Pixel Art Details

Title:	Cat of Gold
Pixel Artist:	iLKke (Level 9 Nidan :: 31612 points)
Posted:	3/13/2008 14:44
Palette:	16 colors
Statistics:	101 comments 348 faves 0 avatars
A bit of an oldskool romp. I felt like practicing 'shape-bluffing', a method for adding abstract detail often used when pixeling logos in the days of teh skene, and also employed by some game artists as well (Dan and Henk, most notably). I thought I might find the practice useful for game graphics. Also I kinda missed working with a saucy 16-color ramp :D Possibly unconsciously influenced by Achewood. All you asymmetry cultists, enjoy!

Top Pixel Art - March 2008 (#1)

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happy bacchus (Level 1 Thug) @ 4/27/2008 18:54

I knew this piece was going for something BIG

pain (Level 9 Nidan) @ 4/21/2008 06:04

khmmm... has a500 feel to it ... :D

Seeg (Level 1 Gangster) @ 4/10/2008 23:49

Simply unbelievable.

Fool (Level 6 SWAT) @ 4/2/2008 03:37

Brilliant piece=)

JahJah (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/20/2008 22:47

Exelent! The calculated pixelation is great, and a piece to learn from.

Alenius (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/20/2008 15:33

Piece of Art! Masterpiece! Man, it's as good as The DaVinci Code!

iLKke (Level 9 Nidan) @ 3/20/2008 08:25

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.

Elephant (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/20/2008 02:32

Lawrence (Level 10 Operative) @ 3/19/2008 08:56

Excellent lighting.

AndyOaks (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/18/2008 04:43

You have a very clean style.
Reminds me of Dan 'bitmap brothers' Malone artwork.
Great job!

rabidbaboy (Level 4 Shichikyu) @ 3/17/2008 22:30

The preview has "ilkke" written all over it.
Very nice, you should teach me how to do that.

Pok3' (Level 2 Quiet One) @ 3/17/2008 11:38

Man! that's absolutely perfect. +fav

rajkosk8 (Level 5 Detective) @ 3/16/2008 04:50

ilkke ............true master of inspiration!!!!

atei (Level 1 Intern) @ 3/15/2008 22:08

Whoa. Incredible dithering. Fav'd.

4tochkin (Level 1 Intern) @ 3/15/2008 16:37

cool :)

Brokencode (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/15/2008 07:40

wow impressive

redscorp (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 3/15/2008 05:02

cool!

vedsten (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 3/15/2008 04:22

Great job. Extra points for not mirroring it!

Vital (Level 5 Sniper) @ 3/15/2008 04:19

Just awesome=) Greetings;*:D

Elwin (Level 5 Sniper) @ 3/15/2008 00:50

Haha, this is really great (: Inspired me to do something shiny, so back to work with me :D

Zweckform (Level 1 Intern) @ 3/14/2008 23:58

like it. nice colours and dithering.

FrostPumpkin (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 3/14/2008 10:37

awesome palette, great ditherings, very smooth.
And the sort of cubic shapes looks really well, 7/7, perfect

Reo (Level 11 Psychopath) @ 3/14/2008 09:20

Awesome!Etc!

SynZygfryda (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/14/2008 07:57

A.B. (Level 8 Cannibal) @ 3/14/2008 07:30

Frost (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 3/14/2008 07:11

Very good, as allways...

PixelSpy (Level 5 Captain) @ 3/14/2008 06:38

Your understanding of shading and the implementation is amazing. Really good work

Rompecabras (Level 1 Thug) @ 3/14/2008 06:26

great great great!!! I love that strong edges and the way you managed the colours through them. Smooth!!

And also it seems to be a heavy golden head. Really good and hard work!

Too much knowledge, technique and care here!!

Gas 13 (Level 9 Boss) @ 3/14/2008 06:20

Beautiful!

tocky (Level 3 Hatchet Man) @ 3/14/2008 06:14

that is extremely tasty, ilkke. be warned that I am planning to one day break into your house and steal all your talent.

Metaru (Level 8 Brigadier General) @ 3/14/2008 05:47

in fact, it has Ilkke written everywere

Setzer (Level 8 Cannibal) @ 3/14/2008 04:58

meow

Slemsvamp (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 3/14/2008 04:32

I rly hope I one day have this standard on my peices

warleygp (Level 3 Private Eye) @ 3/13/2008 22:28

O.O" High Level of details... only with 16 colors!

Broli (Level 3 Private Eye) @ 3/13/2008 18:18

Wow, you are so great at creating pixels. I wish I were at least half as talented as you are. Great piece ilkke, it looks so awesome.

Indigo (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 3/13/2008 17:36

I love the palette man. great work

Larwick (Level 8 Regional Boss) @ 3/13/2008 17:33

Oh f**koff lol. This is so tasty.
I really wanna try this 'style' oneday.

Dirteater (Level 1 Private) @ 3/13/2008 17:24

iLKke, you made me soil myself...i hope your happy!

p.s Eep <3

tomic (Level 11 Admiral) @ 3/13/2008 17:18

yey, seeing the preview it was obvious who is behind. top-notch as always.. and top-down (in terms of lightsource), why change something your fans are used to =D

metal shading is just awesome, damn, i've recently started a logo here. now, halfway finished watching your piece, i needa work over the whole piece or clarify my letters made of stone, thank you

edit: always thought i don't like cats, but it seems that if they are coated with gold and only consist of a head i want to stick them on my cars gearshift, yey, this one on the gearshift would be awesome =P

skamocore (Level 11 CEO) @ 3/13/2008 17:18

This must be the work of the brainslug...it's causing you to pixel cats instead of dogs :O

skeddles (Level 11 Psychopath) @ 3/13/2008 17:09

Shape-bluffing?! Why are I not know this?!(what is it?)

Great colors... And everything else!

dumbo (Level 4 Mercenary) @ 3/13/2008 17:08

Wonderful work here mate...

TheFox (Level 1 Seaman) @ 3/13/2008 15:40

I love the shading and I love the detail but the face seems kind of off to me. Almost like one side is bigger than the other.

Mykola (Level 3 Corporate Drone) @ 3/13/2008 15:32

seriously ilkke you're soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... http://despicable.org !!!!!!!!!!!!

leel (Level 5 Killer Klown) @ 3/13/2008 15:20

gawgeous ;)

Darth Mandarb (Level 10 Operative) @ 3/13/2008 15:13

holy dithering smithereens!

Excellent work!

alkaline (Level 6 Yonkyu) @ 3/13/2008 15:09

oh my god,

this is awesome.
you have some of the best color choices, and the smoothness is lsdkjflkajflaksjfa

HMC (Level 7 General Manager) @ 3/13/2008 14:49

That is pretty amazing, but then again why would I expect anything less.

Doppleganger (Level 6 Yonkyu) @ 3/13/2008 14:48

That's some kickass pixeling. I do love cats and gold and shapes! Super lovely colors btw. :)

soda (Level 10 President) @ 3/13/2008 14:45

Nice work, very stylish.

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