Perfect Pixel Art

Draw!

2011-06-06T00:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a simple yet very entertaining online pixel-art editor by Giovanni Cappellotto - http://draw.heroku.com/
It's simple and elegant - and that makes it perfect for some quick pixel-art pieces. You can tweet your work directly from the site.

Goldfish - We Come Together

2011-05-26T00:42:00.001-07:00

Here's some totally crazy awesome music video by Mike Scott and his team. There's loads of pixel-art, 3D pixels and the whole thing is simply stunning.

You can also check the making of document (really nice to see how this wonderful piece of art came to live)

Huge list of Commodore and Amiga resources

2011-05-03T12:19:00.001-07:00

Books, Manuals, Hardware specs, Adverts - there's a huge list of Commodore and Amiga related resources at http://www.bombjack.org/commodore/ - really worth checking out!

Awesome c64 pixel-art collab

2011-04-13T02:03:00.000-07:00

There has been a great collab pixel-art illustration created at tzigla.com (the collaborative drawing site). It's made by some most fameous C64 artists - check it out at http://tzigla.com/boards/3#!/tiles/2-5

MasterPix reproductions

2011-03-03T03:57:00.000-08:00

I wanted to write about some really neat stuff for art (I mean the real art) and pixel-art fans.
Crew at master-pix.com has created some really interesting products - tees and posters with reporoductions of the famous paintings, re-made in pixel-art style. How awesome is that?
Of course I already have a William Turner's painting on my wall and some sweet Venus tshirt on me;)

Check the MasterPix for yourself - really nice stuff.

Iotacons blog

2011-02-04T04:38:00.000-08:00

Here's something worth checking out - the Iotacons are extremely low-res portraits of famous pop-culture and historic character made by Andy Rash. Check it out at http://iotacons.blogspot.com/

16k Lander - flash game in under 16kb

2011-01-24T04:43:00.000-08:00

Some time ago guys at 8bitrocket.com announced the contest for Atari inspired, web-based game that'll fit under 16 kilobytes. We (BlackMoon Design team) took the challenge and have created a game called "16k Lander". As the name suggest - it's a cover of the Atari famous arcade title called "Lunar Lander".
We're very happy to tell you that "16k Lander" actually won the competition and claimed the Grand Prize!
Yup - we rock!

You can play the game here.

JunkBoy

2011-01-17T04:32:00.000-08:00

I highly recommend you check the JunkBoy profile at PixelJoint.com - there's some totally awesome pixel-art! (samples below).

Pixel art Halo 3

2011-01-10T01:38:00.000-08:00

Eric Ruth is creating yet another pixel-art re-make of the top modern game. This time it's Halo 3. The game is coming out any time now. (make sure to check Eric's website)

Megapont

2010-12-30T01:11:00.001-08:00

Let me introduce some really seriously amazing pixel artists from Russia - the Megapont team. You really need to check their site.

Unruly Pixel art competition

2010-12-27T02:26:00.001-08:00

Guys from Unruly Media are running some nice pixel-art competition to create some pixel-art icons to be used on the display of their office.

You can check more info regarding the competition here

Lemon64 for all your Commodore fans

2010-12-20T00:21:00.000-08:00

If you have any warm feeling about Commodore C64 - you need to visit http://www.lemon64.com/ (if you haven't done so already). It's a great site with lots of pixel art graphics from C64 games (there's much more than just games). Highly recommended!

Attack of the Mutant Sheeps

2010-12-09T02:19:00.001-08:00

The BlackMoon Design team has launched new iPhone game today – “Attack of the Mutant Sheeps”. The game is quite simple, yet it’s fun and challenging. There's some crude humor into the game – you must protect your hot-dog from being eaten by a bunch of mutated (and possibly aggressive) sheeps.

The game is available on AppStore

Mission in Snowdriftland

2010-12-05T23:54:00.000-08:00

Here's a advent calendar that you might like.
Mission in Snowdriftland is a game with some very nice pixel-art graphics. There are 24 levels - each one unlocked every day.
When you finish the level there are some indie game related goodies to download.

Check it at http://www.mission-in-snowdriftland.com/

Classic video game characters in a race

2010-11-27T13:54:00.000-08:00

Totally awesome animation!

Excellent C64 pixel-art illustrations

2010-10-25T06:33:00.000-07:00

If you would like to check some GREAT old stuff pixel-art (made on or for Commodore 64) go to c64pixels.com. Totally awesome site!

Arcade Aid

2010-10-18T05:54:00.000-07:00

Can you name all 56 classic titles hidden on the huge (and totally awesome) pixel-art illustration? Go to http://www.arcadeaid.com/challengingstage/ and check for yourself!

piq - online pixel art editor

2010-10-05T00:09:00.000-07:00

If you're in deep need to create some basic pixel-art and somehow you've ended up without all your pixel-art tool - you might like to check piq - a online pixel art editor. It's not very complex, but it'll do for fast, simple things.
You can check the piq here.

Fun like in the old days

2010-09-20T03:45:00.000-07:00

There are some pretty good flash games, that try to follow (graphically and with similar playability) the good old games from 80's and 90's. Check 8bitflashgames.com for yourself - there are some really nice gems over there.

8bitcollective

2010-09-10T03:08:00.000-07:00

Here's a great place if you would like to hear some nice, 8-bit music - 8bc.org. Totally great site!

Pix'n Love Rush

2010-09-06T09:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a great game with huge retro feel for iPhone - Pix'n Love Rush. It's totally cool!

8-bit History Of Creation

2010-08-31T08:06:00.001-07:00

Pretty awesome 8-bit video how the world was created by ottrand.com/

SUPERNATURAL CREATOR 2 from Mareike on Vimeo.

Some really cool stuff from the past

2010-08-26T03:13:00.000-07:00

Check Ray B.'s gallery with some art he made for games for C64 back in the 80's.
It's pretty amazing what can be done with only 16 ugly colors and resulotion of 160x200.

The Mecha-Firefoxzilla is back!

2010-08-13T04:22:00.000-07:00

I've made this piece for Mozilla Creative Collective challenge - http://creative.mozilla.org/designs/2453 (if you could post comments about it there that would be cool, thanks;)

Illuminatrix animated LED matrix

2010-08-09T01:17:00.000-07:00

If you would like to have your pixel-art animation showacased to thousands of people during the Burning Man 2010 festival in Black Rock City, Nevada - go for this site. You can create your animation there in the special editor or write-up some Javascript. The animations will be displayed on the LED board during the festival.