1x1 Pixel Image of Garfield

[@japhyriddle]

UPDATE: Some of you have noticed that there exists an orange square (Garfield) emoji. Here are 23 Garfields, 6 Odies, 1 Arlene, and some other stuff: ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟨⬜⬛⬜⬛⬜🟨 🟧🟨🟨🟥🟨🟨🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜

[@RafaelScarpa]

Thank you for this. The 12 certified other stuff too.

[@FaultBoyy]

2 nermals

[@Lenovo15477]

the lorax?

[@landfillbaby]

here's my 16x16 self portrait (just imagine the red as pink, and the bicolor as a neutral/invisible bg) 🔲⬛⬛🔲⬛⬛🔲🔲🔲⬛⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲 ⬛🟥🟥⬛🟥🟥⬛🔲⬛⬜⬜⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲 ⬛🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥⬛🔲⬛⬜🟥⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲 🔲⬛🟥🟥🟥⬛🔲🔲⬛🟨🟥⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲 🔲🔲⬛🟥⬛🔲🔲🔲⬛🟨🟥⬛⬛🔲🔲🔲 🔲🔲🔲⬛🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛⬜⬜⬜⬛🔲🔲 🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛⬜⬛🟦⬜⬛🔲 🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛⬛⬛⬛🔲⬛⬜⬛⬛⬜🟥⬛ 🔲🔲🔲⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛ 🔲🔲⬛🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬛⬛🔲 🔲⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛🔲 🔲⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛🔲 ⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨⬛⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬛🔲🔲 ⬛⬜⬜⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬜⬜⬛🔲🔲 🔲⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬛🔲⬛⬜⬜⬛🔲 🔲🔲🔲🔲⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛🔲🔲⬛⬛⬛🔲

[@japhyriddle]

@@landfillbaby Aw. Adorable.

[@Wiiternity]

I like how the video aspect ratio is 1:1

[@japhyriddle]

It seemed fitting considering the subject matter.

[@sassafrassanid5718]

I wish to see movies in 1:1 whenever the next film movement happens

[@japhyriddle]

@@sassafrassanid5718 Whoa, I just had a thought. For people with only one working eye, a 1:1 aspect ratio actually makes the most sense.

[@Wiiternity]

@@japhyriddle What if KZbin had that as an accessibility option?

[@japhyriddle]

​@@Wiiternity Some cropping would need to be involved for videos shot in non-square ratios. Or some... [shudder]... horizontal squishing. Ha ha ha, the image of a cyclops holding an anamorphic lens to its eye just popped into my head.

[@eedoan]

If you think about it, every art on the internet is a pixel art, but with way too many pixels

[@japhyriddle]

It's true. And all the orange ones are Garfields. Sometimes I imagine an alternate timeline where vector screens took off. How cool would that be?

[@yuseford]

What about vector art though

[@andrewcheng1948]

@@yuseford its still pixel art cause your monitor can only hold so many pixels on its screen

[@japhyriddle]

​@@andrewcheng1948 Only if it's displayed on a pixel-based screen. When I make vector art (which is not that often), I work on an analog oscilloscope. No pixels.

[@Amythiz]

Technically yes, but (as it was mentioned at the start of this video) it’s only pixel art if you manually control where every pixel go. It’s kinda gatekeeping, but if using normal digital art techniques on a low-res canvas is pixelart, then yes, anything is pixelart.

[@Guythatexistsiguess]

Came here from ‘I typed a dog’, new favorite KZbinr unlocked

[@japhyriddle]

Aw. Thank you very much.

[@catyzat]

same

[@AmeliaEarhart53756]

Same (except he's not my favorite. But I do really like him.)

[@NonJohns]

wtfff

[@carboluka]

Same lol

[@mattsephton]

Art is the friends we make along the way

[@japhyriddle]

Aw ; )

[@Viquiq]

Its even better because its an emoji 🟧 (Yes, Garfield has his own emoji)

[@hunterchichester5720]

🟧

[@David_Huffman]

🟠🟧🔶️

[@CosmicHase]

​@@David_Huffmanfat Garfield, Garfield in a box, Garfield in a box falling over

[@throrw4335]

you could easily make a 3x1 Garfield strip with this reprensentation

[@japhyriddle]

Ha ha. You're right. That's brilliant. It would undoubtedly be funnier than the original.

[@kiwi_2_official]

sock drawer..

[@trollsansofficial]

There should be a group that posts garfield strips but with 3 pixels and you have to guess which one it is

[@japhyriddle]

​@@trollsansofficial OMG (Oh My Garfield), that's such a great idea. At least for the Sunday comics.

[@hackyjacksgaming693]

The comic strip would go like this: Garfield orange lasagna color John's shirt color

[@marny69]

Ofc it’s orange idk what else I expected😂

[@japhyriddle]

Well, Garfield is really only orange on Sundays, so... Do newspapers still conform to this system? I really should've waited one more day to post this video. Watch this on a black and white screen until then please.

[@autoteleology]

In my opinion, the work itself is only a part of what makes up art. Art is about the process of interaction - the process of conceptualization within the artist's mind, the process and result of manifesting the work in reality, and the process of reacting to the work by the audience. I have found that some of the most successful art tells a compelling story through its provenance, history, or context, or is provocative in an easily accessible manner and encourages interaction in some way to a wide variety of people (this art very successfully targeting the latter).

[@japhyriddle]

Very well put.

[@zebrapringlez3141]

Your mono-pixel art of Garfield is great! However I did mistake it for a pumpkin at first...

[@japhyriddle]

Which pumpkin? The Great Pumpkin? I can see what you mean if I squint.

[@pufflesrock09]

This format is great, love the thematic 1:1 aspect ratio

[@japhyriddle]

Yay. I'm glad you like it.

[@xiVoltic]

god bless YT for these random ass recommended videos. i think people are just more comfortable adding onto/commenting on jokes, than art.

[@japhyriddle]

Yeah, I think you're right.

[@WompWompIndustries]

garfield ran through which is probably a bank camera

[@japhyriddle]

I'm impressed. Even with a single pixel, you could tell he was in the middle of a heist.

[@mtbbk]

The philosophy of the video was really good and meaningful.

[@japhyriddle]

Oh good. Thank you.

[@mhh-mythhuntershaven1881]

this might be one of the most charming, underrated youtube videos i've come across, ever. you earned a new subscriber.

[@japhyriddle]

Aw, thank you very much.

[@duukvanleeuwen2293]

It took me til the end of the video to realise the whole video is a square

[@japhyriddle]

Zing!

[@radomane]

I think this is actually a really good example of conceptual art. Even before you mentioned conceptual art I was already thinking about Duchamp’s Urinal, and I barely know any art history.

[@japhyriddle]

I have no idea what it says about pixel art or minimalism, but I hope someone gets something out of it. At least a good laugh if nothing else : )

[@VoidySan]

Actually a rippin video bro. Low pixel count art is amazing, I love it. Especially impressive that most of your shown works were 2 colors! So cool!

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. Yes, I've made a lot of 1-bit pixel art. I really like the experience of working in MacPaint, which is only black and white. If it had more colors, I'd probably use them though, ha ha.

[@HardBloodNelza]

This is an incredible recommendation. Thank you pixel art community.

[@japhyriddle]

Yay. Glad you like it.

[@garx0]

I like how you left a drum break when showing various examples of pixel art

[@paninisauce6949]

1:25 It's actually not possible to make a blueberry orange through lighting! Blue is the exact opposite of orange, as the berry itself is absorbing all orange light. No matter how orange a light you shine on that berry, it's just going to look black by not reflecting any of it! (For all the Randy Feltface fans, it still couldn't be orange because purple needs red. Best you could do is something yellowish, just a bit)

[@japhyriddle]

"Lighting conditions" as in "lighting" it on fire. Just kidding. I love your comment so much. You're absolutely right in theory. I think in reality, blueberries are not as pure blue/purple as you're imagining them to be. With a very strong orange (or red + green) light source, I'd wager you could get a bit of orange reflection. When I wrote the line, I was imagining someone throwing it over an active volcano, ha ha.

[@radomane]

I’m pretty sure it would be orange under a sodium vapor lamp

[@japhyriddle]

@@radomane I shake my head at people who light them with anything else.

[@WeezerGreen]

it shows how much how little of something can make so many people come together.

[@japhyriddle]

Indeed!

[@thechornboy]

I have an idea for you: You should make Garfield with only 3 pixels. It's not a complete square, but we have to use our imagination to fill in the blanks.

[@japhyriddle]

Deep.

[@seaquail]

I keep sharing this video with people because I love it a lot. Not only has it helped me relax about my own art and make more of it, but every time I share it with a group I witness those people become markedly more playful and creatively collaborative afterwards. It’s so warming to see such shared inspiration take hold. This is such a fun pleasant artistic philosophy. Thank you so much for sharing it!!!!

[@japhyriddle]

Oh wow. This is the best outcome I could've imagined. Thank You : )

[@LitoMike]

i love how this is in 1:1 aspect ratio

[@japhyriddle]

Yes. I'm glad you picked up on that.

[@muleboy3537]

Ok but the single orange pixel is also the art and it’s good too, along with the conceptual context 😻

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

For me, it's because it's easy to interact with something like this. It's the same reason I'll often rather watch something old instead of new.

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

On that note, this video is like candy. I am satisfied with these little thoughts in my head.

[@kiaracabrera]

Thank you pixel jesus, i very much enjoyed this video

[@japhyriddle]

Ha ha. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@maxfabigan]

If I was a teacher at my former graphic-design school, I'd ask for your permission to show my students this video. Very good and entertaining work.

[@japhyriddle]

Aw, thanks. That's some high praise : )

[@PLAINN_TEXT]

this is more insightful than anything i've been taught in art school

[@japhyriddle]

There will be a quiz at the end of class. It's a single orange check box. Checking it means "true". But you'll have to figure out what the question is.

[@zeroman1018]

This is actually so fun and silly, and yet, meaningful in a way. I really liked it, thank you

[@japhyriddle]

Yay. I'm glad you like it : )

[@TommyLikeTom]

maybe the real pixel art garfield was the friends we made along the way

[@LoraCoggins]

"It's definitely not a blueberry, at least not under normal lighting conditions." I... that is crazy.

[@AltName7]

I think that the theory of engagement being easier during a humorous bit tracks. I personally find repetition really funny, so any chance to add to a chain or group bit is welcome.

[@japhyriddle]

Well put. Yeah, I think that's certainly a part of it.

[@TheBlueGods88]

I'm not exactly what it is about your style it is, but I really like it. I liked the pacing, as well as it having a meaningful sort of message in it.

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it.

[@meltingmug]

I was unaware that CJ the X’s concise definition of what *art* is would appear in a video about a 1x1 pixel representation of Garfield, but I am so glad it did.

[@meltingmug]

KZbin forgot to notify me about the heart 😭 Looking forward to future vids! Your style has something to it that I find really compelling :]

[@OGsploorp]

this is such an entertaining and interesting video! remember me when it gets a million views

[@japhyriddle]

The almighty Sploorp will never be forgotten!

[@ArjunGupta-ye4by]

Why is no one talking about the music in this video? It's so good! Same goes for "I Typed a Dog"

[@alexisdavis1982]

u may b one of my favorite creating creatures on this earth

[@japhyriddle]

Aw. That's very kind of you. Thank you : )

[@Murglie]

Wholesome internet snapshot. Your fb group has pre-2012 vibes 🥰

[@smudge3446]

This went from silly joke to insightful real quick, love it!

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I'm glad it felt insightful : )

[@crow-dont-know]

“Is this a joke or are you being serious?” Yes.

[@emerybrown6145]

i really liked the funny square hotdog

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. That one actually did even better than Garfield in the pixel art group.

[@HankRichard]

I love this video so much, so calming yet informative

[@japhyriddle]

Glad you like it : )

[@XBret64]

I remember i loved doing pixel art on the Miiverse on the WiiU. I drew out an entire scene from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening once. Good days

[@japhyriddle]

I know nothing about the Miiverse. It comes with a graphics program?

[@XBret64]

@@japhyriddle it was a social network that was built into the Nintendo WiiU, it had many channels to chose from to discuss Ninte do things and people could handwrite things on the WiiU touch pad, but it was often used for art too.

[@japhyriddle]

@@XBret64 Gotcha. That sounds pretty fun.

[@joshuam4880]

What is the song at 5:05? I hear it in your vids and it’s weirdly addicting wondering if there is a full version

[@japhyriddle]

It's a little loop from a jam session my girlfriend and I had. We just goofed around with an old 80s drum machine + bass + Ensoniq synthesizer awhile back. I think it was recorded onto MiniDisc. There's no full song. Maybe I can transform it into one.

[@joshuam4880]

@@japhyriddle Thanks for the info, I hope you do! I was sad when shazam didn't tell me what song it was.

[@BillyBobTheRat]

​@@japhyriddleOooh! Maybe make it into a loop and upload it!

[@japhyriddle]

@@BillyBobTheRat I've been toying with the idea of releasing an album of all the little blippity things I make for videos.

[@meekzombii]

I love this video, the editing has so much personality!

[@japhyriddle]

Thanks. I'm glad you like the editing. I made sure to keep some breathing room in there.

[@grongy6122]

pixelart is love, pixelart is life

[@japhyriddle]

You're killing it with your Spectrum art. That's a machine I still don't own unfortunately. It's got fantastic limitations.

[@K0Z1E]

Heathcliff mentioned YAY!

[@pixelee3890]

after a minute i already love this video, good job :)

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you.

[@RaphaPortoRP]

I love your PFP!

[@fungifungus]

Can't wait for the -1 x -1 Garfield drawing!

[@japhyriddle]

Whoa! I think we'll need a new kind of computer monitor for that one. Or maybe the image just needs to be flipped and flopped.

[@W3Rn1ckz]

@@japhyriddle he'd probably be blue

[@nathanfranck5822]

I definitely need to get better at "up playing"

[@japhyriddle]

We all do : )

[@sonofmeh3182]

this is a damn good video, i'm glad i stumbled upon this

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I'm glad you did too : )

[@MrLeoniu]

I think what this goes to show is that it's easy for people to like art without any perceived "faults" - there aren't any brushstrokes which could've been better when the art is 1 pixel

[@japhyriddle]

Oh, interesting. I hadn't considered that. It's kind of a low risk/low reward situation.

[@bwah9481]

we see this time and time again in art.

[@japhyriddle]

What? Minimalism? Pushing an idea ridiculously too far?

[@voidanims]

Im sorry but i don't think you'll ever make anything better than this This is probably your peak

[@japhyriddle]

Just wait 'til you see the next video. Just kidding. You're probably right.

[@gentoes5637]

the video's aspect ratio is 1:1. this is different. me likey

[@japhyriddle]

It seemed fitting because of the subject matter.

[@dajmannetje7180]

wow this is such a mindful youtube video. Very sophisticated in contrast to the fast quick junk videos on youtube. I love it, subscribed!

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. Yes, I believe in breathing between sentences.

[@partydogg0]

10 years ago I graduated design school and we could all submit artwork for a final year book. I had this idea to take a dikpik and zoom in to 1px and that would be my submission. I didn’t do it, but I still think this is a funny idea.

[@M_七十三]

Ah finally, an Pixel artist that makes Other stuff than Pixel Art

[@japhyriddle]

Yes, I like to play with almost every kind of auditory and visual art.

[@r4microds]

There is a game mode on roblox of all things called "starving artist" where you get like a 32x32 grid, to make pixel art on. The creations some of these kids make on there are mind blowing. They get to sell their art to other players for in-game currency. its quite fascinating. I made a few airplane looking ones, and upon learning that once your art is sold, its quite literally removed from your inventory, i decided to keep that one drawing. :)

[@japhyriddle]

That sounds fun. 32x32 was the image size for icons on Macs and Windows machines back in the 80s and 90s. Susan Kare was phenomenal at that res.

[@elphive42]

Good art isn’t about how it’s made. It’s about what it says - and I think the meta commentary of “single-pixel Garfield” says a lot about minimalism and pixel art as a medium.

[@japhyriddle]

Thanks for saying this. I don't know what it says about pixel art and or minimalism, but I hope people read into it in a way that brings them something of value. Even if that's just a quick chuckle.

[@nickpotter4780]

Very happy to have discovered you and your work, Japhy. You've immediately become a household name in my house.

[@japhyriddle]

Wow. Thank you. That means a lot.

[@Ergo288]

Technically you can make pixel art look realistic With enough pixels

[@robbocat7643]

Superb video man, and loved your art (not just Garfield 😄)

[@japhyriddle]

Oh, thank you very much.

[@gabby-dm1wz]

always enjoy your uploads homie i fw you heavily

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you : )

[@DeusVult838]

Thank you pixel artist Moistcritical. I shall subscribe

[@Pythoria]

I wonder what it would look like if the pixel was made ultrarealistic

[@japhyriddle]

Gasp!

[@comfy39]

Like this a lot, poetic. A bit inspirational :)

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you : )

[@Addiwowboy]

I loved the presentation, very easy to follow, and made me intrigueded as to where you can lead the next presentation. Asking myself how deep of a subject can he cover? It makes me want to go into deeper subjects myself, and make a presentation of it, as you did here, but I'm afraid I'll get completely lost before I finish the project, and Ill leave it alone for indefinite time. So thats stopping me for now.

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I think I'd like my videos to get just a little deep, while still mostly being artsy and whimsical. This will never turn into a philosophy channel. I hear you. I'd probably have a hard time finishing a deep subject video (it's hard enough finishing anything for me). I'd worry too much about getting it "right". Luckily, the majority of this video was just goofy and fun, so I was able to finish it.

[@dmazino]

So well done

[@Donnosaurus]

This was actually such a cool video!

[@teemteem]

this video is actually very well made!

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I probably spent more time on it than I should have, but I couldn't help myself.

[@Ne1gh_]

bro youre good at sound, marry me

[@kingwizard5256]

this guy is adorable

[@gentronicus]

Where can I find the piece at 3:46? I'd like to set it as my desktop wallpaper!

[@japhyriddle]

Here you go: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o6zabP_Nt_ocDdu92Otm-iHI25d5owrf?usp=sharing

[@gentronicus]

@@japhyriddle Lovely, can't thank you enough for this

[@kingdingaling3376]

I love how it looks like a random corner of a where’s Waldo page, what program did u use to make it

[@japhyriddle]

@@kingdingaling3376 I used MacPaint on an old Macintosh SE computer.

[@DissonantSynth]

I'm sorry for this cliché statement, but it's just too accurate: The vibes of this video are immaculate

[@japhyriddle]

Ha. Cliché or not, I'll take it!

[@ZENITH_System_3]

At the end of the last video of Lasagna Cat there is a 1x1 Garfield pixel art

[@SleepyBear_SB]

I wonder what colour blind Garfield would look like

[@japhyriddle]

Exactly like a 1x1 pixel image of Nermal!

[@SleepyBear_SB]

Thank you so much for this great pixel art!

[@aloading444]

this video is a gem! love this

[@japhyriddle]

Aw. Thank you : )

[@hamfish834]

KZbin has blessed me with another legendary algorithim pull today boys

[@japhyriddle]

Aw. Glad you like this : )

[@inumano9651]

Do you have any design course or something?

[@ethanrocha8803]

1:14 channel orange by frank ocean 💀

[@japhyriddle]

He's a huge Garfield fan.

[@stuff31]

This makes me very amused! :D

[@japhyriddle]

Success!

[@mickeymousestudios1184]

Make A 4x4 Pixel Image Of Mickey Mouse.

[@japhyriddle]

I'm not gonna do your job for you.

[@mickeymousestudios1184]

@@japhyriddle ⬛⬜⬛⬜ ⬛⬜⬛⬛ 🟥🟥🟥⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜

[@blufudgecrispyrice8528]

Oh that Mac paint illustration was gorgeous. I definitely love it so don't feel bad about joke pieces being more popular. Are you in the PixelJoint and Twitter Pixel art communities? People are very supportive over on PJ where they ask that you submit your best work. Hope to see you there!

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. I'm in neither of those groups. I didn't even know they existed. I mostly make other kinds of art, and just do pixel art every once in a while. I don't think I wanna go near Twitter, but I'll check out Pixel Joint. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@retroboi128thegamedev]

So detailed!

[@zantriocore]

just what i needed!! thank you very much!!

[@japhyriddle]

I'm glad to be of service.

[@tumbleweedturk5650]

I mean if the art is the whole post then it technically had many more pixels than one

[@japhyriddle]

Aack! You're right.

[@David_Huffman]

👾

[@5alpha23]

"Garfield orange"? You mean "Garange"?

[@japhyriddle]

Whoa! I guess I do mean Garange.

[@tinysushi1010]

How intriguing! :0

[@pbhj]

You upplayed it then right at the end ruined it again by suggesting 1x1 Garfield wasn't "real art". It's great art, I enjoyed you sharing it and appreciate you for it. Thank you. I think I'd class it as essentialist.

[@DanielSanchez-ul7ve]

NOT "SPAGHETTI CAKE" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@sleeperboa1405]

Interaktion als Kunst 🧿❤️🤛 that‘s live bro! Danke ( gerne hätte ich den Text ehrenhalber in „comic sans“ geschrieben! )

[@OatsJenkins]

a great reminder that all art has value 🟧

[@japhyriddle]

The values are R: 242 G: 121 B: 0

[@YourAverageRock]

@@OatsJenkins BRO WHAT IM ONLY THE SECOND REPLY

[@thanaa]

great stuff

[@TristanNegro-y8d]

I dont know but i really love your videos -x6tan

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you.

[@MyOtherCarIsA15MinuteCity]

Okay, now this is brilliant! But what’s that background music that starts at 3:35? It fits especially at 3:46. Not to mention that moment at 3:57?

[@japhyriddle]

Thank you. It's the music I made for the end of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYWpdomwetOcqdk I edited the timing for the Garfield video.

[@Jimyrt.]

pixel art vs pixels art

[@safebox36]

I used AI to generate a picture of Mr Blobby (a UK childrens mascot) as a king for my Discord profile picture. I hate AI art snd think it's trash, so to me the real art was how people reacted to this 90s children's / horror icon wearing a crown half-fused into his head.

[@japhyriddle]

I'm familiar with Mr Blobby. Ha ha. Yikes.