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I haven't been able to collect at all for the passed couple months, and I probably wont be able to for quite some time.  Turns out weddings are expensive, and according to her a little more "important".   psh whatever....

So I've found an outlet to fill the vacuum of games that haven't been flowing in like I'd like them to.  In addition to collecting retro games, i've been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil, mostly comic book style stuff, super heroes and what not.  But I found a new medium of art, and I couldn't be happier with how my latest project is turning out.

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I've fallen in love with making pixel art with perler beads.  This project has taken a very long time to accomplish, and it's still not quite done.  +30 hours of work, 15,000 perler beads, and a lot of back pain.

It still needs to be framed, and from there I'm sending it to a guy that owns a video game store in Florida.  He's going to display it in his store for me :)  My goal is to be a vendor at an expo one day, and hopefully this is a huge step in that direction.

If anyone is interested in a piece of their own, lemmie know and I'll knock something out for you!

That's awesome.

The picture doesn't do it justice.  It looks much better in person

Well you don't have to rub it in.

lol sorry I'm just really proud of it.  I can't wait to start my next one

When I started reading this, I was imagining you were talking about perler beads, but when I saw your photo, I thought I was wrong. I thought it was a painting or something. I've seen a lot of perler bead pixel art in the past, but this is truly amazing, it doesn't even look like beads.
How big is the overall dimensions? It must be pretty big to get that kind of detail.

^
What he said.

To break the ice for people who might be interested in getting some made.
What kind of pricing are you asking for various sizes?

This thing is monstrous.  Its 2'x2'1/2".  I don't think i would make something of this size again unless the price was worth it.

As for pricing of various sizes, I'm not sure yet.  I'm not trying to get rich off it, its more of a labor of love kinda thing.  So pricing would depend on what you'd want to see, the materials it takes, all that fun stuff.  Throw me an idea and we can work something out.

Looks awesome!
I have a (approximately) 2' 1/2" Samus on my metroid wall. The artist charged me around $40 but she threw in a metroid as well and the art is original so I didn't feel ripped off.

Made out of perler beads, or is it a painting?

Thats just friggin' amazing. I really didn't notice any beads, their so tightly packed they look flush with each other. And I didn't realize it was that big of a piece. Great job so far  RetroRage.

The beads melt together, and if you do it just right they melt into perfect squares, just like pixels

Beads

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Holy cow that's a fantastic piece.  Is that from a game or is that the artists' original design?

It's not from a game but I don't think the bead artist designed it herself either.

Probably someone pissed on deviantart

It's framed!  Any suggestions on how I should ship this?

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Box for a flatscreen. Throw in some extra cardboard in the front and back tons of bubble wrap on either side and pray.

glad you made a post regarding this. Shoot me your #, and I can text you as well :)

Just responded to your email today, sorry for the delay. An email like that required my computer instead of my phone.

Awesome job RetroRage.  It looks brilliant.

I just opened an Etsy store :) i don't have anything up yet, but i will shortly.

Great job RetroRage! That looks amazing! Your attention to detail to recreate a scene from a game is incredible.

Coincidentally, I just bought a perler bead creation for a Christmas gift.

My Etsy store is now open!  Just a few listings so far.  Suggestions?

http://www.etsy.com/shop/retroragepixelart

Had a look at the Etsy store. Nice stuff! The Pac Man coasters are a cool idea.

Pretty cool.  I've been thinking about some Chrono Trigger or classic Atari décor, if you ever get the motivation.

I'll make some for you :)

Most recent stuff.

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[img width=700 height=933]http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w365/adsanislo/20121204_132045.jpg[/img]

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sweet

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This thing took nearly three hours. 

Any suggestions on what to make next?

only 3 hours to make something that awesome? wow i thought it would take even longer. they look really great.

Finally finished my Mother Brain project.  Waddya think?

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I think you'll be getting a Christmas present that'll help you create more massive works such as this.

RetroRage likes this.

Fantastic right here

And why wouldn't he?

Though Zagnorch thinks he might be getting a bit of a swelled head, now that he's starting to talk about himself in the third person and all.

All of those are amazing. Great work! I found this sweater on the internet. I didn't make it, but it's pretty cool.

[img width=440 height=440]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A_ka5FqGgxE/UpMBxdL5ydI/AAAAAAAAC0s/Fix1JLocbbc/s1600/contra_sweater.jpg[/img]

Hey thanks man that means a lot coming from you.

@Dezorian that is the best ugly Christmas sweater I've ever seen.  Where did you find that?

 :drool:

BTW what's the size of that bad boy, anyway? About 3' by 4'?

And not for nothing, but that's a pretty filthy wall you got that mounted on. Reminds me of the walls in my own place...

Heh thanks for the kind words Zgaornch.  It's actually not mounted on a wall, that's my carpet thank you very much.  What do you think I am,  some kind of animal?

anyways its pretty big, 30in x 40 in

Just finished a Christmas present for a friend of mine

[img width=700 height=933]http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w365/adsanislo/20131221_004224_zps68f2d139.jpg[/img]

waddya think?

Fixed

Nice. You're friend is a lucky guy.

The Hadouken Project.  My friend is having a baby so I wanted to give him something unique for the nursery.  Gotta raise that kid right!

(Part 1)
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(Part 2)
[img width=700 height=933]http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w365/adsanislo/20140906_233022_zps5f47bbb5.jpg[/img]

They need a background.  Any suggestions?  Russlyman I'm looking in your direction

Why not pick the classic Dojo background from Street Fighter II and split it down the center, so they're both throwing a fireball at each other? It obviously doesn't need to be this detailed, but inspired by.

[img width=600 height=224]http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h34/deadlyed/Street%20Fighter/sf2-ryu.gif[/img]

Those came out sweet. For backgrounds I would just print out a nice sky scene with some mountains in the background. Something similar to we're Ken & Ryu trained in Japan somewhere ha
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Also not sure.
Are you making the background in perlerbeads too? Or did you want something printed?


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Beads would take too long.  I'd print something off the computer but my printer is out of ink...maybe I'll just stick to a black bg