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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 2h

I am, in fact, alive. Here's a WIP to prove it. Hoping to find the time to finish this in the next couple of days.

A woman with dark hair, blue eyes, and red lipstick looks directly at the viewer.

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Ash @aerialdash.neocities.org · 21/07/2026

So, I had some fun with a silly pinup idea ✨ #pixelart #ドット絵 #brart #1bit #oc

"A mysterious woman stands languidly in a darkly lit room. Her left hand is running through her incredibly long and full hair, almost clutching it. She is wearing a small red dress which is hugging her curves tightly. She's wearing red lipstick on a wry smile, her hair covers her face in darkness, only her mouth and gently closed left eye are visible. "

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Still working on it... It's too hot to sit at the computer for too long. Still haven't decided if this is going to be a 16 color palette or if I'm going to let loose. In any case, right now it's way too desaturated. Mood-wise I think it's just about falling into place.

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strawberry shrimp🔞 @strawberryshrimp25.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Changing after getting caught in the rain

This is a pixel art piece of a blonde woman in a schoolgirl outfit. She is wearing a white collared shirt, that is partially see-through because she got caught in the rain. Her breasts are poking out of the shirt, which has the first few buttons undone. She is also taking off her panties and giving the camera a surprised look while blushing, as if she has been caught changing.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm alive and here's the WIP to prove it! This is going to be a lighting nightmare, but you have to do it. You just gotta.

In this pixel art WIP, a nude woman stands with her back to us in the mouth of an alley. In front of her spreads the city, sprawling skyscrapers that soar into the heavens. A low flying blimp is also visible. This is going to be a pain in the ass to actually render.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Last one for the month, the June 1-bit collage. They've been grouped by subject and one piece was tweaked from its original post. #pixelart #ドット絵 I was actually surprised with how these turned out. I'm glad I pushed through after the Vikki portrait instead of writing off the format.

A collage of 1-bit pixel art pieces, broken down into a group of 3 'Angel' pictures and 3 'Pretty' pictures.

The Angel pictures show a huge cosmic angel-esque creature floating through space, encountering a floating rock populated by tiny little figures. All three images are grouped together in a box.

The Pretty pictures showcase a supernatural entity with flaking skin and empty eyes. Two images are grouped together, implying a causal link: the image introducing the character, surrounded by the text 'Am I Pretty?', with the second showing a child offering the creature a flower, clearly smitten. The third image is boxed by itself, showing a close-up of the creatures jaw and upper torso.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It was a very experimental month for portraits. My 1-bit could do with... some... work, and I'm still not particularly happy with my hair rendering especially in the Mary portrait. The Ekaterina piece turned out really well and I'm most happy with that one, although Lilly's hair is also a highlight.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

And here's June's portraits collage. Again, only four, and I'm double-dipping on Lilly, but I was really happy with how the hair rendering turned out for her, so I figured I'd throw her in. #pixelart #ドット絵 1-bit collage to come later.

Four pixel-art portraits of women. From the top-left clockwise, we have renditions of Lilly Wahrenburg, Mary Amber, Ekaterina Zueva, and Vikki Blows.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It's the end of the month, so it's collage time! Here's June's 'big' pieces. Not as many as I hoped. It's been busy. #pixelart #ドット絵 Each piece uses 14 colors. The plan was to develop a better sense of color value. I'll post the portrait and 1-bit collages later.

Three pixel art portraits of nude women. From top-left and going clockwise, they are labelled 'Lilly', 'Emily' and 'Elizabeth'. Lilly is sat on her feet and mostly facing away from the viewer. Emily is wearing platform shoes and stands tall and proud. Elizabeth is lying on her side.

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Ash @aerialdash.neocities.org · 25/06/2026

Danse Macabre #pixelart #ドット絵

A broken doll dances while being swallowed by the dark. Something sinister seems to lurk inside it.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

POV: You told her she was pretty and she believed you.

A 1-bit pixel art close-up of a woman with a long neck and a very, very wide smile. The skin on her face seems to be peeling or melting, and her chest is covered in strange splotches - maybe splatters or lacerations.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This is how I found out Aseprite has symmetry options at all...

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The door on the left is also a bit flat. In most scenarios, doorframes jut out slightly so they're not flush with the wall, which is tricky to show with such a limited number of pixels. If you think of the frame as a bunch of rectangles it should flesh out nicely

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Looking good! I only did one 1-point perspective thing a while back so I'm not an expert, but I think there's still a couple of lines here that should meet that don't. It looks like you're using 45 degree lines on the floor and ceiling but the ceiling is too high to actually meet the perspective.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

You can draw beautiful women AND horrors beyond comprehension. You don't have to compromise.

A 1-bit pixel art rendition of a rotting Kuchisake-onna. Her mask is off, exposing her wide smile. The text 'Am I Pretty?' is repeated over and over in the background.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Timelapse, timelapse, timelapse! You can see I had half-hearted attempt at a background before giving up. I already spent too much time on the piece. About 5.5 hours this time.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

It's 'done' unless it isn't, but here it is. #pixelart #ドット絵 Based on a photo of Emily Shaw. 192x384px, 14 colors.

A grayscale pixel art rendition of a nude woman. She stands confidently against an abstract background, wearing only a pair of platform shoes. She has shoulder length hair.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

That's some great foreshortening, the shading really sells it!

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Ever spend 20 minutes trying to draw one nipple? No? Just me?

A greyscale pixel art portrait of a woman. Her head is tilted slightly back, so she looks down her nose at the viewer.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I think it's easy to get bogged down in definition. When I look at your work I think 'pixel art' because I associate PC-98 works with pixel art, and those have similarly higher resolutions - although you restrict yourself more on color use. IMO as long as you're happy with the art, it's all good!

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Glad I posted this, looks like we need to make it 'more square' for bsky

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I'm alive, and back on my regular bullshit. This WIP's gonna be out in a couple of days, I think.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The Angel Trilogy but as a 'comic'. It was a fun lil' mini-project and I think I'll be looking at 1-bit art more in the future. 3 panels, 128x128px each. #pixelart #ドット絵 #1bit

A 1-bit pixel art comic composed of three loosely connected panels.

Panel 1: We see the back of a decaying angel-like creature floating in space. It has the number 01 engraved on the back of its head.

Panel 2: The creature looms over an island populated by tiny figures.

Panel 3: The face of the creature opens up to reveal an enormous maw, dwarfing the tiny island.

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Ash @aerialdash.neocities.org · 15/06/2026

Everyone keeps saying I should make a visual novel. Well, no one asked Sour-chan if she wanted to be in one! #art #pixelart #ドット絵

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Alright, alright, that's enough of that. Back to pretty ladies. Thanks for indulging whatever this was!

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Oh yeah! I didn't play Faith yet, but it's got that grunge-y aesthetic

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I also don't know why I drew this. I think spending 5-6 hours on every piece was starting to get to me, so I just started scribbling on a 1-bit canvas. What the hell is it, even?

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This is an extremely embarrassing timelapse because you'll see I gave up on a central part of the piece at the very end because I couldn't make it work. But I guess that's instructive in its own way, right?

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

With this one, I had no idea what I was doing and it shows. Still, glad I did it. One day I'll work out hair rendering in a way I actually like. #pixelart #ドット絵 Based on a photo of Ekaterina Zueva. 128x128px, 16 colors.

A pixel art portrait of a woman named Ekaterina. She has brown hair and fair skin. Her head is tilted slightly and she looks at the camera.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The subtle one word difference in the alt text 😂

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A lot of art is drawing something and tricking yourself into not hating it

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

One of the main reasons I do timelapses is so people can witness just how much of a struggle it is sometimes to make something actually work lol

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

One of those 'you could tweak it forever' pieces, so I went the opposite direction and just simplified it down towards the end. Despite that, this is probably the proudest I've been of a piece in a long time! #pixelart #ドット絵 Based on a photo of Elizabeth Elam. 320x160px, 14 colors.

A pixel art painting of a nude woman stretching while lying on her side. In huge text above her reads 'ELIZABETH'. She covers her breasts with one arm, and her legs are crossed.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

As always, here's the timelapse. You can see I went back and forth on a lot of shading decisions before settling on a simple approach. The data suggests this took about 4.5 hours, which is cool - maybe a combination of focus and improving skill helped this piece come together faster than previous.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Here's a WIP. Strong 'upward angle Frieren' energy, but it's slowly coming together. This crop is 70x70px, the whole thing will probably be 320x160px.

A crop of a pixel art drawing of a reclining woman with dark hair. She looks down her nose at something off-camera.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Guess who remembered they were gonna try colorizing this piece? It's okay, not awful at all. Some structure had to be changed due to overlapping indexed colors, but it's pretty much the same piece.

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familiarceilings @familiarceilings.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Here's the timelapse. Despite having the same canvas size as the other two portraits this month, it only took a couple of hours to put together. Color choice is quite easy when you only have two.

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