Secret Kingdom
Static version of Pixelmotion 25. More info in animated post.
2020-01-15 12:54:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Pixelmotion - 25
Secret Kingdom
A utopian society that welcomes all who manage to find it, or at least the legend says so.
256x160px
16 colors
256 frames (0.8s frame hold)
Photoshop
Sunken Planet - 1
Goldfish - Good all around performance for exploring both the shallows and the deep.
64x64px (128x128px frame)
19 colors
Photoshop
Well, here's the first entry in a new Pixelminis series! The setting is a planet completely covered in water. However, deep in the abyss are ruins...
Mini Tutorial Archive
Since February 2025, the MTA available to Pixel Producer Patrons includes only the latest Tutorials, from 151, and up. Tutorials 1-150 are available in 50pc volumes offered in the Shop.
In the event I reach...
Promises in Outer Space
Art featured in Pixelcast 38.
144x204px
16 colors
3 hours
Photoshop
Pixelcast - 38
Promises in Outer Space
Trust me, I'll never let you go...
Music track - Swimming in Space
Tools used
Photoshop
After Effects
Screenflick
Logic Pro X
Final Cut Pro
Lone Space Explorer
Made a Pixel_Dailies today for the theme 'spaceship,' with the restriction of 4 colors including background. Just a quickie for fun, cuz I love spaceships! Took about 40 minutes.
172x100px
4 colors
Photoshop
January Schedule 2020
Notice of change: Pixelblog 25 has been bumped back to January 28th. Thank you for your patience and continued support!
Happy new year! All in all, 2019 was pretty good to me. At the start of the year I was honestly unsure of how much longer I could continue pushing my Pa...
Pixel Minis series selection round 6
Time to vote for the theme of the next Pixelminis series! I've been in the mood to design some vehicles. Similar to my Star Fighters series, I'll probably create pilot profiles to go along with the machine they pilot. Win win! I just need you to help me narrow down the type of vehicles to focus o...
2019-12-31 20:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostTutorial - 62 - Items Feedback Animation
Item feedback informs the player of the effect of the item, emphasize when you’ve picked up an item with more clarity, and just makes item collection more satisfying. More tutorials and explanation in full feature.
Tutorial - 61 - Items Idle Animation
Items that are picked up in the playing field sometimes need a little idle animation to stand out as an item, or just to give them some life. More tutorials and explanation in full feature.
Tutorial - 60 - Items Reference
Use this reference to help inspire your item creation. More tutorials and explanation in full feature.
2019-12-24 15:29:47 +0000 UTC View PostTutorial 62 Source File
This original Photoshop file shows how I organize the project and execute the animation.
2019-12-24 15:23:39 +0000 UTC View PostPixelblog - 24 - Items
Happy holidays! In this month’s lesson we explore common game items and how to bring them to life with animation.
2019-12-24 15:21:43 +0000 UTC View PostNative Grasslands II - Complete Gallery
Here's the complete series in one neat gallery. I'm really happy with how it all came together. Every piece has it's own mood, yet there is a consistent harmony. It's not just a happy accident though. When I create a series I have a general plan from the beginning, and I try to establish the styl...
2019-12-23 19:52:58 +0000 UTC View PostThrough the Clouds
Static version of Pixelmotion 24.
More info in animated post.
Pixelmotion - 24
Through the Clouds
I think this is the first time applying my parallax technique to a top-down scene. It was challenging but a lot of fun to set up the scene. Finding a suitable color palette that captures depth and atmosphere was half the challenge. I ended up using colors from
2019-12-18 22:08:30 +0000 UTC
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Native Grasslands II - 9
Oil Tanks off Vineyard Road
64x64px (128x128px frame)
16 colors
Photoshop
The Kansas landscape is a big inspiration to me and I often feel the urge to connect with it through my art. While this is the last piece in this series, I'm sure you'll see more Kansas themed...
Thyrian Defenders - 43
You never know what kind of crazy scenarios the VR Simulator will throw at you. This is simulation 4, which uses the enemies and wind mechanics from Draconia. Since it's not required to destroy all the enemies in the VR mode, we can make the action as crazy as we want. The procedural design provi...
2019-12-13 19:52:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Native Grasslands II - 8
Abandoned on the corner of Toulon and Waldo
64x64px (128x128px frame)
25 colors
Photoshop
Prints &am...
Thyrian Defenders - 42
Hey! Almost forgot I had a TD update on the schedule. I've mostly been working on odds and ends with the UI so not a lot of new art content to show. This is a full screen sized image(360x640px) of Taz I've been working on for use in the intro sequence and possibly other cutscenes. The image is le...
2019-12-07 20:06:01 +0000 UTC View PostNative Grasslands II - 7
Limestone Ruins North of Ellis
64x64px (128x128px frame)
17 colors
Photoshop
Prints & Merch
December Schedule 2019
Hey everybody! We've reached the final month of 2019, and I'm ready to send off the year with another month of outstanding content. As the decade comes to a close I have a lot to reflect on. The first half of the decade I was living in Japan, teaching English, learning a new language, and having ...
2019-12-01 18:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostTutorial - 59 - Parallax Scrolling perfect loop formula
My step by step process is detailed in the full feature.
2019-11-19 13:51:44 +0000 UTC View PostTutorial - 58 - Parallax Scrolling reference scenes
Parallax scrolling is well suited for scenes showcasing atmospheric perspective, such as landscapes, cityscapes, cloudscapes, starscapes, pretty much any kind of scape. Full instruction on how to make parallax scrolling scenes like these in the full feature.
Pixelblog - 23 - Parallax Scrolling
In this lesson I will focus on how to make stand alone parallax animation loops with pixel perfect motion, and explain my personal technique using Photoshop.
2019-11-19 13:44:59 +0000 UTC View PostSpeeder
Static version of Pixelmotion 23
Art data included in animated post.
Pixelmotion - 23
Speeder
144x188
23 colors
144 frames
Photoshop
Prints & Merch