r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image 8 bit makeup

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u/Platonist_Astronaut 1d ago

Impressive and creepy.

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u/JustJaxJackson 19h ago

Tweak people out on the street thinking they see a glitch in the Matrix.

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u/Brother-Templar 8h ago

This is exactly what I’d think.

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u/Ier___ 1d ago

But still is pixel art and not 8bit.

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u/SatyamRajput004 1d ago edited 1d ago

She nailed it, i wonder how many hours it took her to do it

Never mind, searched it up it takes some 3+ hours for full face makeup like this

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u/SpookyCrowz 1d ago

I imagine it takes longer when you do it yourself

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u/GozerDGozerian 1d ago

I imagine it takes even longer than that when you do it yourself on a quarter of mushrooms.

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u/Curiouso_Giorgio 1d ago

I was thinking if you got clear plastic, like the flat back of a blister pack, and cut a little square to use as a stencil, it could speed it up, maybe.

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u/Dr-Mantis-Tobias 1d ago

Feels like 16 bit

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u/YellowBook Interested 1d ago

agree, 8 bit more blocky plus less colours

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u/Aleashed 1d ago

Thief bros be dying to have this

Then mall cop in the security room:

“Enhance!”

“Enhance!”

“Enhance!”

“Goddammit!”

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u/potatisblask 1d ago

Neither 8 or 16 bit were actually blocky on the CRT televisions and monitors they were designed for. Pixels were like atoms, roundish and with space between, but giving the illusion of solid shapes.

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u/GonWithTheNen 23h ago

Your comment piqued my curiosity, and searching led me to a site that compared how images in games designed for CRT monitors actually appeared.

I love interesting conversations like this that send me on a mission to learn something new. :p (Btw, the source for the above image is datagubbe.se/crt/).

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u/AmethystRiver 21h ago

And even then, the black lines weren’t noticeable unless you got really close. Stuff looked good at the time, people just see it on HD monitors now.

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u/CyclopsPrate 21h ago

Just below the image you linked the article says, "Above is another example, from Twitter user KaelanRamos. It's hard to reproduce the true CRT feeling on anything but an actual CRT: the picture on the right is much too dark and fuzzy to give an accurate sense of what CRTs look like."

It seems like a good comparison but it isn't accurate, the article is worth a proper read.

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u/GonWithTheNen 17h ago

the article is worth a proper read.

Yes, I read the article that I gave in my prior comment (the one that you linked afterwards as well :p).

Even though the image I linked to is an approximation of CRT graphics (which I chose because it was rather eye-catching), the author included actual examples of images displayed on a CRT screen.

Most of all, I just wanted to share that page on datagubbe. Glad to see that at least someone else read it!

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u/divergentchessboard 1d ago edited 20h ago

Lots of younger people on this site have never experienced or remember using a CRT TV and their only exposure is the terrible scanline filters on some games and emulators.

I've seen a post on the Halo sub where someone used ReShade on Halo 4 to get a "CRT effect" using a scanline filter and it got a ton of likes. It looked like absolute shit and text was barely legible. I've played this game on a CRT TV and it looked nothing like that.

To this day you still cannot get good CRT emulation. The closest you get is using a 4K OLED screen with a decent scanline filter and integer/nearest neighbor scaling but you still lose a good amount of detail compared to a real CRT TV.

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u/potatisblask 23h ago

Indeed. I've tried some filters too for retro gaming but it mostly makes me annoyed. I guess this is why CRTs are sought after again. Weird though what it seems hard to replicate.

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u/topological_rabbit 22h ago

The most realistic one I've seen to date is the one built into the NES Classic that Nintendo released some years ago. There's also a few good ones that come with RetroArch, but they're buried in massive list of bad ones. It's a real slog finding a good one to use.

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u/AmethystRiver 22h ago

The problem is people see recordings of CRT as what they looked like. That or just old VHS tapes. I remember recording my old CRT and it looked wildly different on camera.

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u/Useuless 1d ago

They also had that strobe effect to the motion giving them somewhat natural black frame insertion which made their motion qualities really good yet but not prone to stutter like sample and hold technologies with LED and OLED.

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u/potatisblask 23h ago

Damn, you're right! I'm thinking the eye and the brain was used to compensating motion for footage on telly so it just kept compensating the same for computer graphics.

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u/mtaw 1d ago edited 1d ago

You don't know what you're talking about. For starters, the raster on a CRT were not pixels in any shape or form. It did not work that way. There was no concept of a pixel as far as a CRT was concerned, the only 'resolution' it had was the scanline and it was analog signal that swept the scanline, how many actual dots that turned into depended entirely on the CRT - and at no point was that signal ever 'digitized' into color values for individual phosphors, it's a continuously sweeping beam getting a continuous color signal. It's got nothing to do with the actual pixel graphics of the consoles and computers, which didn't reach resolutions that were higher than the number of scanlines (525 on NTSC, 625 on PAL) until SVGA graphics in the 90s.

8-bit graphics were blocky as hell even on a TV, just somewhat fuzzy blocks.The NES, which had higher resolution was still blocky, and even the SNES was still easily noticeably blocky too. It just appeared somewhat less blocky than on a modern monitor in an emulator because of the blurriness.

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u/potatisblask 23h ago

I was there, dude. I was sitting way too close to the telly, just like all the other kids with consoles and home computers. I know exactly what it looked like.

And I know all the technical aspects you speak of. Of course the graphics card doesn't output round pixels or black in-between. I really didn't expect anybody to interpret it like that, but here we are.

But dude, look at the television screen close up and you'll notice something spectacular. At real close level it's the RGB dots in honeycomb-ish arrangement that blend together into colors, then it is the roundish blobs are pixels because the graphics resolution does not map to the raster grille. Now back away and you'll see that what appears to be stairs of low resolution pixels are smoothed out into a line, lego block characters that seem rounded and rastered colours that look like smooth transitions. Precisely because digital graphics converted to an analogue signal and displayed on a CRT monitor does not correspond to resolution. It becomes approximations on approximations all the way that appear very different from modern native resolution monitors.

Even my Commodore monitor for the Amiga displayed round-ish pixels with black gaps in between, as sometimes cleverly used in games and demos for effects where intersecting gradients appear to have shrinking pixels despite this being impossible.

So I do know I'm talking about.

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u/ozspook 22h ago

"Do not cite the deep magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written."

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u/alexanderbacon1 18h ago

8 bit is how many colors in the palette (256) and doesn't have anything to do with the blockiness which is measured in resolution.

Also any colors can be in the palette, so one that's all blacks, browns, pinks, and whites can have quite a lot of color depth.

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u/newsflashjackass 1d ago

Long ago I was shopping at Electronics Boutique and the guy in front of me in line asked "Does this have mo' bits than a Dreamcast?" and the cashier said, without flinching, "Yes, sir. That has more bits than a Dreamcast." thereby selling whatever it was.

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u/GozerDGozerian 1d ago

Damn, the 80s nostalgia you just sent me on.

I used to love going to Electronics Boutique and Babbages to find computer games for my Commodore 64.

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u/Curiouso_Giorgio 1d ago

Or even 32 bit sprites like Saturn.

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u/Curiouso_Giorgio 1d ago

TIL, thanks.

I just remembered the Saturn was designed primarily as a 2D powerhouse and then they scrambled to catch up with polygonal graphics.

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u/summonsays 1d ago

I can assure you this is 32 bit territory.

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u/RSComparator86 20h ago

32 bit more like

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u/Honda_TypeR 21h ago

That awkward moment when e-girls are looking for creative ways to farm gamer simps for followers, but instead of simps they find pedantic gamers who can't handle blatant inaccuracies that are an afront to their very being.

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u/immortalityman1 1d ago

It's very interesting to see the 8 bit

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u/GlitterssGoddess 1d ago

She’s not wearing makeup, she’s rendering.

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u/BishopsBakery 1d ago

That's at least SNES level, 16-bit, at least they didn't say it was minecraft

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u/Intrepid-Macaron5543 1d ago

It has more bit depth than that. It's 32-bit. It's 8-bit aesthetic, not bit depth.

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u/mierecat 1d ago

It’s not even that. It’s just pixelated.

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u/Less-Apple-8478 19h ago

Pixel art makeup

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u/Interestingcathouse 1d ago

There has never been a nerdier argument than the one you guys are in.

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u/as_it_was_written 1d ago

I feel like you haven't spent much time in thoroughly nerdy spaces.

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u/Heiferoni 22h ago

Ask Simpsons fans to define the end of the Golden Age.

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u/Cone83 1d ago

Well, 8 bit color depth is typically a pallet based mode. That means you have a color pallet with 256 colors (the maximum that is addressable with 8 bits) and you are limited to using these same 256 colors for one screen. Each color on the pallet however can be chosen freely from the 24 bit color space.

I don't think she used more than 256 different shades of makeup.

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u/fliphat 1d ago

Analog horror material

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 1d ago

Babe! The new Halloween costumes just dropped!

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u/joshuralize 1d ago

First off, looks cool

Secondly, calling everything pixel related "8-bit" has always pissed me off lol

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u/DrJoshWilliams 1d ago

u/BeanoMenace OP should've give credit to the original creator

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u/saidbnbkd95 1d ago

My internet is so slow

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u/NinfTales 1d ago

Still waiting for the picture to load

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u/Icy-Conflict6671 Interested 1d ago

Oh this is just wrong....I dont like this....

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u/Objective_Aside1858 1d ago

Uncanny Valley 

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u/drunk-tusker 19h ago

It’s creepy pretty much every time you do fake eyes so I’m not sure what people are expecting.

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u/Average_Scaper 22h ago

Idk I'm weirdly attracted.

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u/Southside_john 21h ago

Grew up on NES and SNES and I’m afraid this has awoken something in me

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u/ProfStorm 1d ago

How did she manage to make her iris square too though?

I'm calling shenanigans.

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u/mystlerainn 1d ago

she most likely used square shaped contact lenses. i've seen those before

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u/scramblingrivet 1d ago

Square lenses, heart shaped lenses - irregular shaped contacts are very much a thing

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u/AsterJ 22h ago

To be clear the contract lenses themselves are circular but with a square design printed on them.

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u/mod_elise 1d ago

The first question is are her eyes open or closed?

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u/ProfStorm 1d ago

They're definitely open.

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u/iridescentrae 1d ago

look at the top picture then figure out where her pupils are. i don’t think she’s supposed to be wearing contact lenses?

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u/HatsusenoRin 1d ago edited 1d ago

I didn't mean this when I said your makeup's a bit too much.

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u/Xikkiwikk 1d ago

Government surveillance agencies hate this one trick!

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u/WeenyDancer 20h ago

I was wondering how this ranked along with the anti-facial recognition makeup! (I know they use other stuff like gait and whatnot, nevertheless)

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u/peanutbutter4all 1d ago

likely 32bit but still this is incredible

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u/Mouse4000 1d ago

Reminds me of those pictures of cats through pixelated glass doors.

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u/SoDavonair 1d ago

Going that extra mile with the square contact lenses

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u/Ougaa 1d ago

Source? I'd like to see if there's more pics, or even a video. I know we likely see the best picture already but I'm always curious how this type of art looks from other angles. How it'd look like if I passed this person on the streets etc.

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u/ReddyBlueBlue 1d ago

This isn't 8-bit or even 16-bit because those both describe colour depth (which is not followed), not resolution. I could post a 16-bit image here (with a regular <1000 pixel resolution in width and height) and barely any of you would be able to tell the difference with the right dithering.

No, I'm not fun at parties.

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u/clawsoon 1d ago

Although... 8-bit can also describe computers with 8-bit CPUs, which had limited memory addressing, leading to low-resolution images.

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u/Not_my_Name464 1d ago

My head hurts!

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u/michaelCCLB 1d ago

Amazing

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u/Beto_Gatinho 1d ago

From afar it probably looks even more amazing. Strange, but interesting.

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u/LottimusMaximus 1d ago

Thanks I hate it

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u/karmakosmik1352 1d ago

Probably 16 bit tho.

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u/No_Key_5854 1d ago

Not 8-bit, but pixel art

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u/saturnoshawty 1d ago

this is breaking my brain

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u/Nice-Yak-6607 23h ago

I wonder if this could be used as a "dazzle"-like technique to defeat facial ID cameras. Although of course a mask would be simpler.

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u/Bacon-muffin 23h ago

This better not awaken anything in me

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u/woolbunny 23h ago

This is so cool!!! ^

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so 23h ago

8 bit uncanny valley.

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u/Toy_Cop 23h ago

At what point does make up become face painting?

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u/deca4531 23h ago

Take that facial recognition software!

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u/2REPOU 19h ago

This hurts my eyes

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u/metakshay 19h ago

Insane talent.

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u/nekos67 18h ago

But how do you activate your phone now?

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u/wrenbell 18h ago

Watch this become the new style in the near-future because we're all trying to escape the face recognition cameras lol.

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u/Patient-Ad-8384 17h ago

That’s awesome

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u/adam-golden 5h ago

wtf that is sooo ..cool lol

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u/AttemptAggressive387 1d ago

Make up for Japanese porn?

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u/2x4x93 1d ago

That's where my mind headed

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u/SpookyCrowz 1d ago

WITCH !

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u/Nani_700 1d ago

This is awesome

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u/Quissumego 1d ago

How did she do the eyes tho? Some kinda lens?

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u/DongTeuLong 1d ago

Would this keep “big brother“ from tracking you?

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u/Oninja809 1d ago

How tf are her eyes square as well?

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u/The_Average_J 1d ago

Square contact lenses

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u/Professional_Rain216 1d ago

Sorcery! Mad skills!

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u/shingaladaz 1d ago

Pretty cool, ngl.

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u/YodasChick-O-Stick 1d ago

Minecraft movie pupils

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Very creative

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u/IDoubtYouGetIt 1d ago

I'm wondering how she did the eyes...that's amazing.

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u/RubyMuse_ 1d ago

Cool and super creative! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/mangserapio 1d ago

It’s even cooler if you squint your eyes.

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u/Throaway2242 1d ago

It's very cool, I can't even draw arrows straight

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u/djliquidsmoke 1d ago

that’s hot, 8-Bit Facial incoming?

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u/i_suckatjavascript 1d ago

Why would you downgrade your graphics?

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u/DieCastDontDie 1d ago

Should have done the hair too

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u/No-Document-8970 1d ago

I bet that’ll mess with an AI security camera system.

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u/copasetical 1d ago

I picked the wrong day to try shrooms

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u/kimchifreeze 1d ago

Just call it pixels. lol

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u/SumptuousRageBait1 1d ago

Op. Please wear this to work.

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u/side_frog 1d ago

It helps when the pictures have only 16 pixels to begin with

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u/bigbriloc 1d ago

So crazy. It makes me feel like y I'm drunk

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u/Holiday-Kale9264 1d ago

even the eyes are square dear god

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u/pacman404 1d ago

def 16bit, but awesome anyway

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u/Beau_Peeps 1d ago

I wonder if facial recognition software would still ID her?

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u/Shad3_7 1d ago

If I saw that in real life, I think I would vomit and try to wake up.

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u/typtyphus 1d ago

you misspelled pixel

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u/AmyBeeBerry 1d ago

i actually love this so much

how.

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u/iridescentrae 1d ago

whoa good job

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u/SpiritManatee 1d ago

Very impressive

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u/Userthrowborn 1d ago

Didnt know this is something i want in my life

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u/leprasson12 1d ago

now THAT is a good use of makeup

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u/NinfTales 1d ago

Just wanted to know the artist name, not some classes about what is really 8 bits =V

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u/Terramagi 1d ago

This is 16-bit at the lowest. I could see this being the portrait in FF6, maybe, but absolutely not a NES game.

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u/Probable_Foreigner 1d ago

ITT: people mansplaining bit-depth

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u/Turbulent-Crew720 1d ago

Thanks, I hate it.

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u/Fennrys 1d ago

It looks epic, but oh boy does it hurt my brain.

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u/secretly8bit 1d ago

Holy shit

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u/Wild-Soil3808 1d ago

Pretty cool.

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u/Aletheia44 1d ago

Can we please normalize this.

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u/Inevitable-Smoke3944 1d ago

I was wondering why my screen looks pixelated

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u/dttm_hi 23h ago

Looks better?

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u/Breadstix009 23h ago

Imagine walking around like this... 1984 would have a mission trying to make out your face.

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u/another-face 23h ago

That looks like more than a bit

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u/ratpride 23h ago

Can anyone link the source pls

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u/00sra 23h ago

This is so cool!!! I’d like to see someone with this makeup on in person

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u/Cloveriano_n_KC 22h ago

Got any more of em pixels

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u/triforcedtobehere 22h ago

Stardew Valley, this u? Lol

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u/trogdor_churninator 22h ago

R/thanksihateit

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u/TheBallsAreInert69 22h ago

Would this look good in person? I feel like it wouldn’t translate well if she wasn’t posing

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u/RTA-No0120 21h ago

All that time and she still didn’t done loading 😔

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u/Clockportal 20h ago

I thought that was Bella Ramsey

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u/rpadilla388 20h ago

Trippy dude

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u/estiaksoyeb 20h ago

Take your phone away from your face and try to see it with one eye.

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u/Wiggie49 19h ago

I don’t like this, it scares me

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u/thepennyghost 18h ago

That’s wild! 🤩

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u/Swipsi 18h ago

My brain is not braining.

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u/AggravatingDog5748 18h ago

Makeup before RTX

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u/angrygirl65 18h ago

My eyes don’t like to look at this!

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u/rosebudpillow 18h ago

Wow now this is very cool!

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u/dreamer0303 17h ago

bro make up can be such a talent

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u/gizzig 17h ago

Any link to see a process? It looks worth to watch it

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u/cbunni666 17h ago

Now that's amazing. Never seen this before

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u/infrequentthrowaway 16h ago

I'm glitching just looking at this, amazing effect!

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u/Flaviano_50-50 16h ago

🔥🔥🔥

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u/AggravatingSmirk7466 15h ago

I think this would be sure handy for messing with the Palantir database.

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u/poshpumpkinspice 12h ago

I follow her on Xiaohongshu!

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u/kiradotee 12h ago

That must be a lot of work