Inspired by Domadoll’s Ippo, I was thinking of making a doll that could function as speakers for an mp3 player. I was even thinking two dolls together for a stereo effect would be cool.
The key to a successful pixel painting is good planning. You’re going to need: a printer, a pencil, a pen, some little jars with lids, tiny brushes (Round, size 000 or 3/0), Photoshop and possibly a copy machine. And paints! I like Golden fluid acrylics, the consistency is excellent for this type of precision painting. You can use regular, heavy body acrylics, just thin them with water.
1. Choose your sprites…wisely
You can do any size sprite, just keep in mind that a larger, more complex sprite will require a larger canvas and more shades of paint. For starting out I’d say 8-bit is the way to go, you don’t want to burn out trying to complete a larger piece. For this How-To I’m gonna be painting the Green Dragon monster from Dragon Warrior III.
My pieces in the show:
Blooper, from Super Mario Bros.4 x 5″
Slime, from Dragon Quest I4 x 4″
Kirby, from Kirby’s Adventures5 x 5″
Green Dragon, from Dragon Quest III8 x 10″
Skeleton Warrior, from The Legend of Zelda
4 x4 “
I’ll have my pixel paintings in the show!
T-Shirt and collage made for M.’s festivus victim, Violentvixen. The t-shirt is from Michael’s and is made with flocked iron-on letters. The collage is 12″x12″ and about 1″ deep. It’s based on Mario is Missing, M. drew the artwork in the center and I added some layered, laminated ‘photos’ as a border.
I have a lot of ideas for things, but I’ll probably never have the chance to finish them.
I’m also trying to find images of the cat mask from the film version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, I believe they’ve (Mattel maybe?) made a 1/6 version that went with an Holly Golightly doll.
Just finished the first batch of Sad Bear tshirts, designed by Kristopher Bel. I’ll be selling some shirts and prints (of the original Sad Bear painting) in my etsy shop eventually.
Made for my Festivus victim, ajr82. His favorite color is emerald green so I styled a classic Megaman in that color palette. Golden brand acrylic paints on a 5″x5″, 1.5″ deep canvas. The glossy finish is a Liquitex water-soluble varnish that I poured on.
Photos from our trip to the city!
I love things that are out of scale, oversized, miniature, whatever.
Whirlpool!
M. and I trying to take a picture of ourselves and the tree.
A worm frozen in a planter.
Animatronic T-Rex from Toys ‘R’ Us.
