What are the best portraits of characters that you can remembe from the pixel art era? From an artistic point of view

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Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:36:45 2020 No.6341195 [Reply] [Original]

What are the best portraits of characters that you can remembe from the pixel art era? From an artistic point of view

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:41:02 2020 No.6341212 File: 18 KB, 1600x1140, b6u0024.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341195 dagger of amon-ra. Take notice how the composition and the black filling plays a part, not even the body of laura bow needs to be present to convey the expression

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:41:23 2020 No.6341214 File: 30 KB, 640x278, Rendar_and_Leebo-N64.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The LucasArts pixel portraits in general are all memorable.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:46:14 2020 No.6341227 File: 37 KB, 300x188, Abadia_del_Crimen_CPC_Loading_Screen.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:48:36 2020 No.6341231 File: 177 KB, 512x320, la_colmena_1992.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341227 absolutely based

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 19:53:07 2020 No.6341241 >>6341214 that palette choice is uncontestable

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 20:02:54 2020 No.6341263 >>6341214 Kevin Costner

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 20:07:16 2020 No.6341278 File: 96 KB, 744x362, 1421205269374.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 14 20:29:56 2020 No.6341314 File: 174 KB, 408x528, sunglasses.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341278 classic

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 08:51:51 2020 No.6342471 File: 58 KB, 640x346, 1581752271005_aspect.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341195 >posting the squashed version

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 09:03:10 2020 No.6342491 >>6341278 >>6341314 people are calling this pixel art..? lol

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:07:28 2020 No.6342623 File: 66 KB, 600x269, katrina.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] mainly because of what you do with her, though

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:27:06 2020 No.6342664 >>6342623 What did you do to her?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:38:11 2020 No.6342691 >>6342491 yeah they look as if they were appearing on some in-game archaic video-conference device; gross

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:40:29 2020 No.6342694 File: 60 KB, 1280x960, C23A5579-2918-4C90-96BA-19476227027D.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] screw the Lyle family

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:41:59 2020 No.6342696 File: 62 KB, 640x480, 172317-mischief-makers-nintendo-64-screenshot-game-transitions-show.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 10:53:38 2020 No.6342717 >>6342664 I tried to kiss her

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 11:01:16 2020 No.6342731 File: 195 KB, 1245x698, Robyn.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6342694

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 11:05:43 2020 No.6342745 File: 132 KB, 710x533, 668851.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 11:35:39 2020 No.6342776 >>6342491 it's low-res and limited palette, what more d'you want? I didn't think of it as pixel art either but >>6341212 and >>6341214 were cool and it's the same techniques.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 11:40:31 2020 No.6342784 File: 203 KB, 639x299, 3228657E-E5EB-49E8-8C7D-95764D222F40.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] PC-98 games have some interesting examples if you’re into chinkshit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 14:09:17 2020 No.6343042 >>6341195 >>6341227 >>6342471 >>6342694 >>6342731 Pixel Art >>6341212 >>6341214 >>6341278 >>6342623 >>6342745 Scanned in painting/drawing

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 17:09:20 2020 No.6343370 File: 16 KB, 256x224, 547563-renny-blaster-turbografx-cd-screenshot-and-nr-2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341195 Renny Blaster

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 17:17:42 2020 No.6343394 File: 331 KB, 589x516, Wait.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6342784 It's like the 30th time I've seen this exact same GIF.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 18:25:28 2020 No.6343550 File: 181 KB, 964x479, renny.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6343370 It has some really nice portraits and cutscenes for a PCE game

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 18:33:40 2020 No.6343559 File: 189 KB, 443x1988, SNES - Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden - Kakusei-Hen JPN - Faces.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 18:38:52 2020 No.6343567 File: 3 KB, 128x112, ryu[1].gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Super Street Fighter 2.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 20:43:11 2020 No.6343797 File: 132 KB, 640x480, i13874375185.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6342731 speaking of KOEI

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 20:55:05 2020 No.6343820 File: 62 KB, 387x550, flat,550x550,075,f.u1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 20:58:05 2020 No.6343827 >>6343820 >JPG >SOR3 Come back when you got BKIII and PNG.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 21:14:57 2020 No.6343871 File: 41 KB, 324x455, 120972.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6343827 Didn't even notice it was the bizarre SOR3 colors, quite disappointed in myself frankly

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 21:16:35 2020 No.6343875 File: 247 KB, 698x1200, 717yE4ySFkL._SL1200_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6343550 IIRC it's from the same artist who created some of the Brandish covers and Nosferatu's boxart as well

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 15 23:35:00 2020 No.6344174 File: 64 KB, 640x480, 15125-celtic-tales-balor-of-the-evil-eye.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6343797

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:03:16 2020 No.6344238 File: 1.75 MB, 1196x896, ddsom-200415-205745.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] You cowards don't even post arcade pixel art

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:04:38 2020 No.6344242 File: 1.74 MB, 1196x896, lastbld2-200415-215252.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6344238

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:06:07 2020 No.6344248 File: 1.55 MB, 1196x896, rbffspec-200415-212852.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6344242

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:10:59 2020 No.6344253 File: 1.75 MB, 1196x896, mvsc-200415-220910.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6344248 what's up with that

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:23:10 2020 No.6344263 >>6344253 Busted so many to Morrigan in MvC, they really made her mega lewd compared to Darkstalkers.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:41:40 2020 No.6344284 File: 7 KB, 177x121, Victor.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6341227 >>6342731 >>6342745 >>6342784 >>6343797 >>6343871 >>6343875 Fine work, except for rust spot. Ten crowns.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:51:52 2020 No.6344305 File: 6 KB, 320x200, mh2.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:53:16 2020 No.6344309 File: 10 KB, 320x200, mw.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 00:53:48 2020 No.6344312 File: 31 KB, 320x200, serrana karn.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I found this one the other day, never saw it posted here

Anonymous Thu Apr 16 07:44:20 2020 No.6344827
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>>6344305

I fucking love AGI games, they did so much with so little.
I mean look at this screenshot, that's pixel art. and it oozes the desire to explore and discover.
Much better than a quick scanned in painting background imo.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 08:34:58 2020 No.6344887 File: 7 KB, 218x208, Wizard_Merlin.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 09:20:49 2020 No.6344975 File: 16 KB, 320x200, qfg1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6344827 There are some gorgeous painted games, but yeah those old pixel adventures have a particular (and particulate) charm.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 09:47:08 2020 No.6345009 File: 8 KB, 282x188, u5iolo.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 09:48:16 2020 No.6345014 File: 76 KB, 640x400, ultV.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 10:43:52 2020 No.6345095 >>6345009 >>6342731 source? those are the best hands down

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 12:50:08 2020 No.6345332 File: 116 KB, 400x199, 75223281f72981b4e9e70baba60fd6d1.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Lethal Weapon VII: Space Cops

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 14:51:32 2020 No.6345626 File: 28 KB, 500x500, tumblr_oa7i6pASJg1qd4q8ao1_500.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 14:53:33 2020 No.6345634 File: 81 KB, 640x400, inju_d119.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 18:52:58 2020 No.6346171 >>6345095 first one is from Ultima V second is from Gemfire (MS-DOS intro) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpibQE1l8mI

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 18:58:26 2020 No.6346176 File: 639 KB, 1436x2048, DOxoiYMX0AAjahr.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6343875 >it's from the same artist who created some of the Brandish covers and Nosferatu's boxart as well Jun Suemi? He's also done Wizardry

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 19:43:06 2020 No.6346239 >>6345626 what gemu

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 16 19:52:15 2020 No.6346250 >>6343042 Both look good.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 05:13:49 2020 No.6347151 File: 5 KB, 320x200, dta.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 08:03:28 2020 No.6347382 >>6346239 >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJUI8i2Aavs >>6345634 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjhwGMT28I

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 08:21:52 2020 No.6347407 >>6346176 At first glance I thought the elf lady onlt had one arm and the other had been replaced with a giant hook. Then I saw that she had two perfectly good arms. This is why I could never get into Wizardry, things like three armed elves.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 08:31:21 2020 No.6347435 File: 24 KB, 640x400, DefenderOfTheCrown_Romantic_LadyKatherine.tft1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] 1986 would like a word

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 11:13:42 2020 No.6347765 >>6341314 Who are all these people I obviously recognize Master Miller, but why's there another photo of him with his hair down

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 11:43:34 2020 No.6347805 >>6346250 So does the Mona Lisa, but scanning it in and converting it to 320x200 at 256 colors does not make it pixel art.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 15:42:20 2020 No.6348391 >>6347435 Needs more dithering to counter the banding.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 15:58:06 2020 No.6348414 File: 11 KB, 297x345, Radnor_DuneII.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 16:01:53 2020 No.6348426 File: 139 KB, 640x400, C8tFZZ5UQAIMZzM.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 17 16:42:01 2020 No.6348498 File: 36 KB, 504x800, tumblr_ldikblWuyh1qbzzgco1_r1_540.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 18 12:33:14 2020 No.6351012 File: 7 KB, 320x200, cruise-10.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Cruise for a corpse

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 18 12:36:19 2020 No.6351023 >>6341195 the vga version is miles better also wtf was that enhanced edition or whatever, everything looks terrible

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 18 21:55:35 2020 No.6352237 >>6351023 >the vga version is miles better It's certainly nice looking, but there's just something about the EGA style that makes it more magical imo. Guess you had to grow up with it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 19 00:59:21 2020 No.6352647 File: 45 KB, 640x480, the_last_express_4.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

Anonymous Sun Apr 19 01:53:31 2020 No.6352741
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>>6341195
>>6343370
>>6343550
>>6343875
>>6344284
>>6346176
>>6347407
Jun Suemi is the artist of the Nosferatu (Super Famicom/Super Nintendo) cover art. He also did the Brandish cover arts, and at least the cover art for Renny Blaster. (PC Engine)

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 19 04:13:21 2020 No.6352964 File: 11 KB, 220x220, Chaz.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Does anime style counts?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 19 08:10:52 2020 No.6353203 File: 21 KB, 462x926, pic.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The background portraits of characters in panel de pon and tetris attack were always my favorite pixel art

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 19 08:30:35 2020 No.6353234 File: 15 KB, 463x926, pic.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>6353203 Might as well post my favorite one from TA while im at it

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