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Title:	Jack of the lantern
Pixel Artist:	Riva (Level 6 Commander :: 6057 points)
Posted:	8/28/2005 14:03
Statistics:	68 comments 143 faves 0 avatars
Front screen for our new game - "Jack". See http://dm.paula.cz for mobile version + PC ver later. The graveyard stuff is totaly wrong - just didnt have power to correct it. The night sky could have been more detailed too - the same reason as graves :).

Top Pixel Art - August 2005 (#3)

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DukeDarer (Level 3 Clone) @ 6/27/2022 08:31

Love the personalities of those pumpkins!!!

syedahumna56 (Level 2 CGA) @ 6/3/2022 21:59

Well done

Vasily_Kukushkin (Level 4 Deputy) @ 7/13/2019 07:11

Well done!

upper0 (Level 3 Sergeant) @ 8/11/2017 09:05

Awesomeness!

Yielmo (Level 4 Lieutenant) @ 3/23/2013 21:51

That's a lot of colors lol hivemind.in/pj/specs/index.php

Salahkun (Level 1 Intern) @ 3/23/2013 08:21

:=0 amazing, did you use any tablet to draw this or it ws pixel by pixel ?

EME (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 10/30/2011 07:07

125 colors for the good art

Des (Level 4 Lieutenant) @ 10/2/2011 09:29

Amazing effects!

Friend (Level 3 Hatchikyu) @ 10/2/2011 00:10

wtf. It looks like a highly processed poster. AMAZING

Ronx90 (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/6/2011 10:35

WOW! looks very professional and cool ! good job :]

Myfault (Level 2 Quiet One) @ 4/18/2011 06:30

how many colors for the moon?

SatTheArtist (Level 1 Rookie) @ 3/7/2011 00:34

Very nice. Just love looking at the sky O_O

eNerGi (Level 1 Private) @ 3/6/2011 08:36

This image is so freakin awesome!

KalasMannen (Level 1 Rookie) @ 2/3/2011 13:35

Very nicely done!

NobleValerian (Level 6 Manager) @ 12/31/2010 09:34

this image inspires a lot of great ideas!

Comico (Level 1 Rookie) @ 9/17/2010 16:17

Uhh... IS THIS EVEN PIXEL ART?!

*Zooms in*

Oh, I guess it is.

M. Lucanius (Level 5 Soldier) @ 3/11/2010 17:47

Is that preview a resize? O_o

Dino502Run (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 3/8/2010 19:12

Amazing style This is SOOOO great!!

Dino502Run (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 3/8/2010 19:11

This is so cool!!!! The letters are great!

snowk (Level 7 Mass Murderer) @ 2/26/2010 23:18

*please excuse my previous stupid comment this is just awesome"
-snowk

slym (Level 8 Ruby) @ 12/11/2009 20:53

Yay I was Favorite #100!

Pumpkinbot (Level 2 Peon) @ 11/22/2009 14:44

175 colors? Gradient tool? EEW! Dx May I introduce you to a little thing called "dithering" and his friend, "patience"? :P

Riva (Level 6 Commander) @ 5/5/2009 09:02

Chace - Is using 175 collors, but of course most of it is used for the background scale which is done by the evil gradient tool not by hand. (It would not make much sense)

sapphira83 (Level 4 Button Man) @ 5/3/2009 10:43

this is so freaking cool. i give it a 10 (on a scale of 1-10)

Chace (Level 5 Captain) @ 5/3/2009 06:46

Unbelievably awesome. How many colours did you use for this?

theGemini08 (Level 1 Depressed) @ 2/7/2009 01:33

Wow! Great pixels!

8pixelshighandrising (Level 1 Rookie) @ 5/11/2008 15:02

I really love the crispness of the whole piece

Slemsvamp (Level 6 Serial Killer) @ 1/27/2008 04:27

Sure is smooth, but because of the color amount :(

theguy (Level 6 Hitman) @ 11/17/2007 15:09

This is absolutely amazing so smooth and sharp at the same time... well done

umcelinho (Level 1 Thug) @ 3/26/2007 06:36

that looks fantastic!!!

AwesomePossum (Level 1 Thug) @ 3/18/2007 15:05

Excellent job on this! The only thing I don't Like is how you used a whole butt load of collors on the moons shine in the sky.

jedzed (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 2/24/2007 06:03

that is so effing good probably one of the best ive seen

ceddo (Level 7 Ichikyu) @ 2/24/2007 02:53

Fantastic style, and design. I love every bit of it!

@skeddles: dithering the background would have taken so much longer for an almost invisible effect. Besides, he hasn't dithered in any other area in the pic. I don't think "at least" are words you should be using for a yearly best pixel placer.

skeddles (Level 11 Sphinx) @ 1/4/2007 19:37

couldnt you have at least dithered that huge gradient?

Luca (Level 5 Trash) @ 12/28/2006 12:31

wow...

JerryPie (Level 11 Big Foot) @ 11/24/2006 14:02

Wow...Why is this not Top pixel art? This is to cool...

Jason_c_o (Level 1 Depressed) @ 10/10/2006 17:54

I like the style of this piece. And the colors are well-done as well.

thor (Level 1 Depressed) @ 9/8/2006 08:17

How do you do the circular gradient around the moon, by pixelling? And how do you choose your colours with there being so many? I love this, fav.

2dgamers (Level 1 Jukyu) @ 8/6/2006 14:24

Love the angle on this! Everything is placed so perfectly. The style is pretty unique too. I don't think I've ever come across anything like this. It almost looks like a cartoon-3D rendition. Sweet! You nailed this one as a 10/10 score in my book!

Lawrence (Level 10 Operative) @ 7/15/2006 12:23

Gah, I can't believe I havn't spotted this yet!! The light emitted from the moon in the background must've been a real pain in the arse, heh. I think the thing I like the most about this is the texture on the pumpkins and the sharped angled style on his clothes.
8 stars & favourite!

Rock3go (Level 2 Flatfoot) @ 6/16/2006 20:03

WOOW AWESOME

5/5 AND FAV.

glassy glaze (Level 3 Corporate Drone) @ 6/13/2006 11:03

GREAT!!!

OMFGonzo (Level 1 Depressed) @ 5/25/2006 16:29

superb, Flawless victory

D.J (Level 1 Private) @ 3/17/2006 05:58

wow this is amazing 10/10+faved

GigaGuy (Level 1 White Belt) @ 12/10/2005 18:04

This is.. amazing. You could easily mistake this for a CGed image. The quality of the pixelwork here is really something. (Heh, and I thought the scaled preview was impressive) The game is pretty neat also. Full marks and a Fav'

Fred (Level 3 Enforcer) @ 12/10/2005 02:40

Ekhm :D FAV AND 5 POINTS! The moon and word Jack is super!

milkiss (Level 1 Quiet One) @ 10/29/2005 21:43

i'm speechless. Such amazing skillz. it's so smooth and clean and absolutely amazing. wow....

Riva (Level 6 Commander) @ 10/9/2005 07:48

randomblink - I am sorry but Im very lazy and overworked person so Im not planning any tutorials. But if you want to know how I learned what I know I can tell you. Its simple: whenever I came long some graphicaly impressive game (for me) I made lots of snapshots, then loaded them into gfx app (preferably with "magnify" tool :) and studyed them for hours. Finding out how they are aliging pixels and colors, disecting palette etc.
I spent days with screens from games like Legend of Kyrandia,Gods,Chaos engine, Speedball2,Dizzy,Lionhearth,Perihelion ...
You dont need to wait till somebody chew all the ideas for you and serve them on silver in 10 steps ;)

randomblink (Level 6 SWAT) @ 9/27/2005 08:22

wow...
Your stuff is amazing... You oughta consider doing a tutorial or something...
Or point us to where you learned to do what you do...
Very sweet stuff... I like your work...

Aiko (Level 1 Quiet One) @ 9/3/2005 12:44

fantastic piece, but the lantern has no light coming off of it....

Riva (Level 6 Commander) @ 9/1/2005 02:42

I started with the single color font for the text and then pixel-by-pixel added 3d effect, material- shading, hilites etc.

Wannahlakujuu (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/30/2005 15:24

You can't do anything that isn't absolutely perfect can you? I really love the robe thing, and the text. Is the text hand done, or a font?

Blick (Level 7 Captain) @ 8/29/2005 22:13

Well, I don't necessarily mean gradients as "computer generated gradients", I'm also counting some areas on the pumpkins, the text "Jack", but they're all used well enough or broken up a bit to still keep it clean looking.

Also, I just noticed he has no glow from the lamp on him. Perhaps that'd give a bit more atmosphere to the scene. Then again, maybe not.

Riva (Level 6 Commander) @ 8/29/2005 09:38

"you should add some fog in the graveyard to give it more atmosphere." - definetly. I was just a bit exhausted when I finshed this one and Im so overworked theese days :( If I just got a decently payd job for a change :) Faktablad - I doubt its talent. Im doing pixels for about 13 years now :)

Riva (Level 6 Commander) @ 8/29/2005 09:29

Blick - there is only one gradient - the circular one making the 'nigth sky' (I know its really obvious) but I cant find any other grad. :-o Thank everybody for the positive c.

EyeCraft (Level 3 Stalker) @ 8/29/2005 05:34

Superb! My favourites in it are the text and the skin

MarioH2O (Level 4 Button Man) @ 8/28/2005 22:53

Dude, that's freaking pwnage.

You're skill is among the greatest I've ever seen.

DeathByChris (Level 5 Killer Klown) @ 8/28/2005 22:16

im totally diggin that text at the top, this is friggin awesome. you should add some fog in the graveyard to give it more atmosphere.

fr0st (Level 4 Killer Klown) @ 8/28/2005 20:48

fuck me this is fucking awsome, jesuz, talk about taking it to a whole new level, dam fine piece here.... *stares in awe*

o.O

The B.O.B. (Level 11 Master Assassin) @ 8/28/2005 20:28

I agree with what everyone has just said...thats right....everything..

Blick (Level 7 Captain) @ 8/28/2005 18:07

So many gradients. At least they're well used gradients.

Kirra (Level 1 White Belt) @ 8/28/2005 17:57

that looks awesome. Everything about it looks great. too cool

Faktablad (Level 6 SWAT) @ 8/28/2005 17:48

There are some artists on this site with talent coming out of their ears. You are one of those few, my friend. This is amazing.

Badassbill (Level 11 Big Foot) @ 8/28/2005 16:23

That is amazing, I love everything about it.

Bear (Level 1 Rookie) @ 8/28/2005 15:58

YAY :D!!!!

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