- My version using construction paper.
Materials:
1) Construction paper
2) Glue Stick
3) Printer Paper
4) Ruler
5) Tape
Instructions:
1) Measure & mark 1×1 inch squares on different colored construction paper. (Should look like a grid when completed).
2) Cut all the squares out.
3) Lay out 4 printer papers (varies) & tape it together to create the background to glue the pieces onto.
4) Glue the pieces down like you would a puzzle, but the pictures can be used for reference.
5) Lastly, cut out the white printer paper background that is uncovered by the pixel art.
6) Tape them anywhere you like!
- Ash requires: 77 black, 40 white, 19 red, and 2 blue squares.
- Pikachu requires: 75 black, 74 yellow and 1 red square.
I grew up loving Pokemon, and I am sure it was the case for most of you also. It was a great source of entertainment for me. From the Saturday morning television show, collecting my own deck of Pokemon cards, to playing the red, yellow, and blue versions of the Pokemon video games on various game consoles, including the Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color and the Nintendo 3DS. Last year, I brought the Pokemon Black version 2 and it is still as awesome as I remember it to be. I taped the 8-bit Ash and Pikachu onto my door because it is a nice decoration to my otherwise, normal room and provides a great reminisce of fun times during my childhood. Anyway, you can create your own wall art for any character by converting it into pixels with MS Paint or Photoshop (learn to do this with Youtube), and following the instructions above. My inspiration to create this wall pixel art originated from a wall painting belonging to Zeldaaa11 from Deviantart.com. The difference are the materials I used to create mine. It takes time and patience, but the rewards of memories comes along with it. In addition, it can be a conversation starter for when people come over to your place. Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Best of luck on your own project!
Oh man. This definitely tops your last project. I too grew up with Pokemon. Getting up way too early to catch the newest episodes on Saturday is a cornerstone of my childhood. I like how simple this is to do and it really doesn’t require much materials/experience. Great work again!
This seems like a cool project, I might make one in Photoshop or MS-Paint, keep up the great diy posts.
That Pikachu looks so rad!! 🙂