nice work fellow poser fan

Love this, always wanted to achieve this look, though never got there. Tried various pixelbending softwares (Jix Pix, Cartoonizer, Fotosketcher) and a plugin for PS, which unfortunately only works in the English version.

Would you share your workflow (pm appreciated)?

Here's how far I got:
https://www.deviantart.com/maruberlin/art/The-Barbarian-902899153
https://www.deviantart.com/maruberlin/art/Showdown-1144991343
https://www.renderhub.com/gallery/12703/fly-or-die (rather a fluke result)