That first one looks like a parody of 'View of the World from 9th Avenue' but I don't know what Acius was! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Ave...
I wish I knew what Acius was or is too!
MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
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Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#12The loading time for this artwork has a quality all of its own.
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#13I think the .png images on this website are larger than the uncompressed originals (1-bit depth, 1 bit per pixel).
Yep, I upscaled them by 400% so they’re easier to view on modern displays.
I know; I mean to say they're larger file sizes—the PNG compression ratio is effectively less than one.
Take the first one, "acius.png", at 84,326 bytes. If you losslessly scale back to the original size (1/4th) and convert to 1-bit NetPBM, it's 51,851 bytes, without compression. I thought that was remarkable.
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#14I envy that small world, where people could be this genuinely enthusiastic about their computer products and companies, where most actors seeked the best interest of other parties.
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#15That first one looks like a parody of 'View of the World from 9th Avenue' but I don't know what Acius was! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_the_World_from_9th_Ave...
I wish I knew what Acius was or is too!
From a search for "acius mac": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Dimension_(software)
Software outfit founded by a French guy, as hinted by the drawing with Paris visible ...
(Those "view from ..." were plentiful at the time)
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#16The UXN people did similart art too: https://xxiivv.com
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#17so does roman mosaics :-)
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#18Awesome! You can also find great art made with Deluxe Paint for the Amiga. The limitations from early computers in resolution and, most importantly, palette, create unique art styles: https://amiga.lychesis.net/applications/DeluxePaint.html
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#19The 2nd artwork ('A Door Somewhere " - Bert Monrov) had me really confused for a moment.
When I scrolled down to it, there was a sort of flickering effect, like as if it were a gif, with a flickering light adding ambience to the scene.
But no, it's just how that sort of black & white shading looks when you scroll past it - amazing effect!
Re: MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today
#20Awesome! You can also find great art made with Deluxe Paint for the Amiga. The limitations from early computers in resolution and, most importantly, palette, create unique art styles: https://amiga.lychesis.net/applications/DeluxePaint.html
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Please do! This would be amazing