New pfp to reflect the content and my hair/beard #MarioPaint #PixelArt #RetroGaming #snes

A major hurdle after learning gradients was learning how to use them. I had done some work with clouds and shading, but the dust in this piece against the sky was something i was proud of. #MarioPaint #SNES #pointillism #halloween #CandyCorn #speedpaint #art #pixelart #retrogaming

This was the 2nd to last painting for cryptids and fantasy month. This is the creature from the black lagoon. I challenged myself to use NO blue in this piece, and it's one of my early favorites. #SNES #MarioPaint #retrogaming #swamp #horror #ClassicHorror #alligator #speedpaint #pointillism #art

This piece felt unsatisfying to me until months after I finished it. I was still mixing colors with my grey tones, and I was losing saturation for it. I knew I had to grow, but I didn't know in which direction. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint #art #witch #fantasy #potion

Disco Mothman. He dances like everyone is watching, and he's gonna show them how it's done. #MarioPaint #SNES #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint #art #mothman #cryptids #disco #discoball #dancing

This was me trying fire for the first time. Lots of attempts prior to this, but I came out with something somewhat successful here. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #horror #skeleton #speedpaint #pointillism #bones #art

More "scenes-in-scenes" to refine my use of scale. 248 x 168 doesn't seem like a lot, but it's an overwhelming pixel space bc the roller mouse is meh. More transparency, more patterns, more water. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #LachNess #LochNessMonster #pointillism #speedpaint #art #cryptids

Back in 2024 I was painting Cryptids and Fantasy during October. I knew I wanted to do the Jersey Devil, but didn't know how. Someone suggested, "Paint him in New Jersey! WAIT! Paint him as TONY SOPRANO!" #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #Sopranos #JerseyDevil #cryptid #speedpaint #pointillism #art

I mentioned earlier that I was trying to get better rendering water and fabric. I painted La Llorona and this was was the best attempt I'd made. Lighting was starting to feel natural. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #pixelart #pointillism #art #speedpaint #LaLlorna #cryptid #horror

I was recreating the brick process for this piece. Then I had a funny idea. Behold: The Wizzard #MarioPaint #snes #speedpaint #pointillism #pixelart #art #wizards #cartoon #funny #bathroomselfie

By this time I knew how to do landscapes. I was testing out water and form with this, and got reminded that I didn't know how to do either. Still had to keep practicing, but the failed attempts were starting to look ok. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #speedpaint #pointillism #unicorn #cryptids

I was really into getting more control at this time. focusing on contours, materials, and pixel scale. The shadows on the easel/shirt, the fur, and the smaller painting all helped with this. #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #bigfoot #BobRoss #art #speedpaint #pointillism #cryptid

A very fun one: sphinx cat in a salon chair. When I work on a piece like this I forget that it's only 248 x 168 pixels. The next batch of paintings are themed "cryptids and fantasy" from Oct 2024. #MarioPaint #snes #pointillism #speedpaint #sphinxcat #cat #haircut #art #cryptids #timelapse

This was the first time I tried realistic portrayal in Mario Paint. The process I use on the glass of wine is what I use to this day for transparency. #MarioPaint #SNES #retrogaming #art #speedpaint #stilllife #pointillism #dinner #90s #nostalgia

"You won't know some paths are closed until you get to them, but you'll have gotten better at finding paths." #MarioPaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint #art #sheep #space #rocket

I studied theatrical lighting and scenery in college, but it wasn't until people started paying me that I actually developed those skills. My time around light helped me massively as I learned to paint. #MarioPaint #snes #speedpaint #pointillism #art #raccoon #garbage #lightingstudy

The first attempt at the cow was mangled, so I had to give it another go. I blocked out each of the planes with diff colors as a form study first. The diving board worked out. I was listening to ska while painting this. #mariopaint #pointillism #art #speedpaint #retrogaming #snes #cow #diving #ska

For this one I combined two 16x16 stamps to make "feathers" over a 16x32 space. First in gray, then in color. Not that you can see them well in the final painting (just like the wood floor....) Sometimes the exercise is the point. #mariopaint #snes #retro #pointillism #speedpaint #art

By this piece I had a basic handle on the 1/8 shading technique, but wanted to work more w/ proper stamps. Repeating bricks at this scale required placement -- you can't just "paint-bucket" through it. The bricks informed my process with that. #snes #mariopaint #pointillism #speedpaint #art

People enjoy the way my work in Mario Paint has a textile art quality to it. That's a happy coincidence based on the way I use the stamp tool. Really, it just helps me make gradients and mix colors. #mariopaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #art

Make art, commemorate life. Art creates reference points for rememberinglife events. I know that on this day in 2024 I missed a train. It took 2 hours for the next one. Not totally significant, but it's a memory. #mariopaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint

House finches (𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴) 🪶 #birds #birdart #illustration #sciart

Starting out I only had a foundation in doing architectural drawing, so animals looked cartoony. It wasn't intentional to draw the tiger that way -- it's all I knew how to do. Start with what you know, and gently push your bounds. #mariopaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint

You can see at the beginning I was practicing my shading before doing this piece. I like that I have the timelapses because I can see the way my process has changed, not just the finished results. There's bits of my 3d renderings in there too #mariopaint #snes #retrogaming #pointillism #speedpaint

This was another early piece from September of 2024. I use OBS to stream, and that allowed me to bring in a picture as reference and trace it. Still one of my favorites. #mariopaint #digitalart #speedpaint #timelapse #pointillism #retrogaming

I keep forgetting bluesky exists. I know that part of doing art it displaying it, so I'm setting a goal of posting M-F, in order of creation. You might see reposts. #mariopaint #digitalart #pbr #speedpaint #timelapse #pointillism #retrogaming

Copilot is actually a great name for the AI, because it IS somebody's copilot, but definitely not the user's.

At one point I ran some tests to do some animation. Not the way the devs intended, but the way that works with my process. This is a lighting study from that time. #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #retrogaming

labubu #labubu #mariopaint #snes #speedpaint #pointilism #jeans #popart

Fireflies; 8/19/2025 #snes #mariopaint #nintendo #speedpaint #pointillism

Morning Walk; 8/18/25 #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #speedpaint #pointillism #pixelart

Master Copy: Scott Prior . I adore Scott Prior's work. For those of you looking for lighting studies that have a magical vibrancy to them, I suggest his work. . scottpriorart.com/paintings/st... . #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #switch #scottpriorart #mastercopy #lightingstudy #pointilism #stilllife

Nickelodeon Talk Blaster Land Line™ (1997) If you had one of these bad boys, everyone was jealous of you. #nintendo #snes #mariopaint #90s #nostalgia #nickelodeon

Anyway, here's a lava lamp: #mariopaint #nintendo #snes #pixelart #pointillism

Furby 4/8/2025 #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #pixelart #speedpaint #furby #90s #beaniebaby #tomagotchi

Meat Grinder 4/7/2025 #mariopaint #snes #90's #speedpaint #pixelart

zupiz's work is so incredibly special! i've followed their work for many months now, and I'm in awe of the way the subjects are captured every time.

I was working on something difficult! (The pixel space was just too small to recreate this in 1 canvas) This is the first attempt at combining canvases. Definitely things I'd change to make it accommodate my style better. more to come! #snes #speedpaint #pixelart #mcescher #arthistory #mastercopy

Mario Paint is alive and well.

Andy Warhol by request. I went through (self-inflicted) hell doing the lettering on this one. I even played with the animation tool a little! Next stream is Thursday night at 9 Central! What famous painting should I do? #mariopaint #nintendo #snes #warhol #soup #speedpaint #pixelart #retrogame

So I started doing these as a joke back in August of last year (2024). This is your reminder that you can only do things ironically for *so long* before it becomes an authentic expression of self. #mariopaint #snes #retrogaming #twitch #nintendo #arthistory #josephducreaux #meme @knowyourmeme.com

Occasionally I get a spark of motivation, and I legitimately feel different about my ability to draw. It's confidence that comes every so often and i just feel inspired. It's not that I have something to draw, but that I *could* draw anything. Does anyone else get that? Is there a word for that?

Jeff Andonuts

"Birth of Venus", Sandro Botticelli, mid-1480s #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #baroquepainting #speedpaint #pixelart #venus #greekmyth

"A Wicker Basket with Flowers", Juan de Arrellano, 17th Century Still doing master copies. This is a baroque still life. Crazy trying to copy it. Learned a lot. Streaming Thursday at 9pm Central on Twitch (loopypicklehead) #mariopaint #snes #nintendo #baroquepainting #speedpaint #pixelart

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper (1942) Still doing Mario Paint recreations of famous work. I'm loving this. I always forget how cool it is to render a background through glass. #90s #snes #mariopaint #nintendo #speedpaint #pixelart #edwardhopper #nighthawks #americanart #artinstitutechicago

lets see how bsky handles portrait video.... Forain's "Tightrope Walker". I first saw this painting as a lighting study, and then I saw it in real life at the Art Institute in Chicago. This isn't the first time I've rotated the canvas and I'm getting better at it #snes #mariopaint #impressionist

I'm doing some master studies this month. I'm getting better at copying form but I'm not striving for perfect copies -- just semblance. Limited space/palette isn't a reason to stop pushing. Suggestions? #90s #snes #mariopaint #nintendo #speedpaint #pixelart #dali #masterstudy #surrealism #painting

TROGDOR! Did this on Monday #90s #snes #mariopaint #nintendo #speedpaint #pixelart #homestarrunner #strongbad #peasantquest