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Title: Anubis (2003-2005)
Pixel Artist: neota  (Level 7 Ichikyu :: 7203 points)
Posted: 9/6/2005 8:28:20 AM
Palette: 24 colors
Statistics: 145 comments :: 247 favorites :: 0 avatars

This is my favorite of my pixel pieces.
just.. everything works.

Lineart by Archer (Mike Nash[1]), 37 hours of coloring by me.

If you crit i'll fix it. If it's not the dithering.

[1] http://pixeljoint.com/p/21027.htm

Thanks to Ptoing for color-optimization suggestions, and a number of people on the old Pixelation boards.


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Jocher (Level 3 Private Eye) at 9/18/2009 1:35:15 PM

 wow, one of the best pic i ever seen...


crisis (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/4/2009 9:55:54 AM

Love it :) He's got this smirk going, like he knows exactly what he's going to do at the top of the stairs and how he's going to do it.
A question, however: what are the rounded squares doing in the background? I see hints of two of them. Is it the texture of the wall behind him?
One more thing - the light source seems to be staright over to the right if we go by his clothes, but the shading on his body makes it look like it's to the right and towards us a little bit.
If that's the case, then shouldn't the front of the staris (the part we see) have some definition?
Over all I really love it. Anubis is hotttt.
Crisis //


neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 5/30/2009 7:04:04 AM

Fontes: A good critique is hard to find. Thanks so much for your clear critique!

I've just done a basic paintover with some framework lines and confirmed some of the things you mentioned. At the time, my anatomy skills were quite lacking, so I didn't necessarily interpret the lines correctly (in terms of shading and line weight) (though I wonder about the original right (our left) arm -- i think it looked wrong in the same way in the lineart)

I'll do an update as time permits.


PanicBomber (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 5/24/2009 8:36:40 PM

some damn impressive work!


Fontes (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/24/2009 4:25:35 PM

Very nice piece indeed. The shading and overall coloring is plain perfect.

However, there is something that bugs me, and that's the body itself. Anubis, like any other egypcian god, had a perfectly normal (visually) human body, and this piece shows little knowledge from you in human anatomy. The muscle lines are overall messed up, specially the thighs, which look pretty much like lumps of meat, instead of actually thighs. Specially the right (his right) one, which seems like someone has taken a chunk off of it. That, and by the right leg, we can see a rather odd connection between the legs and his hips, which is a tad too low.

The same can be said about the upper arms, specially the left (stretched) one. I swear, at first I thought the elbow was the shoulder/upperarm intersection. If you ignore the forearm, you can notice that the bicep area resembles more the muscles of a forearm, which is what confused me. Then I noticed the bandages, and thought "hey, that's for much for the wrist!", hehehe...

Also, the weapon's stick... Cross a line along is, and you'll notice parts which should still be visible from behind his arm. Sorry, i don't think i can explain this one very well... ^^;

Still, as I said before, the shading and coloring are top notch, which is why I'm shoving this one down my favourites list! ^^


Lahra (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/21/2009 9:11:52 AM

 Wunderfull, 

Verry good job :)


Pumpkinbot (Level 2 Peon) at 5/20/2009 5:57:17 PM

Ooh, the texture of those stairs...I LOVE IT! :D 5/5


sapphira83 (Level 2 Dealer) at 4/25/2009 8:04:24 PM

this is legend...u got alot of patience i love it


Quake (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 3/15/2009 5:52:53 AM

Must've taken for ages, Outcome is briliant though :D


neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 3/12/2009 3:31:11 PM

Excellent to hear from you!

I've updated the blurb accordingly :)


Mike Nash (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/12/2009 7:59:38 AM

Oh wow. Ok I wasn't expecting to see this ever again!

I should explain, I'm 'Archer', or used to be. I drew the original lineart years ago - 5 years?! I can't even remember where I posted it, perhaps it was over on the Gamemaker forums? It's so great to see this again! Neota you did such a fantastic job, I remember you asking if you could colour it. I agree with all the comments here too. You deserve that award!

This brings back many memories.

Of course if nobody believes me, that's fine. Craziness I know. Although, I'm an Illustrator now, perhaps that helps prove my claim somehow?

Mike

www.mike-nash.com

 


.Anubis. (Level 3 Hatchet Man) at 3/2/2009 8:05:26 PM

 Should I even answer why I should fav. this?


j.negrón (Level 1 Thug) at 2/22/2009 9:01:04 PM

damn, this is great! 


Photocopier (Level 8 Regional Boss) at 1/31/2009 12:24:39 PM
fantastic, I tells a story.

hooney333 (Level 1 Rookie) at 1/26/2009 10:00:07 AM
Nice. I like how everything's a shade of brown.

Fuzion_Creative (Level 1 Gangster) at 1/24/2009 6:56:54 PM
Perfect shading and line art...I can't see anything wrong with it...fav'd!

ToonQueen (Level 1 Depressed) at 1/17/2009 9:36:16 AM
Absolutely gorgeous! Great work!

Namre (Level 1 Jukyu) at 1/9/2009 7:18:49 AM
Great Job! I love the colors and the shading. I even noticed the texture on the walls of the stairs. A++

hingeymin (Level 3 Stalker) at 12/13/2008 7:31:09 AM
Incredibly impressive. Everything is amazing!

Fatalis67 (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/9/2008 9:24:37 AM
I love the palette, amazing job.

Lord Anty (Level 1 Depressed) at 10/29/2008 4:53:09 AM
I love it... I can't find words to describe it... +5.

Crosell (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/23/2008 12:30:05 PM

Nice one, you didnt overdid it with the dither it's perfect ! I like it how you made the muscles flow in his bodyparts, wonderfull man !


RAMTO (Level 3 Sergeant) at 10/21/2008 11:23:36 PM
Very, very good!!!

Toad (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/18/2008 8:27:19 AM
Completely wick looks painted

toony747 (Level 1 Thug) at 9/18/2008 8:23:55 AM
this looks pretty cool....

Mohak (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/30/2008 7:43:38 AM
WOW the lighting the dithering, everything just looks amazing

PeanutButter (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/20/2008 10:03:50 PM
wow, the way you used the lighting is amazing!

Chaos Design (Level 3 Stalker) at 6/15/2008 7:34:05 AM
Looks like a proper painting nice work.

Mindsreturn (Level 3 Private Eye) at 6/14/2008 6:07:09 PM
Love the stairs, axe doesn't look sharp though. Looks amazing though. Nice work.

Beans (Level 1 Gangster) at 6/7/2008 5:52:19 PM
The dithering is simply superb!  

JohnnyFinnish (Level 1 Jukyu) at 5/25/2008 8:34:45 AM
Fantastic picture!

japez (Level 1 Depressed) at 5/13/2008 12:22:41 AM
Best dithering i have seen.

Antago (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/23/2008 2:13:19 PM
gorgeous!! And I really love anubis

taquito143 (Level 5 Soldier) at 4/22/2008 8:57:24 PM
nice work with the egiptian guard.

KwIjL (Level 5 Assistant Manager) at 4/21/2008 5:21:37 AM
Nice work on the lightning !

Pandora (Level 2 Corporal) at 3/9/2008 11:20:12 PM
Looks awesome. Great lineart, and great coloring by yourself. Nice job! Plus, I admire Ancient Egyptian culture, so that's a plus.

SillyJonna (Level 2 Kukyu) at 2/14/2008 8:30:08 PM
This is amazing! I love it!

Blu (Level 1 Depressed) at 1/30/2008 12:54:56 PM

That is So. Awesome. I love the stairs.

The cloth behind him looks...odd. It's flowing/moving (I think?) but the front part isn't, along with anything else that would move (hair/tassle-thing, for one). It almost looks like it's coming toward us, as well. I'm not quite sure. But...yeah, that is so cool looking. XD


neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 1/30/2008 5:40:56 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/neota/alphazero/anubis3-gamma.png
^
Gamma adjusted now I'm using an LCD monitor and can see details better. Tell me if you think the above version is better or worse.

Pabloavvocato (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/6/2007 12:49:46 PM
wow, that is just SO bad ass.

Equilibrix (Level 5 Captain) at 12/5/2007 11:29:07 AM
Crap, why do I have only five stars to give out? This deserves much more!

Tommy (Level 1 Private) at 12/4/2007 6:06:52 PM
haha great job! the best of gods!

mintymango_mafia (Level 2 Quiet One) at 12/2/2007 5:57:46 PM
dang

theguy (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 11/17/2007 3:12:21 PM
this is amazing

DevonR (Level 1 Intern) at 11/12/2007 6:16:50 PM
165 favourites?!?!?!

Elwin (Level 5 Sniper) at 11/10/2007 12:13:11 PM
Woot! This is certainly one of the best pieces in the gallery ^^

hoangxiao (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/6/2007 11:06:12 PM
How can i draw like this

omegacapeman (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/24/2007 7:04:58 AM
totally egyptian

Drako (Level 3 Sergeant) at 7/24/2007 3:45:39 AM
This is my favorite pixelart in all gallery.

Kung-Gi-OH! (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/23/2007 5:45:17 PM

o_____O!HSHAJKS!

 

that is AMAZING! the detail, and his weapon--! the walls and the colors---...just breathtaking and aweinspiring *bows*


the_power_of_rage (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/19/2007 10:55:50 PM
i to am an egyptian god

VenomousNinja (Level 1 Private) at 7/12/2007 8:10:45 AM
That's awesome! I'm favoriting this right after I post this!

neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 7/11/2007 11:11:00 PM
Camlit:
Thanks!

"random lines, near his ear"?
An optical delusion.

They're brick outlines.

CamLit (Level 1 Thug) at 6/30/2007 12:30:29 PM

The best I have ever seen of all Pixel Art! I'm oddly impressed by the colors and feel of the whole thing, not to mention the pose is amazing and Anubis is my favorite icons of all.

Wait a minute, what are those random lines I see on the wall, near his ear?


HoofFoot (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 6/24/2007 5:34:51 AM
Cool! Favourited.

natano (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/24/2007 12:25:08 PM
well work man anubis is this way, however, beautiful how you have made him

rajkosk8 (Level 4 Deputy) at 4/6/2007 11:36:43 PM
beautiful color the feel everything is great!!

neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 4/6/2007 6:04:01 PM
Mathias: Well, I've done that myself, and if that disallows eliteness, then I don't want to be elite.

In the case of this picture, though.. Yes, it was done with quite simple tools, manually. The most unusual tool used was the clone tool (for the dither patternings). The background gradient -- I could have made it smoother, but I decided it was better as it is -- the roughness implies some texture that would be absent with a completely smooth gradient.

Things that I would change if I was redoing this from the start:
* Use add/sub drawing mode to do the AA and steps
   (thus, save on time eyedropping -- you match the resulting colors to the intended palette later.)
* Try automatic dithering for the shadowing, and maybe for the back wall, using a custom dither matrix to create texture.
* Use more accurate coloring (normal skin, black head.) which would probably also save colors.

In general, these kinds of solutions as they relate to pixel art, require more technical thought to turn out a superior result.
(for example, dithering  alignment -- it may work better to offset the dithering in some areas. Normally you'd just draw it slightly differently, but in the generated case you have to mark which areas you want with which offsets/alt dither patterns.)

They also work better for larger artworks. Using them on anything smaller than 32x64 final size would probably generate more work than it'd save.

You also tend to get a far better result if you decide on your palette in advance (though of course this can be changed after downscaling.)

Finally, you have to consider the factor that you're downscaling by.
If it's 2, Linear interpolation is ok; If it's 3 or 4, cubic is OK.
if it's > 4 then you need to divide it up into chunks (for instance, 8x downscaling would involve 2x linear shrinking, 4x cubic shrinking)
The reason is that not all pixels from the full size image are guaranteed to contribute to the result.
In the case of linear, up to 4 pixels
xx
xx
from the source go to compose a pixel in the destination.
In the case of cubic, up to 16 pixels
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
go to compose a pixel in the destination.

As such, some source pixels may be entirely ignored when the reduction factor is (>2 or >4 respectively for linear and cubic.); thus it's better to divide it up into 2 or more steps.

Mykola (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 4/6/2007 2:26:32 PM

Trust me Mathias A LOT of people take shortcuts like that :D few would confess tho lol

it's especially spread in commercial pixel art, since you have to meet deadlines and all that :D.. plus you're not really obliged to strictly conform to classic pixelart techniques when making commercial projects.. even tho people won't let you post it at pj maybe LOL


Mathias (Level 2 Kukyu) at 3/15/2007 12:01:34 AM

Whoa. First I must say this is incredibly impressive. Way to go!

But, it's pieces like this that make me wonder why pixel art was chosen as the style. Now I am new to pixel art, but not digital drawing/painting in general. I know that if this was just a normal raster digi painting you could've had a much smoother gradient in the bg. Also, did you really manually aa this!?

I'm just getting into pixeling, but I think what would help a novice like me to acheive this kind of appeal would be to actually paint the image like this with all the digi painting tools and filters in Photoshop, in RGB mode, probably as a larger size. Then scale it down to the correct size, which tremendously increases the detail. Then I'd change color mode to indexed and let the colors get knocked down to 16-32 or so, take that and start pixeling over it on another layer. This way I'd only have to pixel certain parts. The difficult aa would be done and only need cleaned up. Anyway, at this point in my pixeling, that's how I'd go about doing this sort of realistic pixel image. I'm sure that's probably unnacceptable to the elite here, but right now, for me, I think that's a method worth exploring. And I beleive I will, in the coming weeks.

Again, great job! I enjoyed looking at it, man!


Rappybas (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/14/2007 1:05:39 PM
It looks like a real painting!!!
Keep up the good work!

silent sniper (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/11/2007 8:16:42 PM
@kawichan: yea, uh, who cares?

seakingelebit (Level 1 Depressed) at 2/11/2007 2:55:57 PM

Kawichan in this picture (straight from Egipt) Anubis has a axe head on the staff. Anubis holding staff


neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 2/4/2007 6:26:24 AM
Kawichan: Oh, I know -- though I didn't at the time I started this picture. Since it was someone else's lineart, I didn't actually do any research, just rendered it. Thanks.

Kawichan (Level 1 Jukyu) at 2/2/2007 5:06:44 PM
I am sorry to say this, but you really didn't look up much history on Anubis. Two forms, A head of a jackal and a body of a human or just a jackal, and you did good on that. But he doesn't carry an axe ANYWHERE. If he carried anything it would be a staff. He is the god of the dead and also reffered to as their Fierce Protector to who worship, but he doesnt kill. He just simply weighs the heart of the dead to see if that person made any sins in their life, and if they did the heart will be heavy but if not it will be light as a feather, thus they are mummified. (the heart is hollow so the thing will always go through, sometimes they are stupid egyptians...) But please, do not change your picuture. If you did you would have to change it all to make him look more decent and civil. I personally don't care about the facts I just care that it looks good. So don't mind that I wrote this much. ^_^ If you want, you can go on google and look and some pics of Anubis and compare..

skeddles (Level 11 Psychopath) at 1/29/2007 6:43:19 PM
it really looks like a painting!

AwesomePossum (Level 1 Thug) at 1/8/2007 8:13:28 AM
I really like this piece! 5/5 Fav!

Luca (Level 5 Rokkyu) at 1/7/2007 5:37:23 AM
fav...

Law (Level 1 Intern) at 12/13/2006 8:26:30 AM
Dude...

tacky (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 12/10/2006 2:36:49 PM
that must have tookin years

Shuray (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/11/2006 1:52:59 PM
Amazing

jkilla (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/3/2006 10:48:43 PM
thats really really good fav!

neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 8/25/2006 4:57:54 PM
Funny, I was just thinking 'hmm.. Anubis is not that good.. this new pic is 100% by me, it has more artistic merit and should have equal technical merit when it's finished' yesterday. We'll see, I suppose.
Well, thanks.

-Mart-: yeah, I agree the dithering on his body is better than on the wall.. I just don't relate enough to this pic anymore to consider redoing the whole damn wall, heh. Hum, just noticed, there is an radiosity error on the far side of the second-from-top step.


verfum (Level 3 Private Eye) at 8/25/2006 4:10:01 PM
Along with Buloght's skaven, this is the best I've seen on this site. Great work

jagged software (Level 2 Mercenary) at 8/8/2006 2:18:22 PM
top notch, very high quality, keep it up

-Mart- (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/7/2006 12:30:38 PM
Love it. Especially the stairs look realistic. The dith is nice, on his body, and the color selection is ideal for an egyptian god

rabidbaboy (Level 4 Shichikyu) at 7/27/2006 10:59:50 PM
I believe Nobleclock meant he fainted. Which is a gay way of saying your pixel art rocks.
Frankly, your pixel art rocks.

neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 7/14/2006 5:14:18 PM
NobleClock: Faint? as in 'indistinct'? I wouldn't expect that unless you have your monitor's contrast set very low -- I've certainly tried it with various monitor settings, and that's the only way i can get it to look faint.
(or, viewing it after I've just turned on my monitor.. though that makes everything look faint.)

Maybe this is a misunderstanding and you meant something other than faint?

NobleClock (Level 2 Corporal) at 7/14/2006 7:52:53 AM
oh god, this is faint gahhh

pixel-pork (Level 2 Stalker) at 7/11/2006 1:43:34 PM
it looks so real....your'e the master

ZZZkodi (Level 7 Mass Murderer) at 7/6/2006 12:16:21 PM

I say... WOW THIS IS AMAZING!


MichaS (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/6/2006 11:22:35 AM
[b]LOVE IT[/b]

Opacus (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 6/17/2006 4:19:08 AM
Didn't I fav this?
What the hell?
Well, it's faved now!

lordcrazy22 (Level 1 Hired Gun) at 6/16/2006 8:47:48 PM
that is totally amazing. it is better than the original one from egypt.

BlackDragon (Level 11 Godfather) at 6/15/2006 5:54:49 PM
 Anubis is my favorite! This is absolutely stunning!!!  + Fav

magic1111 (Level 1 Private) at 6/9/2006 5:52:04 AM
I like it :D

neota (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 6/7/2006 12:27:45 AM
Big brother and Adarias:
I'll make the simplest change (the hand needs to look more like it's gripping at the right angle, which should help significantly). I might try a more ambitious change later.

Adarias:
Nahh, not gonna change the colorscheme that much. I've tried various schemes and like the absence of blue (and carefully limited contrast) in this case.

big brother (Level 9 Rear Admiral) at 6/6/2006 2:41:28 PM

I second Adarias' point about the colors and the position of the weapon hand/arm. It does appear that the axe he's holding has a long handle (mostly hidden by his arm). The angle of it is a bit visually confusing, especially the way it lines up perfectly with his arm.

Good job on the interesting lighting.


buloght (Level 6 Hitman) at 6/6/2006 2:02:11 PM
This thing is amazing

Timper (Level 1 Quiet One) at 4/23/2006 9:48:11 PM
That is one badass pixel art.

Dio Weaver (Level 1 White Belt) at 4/7/2006 3:49:33 PM


Shark (Level 1 Jukyu) at 3/24/2006 11:15:14 AM
OMG just found this again, moved my rating up to 7*, and i am really confused as to why this was not in my favs. once again this is stunning XD

PedroAGontijo (Level 1 White Belt) at 3/24/2006 9:21:54 AM
Any comments needed? This looks like a real painting! I would fav it twice if I could.

TheBlackMarket (Level 3 Enforcer) at 3/24/2006 8:59:18 AM
It's so painterly.. The golden looking color scheme is also quite attractive. Needless to say, I'm impressed.

Adarias (Level 8 Brigadier General) at 3/21/2006 3:40:47 PM
This is a very nice piece, and it is striking though im not particularly fond of the colors (i think some blue in the sadows and yellow in the highlights would help, but people have accused me of 'rainbow' coloring in the past, so perhaps its best you not listen :P)

Beyond that, there is only a single problem i have with this (some things could be more realistic like the anatomy, but they do not detract form the piece.)  The problem i have is not with the technical skill or the presentation, but with the raw form of the axe and axehand.  The haft does not follow the shape that the hand is gripping (the shape contained within the palm goes back away form the viewer and bend downwards in realtion to the axe-haft).  Also, the hand has twisted such that the wrist looks broken, which is a little bit strange and it fails to compensate for the position of the axehaft which still is not aligned with the hand.  Lastly, there is a word for people who wield and axe from the end of the haft, and that word is "unarmed."  If he intends to have any control over the weapon for fight or for show, the handle either needs to be lengthened or he needs to move his hand up.  Here is an example of how the hand might be better shown, forgive the .jpeg format i just hit the wrong button in paint:
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4537/anubis9kq.jpg


lunarknight (Level 2 Quiet One) at 3/21/2006 7:02:26 AM
WOW! This piece is absolutely amazing. Definately adding this one to my favourites!

Psiweapon (Level 1 Seaman) at 3/7/2006 2:15:58 AM
Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!

(retarded messagelimit XD)

~Med-Evil~ (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/6/2006 2:48:23 PM
wow that is perfect

fil_razorback (Level 5 Lieutenant) at 1/30/2006 12:07:18 PM
Wah...Can't believe it.
The whole piece is so...perfect

Blood_wave (Level 2 Mercenary) at 1/27/2006 9:02:05 PM
this is purdyfull



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