Black and white pixel art scene of the moon reflecting on a lake. The scene is framed by the silhouettes of two trees.

Paradise Remade

Mar 18, 2025

This is a remake of my very first attempt at 1-bit pixel art.

Here is the original, from January 27, 2010, for comparison:

Black and white pixel art scene of the moon reflecting on a lake. The scene is framed by the silhouettes of two trees. But this one is not as nice as the picture above.

I made it for an old angel-themed website called Angel Academy, where users made art in order to level up their angel or something. I don’t remember exactly. It was a long time ago. But the theme for this was paradise, or at least that’s what I’m inclined to believe based on the file name.

The 1-bit thing was due to my angel’s gimmick of being an angel of duality. A reference to feeling like there are two sides to my own nature, and possibly reflecting my own complex relationship with religion which was starting to surface at that point in my life.

I guess I can share some pictures. Keep in mind, this is really old art.

A black and white drawing of an angel with hair that is black on one side, and white on the other, and a dress that is similarly split with mirrored black and white patterns. She is holding a cross in one hand, while there are flames at the bottom of the image.

She was based on something I made in a dollmaker. I do not have that image saved.

Here’s a portrait I made:

A black and white portrait of a woman with black hair on one side, and white on the other.

And a doodle I made in a notebook in 2018:

A sketch in black ink on notebook paper with an angel with one white feathered wing, and one black bat wing. Her hair is black on one side, and white on the other, as is the dress that she wears

I didn’t quite think these were good enough to share in my main art gallery, but I wanted to give this character a little time in the light because she’s been a presence in my imagination for a good portion of my life now. Maybe I’ll give her a 2025 remake.

Tools: GraphicsGale

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