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Someone in this household is having too much free-time this christmas...

You can buy beads, e.g. from this brand
http://www.hamabeads.com/
The problem is often to find the right palette, it can be particularly tricky and we ended up with 20+ colors. Also buy enough white/black.

beads.JPG (550.29 KB)

You did very very well :)
There are less than 64 colors on hamabeads, but it comes close =)
There's a great website called Sprite Stitch where you can post this.

The colors are often a bit off but it's ok if you aren't comparing them to an actual sprite.

We finished the WB3 series.

And made an improvement to our doorbell.

beads all.jpg (231.36 KB)

beads doorbell.JPG (40.8 KB)

But Herr Ape looks like he's missing 3 pixels.
If you look at bead sprites from far away it will look just like in the game.

Great job Bock (and family?) :) I hereby contribute with my Sonic. It shows some wear and tear.

Perler beads are like a trojan horse: Wife and daughter invited me to a perler beads session, thinking about flowers, hearts, rabbits etc. They did not in time see the connection to pixel art... Result: Another dimension of life lost (won?) to retrogaming.

image.jpg (1.4 MB)

Penguin Land!

penguin land 2.jpg (94.22 KB)

Here are the ones I made during the last year:

Asha

Cool Spot

Shabo - Opa-Opa - Alex Kidd

Tom-Tom - Mike Chen

I know, sometimes the colours are not correct. Right now I´m awaiting new grey colours and I will make the next ones perfectly (I´m planning some Wonder Boy figures) ;) Sorry for the ´watermarks´, the pictures are directly taken from my website. Of course, I will post the next figures as well :D

mixedstuffhamabeads1.jpg (201.31 KB)

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mixedstuffbgelperlen.png (650.82 KB)

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mixedstuffcoolspothamabeads.png (583.22 KB)

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ashahamabeads.png (581.74 KB)

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Time for new pictures! =D

With E-Swat, I seem to be the very first one who ever made him. I have many nostalgic memories to E-Swat, especially to the music in Level 2. That´s why I made him.
There are also Astérix, Shion, a snake from Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Kazamaru to see. For Kazamaru, I have chosen some different colors for his skin because the sprite I had made him look unnaturally.

On the 2nd photo, there is the main character from Lone Survivor to see. I recently played this game and it´s damn good. It was very difficult to make him, because the sprites you can find on the web have specific colors that you can´t really recognize. I´ve chosen some colors I on my own to make him look like he is standing under bright light. I think I am also the first one who ever made him with hama beads.

On photo number three, there is another amazing thing. Maybe the best I made. I was always wondering why nobody ever made a figure of Alex Kidd from the Shinobi World game. It´s the 2nd best Alex Kidd game and huge fun! But I wasn´t going to make a simple sprite here. I decided to inlcude that curvature when he´s swinging his ninja sword. It was pretty difficult to iron to be honest, but it was absolutely worth it. The point of the sword looks crap though, because it´s nearly impossible to iron on that plate (the pearls don´t reach each other).

There are more to come during the next weeks ^,^

MixedStuffHamabeads2.png (667.18 KB)

Mixed Stuf fLone Survivor game Hama Beads.png (497.86 KB)

MixedStuffAlexKiddShinobiWorldHamaBeads.png (487.26 KB)

Hi guys and girls, I made some more figures during the last weeks. I´m taking a break now, but I want to share these pictures with you from my website.

I am very proud of these, especially Medusa. For Medusa and Lizardman, I used a special fluor green tone that makes them look authentic. Hope you like them =)

mixedstuffhamabeads3.png (2.56 MB)

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mixedstuffhamabeadslizardman.png (1.2 MB)

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Woah, how do you make these?
Do you just do it by eye and try to make it accurate, or do you have like a guide to put on the beads on whilst making them?

They're all really cool!

There's a guide.

JomasterII wrote

Woah, how do you make these?
Do you just do it by eye and try to make it accurate, or do you have like a guide to put on the beads on whilst making them?

They're all really cool!

Thank you =) I also have to thank SMS Power for the sprites!
To be honest, I didn´t know that there is a guide. I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels. You can see it at the attachment =)

For some others I used google pictures if I can find them somewhere. But E-Swat, Medusa or the Wizard were never made before.

medusa.png (37.85 KB)

I think he meant the "peg board" you assemble the beads on.

Maxim wrote

I think he meant the "peg board" you assemble the beads on.

Damn, of course yes!^^
Here is a tutorial on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSZv2ZYCsSQ.

Gordman wrote

I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels.

With Paint Shop Pro you could just set the grid at 1x1 and zoom in as you need, you would get the lines with no effort :)

sverx wrote

Gordman wrote

I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels.

With Paint Shop Pro you could just set the grid at 1x1 and zoom in as you need, you would get the lines with no effort :)

I guess that´s no freeware, isn´t it? ^^

Mmm... good question.
I'm using version 5.0 since the end of the 90s, so I think I would call that abandonware now... (or a shareware made by a company that no longer exists, anyway)

GIMP probably offers showing grid lines spaced as you need and it's free.

Paint.NET does, also.

Thanks guys! =)
I´ll try them out soon.

Maraakate wrote

GIMP probably offers showing grid lines spaced as you need and it's free.

Just downloaded GIMP, but I´m a but confused by all its possibilities.
Could anybody tell me how to make the grid lines please? =)

Hi guys,

today I completed a very special project. It´s like a Sonic mini diorama made of hama beads. I´m very proud of this, enjoy! :D

BeadsSonic1.1.png (717.45 KB)

BeadsSonic1.2.png (732.2 KB)

BeadsSonic1.3.png (733.76 KB)

BeadsSonic1.4.png (743.04 KB)

Impressive mate !!!

Particularly impressive that it stands at all! Are there some reinforcement hidden behind the tree?

(When attaching casual photographs it's better to use smaller JPG files rather than lossless PNG. Consider it next time!)

Thank you Revó and Bock! =)

Bock wrote

Particularly impressive that it stands at all! Are there some reinforcement hidden behind the tree?

(When attaching casual photographs it's better to use smaller JPG files rather than lossless PNG. Consider it next time!)

I had to use something to place behind the palm, otherwise it would be impossible. The upper part of the palm is way too heavy for the thin trunk^^ It´s not even the original height of the tree actually.

Apart from that, is was kinda easy. Sonic and the flower can stand without help, because I was ironing them at the lower side of the platform. To make this, I left some space for them before ironing the platform and stuck them in these gaps after.

My PC is downgrading every picture when saving in JPG format, I don´t know how to avoid that.

Maybe I´m doing something similar soon, Alex Kidd and Scissors Man standing before a shop in Miracle World :P

Since these three legends are coming to the cinemas at the side of The Rock next year, I decided to show them some appreciation.

George, Lizzie & Ralph 8)

Author	Message
Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8662 Location: Paris, France	Making sprites with Hama Beads / Perler Beads Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:51 pm
	Someone in this household is having too much free-time this christmas... You can buy beads, e.g. from this brand http://www.hamabeads.com/ The problem is often to find the right palette, it can be particularly tricky and we ended up with 20+ colors. Also buy enough white/black. beads.JPG (550.29 KB)

Martin Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 273	Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:03 pm
Martin Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 273	You did very very well :) There are less than 64 colors on hamabeads, but it comes close =) There's a great website called Sprite Stitch where you can post this.

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8662 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:25 pm
	The colors are often a bit off but it's ok if you aren't comparing them to an actual sprite. We finished the WB3 series. And made an improvement to our doorbell. beads all.jpg (231.36 KB) beads doorbell.JPG (40.8 KB)

Martin Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 273	Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 8:20 pm
Martin Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 273	But Herr Ape looks like he's missing 3 pixels. If you look at bead sprites from far away it will look just like in the game.

hang-on Joined: 23 Mar 2013 Posts: 611 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark	Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 9:02 am
	Great job Bock (and family?) :) I hereby contribute with my Sonic. It shows some wear and tear. Perler beads are like a trojan horse: Wife and daughter invited me to a perler beads session, thinking about flowers, hearts, rabbits etc. They did not in time see the connection to pixel art... Result: Another dimension of life lost (won?) to retrogaming. image.jpg (1.4 MB)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8662 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:20 pm
	Penguin Land! penguin land 2.jpg (94.22 KB)

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:54 am
	Here are the ones I made during the last year: Asha Cool Spot Shabo - Opa-Opa - Alex Kidd Tom-Tom - Mike Chen I know, sometimes the colours are not correct. Right now I´m awaiting new grey colours and I will make the next ones perfectly (I´m planning some Wonder Boy figures) ;) Sorry for the ´watermarks´, the pictures are directly taken from my website. Of course, I will post the next figures as well :D mixedstuffhamabeads1.jpg (201.31 KB) Attachment fairy mixedstuffbgelperlen.png (650.82 KB) Attachment fairy mixedstuffcoolspothamabeads.png (583.22 KB) Attachment fairy ashahamabeads.png (581.74 KB) Attachment fairy

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 12:33 am
	Time for new pictures! =D With E-Swat, I seem to be the very first one who ever made him. I have many nostalgic memories to E-Swat, especially to the music in Level 2. That´s why I made him. There are also Astérix, Shion, a snake from Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Kazamaru to see. For Kazamaru, I have chosen some different colors for his skin because the sprite I had made him look unnaturally. On the 2nd photo, there is the main character from Lone Survivor to see. I recently played this game and it´s damn good. It was very difficult to make him, because the sprites you can find on the web have specific colors that you can´t really recognize. I´ve chosen some colors I on my own to make him look like he is standing under bright light. I think I am also the first one who ever made him with hama beads. On photo number three, there is another amazing thing. Maybe the best I made. I was always wondering why nobody ever made a figure of Alex Kidd from the Shinobi World game. It´s the 2nd best Alex Kidd game and huge fun! But I wasn´t going to make a simple sprite here. I decided to inlcude that curvature when he´s swinging his ninja sword. It was pretty difficult to iron to be honest, but it was absolutely worth it. The point of the sword looks crap though, because it´s nearly impossible to iron on that plate (the pearls don´t reach each other). There are more to come during the next weeks ^,^ MixedStuffHamabeads2.png (667.18 KB) Mixed Stuf fLone Survivor game Hama Beads.png (497.86 KB) MixedStuffAlexKiddShinobiWorldHamaBeads.png (487.26 KB)

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	New Stuff Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:23 pm
	Hi guys and girls, I made some more figures during the last weeks. I´m taking a break now, but I want to share these pictures with you from my website. I am very proud of these, especially Medusa. For Medusa and Lizardman, I used a special fluor green tone that makes them look authentic. Hope you like them =) mixedstuffhamabeads3.png (2.56 MB) Attachment fairy mixedstuffhamabeadslizardman.png (1.2 MB) Attachment fairy

JomasterII Joined: 11 Sep 2016 Posts: 24	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:47 pm
JomasterII Joined: 11 Sep 2016 Posts: 24	Woah, how do you make these? Do you just do it by eye and try to make it accurate, or do you have like a guide to put on the beads on whilst making them? They're all really cool!

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14756 Location: London	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:21 pm
	There's a guide.

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:42 pm
	JomasterII wrote Woah, how do you make these? Do you just do it by eye and try to make it accurate, or do you have like a guide to put on the beads on whilst making them? They're all really cool! Thank you =) I also have to thank SMS Power for the sprites! To be honest, I didn´t know that there is a guide. I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels. You can see it at the attachment =) For some others I used google pictures if I can find them somewhere. But E-Swat, Medusa or the Wizard were never made before. medusa.png (37.85 KB)

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14756 Location: London	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:07 pm
	I think he meant the "peg board" you assemble the beads on.

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:58 pm
	Maxim wrote I think he meant the "peg board" you assemble the beads on. Damn, of course yes!^^ Here is a tutorial on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSZv2ZYCsSQ.

sverx Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 3858 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 11:45 am
	Gordman wrote I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels. With Paint Shop Pro you could just set the grid at 1x1 and zoom in as you need, you would get the lines with no effort :)

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:28 pm
	sverx wrote Gordman wrote I edit them with MS Paint: I make them a few times bigger than usual, and then I draw the lines along the pixels. With Paint Shop Pro you could just set the grid at 1x1 and zoom in as you need, you would get the lines with no effort :) I guess that´s no freeware, isn´t it? ^^

sverx Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 3858 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:49 pm
	Mmm... good question. I'm using version 5.0 since the end of the 90s, so I think I would call that abandonware now... (or a shareware made by a company that no longer exists, anyway)

Maraakate Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 757 Location: Pennsylvania, USA	Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:51 pm
	GIMP probably offers showing grid lines spaced as you need and it's free.

Flygon Joined: 30 Jun 2016 Posts: 196 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:34 am
	Paint.NET does, also.

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 8:40 am
	Thanks guys! =) I´ll try them out soon.

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:59 pm
	Maraakate wrote GIMP probably offers showing grid lines spaced as you need and it's free. Just downloaded GIMP, but I´m a but confused by all its possibilities. Could anybody tell me how to make the grid lines please? =)

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:43 pm
	Hi guys, today I completed a very special project. It´s like a Sonic mini diorama made of hama beads. I´m very proud of this, enjoy! :D BeadsSonic1.1.png (717.45 KB) BeadsSonic1.2.png (732.2 KB) BeadsSonic1.3.png (733.76 KB) BeadsSonic1.4.png (743.04 KB)

Revo Guest	Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:20 pm
Revo Guest	Impressive mate !!!

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8662 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:38 am
	Particularly impressive that it stands at all! Are there some reinforcement hidden behind the tree? (When attaching casual photographs it's better to use smaller JPG files rather than lossless PNG. Consider it next time!)

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:43 am
	Thank you Revó and Bock! =) Bock wrote Particularly impressive that it stands at all! Are there some reinforcement hidden behind the tree? (When attaching casual photographs it's better to use smaller JPG files rather than lossless PNG. Consider it next time!) I had to use something to place behind the palm, otherwise it would be impossible. The upper part of the palm is way too heavy for the thin trunk^^ It´s not even the original height of the tree actually. Apart from that, is was kinda easy. Sonic and the flower can stand without help, because I was ironing them at the lower side of the platform. To make this, I left some space for them before ironing the platform and stuck them in these gaps after. My PC is downgrading every picture when saving in JPG format, I don´t know how to avoid that. Maybe I´m doing something similar soon, Alex Kidd and Scissors Man standing before a shop in Miracle World :P

Gordman Joined: 21 Aug 2012 Posts: 363 Location: Berlin, Germany	Rampage Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:40 am
	Since these three legends are coming to the cinemas at the side of The Rock next year, I decided to show them some appreciation. George, Lizzie & Ralph 8)

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