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Macaroni Penguin (100 sub special!)

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avatar Roobus
Level 55 : Grandmaster Pixel Painter
Posted 08/01/12 1:14:29 pm
08/01/12
I received my 100th subscriber yesterday!  Thank you loyal subs and viewers.  Your support keeps me skinning and working hard to improve my technique.  When I tried to think of a way to celebrate this milestone the choice that seemed most appropriate was to skin another penguin.  I chose to do this for several reasons.  My penguin skin recruited many subscribers who apparently love penguins (and have asked for more). I also wanted to use this opportunity to show how my shading technique has changed in a few short weeks.  The original penguin was an Emperor penguin and lacked definition in the black areas.  It's head was noticeably "blocky" (sort of like the cubish Pecola).  After doing my shading study (previous blog entry) I wanted a chance to apply what I learned to make a head look more spherical and to see if I could make a noticeably different species of penguin (there are 16 species - I'm not planning on doing them all!).  I chose the Macaroni penguin.  There are several differences in the two species.  The Macaroni has bright feathers on it's head, deep red eyes, a brightly colored beak, pinkish feet, and carries it's body mass much lower down.  Believe it or not, almost every pixel was changed between the two skins. Here is a screen shot comparing the two species of penguin.

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Here is a link to the emperor penguin skin: http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/penguin-1159858/

Here is a link to my blog posting with the chick and egg variations of the emperor skin: http://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/penguin-skin-variations/

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Gender:Interchangeable
Tags:Penguin, Bird, Emperor, Macaroni, Avian, Pecola, Animal, Aquatic, Fish, Polar, Antarctic, Antarctica, Happy Feet

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Obaibrine
Level 1
New Miner
October 19, 2012, 7:51 pm

Gave it a Diamond!

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
October 19, 2012, 10:31 pm

Thank you Obaibrine :D

Astrogirl1usa
Level 1
New Miner
October 18, 2012, 7:24 am

I have subscribed to you today.  The Macaroni Penguin skin is awesome!  I love that you do animals, especially the birds.  Thanks.

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
October 18, 2012, 12:54 pm

Thank you for subbing :D  What can I say, I like animals!

Vigoroushydro
Level 1
New Cake
August 10, 2012, 5:05 am

I logged in just to subscribe to you, I love the penguin skins you make, and I was just wondering if the next Penguin skin you make could be a, Adelie Penguin, or a Gentoo Penguin. If you could that would be amazing of you. well enjoying the skins you made. Thanks

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 10, 2012, 3:11 pm

Thanks for the sub!  I don't have any immediate plans to make additional penguin species but I will keep your suggestions in mind.

terreen
Level 23
Expert Pixel Painter
August 9, 2012, 9:31 am

IM ROOTING FOR YOU ROOBUS!!!!!! (MITC contest) MAKE THE BEST MONSTER!!!!! also, do u think my Mr. SeeAlot skin has potential for the contest? (MITC)

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 9, 2012, 3:32 pm

I don't know if I will be able to enter a skin in the MITC contest.  I'm away for 2 weeks and really don't have a way to make skins, just pop in and out of PMC occasionally.   Thanks for your support.  You should definitely enter a skin.  Contests are tricky to score in - good luck!

terreen
Level 23
Expert Pixel Painter
August 7, 2012, 12:15 pm

my god.... this is amazing, " i thought i was good, till i took an arrow to the knee and decided to check out ur profle" if that makes any sence :) btw +diamond +fav!!!!! all da way..... ps, trully, your skins are amazing.

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 7, 2012, 12:22 pm

Thanks - I've been working hard on improving.  I look forward to seeing more of your comic skins series.

terreen
Level 23
Expert Pixel Painter
August 7, 2012, 12:24 pm

wow. practically no-one reads the description of my stuff. its nice to know someone does.

Nigelthepanda
Level 2
Apprentice Crafter
August 5, 2012, 3:18 am

i gave 7th diamond!


 

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 6, 2012, 3:45 pm

Thank you Nigelthepanda!

unicorn-slayer
Level 1
New Explorer
August 1, 2012, 10:24 pm

i would give you a diamond because of this amazing skin that you obviously took your time on but i dont know how to give diamonds can someone plz tell me

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 2, 2012, 3:17 am

While looking at a skin or blog or whatever, you will see a little diamond icon toward the upper left corner of the posting.  Clicking on it gives a diamond.  Clicking on it again will remove your diamond (but please don't do that LOL).  Hope that helps and thanks!

discworld
Level 26
Expert Ninja
August 1, 2012, 4:17 pm

Another fantastic penguin skin that I will fav and diamond!

Roobus
Level 55
Grandmaster Pixel Painter
August 2, 2012, 3:15 am

Much appreciated!

TinyKender
Level 40
Master Technomancer
August 1, 2012, 11:02 am

Awesome skin!! And congratulations on your 100 subscribers :D

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