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Title:	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Pixel Artist:	Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT :: 6057 points)
Posted:	7/22/2005 15:36
Statistics:	29 comments 4 faves 0 avatars
This is a portrait of Bill Murray's character, Steve Zissou, from the fantastic film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". This pixel art is based on two reference pics. The first, and most heavily used: http://blackmovie.us/the.life.aquatic.steve.zissou.review.htm The second, from which I got the idea to make his face black: http://matt.pintglass.org/wp-content/Life%20Aquatic%20Resize.jpg I have been working on this on and off for over a month, and it feels quite good to finally have it done. I highly reccomend this movie to all who haven't seen it. Don't forget to rate this art!

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lfdf (Level 5 Assistant Manager) @ 12/11/2012 08:51

Nice.

Hapiel (Level 11 Bonsai) @ 11/15/2007 14:18

Very nice! But it sort of SCREAMS AA

surt (Level 11 Godfather) @ 11/9/2007 15:15

Bill looks a little darker skinned than I remember him (haven't seen the movie, is he tanned?), but otherwise slick stuff.

AndyOaks (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/27/2007 09:21

Very nicely drawn. I wasn't too sure on leaving the face out to start with but it's grown on me. Definitely striking.

gorgothon destroyer (Level 1 Depressed) @ 3/26/2007 01:43

i think he needs a face as cool as it looks black.... i would call it team zissou uniform

cerealkiller54 (Level 6 Made) @ 3/9/2007 16:17

OMG! So cool! It looks reall!

Filax_666 (Level 6 Hitman) @ 9/4/2006 03:52

I've seen the movie (haven't seen it all, got bored somewhere inthe middle) and it was so-so...I LOVE the music, though. Anyway, I'd like to see what you could do with the face...the rest is very well pixeled, though!

TheVC (Level 1 Rookie) @ 2/14/2006 16:34

holy damn i was just wokring on a doll of him... anyway lovely hat workin, love the grove work

DryWhiteToast (Level 1 Intern) @ 11/27/2005 21:13

VERY nice! Love the dithering. ;) Heehee. Love it!

Starrily (Level 1 Hired Gun) @ 11/21/2005 08:00

I like this! It's really good.

Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT) @ 11/11/2005 20:23

I get it about the face, okay? No need to beat a dead horse here.

Alex (Level 1 Thug) @ 11/11/2005 08:01

shouldnt you have included fish in his face if you were going to make his face black. I think generally, its just you avoiding the need to do a large portrait or bill murray.

milkiss (Level 1 Quiet One) @ 10/30/2005 09:40

i love this movie! and wow, the hat and shirt are insanely perfect. I'm quite partial for the shirt though. it's so smooth. the shading and coloring is amazing. it looks like an actual photo. I sorta think the black face was a good idea. If you did the face, then the details of the hat and shirt would be less noticed. well, maybe. I don't know.

inkspot (Level 4 Button Man) @ 8/30/2005 10:03

I first thought that you uploaded the "photo" to wrong site :D

But it is pixel. Great dithering, absolutely love the job! Its real!

TheCaveman (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/8/2005 14:02

wow , never seen a niger that black O.o

Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT) @ 8/2/2005 09:24

Hmm, I think I'm feeling a similar vibe coming from all of you.

I must say that I'm pretty much done with this piece, I definitely won't do any more hard pixeling on it from now on. It just plain wore me out and the parts that I did pixel came out great, according to you guys. I can pretty much safely say that it will be faceless for a pretty long time to come. So, only small, minor updates from now on, if any. I'm done with this!

Thanks so much guys for your comments. Good or bad, they're very helpful.

truth (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/2/2005 09:00

Perhaps one day you will fill in the face...I do not like blackness. Hideous, atrocious, and dead. Otherwise, nice hat and shirt!

Johnny Vandal (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/31/2005 17:22

face or no face i still love the dithering on the hat and shirt, looks almost real :)

1 @ 7/28/2005 18:00

Hate to say it, but i did get lazy on the face. I was EXTREMELY focused on the shirt and hat, though. Glad to hear that it paid off.

This movie only seems to "do it" for some people. I thought it was beautiful, and I REALLY liked the music (old Casio-style techno. who knew?)

sedgemonkey (Level 11 Coelacanth) @ 7/28/2005 09:09

Excellent pixel work on the hat, but the black face thing is a little odd.

Regarding the flick: I love Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson and Bill Murray, but this movie didn't do it for me.

So-lou (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/25/2005 02:16

I think it looks kind of silly with the black head. You could put some fish and sea creatures in there to liven it up a bit - it doesn't seem to make any sort of statement to me apart from 'I was too lazy/unmotivated to do any more' y'know? Loving that dithering, looks smooooth as.

TheDarkHawk (Level 2 Corporal) @ 7/23/2005 08:10

Oops... forgot to say how much I'm loving that smooth ditherin'!

Amythist (Level 2 Stalker) @ 7/23/2005 06:10

wow.. such crisp detail, I really really like the jacket, the dithering is fantastic. *slips on jacket* Niiiice!

d-p (Level 11 Psychopath) @ 7/23/2005 05:34

Well best dithering work of you ever, the hat is amazing. The hard outline of the black head disturbs a little bit, but its really sweet.

Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei) @ 7/23/2005 05:30

Holy crap that is some good detailing.

Xero (Level 1 Depressed) @ 7/23/2005 02:39

Looks sweeeeeeeeet. Very nice job on the beanie and shirt, looks so damn realistic.

TheDarkHawk (Level 2 Corporal) @ 7/23/2005 01:24

Well I would make the outline of his brain and make an aquarim thing in their, like the pic.

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