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It's funny to see this presented as a retro "pixel art" program. I mean I suppose it is given that it is based on a program nearly 40 years old, but the example
by jhbadger 2y ago
It's funny to see this presented as a retro "pixel art" program. I mean I suppose it is given that it is based on a program nearly 40 years old, but the example image that is always shown with Deluxe Paint (and on this clone version's page too) is the famous picture of King Tut's mask. When I first saw that picture back in the day it was the first example of computer graphics that I had to look at twice to determine that it wasn't a photo -- the resolution, and the colors made it seem so real at first.
- antod 2y agoYeah Deluxe Paint was mindblowing to me - I spent ages using that program. As amazing as it was, I would still be flabbergasted by what some of the really good artists could do with it.
- e12e 2y agoAFAIK "king Tut" by Avril Harrison is pixel art - which makes it all the more impressive... https://amiga.lychesis.net/artists/AvrilHarrison.html https://amiga.lychesis.net/artists/AvrilHarrison.html
- jhbadger 2y agoIt's just that I find calling it "pixel art" (which a style of graphics deliberately made to look crude for a retro effect) odd when it was state of the art at the time. It's like how someone might make a black & white silent movie today in order to be "arty", but someone doing that 100 years ago was just making a movie.
- bigB 2y agoIt actually was pixel art, hand ( or rather mouse) crafted by the artist using a real picture for reference. I remember reading an article way back when where they interviewed her about the artwork. Amazing artist who I think at the time worked for Electronic Arts, but was pretty prolific in the Amiga space back in the day.