I cracked up laughing when I saw this article on wikihow:
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How to Be a True NinjaA true ninja is not just someone who wears black, drops down from the ceiling and slices everyone to pieces. Ninjahood factors into all aspects of life, and takes much training and dedication to achieve. Here are some instructions on how to get started. Steps Relax and reflect inward (meditate). Decide upon a series of ideas, morals and philosophies that you truly can live by. Research the ninja's role throughout history; this will help you decide if you consider if Ninjutsu is the right art for you. Refer to Masaaki Hatsumi's books. Be honest to yourself and others. However, control over your emotions is important. Only act when absolutely necessary. Learn to control people and manipulate events not by force, but by words and actions, so that you can obtain a goal without having to resort to any manner of violence. Use people's desires, needs and wants against them. Humans need security, wealth, pride, strength and to have their lust satisfied. Learn how to move silently and hide with stealth. You'll need to know how to enter a situation without becoming the focus of it, and looking as though you belong when you don't. Study Japanese martial arts, and learn all aspects of Ninjutsu. Tips You will never be able to control others if you cannot control yourself Find a Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu dojo (or a Genbukan or Jinenkan dojo) in your area. There's a lot to learn about Ninjutsu (or Taijutsu; Body arts). This will help to clarify what is myth and what is reality. The current Grandmaster of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Modern-day Ninjutsu derived from feudal Japan's martial arts) is Masaaki Hatsumi. He was a student of the last bloodline-Grandmaster of the Ninjutsu tradition. It is not really an art of stealth and secrecy, but one of endurance; Enduring all of life's obstacles and hardships. Take a psychology class to further your understanding of the tendencies of your mind. Warnings Don't use your ninja skills for senseless violence. Learn to respect yourself and others. Control is necessary when appropriate. Realize that Ninjutsu is a life pursuit. You can never fully master something. There is always room for improvement. Don't expect to become a true ninja in a week.
by Helmc64 HiRes restrictions. 2 colors out of the fixed 16 color palette for every 8x8 character. Like Eve before it, like Triangle Land after it.Another awesome piece by my favorite artist.
by buloghtMouse-drawn and -pixelled.The lineart took a long time and so did the texturing, everything on and off over the last 3 weeks, I've been working on it very hard in the last couple of days. Well it took a long time summoning the army, getting the troops together, you can imagine.Reference: I was paging through a book of Adrian Smith's warhammer drawings when I saw a pic called the 'Skaven Battle Line - Warhammer Armies 2001'. I thought it would look cool in pixel art, so I tried to make the same battle line, but in a different more cartoony style. Notice the oversized heads and giant upper bodies. Also I changed a lot of the details since my proportions made some stuff different. A lot had to be improvised and changed. The image was in greyscale and for the duration of this piece the book was on my lap for reference :).Inspiration: The B.O.B.'s war picture titled 'the Massacre'. And Big Brother since and I am inspired by his work and games, he also informed me about the existence of pixel joint.Colours: 12Peace.
Yay Naruto!
nice art…Those truly are awesome images.
Indeed. The lower one, especially.
cool
Sweet pixels =)