Pixel Joint Forum: Henk Nieborg Interview

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   Hi guys!  

You might remember me from such awful books as Character Design for Mobile Devices.  Some parts of it didn't totally suck, and I've just posted one of them online: a Henk Nieborg interview.

Many of you will know Henk already, he's been pixelling since the C64, and recently completed Contra 4 for the DS.

If you're interested, here's the interview.

And here's one of the images you'll find there!  

Here's a quote!

I also prefer to draw to blackness because the contrast on the megadrive system was insane, if i would have anti-aliased everything to white i would have probably gone blind."

Edited by NFG - 10 December 2007 at 4:24am

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NFG Seaman Joined: 07 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Topic: Henk Nieborg Interview Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:19am
	Hi guys! You might remember me from such awful books as Character Design for Mobile Devices. Some parts of it didn't totally suck, and I've just posted one of them online: a Henk Nieborg interview. Many of you will know Henk already, he's been pixelling since the C64, and recently completed Contra 4 for the DS. If you're interested, here's the interview. And here's one of the images you'll find there! Here's a quote! I also prefer to draw to blackness because the contrast on the megadrive system was insane, if i would have anti-aliased everything to white i would have probably gone blind." Edited by NFG - 10 December 2007 at 4:24am
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 4:53am
	holy sh*t. now that is some pixel art
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Hapiel Rear Admiral Joined: 30 June 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3266	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 8:32am
	Wow! Awesome!
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Blueberry_pie Rear Admiral Joined: 24 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2176	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 8:54am
	I had no idea he also worked on Contra 4. Guess that's another reason to get the game. Man, what an awesome artist.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 10:01am
	Thanks for sharing NFG. I have made a news item out of this for you too.
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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ceddo Commander Joined: 01 June 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 466	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 10:50am
	PLEASE upload some of your work to the Pixeljoint gallery so I can fave it all!
	www.gammosaur.com
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Metaru Commander Joined: 03 February 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3305	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 11:57am
	I didn't know there was a contra 4 for the DS...Wow, this man, Henk, appears to be in fact one of the greatest pixel artist of our time... its history does resemble a legend indeed
	I ate leel's babies
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thesalus Midshipman Joined: 11 December 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 97	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 12:05pm
	I thought he was a pretty celebrated/well-known pixel artist. You can see more of his work at > http://www.henknieborg.nl/ I was pretty (pleasantly) surprised when I saw his name pop-up in the list that Sals posted. "Contra 4 = Snake + Henk + Jawsh + Fejer + Monsoon2D + Sals + Gustav + Konjak + Panda + Vedsten + Paul Robertson Most in small doses, but it's definitely been the most Pixelation-heavy WayForward game so far."
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NFG Seaman Joined: 07 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 1:33pm
	I'm glad you guys like it! I'll be talking to him in the near future about his work on Contra 4 and the other things he's done this year. If anything noteworthy comes from that I will post a link here again.
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 10 December 2007 at 1:38pm
	Nice.
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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NFG Seaman Joined: 07 August 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:36am
	Man, I let this one slide too long. I've been talking to Henk and expect to have the next interview up tomorrow or Thursday. It won't be as long or detailed as the first one, but there's some interesting stuff in there about Contra 4, his techniques, working under insane deadlines, etc. Here's a teaser! =D I'm quite happy with the way pixelart is treated right now. [...] In the older days i did a complete project by myself [...] Now-a-days its just small parts like tilesets or animations. Also, Everything needs to be faster today. Most jobs i get need to be done asap for some reason. ;)
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