Chilari

@chilari

She/her. Autistic. British. Cross stitch designer, pixel artist, crocheter, occasional writer. Wife and mother. Trans rights are human rights. Support me at or

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Chilari@chilari· 24d

Had a little fun playing about with this #Star. Could use it in a game, but mostly I think my toddler will enjoy it. Don't usually animate, but I had to for this. #PixelArt

Chilari@chilari· 29d

You know what, have some more art here anyway. A few of my favourites. #PixelArt

Pixel art of the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow, complete with traffic cones on the heads of both duke and horse.

Pixel art of a Corinthian pyxis of the 6th century BCE, original in the Louvre.

Pixel art of the winged Victory of Samothrace statue, an ancient Greek statue now in the Louvre, sadly missing her head and arms. The piece is depicted in a palette of 4 colours: light yellow, peachy orange, mid blue, and saturated dark indigo; this palette, called Indigo Peach, is available on Lospec.

Chilari@chilari· 29d

It's #PortfolioDay again huh? I make pixel art, fonts and cross stitch patterns. Here's a selection. Check out my ko-fi page at www.ko-fi.com/chilari for more art and my shop.

A cross stitch of Santa's face, displayed in a wood-effect hoop.

A showcase of my St Irene pixel font, which was inspired by lettering found on Orthodox icons. It features upper and lower case letters, numbers, and all the common special symbols including dollar, euro and pound currency symbols.

Pixel art of a German Shepherd dog, looking at the viewer, with his tongue hanging out. Behind him is a pond surrounded by long grasses.

Pixel art of the far side of the moon and Artemis II on a black background, based on a screenshot from the NASA livestream.

Chilari@chilari· Jul 2

There's no backwards compatibility anymore

A search bar with the question "will GTA be on antikyth..." And an AI summary reply saying "no. Grand theft auto will not be playable on the antikythera mechanism. The device is a 2000 year old ancient greek analogy computer and orrery used exclusively to calculate the positions of celestial bodies like the sun, moon and...". There is a picture of a bronze machine made of circular parts

Chilari@chilari· Jun 22

Oh and my current cross stitches. All Christmas themed so far, and I'm planning more Christmas ones but also hopefully the needle book cover I'm currently working on will be available before too long too.

Photo of a cross stitch Santa face in a 3 inch decorative hoop, leaning up against a 4 inch working hoop, with a little magnetic needle minder featuring a little duck in a flowery teacup from BotanicalCrafts on Etsy next to it.

A cross stitch Christmas tree with the same framing as the previous photo; the needle minder in this one is a frog in a blue teacup.

Cross stitch of a Christmas stocking in the same framing as previous photos, with the frog needle minder.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 22

Our budget has been really tight lately. Everything's becoming more expensive, but our income isn't going up. So I'm snatching whatever time I can to make pixel art, in the hope that people might like it and want to support me.

My completed Septembit 2023 template, featuring ancient world themed artworks in response to a range of tattoo-themed prompts, including ancient ceramics and sculpture, and also Kassandra from Assassins' Creed: Odyssey.

Pixel art of Mabel, a blue hedgehog from Animal Crossing.

Pixel art of a statue of Alfred the Great, the first king of England, rendered in a palette of pale yellow, peachy orange, blue and indigo.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 22

I'm a pixel artist and cross stitch designer and I'm hoping to build up my online income to £30 a month ready for when my toddler starts nursery in September, to cover her lunches on the one day a week she'll be there the whole day. So I'm asking people to consider supporting me.

Pixel art of the planet Earth, based on a photo taken from Artemis II. West Africa is visible to the left, with the Atlantic Ocean covered in swirling clouds to the right. Green aurorae are visible at the poles.

An all-red pixel art rendition of the cover art for Pokemon Red, featuring Charizard.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 22

Here are some of mine that are saved on my phone

A Panathenaic Amphora in pixel art, with a description: a base that would have been fitted with olive oil from a sacred grove and given as a prize to victors at the Panathenaic Games

A pair of pieces in pixel art, based on Cotton Roses and Sparrow, and Slight Breeze, Fine Morning, both by Hokusai

The far side of the moon and the Artemis II spacecraft, in pixel art

Pixel art of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, in a palette of yellow, orange, blue and navy

Chilari@chilari· Jun 19

For today's #PixelDailies the prompt was #ceramics so I drew one of my favourite types of ceramics: a Panathenaic Amphora! #AncientGreece

Pixel art of a Greek vase with a picture of Athena on it. The text reads: Panathenaic Amphora: A vase that would have been filled with olive oil from a sacred grove and given as a prize to victors at the Panathenaic Games.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 12

If you like my pixel art and want to support me to make more like these, consider becoming a Silver Supporter on Ko-Fi! From just £1 a month you can get access to exclusive content and a discord role. Reposts and likes help too! ko-fi.com/chilari/tiers #PixelArt

Pixel art of a fluffy black and white cat with green eyes

Chilari@chilari· Jun 11

And these sculptures #PixelArt #AncientGreece

Pixel art of a human fighting a centaur, based on Metope South 27 on the Parthenon. The palette is from the Septembit 2023 challenge: navy blue, blue, green, red, yellow and white. The figures are predominantly white with shading in yellow and blue; the man has a red cloak draped over his arms and behind him; and I've done the background in green. Deep shadows are navy blue.

Pixel art of a bust of Herodotus, using four of the colours from the Septembit 2023 palette: white, blue and navy blue for the statue itself, and green for the background. Herodotus was the first to write down an account of recent geopolitical events and the causes that led to them, calling it an Enquiry, "historia", from which we get the word "history".

Pixel art depicting a statue of the wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, per the foundation myth of Rome, depicted in navy blue, blue and green with a white background.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 11

Did you know I have a degree in ancient history and archaeology? My interest in the ancient world pops up in my art from time to time, such as these pieces inspired by ancient Greek pottery #PixelArt #AncientGreece

Pixel art depicting a scene originally by Exekias, dating to around 530BCE, in which Achilles and Ajax (Greek heroes of the Trojan war) are playing a game. The original is housed in the Vatican Museums. My artwork uses colours from the Septembit 2023 palette: navy blue, red, yellow and blue.

Pixel art of a Panathenaic amphora, a type of ceramic vessel used as a prize for victors of the Panathenaic games held in Athens. The artwork uses four of the six colours from the Septembit 2023 palette: navy blue, red, yellow and white.

Pixel art of an alabastron, a small ceramic vessel from ancient Greece, often used for perfumes or scented oils. The alabastron is framed by a generic Greek "key" design. This piece uses the Septembit 2021 palette of navy blue, bright pink and white.

Chilari@chilari· Jun 11

Frogs. Sort of. #PixelArt

Pixel art of a large sad frog sitting on a lily pad, with a small happy frog sitting on the large sad frog.

Pixel art of a frog with a pale belly. This is actually a Twitch emote, so it's 28x28 pixels.

Pixel art of a frong (a frog that is wrong)

Chilari@chilari· Jun 10

Some #PixelArt I've made on the topic of #Space

Pixel art of a starry night sky using a muted palette with soft purples and browns.

Pixel art of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, using a palette of just two colours: navy blue and pink.

Chilari@chilari· May 31

I don't just make pixel art, I also sew! I made this pouch two nights ago from a pattern on the Hobbycraft website, and the cords last night from a YouTube tutorial on finger loop braiding. Fun little project! #sewing

A pouch made of sage green fabric with a cabbage print, with cords made of green, maroon and gold embroidery thread. DMC codes are 902, 905, 907 and possibly 3078.

A close up of the top part of the pouch, with the cords in focus more.

Chilari@chilari· May 25

This remains the only #Septembit I completed, but I am super proud of it. Especially the last one! Do you recognise any of them? The Septembit challenge as well as the template and prompts was created by @saultoons.bsky.social #PixelArt

Septembit 2023 completed template, featuring 30 square pieces of pixel art. The "Old" of the "Old School" theme is crossed out and replaced with "Ancient". The colours of the palette are in small ancient Greek vases.

The prompt list for Septembit 2023:
1. Skull
2. Rose
3. Dagger
4. Snake
5. Heart
6. Swallow
7. Hourglass
8. Scorpion
9. Spider
10. Web
11. Star
12. Moon
13. Lucky
14. Dice
15. Diamond
16. Candle
17. Moth
18. Wolf
19. Panther
20. Eagle
21. Lightning Cloud
22. Message in a bottle
23. Anchor
24. Compass
25. Lighthouse
26. Mermaid
27. Ship
28. Portrait
29. Pin-up
30. Custom

Chilari@chilari· May 25

Some Pokemon fanart: me as a pokemon trainer, a 5 minute squirtle based on some card art, pokemon red all in red, and a silhouette challenge where the shape was fixed and I decided it was a sleepy pikachu. #PixelArt

Pixel art in a 4-colour palette showing me in a Pokemon style, with a Squirtle, the best pokemon.

Pixel art of Squirtle swimming, based on card art from the TCG.

Pixel art of a sleepy Pikachu, holding a Jigglypuff toy and with a green blanket over its back and head.

Chilari@chilari· May 24

Ducks. #PixelArt

A detailed pixel art male mallard duck on a sun-dappled path

A sinister pixel art duck on a blood-red pond. Some say a sea shanty band defeated him and roasted him on an oar.

Chilari@chilari· May 10

My statues in the Indigo Peach palette. #PixelArt

Pixel art of the famous Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio De Janiero

Pixel art of the head and shoulders of the Sphinx of Giza in Cairo, Egypt.

Chilari@chilari· May 3

My latest pixel art: a Twitch banner for my good friends @thewonkygamers.bsky.social, who wanted something that portrayed games without using anything that implied a specific game, as they are variety streamers who stream loads of different games. #PixelArt #Streaming

A pixel art banner showing a TV screen with The Wonky Gamers written on it. In front of the screen, a pair of hands holds a white controller. The corners are occupied by HUD elements. Top left: menu and volume buttons. Top right: circular minimap. Bottom left: mana and health bars. Bottom right: shield and bullet icons.

Chilari@chilari· May 2

Some fanart I have made #PixelArt #FanArt

Animal Crossing characters: Mabel, Celeste, Lloid, Raymond, KK Slider, Coco

Zuko on board a Fire Nation Ship, pointing dramatically.

Qwest Sprout from Swords Comic holding a little wooden sword and saying "Qwest?"

Chilari@chilari· May 1

Some animals I have drawn #PixelArt

Pixel art. A very round little white bunny rabbit sits politely on a desk, seemingly reading from a book. It has a four-leafed clover on its head.

Pixel art of a mallard duck standing upright, on a neutral green background.

Chilari@chilari· Apr 30

I've got one myself! This is Harley the Hollardrops.

Photo of a trilobite in a light grey stone, on a wooden surface. It is about 55mm long and has eyes sticking up from the rest of the body

Chilari@chilari· Apr 29

Hey artists, share something! 🌟

Chilari@chilari· Apr 13

Progress after 1 hour! Finally had the time to start! Really enjoying it so far

Pixel art of a horse. It's a work in progress, so the background is just blocked out in colour sections, while the horse is mostly detailed except for the mane and head.

Chilari@chilari· Apr 6

Decided to do some art while watching the Artemis II fly-by of the moon. The view of the moon has changed since I started. The piece of spacecraft on the left is still being worked on, but thankfully NOT changing as I do so. #PixelArt #Moon #ArtemisII #SPACE

A work in progress pixel art. Dominating the right side, the moon. On the left, a white mass that sketches out the *very* rough shape of that part of the NASA spacecraft Artemis II which is in view from the window where the astronauts are, as I am typing this, looking at the moon. Oh, and "SPACE" in all caps in the hastags was deliberate, it's like that in my layers in Aseprite too, in honour of the iconic performance of Tim Curry in Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2.

Chilari@chilari· Apr 3

I've seen this one before

Chilari@chilari· Mar 26

Feeling very inspired artistically lately. My current cross stitch project inspired this, which I did on wplace the other night, and I've just obtained some postcards of medieval illuminated manuscripts that I want to draw upon for something when I get the chance. #pixelart

Some pixel art of leaves and tree seeds in reddish browns and greens

Chilari@chilari· Mar 15

Today is the Ides of March. It is also Mother's Day here in the UK. I am both a mother and a classics nerd (with an MA in the Classical Mediterranean). Just saying, I can think of a very funny Mother's Day gift.

Chilari@chilari· Mar 9

My husband had spotted something else, though. Something he alerted me to in all caps: FUNCTIONAL CHEESE!? 8/9