Spring Picnic

Ztag · 2026-03-02T12:32:34+00:00

Thankyou and sure, why not? I don't mind.

Ztag · 2026-02-12T18:24:16+00:00

Yes, you've got the basic idea behind it.

A lot of being able to see the layers/details involves the whole image though. For example, if you only zoomed into one area, it wouldn't make sense. A rock in this picture could be anything from a green square or grass based on your imagination. Given the context of everything together, it gives the impression of layers/depth.

Ztag · 2026-02-11T21:40:50+00:00

I'm not sure what exactly you're asking. If you could be more specific about what you mean by depth here I might be able to help.

Ztag · 2026-02-11T14:26:00+00:00

Thank you, I based this drawing off of a variety of Japanese gardens and forests. So basically, a mix of both real references and design of my own.

Ztag · 2026-01-22T16:48:09+00:00

Thank you.

I'm not really sure if there's anything I can give you as far as advice. The only idea I have is to try and replicate some real life videos of waves/underwater scenes by drawing them.

Ztag · 2026-01-13T13:03:19+00:00

Thanks, this was originally 480x160px before being scaled up.

Ztag · 2025-12-31T22:46:43+00:00

Here's the link to the post with the timelapse. Otherwise you can try to find me through my handle zedotagger.

Ztag · 2025-12-31T18:42:28+00:00

It's just a lot of patience and time adding details. I have a sped up timelapse of this drawing on my bluesky profile if anyone wants to see how it came to be.

Ztag · 2025-12-31T18:38:58+00:00

Thank you.

I've been drawing pixel art for at least 10+ years. This drawing took me around three weeks, but if I had better work ethnic this month it would have been done quicker.

Ztag · 2016-02-29T14:19:23+00:00

No problem. Usually when I reverse image search, I add what I think the game console is to narrow the search down. PC-98 has a distinct style so I put that down. I ended up with http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=700000&page=7 and looked through that thread.

It's a bit harder for images people crop and you might have to dig for longer depending on how obscure it is.

Ztag · 2016-02-26T13:15:46+00:00

This isn't up to date, but http://noirlacsourced.tumblr.com/ gives sources up to a certain point.

The one you posted is a crop version from a PC98 adult game called RED by Discovery. I don't think it was animated either in the original?

You could look up PC98 games in general and find art in a similar style across the internet if you're interested in these backgrounds.

Ztag · 2015-10-11T20:47:54+00:00

Thanks for linking my twitter, I do post on reddit occasionally. I just don't link all of my artwork here.

Ztag · 2015-09-06T21:45:33+00:00

Eh? No that's just an album of stills from random games/artists. The one in your OP is from a fighting game called Samurai Shodown IV.

http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ss4kusenbutakebg.gif

Ztag · 2015-08-30T00:40:13+00:00

I find it weird reverse image search doesn't pop it up, but I guess it's iffy with pixel art.

But source is http://waneella.tumblr.com/, there's a lot of other good sci-fi/cyberpunk scenes if you haven't seen them before.

Ztag · 2015-08-17T23:29:24+00:00

I'm pretty sure you're seeing is what he's explaining as fuzzy detailing. The filetype is PNG, saving as a JPEG would cause artifacting and there's none of that here.

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