Cool you like it. Thanks a bunch!

I like the sense of depth. it kind of looks 3d. well done!

Haha, thank you very much!

This is absolutely beautiful. Teach me the way of the cluster, oh wise one!

Means a lot coming from you, thanks a ton, man! :)

Hot damn, this is completely amazing, from the palette to the fine detailing. 

@BlueMagma

Thanks a lot, I hope it looks angry enough! :)

@ NACHO

Nothing like that unfortunately, at least for now. The only thing I've done that comes close to that is a short little tutorial.  click 

I'm loving the emotion coming from that face! :D

Hello Mandrill :) I just wanted to know, do you have any video or blog where you explaine your graphic process? I wish I could have that colour knowledge, or that light perception in Pixel Art.

  Thank you very much for taking the time to explain that colour issue, man!

As soon as I'm be back from my holiday trip, I'll look into that and work on an alternative. I even checked it on a different monitor the other day and noticed some inconsistencies myself.

You've perfectly captured the look of someone who hasn't been to a dentist despite obvious problems with their teeth!

You never cease to amaze me with your crazy pixels of even crazier creatures!

Only thing that bothers me (a tiny, tiny bit) is what CELS mentioned about the second darkest color (althrough I've a pretty bad uncallibrated monitor) which creates a bit of a flimmer towards the third darkest color but even then it only really bothers me (a tiny, tiny bit) at the forehead. The "complimentary" contrast is at least on my monitor too big there. On the other places it's not bothering me because they only touch the third darkest color on one "side", if that makes sense.

@ Dr D.

Super, thanks a lot! Makes me feel proud hearing that. :)

@ AlcopopStar

Cheers! :)

I'm loving your pixels, amazing clusters!

@ Finlal

Yep, he is, thanks for the Link. ;)

Your work is sublime as well, aspiring pixel animators can learn much from it.

Always love your portraits, and this is the best one yet! 6/6

Wonderful as always

If you ever gonna animate, be sure to read Stickman's interview.
He's pro in it.

@ Zizka

Some Sprites and a few backrounds to give them a proper home. ;) Animation is your domain though, I can learn a lot from your stuff.

Thanks!

@ James McCarter

Thanks a bunch, man!

Awesome! Try complete scenes maybe or some animations! 

You can do it! You're awesome! 

That's pretty awesome.

@ RGBfumes

Thanks, great you like it!

Your ISO pieces are fantastic btw. ;)

@ Zizka

Thanks a lot!

You are totally right about that. I've been working on some other pieces that are way out of my comfort zone though. They still need many hours of polishing and tweaking until I'm satisfied enough to post them. :)

@Crafty

Thank you very much, Crafty! I have been waiting eagerly for you to post some pixels again. :)

Absolutely amazing. Hats off!

As much as I like your art (I really do) I'm looking forward to you exploring new things with your talent. I feel like this type of portrait is becoming more of a comfort zone. 

This being said, it looks wonderful, just hope that you'll explore new stuff in the near future! 

- Nicer and Nicer  -

@ RAV

Sums it up perfectly, well done.

@ showtime

I hope you are ok! Thanks a bunch, glad you like the piece. :)

@ WangieClown

What an poetic and wonderfully worded comment. I'm quite surprised to find something fantastic as this concerning one of my pieces.

Thank you very, very much. :)

@ solrac

Haha, I take the compliment, thanks!

@ Elk

That means a lot coming from you, vielen Dank! :)

@ -DE-

Look, I'm not liable for Games Workshop's firm policy.

@ 91grinds

A master? Haha, not at all, but I try my best.

Thanks a lot.

Glad to hear the tut has been helpful to you. :)

@ elend

Thanks, mate!

@ CELS
 

Great, you won't be disappointed!

@ Momofumi

Cool you like them, thanks. :)

"Whatcha lookin' at, motherfucker? I'm a freakin' art of nature. Say it."

This is so awesome my face exploded!

You personificated the wildness and rage which defines the young precambrian Earth into the tree - a symbol of wisdom, calmness & old age. Love the idea. I had to use the deepest resources of my mind to overcome my guilty-pleasure-like desire: put this as an avatar on every forum I visit.

Insane :)

very crispy, love it

Is this based on your dad?

You are a master 

(I read your tutorial several times, was very helpful :) 
 

Grandiose!

@ParkerBaby: I think it's more than the dithering technique, although it's definitely part of it. His Fallout power armour avatar looks like a classic Mandrill piece to me, with minimal dithering.

@Mandrill: Will check out Paul Bonner :)

OMG the textures!

@ Finlal

Yep, I've studied his anatomy like a zealous nutter. :)

I see what you mean, I always try to get as many 45° lines as possible and AA the bigger clusters in order to make the mid-tones look smooth. Colours are really contrasty.

@ hostile

Great compliment, thank you very much. :)

I've just been looking through your Gallery, your stuff is pretty cool!

Parallel with Paul Bonner is pretty obvious after you mention him.
Your orc anatomy is really close to his.

Also, in terms of your style, you have a very recognizable color usage and cluster form (not only dots).

@ SnowOwl

Hehe, thanks a ton and welcome to Pixel Joint. :) I'm sure you will.

I've been doing pixel art for almost 4 years now and always try to complete at least 1 piece per month, 2 if I find the time.

This took me roughly 10 hours from start to finish, but that's different from piece to piece of course. The other one I uploaded a week ago "The Dinosauria" took me a lot longer to finish, about 30 hours all in all.

It always depents on the theme and how accurate I want to work. Here's my a link to my process.

Your portraits are always getting better man and i love your textures.

i can only dream to do something like this !

@ Pheno

Argh, don't say that. I bet there are already pieces in the works that will kick my ass.

Every piece of pixel-art deserves attention.

@ Parker

As CELS has already mentioned, I use these "dots" less for creating texture but rather as a way of dithering, which, I think, is much easier on the eyes than the classic checkered pattern.

@ CELS

Thank you very much for your helpful comment, buddy! Glad you like the palette and dithering. I gotta check this colour on another monitor, soon. I've been using a pretty standard TFT-panel for almost 5 years now, certainly not the best for digital art.

I have no idea myself, hehe! But it makes me feel great to see that i'm develpoing a recognizable style that some people seem to like. Like I've said several times before, I'm owing this contrasty look mostly to Paul Bonner.

Amazing to hear, thanks again.

Darn, I just joined the site today and I recently started out with pixel art, and I have to say, if I ever get as good as you, I'll be content (until I see how much you improved while I caught up). How long do you spend on a piece like this?

@ ||||

Glad you like the colours and description, thanks a lot.

I think it's always good to add some backround information to a piece in order to give the people a bit more to think about. :)

@ Muffin

:) Thank you very much, man! I really appreciate it.

@ Finlal

Thank you, mate!

Hehe, yeah. If we only could travel back in time and use microscopes on those chappies.

@ Charlie_pl

Thanks a ton! It means a lot coming from someone who knows the pixels like you do.

There goes the weekly challenge!

The 'dots' texture?

Absolutely wonderful. As always, I love the high saturation purple, the high contrast and the way you use dithering. On my screen, the second darkest value doesn't look too good. Maybe it's a monitor thing.

I'm not sure why, but it's really easy to identify your work from the previews. It's odd, because your dinosaur preview looked nothing like your standard work, but it was still unmistakably yours. Maybe someone else can dissect it, but you've certainly created a very strong style, despite the fact that you have a lot of variation in your work. 

I agree with Finlal; great depiction (and unique)! The description really brings to light why Earth is seen as an angry youth.

& The plum colors are very eye catching in the palette.

god damn, this is sick :) 

Great depiction!
It could be grypania spiralis, btw. You can't surely tell it didn't look like that.

epic