I Am 8-Bit 2008
Here's my pieces for this year's I Am 8-Bit art show this Thursday!
Wooden Mario:
(Acrylic on wood)
Yes, I did all the cutting, carving, sanding and screwing together all of these pieces. It was super time consuming, but totally worth it.
Wooden Luigi:
(Acrylic on wood)
Oh, and they are kinda big.
Luigi is almost 4' tall.
Wooden Link:
4" x 6"
(Acrylic on wood)
The fun part of Link was carving out the shield and sword.
All of this woodworking actually reminded me of making Pinewood Derby Cars for Cub Scouts with my Dad. We would spend weeks in the soggy basement with a radial saw, jigsaw, a scale and sandpaper. That was fun and almost won best of show too!
Next up: TRIBUTE TO GYGAX show
Wooden Mario:
(Acrylic on wood)
Yes, I did all the cutting, carving, sanding and screwing together all of these pieces. It was super time consuming, but totally worth it.Wooden Luigi:
(Acrylic on wood)
Oh, and they are kinda big.
Luigi is almost 4' tall.Wooden Link:
4" x 6"
(Acrylic on wood)
The fun part of Link was carving out the shield and sword.
All of this woodworking actually reminded me of making Pinewood Derby Cars for Cub Scouts with my Dad. We would spend weeks in the soggy basement with a radial saw, jigsaw, a scale and sandpaper. That was fun and almost won best of show too!
Next up: TRIBUTE TO GYGAX show
Labels: I Am 8-Bit, Legend of Zelda, Link, Luigi, mario, Paintings
posted by Gabe Swarr at 10:59 AM
21 Comments:
Wow, those are awesome! The combination of the low-tech medium (my grandfather used to make stuff like that, looong ago) and the modern digital content is way-cool.
holy mole, these are fantastic Gabe!!!
How much are they going to be?
wow those are super cool
i love how you can see the grain of the wood through the paint
adds a nice texture to it
rely nice cant wait to see them at the show
Awesome Gabe! Those turned out really good! Isn't it great to work with wood! Grrr....hehee...See u at the show! ;)
So very cool and quite a creative idea. I look forward to seeing these
When I made my Pinewood Derby Car for cubbie scouts all I used was sandpaper and my car looked a lot like the original block of wood only it went slower down the track. Wish I'd had some help with it...
WOW!!! These are really cool, Gabe! What a great idea!!! All those Pine Wood Derby cars sure paid off!!!
Great job!!!!
xoxoxoxox
very cool, I really love the shapes and silhouettes.
Bauza & Danner should star in the live action reboot!
very nice! next thing you know you'll be making those for trailer park yards all over the country.. I'd have one in front of our trailer! think of it a fight scene from Mario Bros. what Bowser would be 6 or 7 foot tall? you'd need a building permit for that!
---PRETTY DAMN KOOL..! I LIKE HOW YOU LEFT THE ACTUAL WOOD TO BE THE SKIN TONE...
LUIGI'S GOTTS BE MY FAV THO'
Dude, these are freakin awesome!!
such great pieces!! So good seeing you at the show tonight- your stuff looked amazing! : D I loved seeing all of them in person- i think the Link is my favorite (prob due to my affinity for the Zelda franchise), but the Mario and Luigi are so great too!!
DANG!!!! Great concept and execution Gabe.
Thanks everyone! The show was a huge success. The place was so loud and stuffed with people that if I missed you I'm sorry! It was a-crazy...
Would you guys like to see other characters like this as well?
Maybe next year I'll do the same thing but bigger...
these are AWESOME!
YEA brown-shirted Link! :D
the pictures of you and the mario bros is so tender.
So this is what pure awesome looks like in the physical form. Wow.
Luigi is HILARIOUS!
Great stuff Gabe!
Adds a nice texture to it
rely nice cant wait to see them at the show
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