is almost halfway down the length of the body. I'm not saying you should fix this immediately; it looks great the way it is. But it's just something I noticed.

smellylobster @ 5/4/2005 19:28

Is this real? It's too incredible to be real. Excellent job. Hitchker's guide to the Galaxy indeed.

sedgemonkey (Level 11 Coelacanth) @ 5/3/2005 13:16

Ooops. The silhouette makes sense.

fr0st (Level 4 Killer Klown) @ 5/1/2005 02:28

*stares in amazement* .... sssswwwweeeeettttttt..........*tht about sums it up really*

tommy j4sun (Level 1 Rookie) @ 4/30/2005 20:34

reminds me of the falling whale from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy

pixelblink (Level 9 Federal Agent) @ 4/30/2005 16:08

this is probably one of my favourite pixel pieces of ALL time. The texture work on the the whale is simply amazing.

robotriot (Level 4 Shichikyu) @ 4/30/2005 15:27

Heh, it's not a shadow, but the silhouette of a second whale ;)

sedgemonkey (Level 11 Coelacanth) @ 4/30/2005 10:56

Wow wow wow. This is just a beautiful piece. I love the composition and the texture of the moon and the whale.

One crit though... the shadow on the moon looks bizarre.

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