Girantis

Girantis

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Girantis



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Title: Girantis
Pixel Artist: Snake  (Level 1 Rookie :: 4695 points)
Posted: 12/12/2006 8:19:57 AM
Palette: 12 colors
Statistics: 103 comments :: 378 favorites :: 0 avatars

Girantis
Giraffe, Angler fish and Mantis.

Study records from the International Biology Institute:

After introducing the Girantis to the African plains, it has in a short few years become a common sight on the savannah. Its lifecycle is relatively long given its size and has adapted to its environment surprisingly well. The Girantis feeds primarily on insects and uses its long tongue, rather than its claws to grasp its prey. It possesses bacteria capable of producing bio-luminescence. Mostly active at night, this is used to its advantage to attract the insects. The claws and light patterns are put into use when fighting for territory against another male. Each male tries to make its claws seem larger than its opponent and their light glands flicker to seem threatening. As opposed to its frontal legs and claws, its four hind legs are composed of only two joints. Some sources say this may be an indication that they were evolved at a later state, or that the frontal legs once worked as claws. Even more surprisingly, in contrast to it's biological makeup; recent studies have shown it to have a genetic makeup closely resembling that of a chameleon. The institute has yet to come up with a feasible conclusion to this. More research is required.

Should have uploaded this before, but I was waiting for my computer to return from the repear shop. Sadly, it came back as a separate disc and 3 dvd's, so I'll just do this now. Chimera competition on Pixelation. I suspect there might be transparancy issues for explorer users. If this is the case, just give the word and I'll fix that.

Ah well. Enjoy.


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lfdf (Level 5 Assistant Manager) at 12/11/2012 5:41:45 PM

 Cool!


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Ranboob123 (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/27/2012 9:32:49 AM

 


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monotov (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 10/27/2012 3:58:34 PM

Are you still active in the forum? Don't see any work from you since 2009 :( Please come back and gift us all with you wonderfull pixels.


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vmarach21 (Level 3 Hatchikyu) at 10/3/2012 7:25:29 PM

 Hooolllyyy!! I just pooped my diaper!


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Muziak (Level 3 Enforcer) at 9/21/2012 9:51:25 PM

so much want


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Neela (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/23/2012 3:24:58 AM

Cool concept..!!  Colors, details, dithering. Everything just looks cool in this piece.


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Dendonflo (Level 1 Intern) at 3/24/2012 8:43:12 AM

 12... colors... WTF ?!!!!! 


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Nevercreature (Level 7 Colonel) at 2/22/2012 3:58:46 AM

OMG  Great!!!


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HotDog (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 1/6/2012 5:48:29 PM

 12 colors 


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Kittygurl521 (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 1/6/2012 10:24:12 AM

 Holy crap, that is some kind of awesome!


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tanuki (Level 7 Ichikyu) at 1/3/2012 7:17:46 PM

I noticed this a really long time ago but never said anything since I don't think the artist has been here in years, but I just thought I'd go ahead and point out that there's a missed transparent pixel at the base of the horn (called a ossicone, apparently).


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camlio (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/1/2011 3:40:12 PM

12 colors... amazing!!


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Theoden (Level 1 Intern) at 8/28/2011 2:49:47 AM

Amazing job, I wish you kept the background that we see in the preview.


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-noOb- (Level 1 Private) at 8/15/2011 8:04:33 PM

 What the hell, dude! That's freaking awesome! It's like a chimaera you would see in that anime Full Metal Alchemist. The colors are perfectly made. Loved the claws. It reminds me of a creature in Half Life 2. 


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Meatermen (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/28/2011 1:45:03 AM

It's very insane, but that's why I like it soo much. Grats! 


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xxmantisxx (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 6/3/2011 11:18:11 AM

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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mats400 (Level 1 Gangster) at 6/3/2011 9:42:19 AM

when i first saw it i wheere like wtf?!? but now i think it's good  4/5


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BlakMetl (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/21/2011 1:32:56 AM

 *muted*  O.O


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|||| (Level 6 SWAT) at 4/3/2011 12:45:03 AM

I can't believe it's 12 colors!! great usage of them.


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TheoVision (Level 8 Regional Boss) at 1/17/2011 8:09:15 AM

Wow, nice hybrid!


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RuizV (Level 1 Jukyu) at 12/10/2010 5:57:16 PM

 Nice! <3


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HummingBird (Level 1 Thug) at 12/6/2010 4:37:19 AM

Thats what I call an animal!


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licnep (Level 1 Jukyu) at 10/30/2010 4:49:29 PM

there are 12 colors!  


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greengun (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/25/2010 8:40:52 PM

thats so fucking wicked. crazy design


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jan kuijken (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/24/2010 11:20:49 AM

 very original dude, i love it 


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KrypToniTe (Level 5 Soldier) at 8/26/2010 9:07:04 AM

By god, its stunning! F-A-V, right away. I love the idea, colors, everything... Will they tame these risky animals soon? I want to get a ride on that one!


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cervical_lordosis (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/29/2010 6:56:32 AM

Great combination of colors and details are amazing.


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colorlemon (Level 1 Thug) at 5/31/2010 7:52:57 AM

my god,It‘s so nice!


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Pumpkinbot (Level 2 Peon) at 3/11/2010 6:05:58 PM

Mommy! Mommy! Can I take it home? :D


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varuks (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/2/2010 4:47:10 AM

soo coooooooooolllll!!!!!!!


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JekHazit (Level 1 Depressed) at 1/26/2010 2:52:34 PM

Freaking awesome.


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Rain Maker (Level 1 Rookie) at 1/23/2010 3:46:49 PM

i dont want to bump into a wild one of those...:(


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Spherical Ice (Level 2 Dealer) at 1/4/2010 2:38:45 PM

I want a pet one.

 

The execution of this sprite rawks sawks. I love this. -fav- 


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pkjo (Level 3 Private Eye) at 1/4/2010 2:37:46 PM

Woah! Now THAT's epic!


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Pixel-Janz (Level 1 Private) at 6/23/2009 9:16:26 AM

Fantastic work! Am i freaming? Nah, i dont think so!


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bakariboss (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/23/2009 7:52:37 AM

Dude, that's beautiful...hahahah.


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Eldboll (Level 3 Stalker) at 2/5/2009 12:17:59 AM
I'm in love    

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stonewall (Level 1 Thug) at 12/28/2008 7:12:19 PM
Haha thats seriously awesome.
i love the colors.

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fawful (Level 6 Yonkyu) at 10/9/2008 4:36:12 AM

LOL!

Girantis,brilliant.Not only is the concept incredably funny,it's drawn incredably well.


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RAMTO (Level 3 Sergeant) at 10/7/2008 4:13:22 AM
Very very sick and cool!

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Mindsreturn (Level 3 Private Eye) at 6/14/2008 6:10:33 PM
Nice concept. I like the colors.

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Expand (Level 3 Stalker) at 6/14/2008 7:27:22 AM
Really creative and very well executed!

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loaderror (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/26/2008 6:52:37 AM
Hahah :D Super mix!

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taquito143 (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 4/21/2008 4:47:36 PM
Giraffe, Angler fish and Mantis. ...
this animal is soooooo crazyyyy!!


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mr mushroom (Level 1 Thug) at 1/30/2008 1:42:06 AM
amazing., i wish this animal existed .

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mk ex (Level 1 Jukyu) at 12/11/2007 11:24:17 AM
unbelievable its so amazing good and cool man

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Biffo (Level 1 Rookie) at 10/1/2007 6:45:19 PM
Unbelievable.   On a side note you're painted stuff over at deviant-art too is flipp'n awesome.

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Sururu (Level 1 Depressed) at 8/1/2007 10:13:23 AM
Wow, this is so cool!! You did an amazing job!

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K.s (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 7/1/2007 8:05:34 AM
wasn't expecting a dragonfly/giraffe when i saw the head of it lol ...

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ScarredShadow (Level 4 Deputy) at 6/24/2007 10:15:17 PM
This is almost orgasmic..

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Zhou9 (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/23/2007 5:16:50 PM
Why don't you make it transparent?

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llyd (Level 1 Depressed) at 5/15/2007 3:58:25 AM
Just like the real one amazing

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pain (Level 9 Nidan) at 5/4/2007 1:19:00 PM
excellent ... low colours but colourfull :)

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rockybolan (Level 1 Thug) at 4/8/2007 1:39:33 AM
Originality like this makes life so precious.

This is amazing man, keep it up. 

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United (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/6/2007 1:04:34 PM
Damn! This is amazing! you are in incredibble

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Jellysauce (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/8/2007 3:17:17 PM
this is so original and cool.

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draggiie (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/2/2007 3:45:45 PM
 omg. claps for joo. D: good  GREAT job.

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iLKke (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 2/21/2007 7:02:52 AM
5/5! Very crafty! Great colors! Soft underbelly is my fav bit.

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vanSchmidt (Level 1 Intern) at 1/16/2007 11:32:36 AM
I just can't understand how you can pixel this good..

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AndyOaks (Level 1 Rookie) at 1/4/2007 7:09:13 AM
Amazing! You're one of my fav artists.

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silent sniper (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/17/2006 7:53:56 PM
shit is that awesome.

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Mrmo Tarius (Level 8 Guerrilla) at 12/17/2006 4:18:06 PM
oh XOMG i've seen this on pixelation, and was left in awe O_o
really amazing picture, what can I say :)

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inkspot (Level 4 Button Man) at 12/15/2006 11:47:07 AM
Wings are cool!

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Snake (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/15/2006 8:33:31 AM

Once again, thanks for the feedback guys. To answer the questions:

@mikey: The wings are a mixture of Mantis wings and Angler fish fins. A mantis can actually fly. In fact it's very good at it, though usually the wings are tucked away on it's abdomen and are mainly used for escape. Given that the Girantis is partially composed of a mammal, it would most likely be too heavy to fly. The angler fish I chose can make a faint light in some of it's fins (hence the bright colour), so the wings are mostly there as decoration. They can be used as a speed boost in full galop as well as rudders when changing direction (much like the tail of a cheetah).

@jalonso: The background in the icon was really just to make the icon more interesting. The picture was made so I could post it on various background colours, which is why there's some sellout on it. The sky in the icon was to compliment the description really. If I am to put in a background, I'd have to do quite a few changes to the original.

@spunos: It's about the size of a small elephant. It's main body is roughly close to a rhino.

@milkjon: The font was just doodled with the middle circle paintbrush in msPaint. Thought it looked spiffy.

@Flyguy: I can't say the colour choice in this piece is one of my best, but I made it so it would stand out against most types of background so using less sadurated colours wouldn't work as well for my purposes. In general though, I try to apply pretty standard colour theory. You choose your palette based on what  impression or message you want people to get. In this case, I used bright sadurated colours to take away the the feeling that this was some sort of freak. Then I can use hot-cold contrasts. The more sadurated a colour is, the hotter it is (in most cases). There's also red/yellow-blue contrasts to add to that. Lastly it's considering shadows and where the light is hitting it to define what hue it should have (sadurated, unsadurated, hot, cold, neutral). There's hardly any hot-cold effects applied here as there is no background, so the warm and cold colours could be better used to unify the whole thing in terms of colour and composition.

@CuteBunny: I wouldn't be so sure about that...


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Huggkruka (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/15/2006 3:04:18 AM
O_o
Colours, concept, creation...this is just amazing.

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Setzer (Level 8 Cannibal) at 12/14/2006 7:37:08 PM
Oh look, snake made another masterpiece.

The selout looks abit off in parts, though. on the top of the nose, right side (our right side) of the neck, and it seems abit rough around the edges in other parts, but other than that its ace.

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tacky (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 12/14/2006 5:09:55 PM
love it!! you picked the right animals to coombine. I love the way you chose your colors. Its increadable! =[]

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Aleiav (Level 2 Quiet One) at 12/14/2006 12:11:09 PM
I really like the fact that it looks like an [i]actual[/i] animal, not just a bunc of random animal parts put together. :)

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FlyGuy (Level 9 Boss) at 12/13/2006 5:26:57 PM

I'm really digging the color choices man..coming from someone who can never seem to pick the right colors, how do you do manage to pick the right ones? Obviously from an artistic standpoint there are colors that blend well with each other but i've never taken an art class so I dont know all the rules..

So please how do you pick such amazing color combinations?

Again, awsome work 6/6


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milkyjon (Level 4 Murderer) at 12/13/2006 4:08:08 PM

The thing I like about this creature is that it looks like it could actually have existed. Theres something aboutthe wings tho that are a tad cartoony feeling compaired to the rest. And at first glance at the prewiew I could have swore that id seen that font (reminds me of smarties). I usually go for things that are well animated or cartoony and stylised, but credit has to be given on exeptional work like this. well done.


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eckered (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 12/13/2006 12:41:23 PM
insane.  have mi babies pl0x?

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eckered (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 12/13/2006 12:40:32 PM

insane.

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spunos (Level 1 Intern) at 12/13/2006 12:04:43 PM
Wow, incredible work :o I really love the tiny wings sticking out of its neck. If this creature existed for real, I wonder how big it would be?

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vanSchmidt (Level 1 Intern) at 12/13/2006 10:45:46 AM
12 Colours, its too good to be 12colours, I don't believe this.

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dumbo (Level 3 Private Eye) at 12/13/2006 8:48:26 AM
Wicked piece!!! Completely amazing indeed!!!


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Scotteh (Level 1 Jukyu) at 12/13/2006 7:40:15 AM

nothing to say but 2 words..

Absofuckinglutey awsome

5/5 and fav'ed


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grim666 (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/13/2006 4:29:25 AM
Now this is pixel art at its best 5

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Emanu (Level 3 Chief) at 12/13/2006 2:57:42 AM
that is crazy awesome.

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Equinoxx (Level 3 Stalker) at 12/13/2006 2:45:51 AM
lol@jalonso ... i had the exact same thought like wtf where's that groovy looking sky from the preview ... oh well the girantis itself is brilliantly executed and by far one of the best pieces i've seen in a while

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ElectroNico (Level 5 Captain) at 12/13/2006 2:26:48 AM
Amazing work !! Great design and very well executed !

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jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 12/12/2006 10:52:02 PM
So, does anyone else keep expecting a BG to magically appear, like on the icon?

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chanfan (Level 7 Underboss) at 12/12/2006 10:38:15 PM
It's awesome! My only question is the same as Mikey said.. Can it fly?

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DJD (Level 4 Button Man) at 12/12/2006 9:27:01 PM
You managed to make things that would seem impossible to blend together and work it so beautifully that I wouldn't doubt this existed somewhere. The pose is absolutely stunning, five and favved.

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The B.O.B. (Level 11 Master Assassin) at 12/12/2006 7:52:14 PM
I love how well the complementary colors(the purple and yellow) blended so well together. The Giraffe looks so realistic, as well as the other bug parts. It was one of the only pieces that may seem possible if were true. Plus the description was great.
The only thing that bothers me is the thickness of each grounded leg. They seem to all differ(slightly) from each other. Minor nit picking , though. Truly love it, and after viewing the rest of your works, you seem to be one of my fav. pixel artists to date. Send in some mo' for your newly addicted fans!

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Sohashu (Level 7 Sheriff) at 12/12/2006 3:34:14 PM
Crazy.  You know this is a fav. 

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horcy (Level 2 Corporal) at 12/12/2006 2:41:01 PM

Hey snake, you made a very freaky animal and I've no transparancy issues on IE7.


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ZoSo (Level 3 Chief) at 12/12/2006 2:33:52 PM
The wings are for slapping its enemies, its another special power!.. Anyway i love this.. really cool stuff.. reminds me a bit of pokemon, but it looks alot cooler.

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mikey (Level 1 Private) at 12/12/2006 2:09:41 PM
Can it fly? if not , what are the wings for?

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furry walrus (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/12/2006 1:53:09 PM

why cant I be as good as you.


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Yaniv (Level 1 Gangster) at 12/12/2006 11:04:23 AM
I love it! Really well done!

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cure (Level 11 Sensei) at 12/12/2006 10:54:38 AM
It's about damned time you spead your masterpieces to this part of the web.  And if I were to have picked just one piece to be transferred, then this would definitely be it.

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spiv (Level 4 Button Man) at 12/12/2006 10:50:32 AM
very nice!

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ceddo (Level 6 Yonkyu) at 12/12/2006 10:08:19 AM
I read that thread... and you also posted in one of the i-spy threads... you have a way of pixeling that makes things so [b]realistic[/b]!!! fav of course.

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jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 12/12/2006 10:00:34 AM
Having followed that thread. This is the best entry by far.

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Souly (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 12/12/2006 9:53:38 AM
Abso-fucking-wow.

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CuteBunny (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/12/2006 9:36:57 AM
Wow, I admire your imagination! And beautiful pixeling work too! *__* It's actually a bit scary, this Girantis. Glad they prefer to chew on insects rather than girls ^___^'

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Mykola (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 12/12/2006 9:36:35 AM
Can we say fuck in comments? Cuz this is fucking amazing!!

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scottfro (Level 1 Jukyu) at 12/12/2006 9:35:02 AM
awesome work,  love the wings.

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alpix (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/12/2006 9:34:38 AM
Wow amazing! faved

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Doppleganger (Level 6 Yonkyu) at 12/12/2006 9:22:36 AM
Welp, doesn't look like I'll make it in the top 3 for the week, or at least not for long. ;)
Fabulous stuff right here. I saw it at pixelopolis and was blown away. 5/5 favd.



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