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New Pixel Paintings!

Cut Man (sold)
5×7

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Metroid
5×5

Bonac Tonic Show Part 2

But none of them sold…

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 I
4 x 4″

Kirby, from Kirby’s Adventures
5 x 5″

Green Dragon, from Dragon Quest III
8 x 10″

Skeleton Warrior, from The Legend of Zelda

4 x4 “

 

Bonac Tonic Show 2 Legit 2 Quit

I’ll have my pixel paintings in the show!

Festivus Megaman

green

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.

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