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Quanyails β€” Journey

Published: 2013-03-23 02:16:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 2074; Favourites: 222; Downloads: 22
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Description Aaah, I had quite a few name ideas for this piece, but I stick with my theme of minimalism. "It's the Journey that Counts" was the one I was mulling over. Ah, well.

I had feared for a while that my art would not be up to par with Journey's beauty, but in a way, the game challenged and inspired me to try something new with my art. Indeed, the mountain was the first and last thing I drew, and I had to revamp it when I was close to the end. Only then was I satisfied with the piece, but not thrilled. Art will always require progress!

On a random note, Journey has a phenomenal soundtrack that adds to its cinematic beauty. It's hard to believe how artistic video games can be in-game. o3o

Check out ~8Bit-Artist 's painting of this piece here! 8bit-artist.deviantart.com/art…

Journey is a game by thatgamecompany, owned by Sony, which I do not use its concepts for anything except a test for my artistic skills.
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Comments: 43

gvcci-hvcci [2014-06-27 23:04:36 +0000 UTC]

I just love this so much, aaa

Whenever I see this it makes me all fuzzy.

The colors are so soothing~

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pikminD [2014-06-09 15:16:55 +0000 UTC]

your welcome 4 theΒ Β  plus do more journey its my favroite game Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β 

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Quanyails In reply to pikminD [2014-06-10 01:39:28 +0000 UTC]

I dunno if I will. My motivation was exhausted on this piece. Great game, yes, but what more can I do? (That's not rhetorical.)

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pikminD In reply to Quanyails [2014-06-10 11:13:31 +0000 UTC]

well you could

make a picture timeline

or just make up new types of people

or find something else.

do you have journey????????

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Quanyails In reply to pikminD [2014-06-10 11:46:46 +0000 UTC]

I could. But I have no motivation to. X_x

Nope. I learned about it from a previous game of thatgamecompany, and I explored it via videos from there.

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Frigidusk [2014-04-20 00:22:49 +0000 UTC]

I don't know the game that this is from, but the art is pulled off impeccably! It looks so serene and quiet.. I love it.

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Quanyails In reply to Frigidusk [2014-04-20 01:17:46 +0000 UTC]

It's called Journey, as it turns out. It's a cinematic sort of game that pulls at your emotions.Β  It really deserves a playthrough (It's rather short--you can finish it in ~2 hours) or a walkthrough to really experience what it's like.

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Frigidusk In reply to Quanyails [2014-04-20 01:37:01 +0000 UTC]

it looks awesome! I wish i could spend my money on stuff like dA.

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Quanyails In reply to Frigidusk [2014-04-20 06:20:50 +0000 UTC]

If you can't, there's always YouTube.

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Cirque-B [2013-10-06 18:49:06 +0000 UTC]

I swear I always love pieces like these. How long did it take?

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Quanyails In reply to Cirque-B [2013-10-06 19:13:13 +0000 UTC]

I don't really remember. X3 It feels like it took 3-6 hours altogether, but I break up time working on sprites.

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Cirque-B In reply to Quanyails [2013-10-06 19:33:04 +0000 UTC]

Ah XD
I want to learn how to pixel one day /properly. I do simple colouribg that makes no sense/ so I shall study your pixels eue

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Quanyails In reply to Cirque-B [2013-10-06 19:49:09 +0000 UTC]

Neat. It takes practice.

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killjerman78 [2013-08-25 22:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Do you do this one pixel at a time?Β 

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Quanyails In reply to killjerman78 [2013-08-25 22:41:17 +0000 UTC]

Yep. Sometimes, I use the Paint Bucket tool, but otherwise, it's just mouse clicking.

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killjerman78 In reply to Quanyails [2013-08-25 22:44:22 +0000 UTC]

wow patienceΒ 

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Quanyails In reply to killjerman78 [2013-08-25 22:45:07 +0000 UTC]

Yep. XD

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Gustavolobm [2013-08-09 03:02:15 +0000 UTC]

I love pixel art, and I love this game! You put two thing I like in one draw! You have my compliments!Β 

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Quanyails In reply to Gustavolobm [2013-08-09 03:40:36 +0000 UTC]

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Involuntary-Twitch [2013-06-05 00:24:08 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic! Lovely pixel art. do you know how many colors you used?

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Quanyails In reply to Involuntary-Twitch [2013-06-05 00:39:40 +0000 UTC]

According to Photoshop, 41.

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DILAGO [2013-05-04 20:05:19 +0000 UTC]

magnificent
so well done <3

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Quanyails In reply to DILAGO [2013-05-04 20:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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DILAGO In reply to Quanyails [2013-05-04 20:40:15 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure :3

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Maple-Girl [2013-05-01 19:39:12 +0000 UTC]

I love it. Journey is one of my favorite games of all time, so this just hit the spot!

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sunarii [2013-04-23 11:55:20 +0000 UTC]

i love the perspective, the coloring, and the light. just fantastic!!

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SeafoamSausages [2013-04-20 23:36:04 +0000 UTC]

Iss so pretty!!!

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Quanyails In reply to SeafoamSausages [2013-04-20 23:40:52 +0000 UTC]

The game is more so!

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SeafoamSausages In reply to Quanyails [2013-04-20 23:53:40 +0000 UTC]

Yess it issss~

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Pixel-Dwarf [2013-03-25 18:30:07 +0000 UTC]

great perspective

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Quanyails In reply to Pixel-Dwarf [2013-03-25 18:57:05 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank you.

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Roae [2013-03-25 04:12:45 +0000 UTC]

Very, very cool! I'm amazed at how much detail you got into such a tiny space!

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Quanyails In reply to Roae [2013-03-25 04:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Ah, that is the beauty of pixel art.

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May-Lene [2013-03-24 12:23:35 +0000 UTC]

Your best work yet! This is a masterpiece! The shading (so beautiful) the view angle, and of course they way you placed all the elements. Keep this up!

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Quanyails In reply to May-Lene [2013-03-24 14:03:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I still strive to improve, though, so don't be afraid to explain what could be improved upon.

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ThKaspar [2013-03-24 08:08:48 +0000 UTC]

Weird contrast and colours but not bad...

I loved Journey, awesom Indie game...

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Quanyails In reply to ThKaspar [2013-03-24 13:57:33 +0000 UTC]

Might you explain clearly what contrasts and colors are weird?

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ThKaspar In reply to Quanyails [2013-03-24 19:48:59 +0000 UTC]

Mostly the red colour (the characters outfit) and the contrast of outline (outfits outline to be specific). Outline shouldn't stand out that much for me but the colour of his/her clouthes should. But that's just my opinion...

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Quanyails In reply to ThKaspar [2013-03-24 20:21:14 +0000 UTC]

You say the outline should be like of that on the gravestones, perhaps? My idea was that lines are sharper if they are closer to the 'camera', and blurrier when they're further away.

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ThKaspar In reply to Quanyails [2013-03-24 21:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Idea is good, perhaps just the outlines colour is too outstanding for me...

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Quanyails In reply to ThKaspar [2013-03-24 21:38:24 +0000 UTC]

Heh, the rest of it has subtle or no outlines, so that does provide contrast!

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Sleepy-Stardust [2013-03-23 04:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful shading!

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Quanyails In reply to Sleepy-Stardust [2013-03-23 13:33:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm still learning how it works, so I much appreciate the reception!

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