Pixel Art Details

Title:	Shark
Pixel Artist:	Blick (Level 6 Commander :: 5836 points)
Posted:	12/19/2004 12:36:00 AM
Statistics:	216 comments :: 196 favorites :: 0 avatars
Drawn over the summer, pixelled a few months ago.

Top Pixel Art - December 2004 (#1)

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BathMaster_2000 (Level 2 Peon) at 11/12/2014 8:26:00 AM

such perfect dithering.

King of Spades (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/18/2014 11:59:00 PM

Inigo_Selwood (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/22/2014 3:18:00 PM

awww, cute!

Hellraiser (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/14/2014 4:05:00 PM

Really funny shark, lol.

javierjoker (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/29/2013 1:44:00 PM

This shark is very funny

Phexion (Level 2 Dealer) at 11/27/2013 9:29:00 AM

I like the use of colour in this piece. Interestingly drawn to the dithering on this piece more than normal though specially a lower the part of the shark

Dingleberry0 (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/11/2013 10:17:00 AM

Smliey,the Shark...

Dickel (Level 4 Deputy) at 3/13/2013 9:47:00 AM

Sharks Sharks...

shaturu711 (Level 1 Gangster) at 2/3/2013 2:41:00 AM

Heh, great work. The shark genie! xD

Peyton (Level 6 Made) at 1/9/2013 8:36:00 PM

One of the best examples of great dithering I have ever seen!

Superdry (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/18/2012 11:34:00 PM

i just love that piece!

Subsik (Level 1 Private) at 8/1/2012 12:46:00 PM

Yes! I come back to look at this every now and then, to remnd myself of what amaing dithering looks like.

Digital (Level 1 Jukyu) at 7/29/2012 2:58:00 AM

Amazing dithers. :]

Heavy Metal (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/11/2012 8:23:00 PM

nice job on thelighting

beevance (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/30/2012 1:55:00 AM

Simple. Stunning. Swag.

rphg12 (Level 1 Intern) at 6/18/2012 11:04:00 AM

shark no

Dox (Level 1 Rookie) at 1/9/2012 2:03:00 PM

This reminds me of the shark from Freddi Fish, and the style is similar too!

Alex Pang (Level 6 Made) at 1/9/2012 8:38:00 AM

The teeth are just amazing!

Superdry (Level 1 Rookie) at 1/1/2012 7:21:00 AM

That is my favorite! Its a small image, but the shark is awesome, also the light effect.

QueenP (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/2/2011 11:52:00 AM

i love sharks !!!!

Eco (Level 1 Rookie) at 9/2/2011 11:47:00 AM

cool

Sublyme (Level 4 Murderer) at 9/1/2011 7:21:00 AM

Very nice dithering, well done

MonkeyCMonkeyDoo (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/19/2011 10:42:00 AM

Question, how do i get a plain background? when i upload im stuck with white instead of the dark grey of the site.

zander123 (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/16/2011 3:02:00 AM

shmepic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

axendel (Level 1 Gangster) at 6/29/2011 11:22:00 AM

i like sharks but they make me want to pee... brb

Gabylouro (Level 1 Seaman) at 6/4/2011 4:59:00 PM

Very good :D

IQbrew (Level 1 Rookie) at 5/25/2011 12:25:00 PM

2004 was a slow year for Pixel Joint...
Way too much dithering.

AIGuy (Level 2 Quiet One) at 5/19/2011 11:31:00 AM

I never really understood why this thing has so many favorites. Submit it today under a different name, and I wonder how well it would do then.

It's not bad. I just don't particularly like it.

jamesdude01 (Level 1 Thug) at 5/10/2011 12:40:00 AM

I love the way he is standing

SacreDoom (Level 2 Dealer) at 4/21/2011 1:33:00 AM

Those teeth're pretty goo, but the dithering on the white is annoying.

Myfault (Level 2 Quiet One) at 4/7/2011 5:16:00 AM

it's simple but perfect

Myfault (Level 2 Quiet One) at 4/7/2011 5:12:00 AM

I love it

HusBangMJ (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/2/2011 1:35:00 PM

I love sharks!

arkan-ark (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/12/2011 3:24:00 AM

wow omg this is too good!!

Gugaknie (Level 5 Soldier) at 3/1/2011 4:06:00 PM

That is my favorite PA

NobleValerian (Level 6 Manager) at 12/29/2010 2:31:00 PM

great character!

Calimero (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/14/2010 9:25:00 AM

great one :D love the orange effect on the back of the shark :V

KrypToniTe (Level 5 Soldier) at 12/3/2010 5:17:00 AM

Really nice cartoony shark. Should be put in some cartoon. It great!

jan kuijken (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/24/2010 5:25:00 AM

nice shark dude, i love it

Sjoecool322 (Level 1 Private) at 8/20/2010 8:24:00 PM

lol i love it

aceinspector (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/6/2010 5:58:00 PM

That's funny.

zero57 (Level 1 Depressed) at 6/19/2010 2:17:00 PM

Awesome use of dithering. Also love the highlights.

Everz (Level 1 Private) at 6/10/2010 7:58:00 AM

nice pixel. i always like a smiling shark

Mr.Thumb (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/9/2010 1:28:00 PM

say cheese...

Robinhood (Level 9 Boss) at 2/28/2010 5:59:00 PM

Epic teethness.

People need to stop critiquing this more than 5 years after its been submitted ._.

Peng (Level 1 Seaman) at 2/23/2010 4:27:00 PM

Does Blick still pixel? No new works... :(

NobleClock (Level 2 Corporal) at 2/3/2010 9:55:00 PM

This shark's a classic, people need not criticise it now -_-.

Pumpkinbot (Level 2 Peon) at 1/14/2010 7:03:00 PM

Needs less dithering. Also, why is the hilights red?

VoidBlack@hotmail.com (Level 1 Rookie) at 12/4/2009 3:37:00 PM

That shark looks chill but a killer

Gizmonicgamer (Level 3 Private Eye) at 10/4/2009 10:21:00 PM

Its neat, but It really doesn't deserve to be as high as it is on gallery. S:

Jocher (Level 3 Private Eye) at 9/18/2009 1:51:00 PM

love this

BoxedLunch (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/14/2009 3:10:00 PM

I are loving this shark! Good dithering. I wish I could do that.

Retro_crow (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/30/2009 7:19:00 AM

cool. I like that the choice u made on the outline.

WAR95 (Level 1 Depressed) at 8/2/2009 2:49:00 AM

I actually quite like this though I think the shape on the head is a bit odd.

slym (Level 8 Rear Admiral) at 7/7/2009 3:18:00 PM

Smile!

Crippless (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/2/2009 11:57:00 AM

I like the teeth!

Amazing

steveworks (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/28/2009 3:46:00 PM

wow just wow.

heatr8 (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/25/2009 3:19:00 AM

Can I Use It As An Avatar For Another Website And Give You The Credit

Genler (Level 2 Petty Officer) at 6/20/2009 9:50:00 AM

nice :)

simply and great!

koerserke (Level 1 Rookie) at 6/15/2009 4:51:00 AM

wauw i like it

w-o-l-f-e (Level 1 Thug) at 6/14/2009 10:54:00 AM

i like it, sharks got that cocky look which is nice, good work

RPG_Boy (Level 5 Captain) at 6/7/2009 4:47:00 PM

i never really liked this pixel but its starting to grow on me, i really like it now

arkan-ark (Level 1 Depressed) at 5/25/2009 4:47:00 AM

arkan-ark (Level 1 Depressed) at 5/25/2009 4:17:00 AM

nice

threezeros000 (Level 1 Seaman) at 4/10/2009 6:20:00 AM

Amazing!

Vectomon (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 3/25/2009 6:35:00 PM

I love how you could keep the cartonn-ish style while making it realistic-ish. My favourite-ish.

Exquisious (Level 4 Lieutenant) at 3/17/2009 1:56:00 PM

Quite amazing.

Quake (Level 2 Hired Gun) at 3/15/2009 5:52:00 AM

Like this a lot :]

Dirteater (Level 1 Private) at 2/18/2009 9:29:00 PM

I remeber this piece when i was back in school and loved it, im glad to see it once again :D RAWR

Namre (Level 1 Jukyu) at 1/9/2009 7:01:00 AM

I have the same reaction as FishBoy's, When I first saw the image, I was like "I don't see anything special". Don't get me wrong, yes, I'm fairly new to the world of pixel art but I have seen better and more complex works here in this site, no offense meant to the artist, of course.

So I guess the problem here is really with the way the Hall of Fame rating system works as brought up by pixelaro.

Peace out, guys! Just sharing my insights.

pixelaro (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/22/2008 1:31:00 PM

Thanks for taking it that way. My issue is, as you say, with the hall of fame and way it's set up for old pieces to stay on top. Lots of great art down on the bottom of the hall of fame will never have a chance of passing a piece that users will se every other pageview in the hall of fame box. On the first page now there's no work more recent than from 2006, there is one piece from january 2008 on the 3rd page, (which should perhaps be on top 5/10 overall) one from january on the 6th page etc.
Basicly i agree with you that the system isn't working, though I guess the way it is now has it's adventages too, Fool having half the first page would make the rest of us look terrible. :P
I think letting the pieces be rated by average score (with an initial minimum amount of votes criteria) would be better. We'll have people rating everything 1's and such bullshit but that can be nullified by some moderation, guess I'll just send this to a moderator as well and hear what they think.

Blick (Level 6 Commander) at 11/20/2008 5:57:00 PM

I definitely agree with you pixelaro. I've always felt the hall of fame wasn't necessarily rigged, but definitely caters to pieces that were popular from the start of Pixeljoint. I'm not sure how the hall of fame system could be fixed into being more fair, so I've never really brought it up with anyone.

This piece, along with many others in the hall of fame are sort of grandfathered in, which sucks for anything new trying to get in.

No offense taken, as your bewilderment is shared by me.

pixelaro (Level 1 Rookie) at 11/14/2008 11:07:00 AM

Well I'd have to disagree with you again jalonso. I agree that the pixel art techniques are decent in this piece, but that is all. They are not exceptional, and almost any piece that is in the weekly showcase at all has better pixel art technique than this.
IMO(of course) this was a good piece from a good and popular pixel artist that got high on the rankings really early and then stayed there because its on the top of the hall of fame and that is usually where most new users start/vote. Not trying to take anything away from blick but I just can not see what is exceptional about this pixel compared to the rest of his work?
Just stating again that I don't have anything against blick or this piece, I just think that its not exceptional/top of line/very best of Pixeljoint material and if the hall of fame was made from average blue dots instead of total amount of blue dots this would not be on the 4th spot.

jalonso (Level 11 Godfather) at 10/29/2008 2:39:00 PM

@FishBoy, This pixel has been in the gallery since 2004. In 4 years it has gained enough blue dots to make it this high. I will disagree that it doesn't belong. We pixel artists take pixelart techniques as the most important aspect of the artform. This deceptively simple pixelart has superb pixelling techniques. The ditheing is just enough, the AA is modest and perfect, the use of secondary lighting is a true skill. The lineart is very clean and full of personality. I could go on and on about it. In time you will probably see this with different eyes and come to see it does belong in the Hall of Fame.

FishBoy (Level 1 Private) at 10/29/2008 2:24:00 PM

How could this ever become #4 in hall of fame? Its very nice but not that good.

Crosell (Level 1 Gangster) at 10/23/2008 12:22:00 PM

I kinda like it, but I'm having a hard time with all of that dithered pixels. I think you over did it with the dither on this one. But okay other then that you made quite a good pixel art shark there :)

Barcio (Level 1 Jukyu) at 10/20/2008 11:16:00 AM

Really well done!

[kirillko] (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/28/2008 1:41:00 PM

funny ^_^

Toad (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/22/2008 4:21:00 AM

.:That looks weirdly awesome

toony747 (Level 1 Thug) at 9/18/2008 8:20:00 AM

this looks pretty cool....

Toad (Level 1 Depressed) at 9/18/2008 7:59:00 AM

That pretty funny lol

Raven Studios (Level 1 Private) at 8/20/2008 3:32:00 AM

I don't really like the... Sharp.. Head very much, but everyone else pretty much said what I want too.

brambekker (Level 1 Private) at 8/9/2008 10:34:00 AM

orange glow is cool =D and btw you little bit over-used dithering but that gives a nice effect

LeafNinjaTsunade (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/30/2008 1:34:00 PM

Love the teeth and the orange glow

It looks really nice
and he's so cute X3

PeanutButter (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/20/2008 10:00:00 PM

lol this one is really nice. I like his smile ;)

Chaos Design (Level 3 Stalker) at 6/15/2008 7:28:00 AM

nice expression.

Beans (Level 1 Gangster) at 6/7/2008 5:49:00 PM

Excellent! I have to say I love the orange glow.

Pixel-Pusher (Level 3 Hatchikyu) at 5/22/2008 9:03:00 PM

Why not?

kotchomet (Level 1 Private) at 5/2/2008 4:52:00 PM

why does he have a square head?

v9v9v9 (Level 3 Hatchet Man) at 4/19/2008 4:33:00 AM

Orange glow is awesome.. it brings a sunset kinda feeling behind the shark... awesome

Samariy01 (Level 1 Rookie) at 4/12/2008 2:49:00 PM

that a tough shark

Majestic Fox (Level 3 Corporate Drone) at 4/6/2008 1:03:00 PM

That orange glow is...sinister. I love it.

y3an (Level 1 Rookie) at 3/30/2008 4:09:00 PM

This orange light is very intresting :
I never use this kind of lightning :[

I should !!!

kmgtpezy (Level 1 Jukyu) at 3/21/2008 10:21:00 AM

Great detail! ( Especially on the teeth! )

Nora (Level 1 Depressed) at 3/8/2008 3:07:00 AM

Nice, love the sharp edge of his head.

WweFanMike (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/11/2008 3:51:00 AM

Cool i saw this is the Hall Of Fame :P

Badbrad51 (Level 1 Rookie) at 2/3/2008 3:09:00 PM

Nice shark i like the texture

FridayFrancis (Level 1 Seaman) at 1/6/2008 10:44:00 PM

I especially love the shading on the teeth, and the orangey glow on the right side.

Platnium (Level 1 Depressed) at 12/16/2007 9:55:00 AM

I never get tired at looking at this piece.

SimpleSurvival95 (Level 1 Private) at 12/2/2007 9:10:00 AM

simple basic and full of life

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