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Title: The Alkonost
Pixel Artist: MashPotato  (Level 6 Made :: 5217 points)
Posted: 7/25/2007 7:59:16 PM
Palette: 14 colors
Statistics: 34 comments :: 78 favorites :: 0 avatars

They say the alkonost has a voice so sweet that it will make anyone  who hears it forget all they know... but her songs include those of sorrow, as well as joy.

This started as an adaptation of an unfinished piece by Fool, and although I redrew the majority of it and painted over the rest, his work is definitely still in it .  See his original here. Thank you to Fool!

Although there's only 14 colours, for some reason the gif is saving it as 16.  Confusing...
And with this pixel, I'm a Level 5!  Whee, 7 dots!

EDIT: updated, with a few tweaks

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sapphira83 (Level 1 Depressed) at 8/20/2008 5:31:55 PM
beautiful

EvolMate (Level 1 Intern) at 9/1/2007 2:01:09 AM
5/5 Congratulations!

redscorp (Level 1 Rookie) at 8/21/2007 12:14:13 PM

cool!

Jiwestone (Level 2 Flatfoot) at 8/21/2007 1:42:57 AM
This is a real stunner. Absolutely beautiful.

Nightmare Maker (Level 3 Enforcer) at 7/30/2007 8:45:52 AM

Whoa. Just amazing, man!

5/5, Faved!


buloght (Level 6 SWAT) at 7/30/2007 2:28:43 AM
Truely amazing.

Psiweapon (Level 1 Seaman) at 7/29/2007 7:58:30 PM
holy fucking mother of god

Larwick (Level 8 Shodan) at 7/28/2007 7:06:59 PM
This is great, lovely colours, nice detail (especially with her body and top of wings and around that area). I think you could've done with one or two more shades for something like the tail because i find the lack of them is quite visible there.

But yeah, lovely work! :D

khorin (Level 1 Private) at 7/28/2007 6:49:17 PM
Althought you can't see it in it's entirity, the hair is my favorite. Great job and congrats on the level!

skeddles (Level 9 Necrophiliac) at 7/28/2007 6:20:09 PM
The tail is beautiful(and so is the rest).

MashPotato (Level 6 Made) at 7/28/2007 7:38:34 AM
Thanks everyone! +

Bisque: Thank you very much for the paintover, and while I see your and Gas's point about differentiating more of the strands, at this point I'm not going to be changing it... it's just a personal preference thing.  But it is appreciated; thanks

Varock Shade (Level 7 Underboss) at 7/28/2007 2:12:45 AM
i love your recognizeable style... every time when i see the prev i think: "It's a real Mash*" Great work, again
*(MashPotato Productions inc. - All rights reserved).

Bisque (Level 1 Private) at 7/27/2007 4:11:40 PM
I think the issue gas was reffering to is more that it seems to be in clumps..dreads..rather than strands. Perhaps try doing something like this?

rajkosk8 (Level 3 Private Eye) at 7/27/2007 2:20:56 PM
wow! here birdy birdy...i got it locked in my fav cage :D!

Stickman (Level 4 Deputy) at 7/27/2007 11:27:00 AM
This is with out a doubt, my favourite of all your (great) pieces!  Her face is particularly beautiful

AndyOaks (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/27/2007 7:50:06 AM
No crits. To me, this is perfect.

exocet (Level 5 Captain) at 7/27/2007 5:14:52 AM
Great creature! I love the concept and the details you put in the feathers and the face.

MashPotato (Level 6 Made) at 7/26/2007 5:59:40 PM
Thanks to all for the kind comments .  I've uploaded a slightly (very slightly) tweaked version.

Gas: I did try to give her hair a little bit of a clumped feel, so some of it was a style choice.  However, I did tone down the darkest tones a bit in my update so the hair near the crown of her head is a little more smooth

Fool: A lovely piece like yours shouldn't die, I'm glad you like it

Fool (Level 6 SWAT) at 7/26/2007 4:04:24 PM
Great work, Mash. =)
I'm glad you didn't let her die and surely make her looks much better.=)

Drako (Level 2 Corporal) at 7/26/2007 3:02:30 PM
Great colors and shadows. Nice work.

HoofFoot (Level 7 Assassin) at 7/26/2007 9:00:10 AM
Whoa! You crazy person!

Starchild (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/26/2007 6:12:03 AM
amazing. one of the best here, for sure. Great choice of colors!

vellan (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/26/2007 5:27:07 AM
just

plain

awesome

iLKke (Level 7 Mass Murderer) at 7/26/2007 3:35:36 AM
Look, ma! No hands! :D
Great work, although it looks better on that green bg than with transp.

jedzed (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/26/2007 2:55:16 AM
damn, that is so good ^.^ yourve got way better from your first pixel

Gas 13 (Level 9 Federal Agent) at 7/26/2007 2:23:21 AM
Woah awesome choice of colors, you've gone really far from fool's piece. The only part I think need an improvement is the hair. There are contrast parts on the lightest part and that look like dreads (hope I wrote it right). I wish her hair look as narrow as the detail.

Maybe I'm wrong but you always have 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and so on colors in your file.

ElectroNico (Level 3 Sergeant) at 7/26/2007 2:05:37 AM

Nice colors and design, i also like the expression of her face, she seems to be sad ...

Great work !


Okko (Level 1 Rookie) at 7/25/2007 11:54:14 PM
Mash awesomeness. As usual.

Krysis (Level 6 Serial Killer) at 7/25/2007 11:44:41 PM

teh perfect

Added to favorites and rated 6/6


Deltakatachre (Level 1 Depressed) at 7/25/2007 9:53:44 PM
teh awesome

Hatch (Level 3 Private Eye) at 7/25/2007 9:26:49 PM
Drop dead gorgeous! (BTW, it looks like whatever you saved this with forced black and white on your color table, even though you don't use them, hence the 2 extra colors.)

soda (Level 9 Vice President) at 7/25/2007 8:25:52 PM
Beautiful great concept and colors

Framin (Level 2 Quiet One) at 7/25/2007 8:19:43 PM
Yo! Cool!!!

HMC (Level 5 Killer Klown) at 7/25/2007 8:04:58 PM
Very lovely piece. Good job.

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