8-bitcoin

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I'm trying to make an 8-bit bitcoin. That is, an expanded 16 by 16 pixel image of a bitcoin using only the colors available on the NES. So I have two things I want from you.
1) Suggestions (Mainly on how I should shade with such a limited palate)
2) Feedback on which one(s) you think look best

These are the colors that were available to the NES:


Here's what I have so far. There is no shading, because I couldn't find a way for it to look good with this palate. Suggestions appreciated.




























The following are thanks to myrkul:




Edit: If you like any of these, go ahead and use them.
Edit2: Took the ones I really didn't like, let me know if anyone wants them back

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[myrkul]

So, kinda satoshi miamoto, huh?

I'm liking the last one.

[genjix]

What license? Am I free to use these in my next site?

Suggestions:
Half the size for coin and halve the pixel size.
Use low-key colours- give it a faded gold look.
Add a bit of shine in a band across them.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

So, kinda satoshi miamoto, huh?

I'm liking the last one.

Thanks, the last one is my favorite so far too.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

What license? Am I free to use these in my next site?

I don't know much about licenses. What would be the most free license? I don't care what you use them for, and I don't care if you even give me credit. Well, as long as you don't claim it as your own. So not the most free actually.

Suggestions:
Half the size for coin and halve the pixel size.
Use low-key colours- give it a faded gold look.
Add a bit of shine in a band across them.

Thanks, I'll try these suggestions as soon as I can.

[myrkul]

I don't know much about licenses. What would be the most free license?

MOST free is Public domain... What you're looking for is probably Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/choose/

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I don't know much about licenses. What would be the most free license?

MOST free is Public domain... What you're looking for is probably Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/choose/

ok, I think this is the right one: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
But I don't really care if you give me credit. I just don't want people to claim it as their own.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

• Half the size for coin and halve the pixel size.
• Use low-key colours- give it a faded gold look.
• Add a bit of shine in a band across them.

Here is the half sized one:

As for giving it a faded gold look, do you think you could pick out a few colors from the palate in my first post for that? I'm colorblind, so I have trouble with faded colors.  

[myrkul]

Here's my hack-job:



I used the color from the palette that was directly beneath the main color.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Here's my hack-job:



I used the color from the palette that was directly beneath the main color.

Lol, I just got home, and was about to try the band of light thing, but looks like you beat me to it! Anyway, it looks good!

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Here's my hack-job:



I used the color from the palette that was directly beneath the main color.

I redid yours with a transparent background in png format (JPG's try to smooth out the edges, and we don't want that in this case.) Also, 2 different sizes. Thanks again for contributing. It's really hard for me to do shading and lighting due to my color blindness.

[myrkul]

I redid yours with a transparent background in png format (JPG's try to smooth out the edges, and we don't want that in this case.) Also, 2 different sizes. Thanks again for contributing. It's really hard for me to do shading and lighting due to my color blindness.

Yeah, if I had thought about it, I would have made it a .png .jpg is just my default output format.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I don't think these came out very well, but I'm posting them anyway. I encourage you to edit them yourselves if you have an idea like myrkul did. Suggestions

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

[myrkul]

I like!

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I like!

Thank you!

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I don't really like these ones either. I think I'm pushing too hard to try and be creative, but I'm having fun with it at least. I think I'll try and make that faded gold one that genjix wanted. Expect results to be disastrous because of my color-blindness.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

I think I'll try and make that faded gold one that genjix wanted. Expect results to be disastrous because of my color-blindness.

If these are not the right colors, please tell me which I should use

[myrkul]

Or maybe:

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Or maybe:

Nice! It seems like it needs something though, and I can't figure out what it is...
Edit: Got it! Animation! I'm picturing the band of light moving across the coin.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Heres my attempt at the band of light thing:

Didn't come out nearly as good as yours

[myrkul]

Didn't come out nearly as good as yours

It's the green. maybe use the yellow, instead?

[Garrett Burgwardt]

Heh, as soon as I saw these I started humming the 8 bit version of 'Threshold' from Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Sent you some coins

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Didn't come out nearly as good as yours

It's the green. maybe use the yellow, instead?

woops, color-blindness

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Sent you some coins

Thank you! I'm going to send half to myrkul for helping me out.

[myrkul]

Sent you some coins

Thank you! I'm going to send half to myrkul for helping me out.

Thanks to Both of ya.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Should I release these under the public domain instead?

[myrkul]

I'm fine with cc-by-sa.

[casascius]

I would suggest trying to make it resemble the coins of one of the Super Mario games if evoking the feel of the NES is being sought.

[myrkul]

Along those lines:



Copyright nazi take note: above image is a PARODY, and thus protected under Fair use. Sadly, that means this image is not cc-by-sa.

[Dixie]

Oh, its beautifull all .But I like the last one most.

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

Oh, its beautifull all .But I like the last one most.

Thank you! I really don't like any of them except for the last one too. The only reason the other ones are still on there is because I saw someone use one as their avatar, so apparently he likes them.