VG Sprite Shirts

For my nephew's 1st birthday, since he's now 1-UP! 16 x 16, 1/4 inch pixels (tiny!!) My niece will be getting the 3-UP moon, but that's next month. Apologies for the rough photo, my normal ...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2010/10/super-mario-world.html

It seems like I've been doing fewer shirts recently, but this entry is still sprite related! These are magnets made with Perler beads. Final Fantasy V Super Mario Brothers 3 Perler beads a...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2009/08/magnets.html

Whoops, that isn't a sprite, is it? I had a pullover hoodie that unfortunately got a stain on it. I was going to throw it out before realizing this was a golden opportunity to get creative! ...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2009/05/kirby-hoodie.html

49 x 50 grid, 1/2 cm pixels. Blue dragon enemy sprite from Final Fantasy 1. This shirt has an interesting history, mostly because it took me so long to complete. I actually started it not too...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2009/03/final-fantasy.html

I do have to notice I've done a few from this game already - then again, it's my favorite platformer. I think there's probably a good number of people out there who can agree that SMB3 was an ...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2009/01/super-mario-bros-3_24.html

Happy New Year! This is my first shirt where I've taken a little extra creative liberty. There are no flying Bloopers in the game, but I took the Blooper sprite and added the wing sprite seen...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2009/01/super-mario-bros-3.html

It's Pit from Kid Icarus and, most recently, Super Smash Brothers Brawl. This shirt's going to a guy who is pretty much the physical embodiment of Pit (explosive enthusiasm), so I think this d...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/11/kid-icarus.html

Look out for the blue, eyeless, bouncing werewolves! I hate to say it but I think Simon Belmont is a little too close for comfort here - those werewolves were a lot easier to take out from a d...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/11/castlevania-ii.html

...not a new shirt, but... Tetris magnets! I know ThinkGeek sells these but this way you can make them whatever color you want. Also if you don't mind a little spare time spent, making them y...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/09/tetris.html

Back after a few months, mostly because there's been a dearth of birthdays that I've needed to make shirts for.  However, I've got some coming up soon, so there should be some more activity ag...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/07/robbers-of-lost-tomb.html

Like I said in the tutorial, the green is a metallic paint, so it's very shiny. I'll probably be wearing this one to a few cons this summer. :D

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/05/zelda-ii.html

Things have been a little busy this week, but I've been working on a shirt (for myself again because I'm testing some new paints). I've been taking photos at each step to make a kind of tutorial....

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/05/zelda-ii-tutorial.html

This was my first requested shirt, also my first try with SNES sprites. I probably won't want to do SNES sprites too often, if ever again. The problem stems from the colors. NES had a limit on...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/05/earthbound.html

I had to take a break from making sprite shirts for a while to finish up my graduate degree. Making these shirts is very fun, though, so I got back to it soon after my thesis was done. This o...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/04/mega-man.html

Look out Luigi! This is from Super Mario Brothers 2, aka Super Mario USA, aka Doki Doki Panic with Mario sprites. In the original Doki Doki Panic, Phanto looked much less menacing. This versio...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/04/super-mario-brothers-2.html

Made a second Bubble Bobble shirt as an Easter gift for a friend. Most of these shirts are given away to my friends as gifts, though I do treat myself from time to time! 16 x 16, 1/2 inch pix...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/03/bubble-bobble-part-2.html

This was my first non NES sprite. It's Balrog from the excellent game Doukutsu Monogatari, AKA Cave Story. More information about the game is at this site , I suggest you go play it if you hav...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/03/cave-story.html

Nana and Popo from Ice Climbers Nana is 23 x 27, Popo is 22 x 23. Both are 1 cm. They're part of a set, of course.

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/02/ice-climber.html

26 x 25 grid, 1 cm pixels. This one was tough because it had transparency and because the pattern itself on paper looked rather confusing. After I painted it though the overall shape emerged ...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/02/metroid.html

Statue Mario 16 x 29 grid, 1 cm by 1 cm pixels. I found this size of pixel works best with most NES sprites.

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/02/super-mario-bros-3.html

Pixels are 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch, 16 x 16 grid This one I made for myself. I learned that putting too many layers of paint down can start making the graphic too stiff, even with the pliable fa...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/02/bubble-bobble-part-1.html

...I'm back logging some of these shirts to when they were actually made.  This was the first of the sprite shirts. "BARF!" 'Pixels' are 1/2 cm x 1/2 cm, grid is 55 x 43.  It's about as s...

http://spriteshirts.blogspot.com/2008/02/river-city-ransom.html