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Tutorial - 27 - Rock Types

A reference describing the 3 basic rock types and some examples. Understanding how rocks are formed and familiarizing with specific examples can help you design environments with more accuracy.

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Rocks Assets Pack

Rocks asset pack includes all the rock sprites associated with Pixelblog 13. This collection of detailed stones can be put to good use in your pixel art studies or personal game dev projects (not for ...

Pixelblog - 13 - Rocks

Rocks are everywhere! Better learn how to draw them. Tutorials and tips on how to draw rocks, mountains, and more! 

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Thyrian Defenders - 12

Been busy making some new tuts for you all, so not much progress on the story this week. However, I have been working on some odds and ends.

This is a new look for your shield when you reach max level. 8 frames for on, 8 frames for off, and 10 frames for idle. Gameplay wise, nothing reall...

Quiet Transformations

Isolated but not lost, I wear solitude like a warm blanket.

Static artwork from Pixelmotion 13. 

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Pixelmotion - 13

Quiet Transformations

Pixelmotion makes its first appearance on Youtube! Usually, I create my animated scenes completely in Photoshop, but this time I decided to experiment with animating some scaled up elements in After Effects. This allows me to break the pixel gird and create very smoot...

Thyrian Defenders - 11

Hey everybody! Back with some TD updates.

Above is a rough motion test of the first frame of the intro. Everything in the game revolves around a plasma resource derived from crystals and Kraken, so I thought it most appropriate to open with a shot of that. Right now, I'm creating everythin...

Limestone Castle

Featured artwork from Pixelcast 29. I was quite ambitious with this piece. Usually I like to complete a piece for a Pixelcast in 1 or 2 hours, as editing it down into a few minutes while capturing the important details can be very tedious. However, I spent 3.5 hours on this one, resulting in a co...

Pixelcast - 29

Thanks to fan support, Pixelcast makes a return after a six month hiatus. I knew we could reach the goal! As long as I remain above 75 patrons, I pledge to produce new episodes monthly. If you are new to Pixelcast, it's a series of process videos, in which I record the creation of my pixelart. I ...

Garfunkle House

Felt like doodling something. Made this. Thought I'd share.

Colors pulled from Planemo 8 

January Schedule 2019

Hey everybody! Best wishes for 2019! Kicking off the new year with some fresh pixels! This month I'm bringing all the usual content, along with the reintroduction of Pixelcast. In order to fit it back in the schedule I removed the Thyrian Defenders post from the first Friday, but you should still...

Thyrian Defenders - 10

Hey folks, hope you’ve been enjoying the holidays. While productivity slowed a bit, I’m grateful for time spent with family. 

I was able to make bit of progress on the story scene. Here’s a tease of the Titan emerging from the hanger bay of the Star Hulk. The animation is just th...

Into the Sun

A befitting theme for what is most likely my last Pixel_Dailies entry of the year. Taking a minimalistic approach here with a 6 color palette and fairly small canvas(112x128). I intentionally wanted it to be a bit abstract, more focused on the design, and therefore, no references were used. I lik...

Trail End

Reflecting on the staggering amount of content I put out over the year and feeling incredibly grateful to be able to share what I love, everyday. Thanks for your support! 2019 promises to be even bigger!  

Thyrian Defenders - 9

After scrapping several concepts, I think I've finally figured out how to present the cutscenes. As you can see in the above image, I'm breaking the scenes into cells to create a comic book style presentation. Each cell will appear one at a time and include some animated elements. For example, in...

Tutorial - 26 - Spacecraft

A modular approach I often use to make spacecraft and many other mechanical designs. Try to come up with your own designs for the wings, tail, cockpit shape, and so on. Then you can easily mix and match the pieces to create spacecraft variants.

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Tutorial - 25 - Celestial Bodies

I stuck to the common space objects here, but you can come up with all kinds of bizarre and impossible worlds. Have fun! 

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Tutorial - 24 - Starscapes

Here are some elements I often use for space backgrounds.

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To the Stars Asset Pack

This month I’m sharing all the assets associated with Pixelblog 12. These planets, stars, and spacecraft can be put to good use in your pixel art studies or personal game dev projects (not ...

Pixelblog - 12 - Into the Stars

It’s about time we got off this rock and ventured into outer space. Tips for making space backgrounds, planet sprites, and spacecraft. Enjoy, bold pixel explorers! 

Thyrian Defenders - 8

Following along the trail of destruction tread by the Exodon, our heroes now find themselves plunging into the severe atmosphere of an ice covered planet. This is no winter wonderland folks!

Briefing -

Cultural treasures of a utopian civilization remain preserved beneath the tundra ...

Stardust Desert

Static version of Pixelmotion 12 

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Pixelmotion - 12

Stardust Desert

A hopeful treasure hunter sets out for a day on the dunes.

228 Frames (0.05s frame duration)
40 colors(bright future)
228x154px(4x)
Photoshop

2018-12-12 15:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post