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Runway Kids - 2

Leila 

Oran, Algeria

Age 19

Student/model

major - design

Frequent visits to her relatives in Paris exposed Leila to the fashion world at a young age. She always had natural drawing ability and loved sketching her own clothes designs. On her 10th birthday she got a sewing machine from her parents and began learning how to make her own clothes. In order to get closer to the fashion world she was so passionate about, Leila attended high school in Paris through ...

Thyrian Defenders - 25

Throttle it, baby! One more tease of the Titan launch scene from the intro. The subtle perspective on the handle really adds a lot. Next, I have to animate the cell with the Titan launching from the hangar then I'll be ready to compile all the cells into one cohesive sequence. Getting there. 

PD Island sprite

Here's my little guy for the #pdisland collab on twitter. Any of you participating? 

Tutorial - 41 - Character Poses

Once you’ve become familiar with the basic anatomy of the head and body, try putting your figures into some expressive poses.

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Tutorial - 40 - The Head

The head and face contain a complex set of expressive features. However, just like the body, the proportions and spacing can be established with simple spacial divisions.

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Tutorial - 39 - Body Proportions

Thought I’d try a 6 head model to create slightly small figures, but otherwise in proper proportions. Hope it helps!

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Human Anatomy Assets Pack

This asset pack includes all the sprites associated with this tutorial, including the wireframes and proportion charts. Have fun using these in your pixel art studies or game dev projects.

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Pixelblog - 17 - Human Anatomy

Time for a good ol’ anatomy lesson in pixel form. 

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Thyrian Defenders - 24

Thought I'd share another tease of the story sequence as I inch along with it. Still busy with the Mega Brain level and also working on tutorial content this week, so not a whole lot of new assets to show. Really, most of the graphic content is finished at this point. The final boss, story content, and some minor ui stuff are pretty much it. I'm currently planning the final boss design and should have tangible pixels soon!  

Interstellar Battle Cruiser

Static version of Pixelmotion 17.
This could fit right in with the designs of the Royal Space Force in Thyrian Defenders.

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Pixelmotion - 17

Interstellar Battle Cruiser

Although the crew's main purpose is exploration, sometimes alien scum need to be vaporized, hence the giant cannon.

264x144
25 colors (developed from Bright Future)
264 frames(0.05s frame hold time)
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2019-05-15 15:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Runway Kids - 1

Introducing Runway Kids, an eclectic group of young talented men and women trying to succeed in the fashion industry. The setting takes place around the Fashion Academy of Zed in Tokyo, Japan. This elite school provides degrees and training for a wide multitude of jobs in the fashion industry, from designing, modeling, and even business. Regarded as some of the best education in the industry, these halls of learning attract talented individuals from all over the globe. Let’s meet the cast o...

Thyrian Defenders - 23

Back with some TD updates for you! We've mostly been working on the Mega Brain level these past couple weeks. I've completed all the assets and the level is currently being implemented into Unity.

This animation shows a lymph node station. You have to actually shoot it to destroy it, I'm just showing off a new splatter explosion effect here. Several of these are scattered throughout the level. Each one you destroy weakens the final boss at the end of the level. So essentially the boss ...

Oasis Temple

Featured artwork from Pixelcast 33.
The bright blue sky over warm sand dunes interwoven with curving light and shadow. The features of desert landscapes always seem to create striking compositions.

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19 colors(developed from mondo)
Photoshop

2019-05-08 16:11:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Pixelcast - 33

Oasis Temple

Sanctuary and salvation to all who believe in life on the dunes.

We return to a desert world in this imagined landscape. Please enjoy the process!

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May Schedule 2019

Hey everybody! Got a loaded schedule for you this month. In addition to the usual contents, Pixel minis will make its return. Thanks for voting on the theme, we had a good turn out. It appears the modern themed characters won the poll, which should be a fun fresh subject for me. The rough concept I came up with is a bunch of young international fashion models living together in a shared living space in Tokyo, hence the name Runway Kids. Each entry will be a full body character sprite. That's ...

Pixel Minis series selection round 4

Now that pixel minis are back, we need to decide a theme for the next series. As a refresh, pixel minis are simply small scale static pieces. I try to keep it to a 64x64 canvas but will make exceptions. These give me a chance to focus on sprite work, or create minimalistic scenes.
I decided I want to focus on full character sprites, as it's something I haven't done much of on here. So now I just need to narrow down theme/style for said characters. I'm equally excited to pursue any of these...

Tutorial - 38 - Medieval Weaponry

A nice collection of weapons for adventurers of all types.

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Tutorial - 37 - Dragons

Everyone’s favorite fantastic beast. Here are a few common varieties you often see in fantasy settings.

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Tutorial - 36 - Castle

Use my layered modular approach to tackle the many structures that make up a castle.

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Medieval Fantasy Assets Pack

This asset pack includes all the sprites associated with Pixelblog 16. You’re welcome to use these in your studies and personal gamed projects.

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Pixelblog - 16 - Medieval Fantasy

Let’s get medieval! Learn to pixel castles, dragons, and weapons in this fantastic set of tutorials!

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Thyrian Defenders - 22

Heya! Got some boss action for you this week. This is the Hyper Queen, which resides in Hyperspace, feeding off the countless space wrecks drifting about. We are able to iterate and use the same concept for all 3 Hyperspace levels. First encounter is medium sized, second encounter gets longer and more aggressive, third encounter there are two long ones with all new patterns. We also change the colors to give them all a little different look. Overall, each encounter manages to feel unique and ...

Local Skyway

Static artwork from Pixelmotion 16.

As you may know, I like to use contrast both visually and conceptually. Furthermore, I often find myself immersed in worlds that combine rustic fantasy with cutting edge science fiction. Visually, I really like the composition and colors so I kept the animated version clean and somewhat simple. I should do vertical compositions more often.

2019-04-17 15:56:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Pixelmotion - 16

Local Skyway

I kept the animation concepts fairly simple but still tedious to string everything together. There are about 90 frames just for the character movement. Still had lots of fun making it. Funny how cinematic pixels can feel. I would love to expand on some of these ideas and string together multiple scenes into a short animated film eventually.

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36 colors, close to 50 including variants caused by animating opacity (colors developed out of 2019-04-17 15:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Thyrian Defenders - 21

Making good progress on the final level, Mega Brain. On the outside this planet sized fortress is constructed of impenetrable armor covered in razor sharp spikes, as shown in last week's update. But inside you'll find the fortress full of pulsing organic matter. Brain tissue extending as far as the eye can see, appearing almost like a micro galaxy with illuminated pulsations.

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Glory Tower

Featured artwork from Pixelcast 32. I've been making surreal spacey scenes lately, so I felt a strong urge to get back to a more natural green landscape, with some fantasy mixed in of course.

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17 colors(mondo)
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2019-04-10 15:51:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Pixelcast - 32

Glory Tower

Treasures and tragedies lay in wait in the forgotten realms.

I felt a joyous spirit while making the art and music for this one. Hope you enjoy!

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Thyrian Defenders - 20

Exciting news! You're looking at the first actual pixel WIP of the final level. It's going to have to be a whopper to top the previous 9 epic worlds. I won't spoil much now, but expect lots of spikes, and brains! 

April Schedule 2019

Hey everybody! It's officially Spring around here and I'm excited to start to see life return to the landscape. More than any other art or human endeavor, nature is really what gets my creative juices flowing. By the end of winter the bleak landscape provides little inspiration, but it's worth enduring to fully appreciate the rebirth in spring. I don't think I would appreciate it or be as inspired by nature in a place without dramatic seasonal changes.

Well, the big news this past mon...