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IvanDashSmith ♂️ [17522043] [2011-05-06 00:35:10 +0000 UTC] "Austin Ivansmith" (United States)

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Favourites: 142; Deviations: 5; Watchers: 22

Watching: 21; Pageviews: 6956; Comments Made: 26; Friends: 21

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Alphonse Mucha, Chuck Close, Yoji Shinkawa, Olly Moss
Favorite movies: Fight Club, Amelie, Ratatouille
Favorite bands / musical artists: Elbow
Favorite writers: Chuck Palahniuk, George R.R. Martin
Favorite games: Super Mario World
Favorite gaming platform: SNES
Tools of the Trade: Photoshop, #10 Brush, 4B Derwent, iPhone

# About me

Hello. My name is Austin Ivansmith.

I am currently a Director at Wayforward with 6+ years of game industry experience under my belt so far. I love the 16-bit SNES era of games and their visuals, and with each painting I strive to celebrate the beauty of the art from elements within the games.

The main reason I started painting is simply because there aren't enough true representations of game art in the world aside from pixel bead art. Anytime you do come upon pixel art in print form there is some other kitsch element thrown into the mix (phrases like "old school", off-kilter alignments, spray paint junk, other hot topic messes, etc). Rarely is the true form of the pixel given the respect it deserves and just put out there in its purest form for all to enjoy.

This is the only "real" art I make anymore these days, so it is all I expect to be sharing on this site. The experience of painting these has been relaxing and rewarding, and I have plans for many more to come. Sure I could have these things printed up from images online, but there is something beautiful about the mistakes and inconsistencies of the paint up close which give it a visceral feel which I absolutely love.

I hope you enjoy my work and check in from time to time to see what else I have completed.

Current Residence: Northridge, CA
Favourite cartoon character: Goofy and Donald, together.

# Comments

Comments: 11

jbreck77 [2017-03-06 18:14:04 +0000 UTC]

I love these paintings, is there any way to purchase?

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worldwithoutwords [2013-05-31 11:55:14 +0000 UTC]

Love the paintings!

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IvanDashSmith In reply to worldwithoutwords [2013-09-23 22:25:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Your pixel anims are great!

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marcyay [2013-04-16 00:08:10 +0000 UTC]

Hey Mang!
deviantART muro drawing

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IvanDashSmith In reply to marcyay [2013-04-24 08:03:23 +0000 UTC]

Hello! Let's look at each other's art!
deviantART muro drawing

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NYAssassin [2013-04-08 05:03:58 +0000 UTC]

To another good Year for ya. Happy Spawn day, guy!

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veloxiraptor [2012-11-16 00:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Man this gallery is criminally underviewed! You are like a ninja of pixels. I wish I could be your apprentice.

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IvanDashSmith In reply to veloxiraptor [2012-11-21 22:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm also criminally under-painting right now (as in not painting enough, not painting base layers of paint.) Really though the hardest thing is mixing the colors, and thats the most anyone could get from me as an apprentice, so take a bunch of color theory classes and some acrylic painting classes, practice, and the rest is easy.

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Sfpamsuke [2012-03-30 01:39:10 +0000 UTC]

I saw your paintings in my Nintendo Power magazine. Awesome work! I'm amazed.

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IvanDashSmith In reply to Sfpamsuke [2012-04-09 20:28:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I was excited to see my paintings in there.

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Dbl-Dzl [2011-08-19 01:22:09 +0000 UTC]

Hey! Great stuff buddy! Nice to see your paintings here.

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