Pixel Art Series

[Caleb Hystad]

Hey guys. Just sharing two new pixel art series I've started. They're inspired by DOOM and DOOM II characters / enemies.
My style is to reduce the pixels as much as possible while still capturing the character.

DOOM I "Space Marine" one of a series of eleven

There'll be a new one here every day for a few weeks.

Oh, and you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

Let me know what you think.

[magicsofa]

fucking awesome

[Bank]

Looking forward to seeing the rest, also nice to see another animator around these parts!

[EarthQuake]

Nicely done.

You've certainly succeeded in your goal of maintaining recognizability.

[DuckReconMajor]

Looks very nice. My favorite part is the numbers. I just really like how they look for some reason.

[Caleb Hystad]

Rad, glad you guys are liking it.

Bank - Always happy to meet another animator. You have a site?

Here's the next one.
DOOM I "Former Human" two of a series of eleven

[Caleb Hystad]

Hey guys, here's the next one.

DOOM I "Imp" three of a series of eleven


Don't you just want to shoot one of those barrels?

As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Creaphis]

Hey, that imp is 10x9! You think you can get away with this?

[magicsofa]

aww he's so cuuuute

[Caleb Hystad]

Creaphis - Ha, I was hoping no one would notice.
magicsofa - Mind the fireballs.

Here's the Sergeant with his shotgun, and some armor helmets.

DOOM I "Former Sergent" four of a series of eleven

I like adding the small props. They feel sort of like toy sets that way.

As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Caleb Hystad]

Demon with some shotgun shells nearby.

DOOM I "Demon" five of a series of eleven

I should really do an animation of him chomping.

As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Seeker_of_Truth]

These look very nice!

[Caleb Hystad]

Giant floating mouth up now.

Seeker - Thanks, I appreciate it.

DOOM I "Cacodemon" six of a series of eleven

Two points to anyone who knows what it's accessories are.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Mithran Denizen]

Super Mario transport tube thingies?

Spoiler

No, I actually recognize it as the security armor.

I'm still waiting for the Baron of Hell.

[Vaporizer]

Good looking stuff!

[Caleb Hystad]

Mithran - Two points!
Vaporizer - Thanks, got a bunch more to go.

DOOM I "Lost Souls" seven of a series of eleven

These ones actually worked out better than I thought they would at such a small pixel count.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Caleb Hystad]

DOOM I "Spectre" eight of a series of eleven

I remember turning a corner, hearing the snorts and then just seeing blood.

Also his accessories here follow the theme. Everyone here should get it.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[purist]

<<<< Blur spheres!

Nice pixel work on this thread Caleb.

[Caleb Hystad]

purist - Blur Spheres, awesome. Thanks for the compliment.

DOOM I "Baron of Hell" nine of a series of eleven

BARONS OF HELL “Tough as a dump truck and nearly as big, these goliaths are the worst thing on two legs since Tyrannosaurus Rex. Watch out for the green plasma they fling at you.” (manual)

I suppose those candle sticks could be smaller in comparison, but I liked the level of detail on them.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[DuckReconMajor]

The candles look fine, but Mr. Baron's arms look a bit big. These all still look great, though.

[Mithran Denizen]

I like the Baron; very hulking. Nice job.

[Caleb Hystad]

Duck - Yeah I've taken some liberty with the designs. I thought he'd be cool as a big tough guy with little satyr legs.
Mithran - Thanks! Here's another big one.

DOOM I "Spider Demon" ten of a series of eleven

SPIDER MASTERMIND It will make you wish you never were playing DOOM in the first place." (manual)

Those health pack will probably come in handy here.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Seeker_of_Truth]

I've noticed you've been making the monsters from Doom\Ultimate Doom. Were you planning on making any of the Doom II monsters?

[Phobus]

That SpiderDemon looks fantastic, even relative to the other rather impressive works in this thread. Great job.

[Caleb Hystad]

So ends the DOOM I series. Next up DOOM II baby.

Seeker - Oh yeah! Including the 'special' characters.
Phobus - Thanks, it's a bit easier when they're larger.

Here he is, the big boy.
DOOM I "Cyberdemon" eleven of a series of eleven

CYBERDEMON "When you get to the end of the second episode of DOOM, you'll know." (manual)

He's pretty stylized like the Baron. I like using blocks over having 'stepped' pixel edges.

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As always, you can follow the updates on my tumblr as well.
8x8pixels.tumblr.com

[Mithran Denizen]

Pretty intense cyberdemon. I like that you included the wire on the right arm - and those flaming barrels are adorable. :D

[magicsofa]

win

[Shanoa]

Haha, these are awesome. Pinky's my favorite.

[Marnetmar]

D'aww.

[Diverse]

These are fucking sweet.

Yet, for some reason, they remind of character sprites/voxels from Command & Conquer as well as Red Alert and Cannon Fodder from back in the day.