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[Nava]

Pixelblocks are like Lego, except that every piece is a single "pixel" can be attached on all six sides to make pixelated 2D and 3D art.

Last night I made a 3D Link from LoZ, and am super happy with the way it turned out:









(the thing on his shouder is Navi, but I'm considering re-attaching her on a wire or something, rather than on the white pixelblocks)


Anyone else have any Pixelblock art to share? 

[biomechanic]

Pretty cool! That Navi thing looks kinda out of place to me but I don't know jack about LoZ so hey, maybe it's perfect.

[Player Ʒ]

I'd actually consider getting a set to experiment with if they weren't translucent. That's why it was so hard to tell what you made.

[Zulaan]

that's pretty fucking sweet, it would be cooler if they weren't see through though.

[increpare]

that's pretty fucking sweet, it would be cooler if they weren't see through though.

I want to see it lit from various directions! (ideally on the inside, but from behind will do...)

[Eibx]

I'd actually consider getting a set to experiment with if they weren't translucent. That's why it was so hard to tell what you made.

I agree. With it being suppose to resemble a pixel (well isn't it technically a voxel?) I would must rather have it be a solid color.

With that said, it's very awesome made. Did you use any kind of reference like good old 2d sprites?

[jotapeh]

This is awesome, but yeah, Navi needs to not be on the clear pixel blocks - it's the same colour as his sword and kinda visually confusing.

[Nava]

Most people use them to make 2d sprites and light them from behind, which I guess is why they are translucent?

I changed the Navi thing to a wire, rather than white blocks. It works much better, will take pics tomorrow

Did you use any kind of reference like good old 2d sprites?

Nope, all from my head. I got drunk and that's what happened. When I sobered in the morning I used a ref to uncover some errors in color choice, but that's about it :D

[Nix]

How did you get them? Their site appears to be down.

[Nava]

My boyfriend bought them a year or two ago at a local independent toy store, I'd call around in your city and see if anyone is carrying them.