Category Archives: Mosaics

Pixel Art – Blooper

Posted on May 10, 2012 by 8bitliving

“Bloober:” the calamari of Super Mario Brothers.

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8 Bit Art – Super Mushroom

Posted on January 2, 2012 by 8bitliving

Another mushroom from Super Mario Brothers.  Unlike “Goomba“,  this mushroom was helpful.  Upon eating it, Mario would double in size and strength. I found the sprite at “The Shy Guy Kingdom”  

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Mousepointer

Posted on December 10, 2011 by 8bitliving

Another gray-scale mosaic.  It turns out you can really do a lot with 4 colors.  More to come…

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8 Bit Art – Goomba

Posted on November 16, 2011 by 8bitliving

“Goomba”, the walking mushroom from Super Mario Brothers.  If there are any enemies that could be described as “Grunt,” Goomba is it.   Never getting any respect, I thought Goomba deserved a moment in the sun.

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Goomba (Making of)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by 8bitliving

I’m starting a new series of grayscale mosaics.  I have some specific reasons for this – which I’ll get into at a later time.  My first attempt is Goomba – the walking mushroom in Super Mario Brothers.   I took a … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Cheep Cheep

Posted on November 5, 2011 by 8bitliving

The cold weather is now upon us here in Baltimore, so I decided it was time for a new mosaic to remind me of warmer times.   “Cheep Cheep” is that bugger fish in the Super Mario Bothers water stages.  Up … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Magic Skull

Posted on June 26, 2011 by 8bitliving

If you’ve been following the blog, you’ll notice this actually a different base.   I’ll explain the differences in a later post,  but for now I wanted to share the test mosaic I put together to verify that the new … Continue reading →

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8 Bit Art – Spacehip Launch

Posted on June 19, 2011 by 8bitliving

Another non-sprite mosaic…

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