Pixel Art Details

Title:	Skaven Battle Line
Pixel Artist:	buloght (Level 6 Centaur :: 15752 points)
Posted:	7/7/2006 18:03
Palette:	12 colors
Statistics:	249 comments 704 faves 0 avatars
Mouse-drawn and -pixelled. The lineart took a long time and so did the texturing, everything on and off over the last 3 weeks, I've been working on it very hard in the last couple of days. Well it took a long time summoning the army, getting the troops together, you can imagine. Reference: I was paging through a book of Adrian Smith's warhammer drawings when I saw a pic called the 'Skaven Battle Line - Warhammer Armies 2001'. I thought it would look cool in pixel art, so I tried to make the same battle line, but in a different more cartoony style. Notice the oversized heads and giant upper bodies. Also I changed a lot of the details since my proportions made some stuff different. A lot had to be improvised and changed. The image was in greyscale and for the duration of this piece the book was on my lap for reference :). Inspiration: The B.O.B.'s war picture titled 'the Massacre'. And Big Brother since and I am inspired by his work and games, he also informed me about the existence of pixel joint. Colours: 12

Top Pixel Art - July 2006 (#1)

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buloght (Level 6 Centaur) @ 7/8/2006 09:21

Thanks all for the kind words. Thanks Ensellitis

Sgrum (Level 5 Captain) @ 7/8/2006 09:10

Whatafraggin´job!!!!

Larwick (Level 8 Tengu) @ 7/8/2006 06:14

£££ on this winning this month. Quite incredible, i love the perspective given to the structures in the background, and the palette is very interesting. +fav

Mordalles (Level 1 Hired Gun) @ 7/8/2006 04:02

awesome!

i love the way you do armour. and fur . . . man, everything is so brilliantly textured. the reuse of colours is amazing! you have your own unique style and i love it! 5/5 + fav. my favourite pixelart ever! thanks!

d-p (Level 11 Psychopath) @ 7/8/2006 03:45

Whoa. .... yes thats it.

Ensellitis (Level 11 Sensei) @ 7/8/2006 03:39

Wow, your color reuse is ace! You packed in alot of details into the scene, expecially the pikes fading as they go back. You have definately earned a place in the hall of fame for this. You have earned a place in MY hall of fame, which is better than anyother hall of fame, IMO.

9/9 +fave

Hope to see more from you. I am adding you to my buddies so I can keep an eye on you, you crazy son of a bitch

magic1111 (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/8/2006 03:21

Cool !!!!! 5/5 :D

ZZZkodi (Level 7 Mass Murderer) @ 7/8/2006 03:21

E-Magination (Level 3 Sniper) @ 7/8/2006 03:14

Ohmegod! This is the best pixel art I ever seen! (As far as I remember)

chanfan (Level 7 Underboss) @ 7/8/2006 03:02

It's really awesome! It sure shows the menacing looks of the skaven rats in a perfect way!

buloght (Level 6 Centaur) @ 7/8/2006 02:40

Thanks for all the comments

The home site of Adrian Smith is here: http://www.adriansmith.co.uk/index.html I couldn't find his skaven battle line drawing, though one can see a lot of his stuff. Inspirational artist.

8bitty (Level 3 Private Eye) @ 7/8/2006 01:56

fucking awesome 555

raynoa (Level 5 Soldier) @ 7/8/2006 01:37

Oh my god, this is pixel masterpiece!

Afflict (Level 4 Lieutenant) @ 7/8/2006 01:26

This is by far the best pic ons this FORUM! Buloght your the PIXEL THOR!

mikl3 (Level 7 Sheriff) @ 7/8/2006 01:21

no comments

pixelblink (Level 9 Federal Agent) @ 7/8/2006 00:30

an amazing piece, moreso for the limited colours and what you've achieved. One thing I think could be handled better is the sky and lack of detail there... but that's just being overly picky. There is so much to look at and enjoy. I will many times zoom in and out on this one and admire your skill.

alpix (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/8/2006 00:19

wow, this is amazing!

Blueberry_pie (Level 7 General Manager) @ 7/7/2006 22:43

Whoamg.

That is all.

cure (Level 11 Pixellite) @ 7/7/2006 22:14

Great piece, and I love the color choices. I smell a (well deserved) monthly top. Do you have a link to the reference picture?

Krysis (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 7/7/2006 22:06

Two simple words: YOU RULE!

Tremulant (Level 1 Gangster) @ 7/7/2006 21:47

Damn, that is nice. Love the attention to detail, and the palette is fantastic (though I'd swap the pureblack for something slightly less harsh/dark). This is definitely a fave.

Sir.Brian (Level 1 Gangster) @ 7/7/2006 21:20

> aww, hell yeah!~ break out the clanrats; let there be war! ^_^' ..warp-lightning-cannon to ya, punks! :D

Ro83rt (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 7/7/2006 20:35

Very impressive. You have some serious skill. I love the dithering job. Isn't it amazing what you can do with only 12 colors?

Ar. (Level 3 Stalker) @ 7/7/2006 20:33

OMG! Awesome! 5/5 and Fav!

Bifur (Level 1 Rookie) @ 7/7/2006 19:54

Holy! Its perfect!

speechlessly drooling

Monkey 'o Doom (Level 11 Psychopath) @ 7/7/2006 19:44

To quote the Terminator 2 pinball machine,

"You are superior."

7 stars and fav.

kaltsu (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 7/7/2006 19:38

...I'm speechless...

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) @ 7/7/2006 19:27

WOW

BlackFang (Level 6 Hitman) @ 7/7/2006 19:25

OMG, perfect, and such a small pallete

halfDemon (Level 6 Hitman) @ 7/7/2006 19:17

God damn, that is amazing.

Saboteur (Level 4 Shichikyu) @ 7/7/2006 19:16

Holy crap. That's it, that's all.

manxana (Level 3 Stalker) @ 7/7/2006 19:10

I must say... I LOVE IT!! 12 colours.. impressive very very well done!
fav and 6/6

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