by Caleb Hystad@8x8pixels Where a love for pixels, video games, and pop culture collide! I’m an Animation Director & Hobby Developer living in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia.Tumblr (3.0; @8x8pixels)http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ffa71e72d6c2b8289c75b2069d6e310/tumblr_mmm3sdcjrT1qi0k5yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A little side project I call “Worf Watching” <a href="http://worfwatching.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">over here —></a></p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/50133714545http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/50133714545Fri, 10 May 2013 19:19:25 -0700gif<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fpFZLWNeu6w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Pixel He-Man Remix! With music by <a href="http://marcjunker.org/music/" target="_blank">Marc Junker</a></p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/48950759029http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/48950759029Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:41:38 -0700he man<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b19ddf0e7774effcd101da1f8df44db/tumblr_mlvn0z7VxC1qi0k5yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>I was inspired to do a little animation this morning! This little girl is based on one of <a href="http://bifanoland.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Laura’s</a> characters.</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/48945205883http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/48945205883Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:19:47 -0700gifanimationPixel art isn’t my main gig, but you bet your butt I do! Here are some projects I’ve...http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/47555299444http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/47555299444Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:15:14 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/64e1edf7fe4878eedda883ea4e095d9f/tumblr_mjogpyv7v21qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And of course, Raphael!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385568510http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385568510Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:13:10 -0700pixel arttmnt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/130842055876f5b15bcfb1047a7b446a/tumblr_mjogp0lV2F1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pixel Art Mikey from waaaay back in 2011!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385524538http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385524538Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:12:36 -0700pixel arttmnt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ffd8494883b5585b3ded484ae7d430a0/tumblr_mjogn8e23i1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pixel Art Leonardo from waaaay back in 2011!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385436620http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385436620Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:11:32 -0700pixel arttmnt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c01b0ab1af4aa28ed7725a9ccfe943d5/tumblr_mjogkiHhTr1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pixel Art Donatello from waaaay back in 2011!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385306485http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/45385306485Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:09:54 -0700pixel arttmnt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee70eedeeec806b2da7b0052bebaab3a/tumblr_miv67zqliG1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve got mechs on the brain.</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/44123751907http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/44123751907Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:35:59 -0800pixel artmech<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f6b35a5720d7e4b6c2bfff9fafb7b6b/tumblr_mifpxxJbxy1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s a <a href="http://www.calebhystad.com/playground/layers/" target="_blank">small interactive art project</a> from last week!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/43428143124http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/43428143124Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:20:00 -0800newsjavascript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc7c39e090c0654685f509379104d2a8/tumblr_mifpcq14Ol1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve been playing around in Javascript for about a year now, and here’s my first attempt at a <a href="http://www.calebhystad.com/playground/raycast/" target="_blank">Ray Cast engine</a>!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/43427108269http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/43427108269Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:07:38 -0800newsjavascript<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e91385608e99c273caa93797ca4dc6ff/tumblr_mhvrx1vXAb1qi0k5yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>One more 3D pixel guy for today. Wooo look at him run!</p> <p><a href="http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/10290596111/weeeeeeee" target="_self">(Based on an old post)</a></p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42552266397http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42552266397Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:53:05 -08003dgif<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8684964d6d35d54f90d4c5b667aeca7f/tumblr_mhvlql1EAN1qi0k5yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Pixel cat is now THREE DEE!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42541380127http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42541380127Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:37:33 -08003dgifcat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1dda4b032e77405af0b0eea93e4947d8/tumblr_mhv6im6xGS1qi0k5yo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>He’s a Freeman!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42517332409http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42517332409Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:08:46 -0800pixel arthalf lifegif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd8933bd2859193ee19540b9d8e27bf3/tumblr_mhv4cqw12W1qi0k5yo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Buttons!</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblelog" href="http://conceptsinthought.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" title="Concepts In Thought" target="_blank">conceptsinthought</a><span> said: </span><span class="answer_content">All of your pixel work is done in Photoshop, correct? Love the work, btw! Is this for a web/game project, or just futzing around?</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks! Yup, it’s all done in photoshop. This was just me playing around with some timing and design. It looked sort of cool, so why not post it?</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42514789405http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42514789405Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:22:00 -0800pixel artgif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/38fdc1e610c8df428e2977d2384715f2/tumblr_mhu647lOut1qi0k5yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Pixel cat is relaxed.</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42489188480http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42489188480Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:02:31 -0800pixel artcatgif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/01d219866efbe6010ec5663a9d68f51f/tumblr_mhtn9p3q4W1qi0k5yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I haven’t been posting much here of late, so here’s some behind-the-scenes stuff. What started as a sketch for an illustration, turned into an unfinished pixel art image!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42459398698http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42459398698Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:15:25 -0800pixel artsketch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/731b72219bfa7d9b553e7c6a7bbdb923/tumblr_mhk8jmjww71qi0k5yo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>A little practice pixel art animation with Donatello!</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42044729813http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/42044729813Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:18:58 -0800tmntpixel artgif<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6676157c0fc74766474574474b1b51bd/tumblr_mguahlMX5J1qzbsi3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is fantastic! Thank you Denver.</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/40865526102http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/40865526102Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:12:44 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c09fdc5f703f84f92a5ab4a3212cddc7/tumblr_mgdlk6gLgu1qi0k5yo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>“Neyhee hee hee hee heehee”</p> <p>30k+ views on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WASxkc9tDw0" target="_blank">youtubes</a> and a writeup on <a href="http://kotaku.com/5972684/he+man-remade-in-glorious-pixel+vision-is-a-sight-to-see" target="_blank">Kotaku</a>! Did not expect that.</p>http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/40114171071http://8x8pixels.tumblr.com/post/40114171071Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:45:16 -0800he mangifnews