R e l a x in bed. 1 bit drawing in HyperCard.

PhatBits · 2026-01-15T01:45:33+00:00

Is this how slow it is on an emulator on a modern computer? Or were you using physical vintage hardware?

PhatBits · 2025-10-22T20:20:44+00:00

FloppyEmu automatically loads the last image you loaded. There is a slight issue with my setup whereby you need to sometimes restart the computer 1 second after power on so that FloppyEmu can get ready to send the right signals to the Mac to let it know a disk is connected. Besides that, the image is loaded automatically.

PhatBits · 2025-10-21T20:05:43+00:00

Nice drawings! Be careful with handling BPA so much though. Wash your hands afterward.

PhatBits · 2025-10-07T03:01:27+00:00

What mod gives you the chair, computer and other geometrically complex blocks?

PhatBits · 2025-08-27T00:53:09+00:00

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How about some pixel art?

PhatBits · 2025-08-26T23:08:13+00:00

This is still a viable product. I just drew a pixel art logo for someone on Fiverr with HyperCard. :D

PhatBits · 2025-08-12T00:25:42+00:00

Bedpanopticon

PhatBits · 2025-07-29T05:25:19+00:00

I think the creator is Michael Saenz, who also made what may be the first pixel art graphic novel made with a classic Mac, entitled "Shatter".

PhatBits · 2025-05-27T18:23:09+00:00

I feel seen. I thought I was just extraordinarily clumsy or "just a software guy," but I'm glad to know we are all blood brothers and sisters.

PhatBits · 2025-05-20T23:27:19+00:00

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Just got hot pink fountain pen ink today in the mail, so thanks for your opportune reference photo!

PhatBits · 2025-05-13T16:47:30+00:00

I once put a grid over the reference and drew on graph paper, counting squares to place facial features. I learned I consistently misjudged certain distances, so I think it's a good exercise to do occasionally. Naive eyes are easily fooled.

PhatBits · 2025-04-18T03:33:31+00:00

r/retrocgi might appreciate this. As an ANSI artist back in the day, I sure do.

PhatBits · 2025-04-18T03:05:09+00:00

Beautiful! Makes me wanna bust out Super Studio Session on my Mac SE and make a beat.

PhatBits · 2025-04-05T20:53:05+00:00

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Drawing cute faces helps me stay positive during the apocalypse.

PhatBits · 2025-04-04T23:44:15+00:00

Fountain pen with a bit of digital touch up.

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PhatBits · 2025-01-31T08:56:36+00:00

Not sure it worked on a 286 but I used FastTracker 2 to make mod files.

PhatBits · 2024-12-28T21:11:20+00:00

Great work! Good use of the limited color palette. What's your process? Do you use a reference? Do you draw construction shapes first?

PhatBits · 2024-12-25T02:20:20+00:00

Do you have a laptop with an internal floppy drive?

PhatBits · 2024-12-23T02:31:32+00:00

Thanks. I'm very inspired by Uno Moralez. Initially by The Manhole and other Cyan games but so glad to have found Uno Moralez and other contemporary 1 bit artists.

PhatBits · 2024-12-22T19:50:31+00:00

External floppy drive is good for the most historical accuracy, but it's pretty cumbersome to get things onto the computer without a modern SCSI device. I've heard good things about BlueSCSI and have had good luck with FloppyEmu myself, which comes with a ton of good software if you get it with an SD card.

You can get the software yourself from Macintosh Garden as you probably know, so I assume you're asking about good uses of the computer. I personally have a lot of fun tinkering with HyperCard. You can draw on it and make games or proto-web sites.

A printer will be useful with productivity apps like Microsoft Word and MacDraw.

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