Look What I made! This is a simple task Ethan had me do. We are planning on using it for a splash screen on our flash and iphone games.
This is just a little update on how the pixel art has been progressing, and it has been progressing quite well!
I’ve graduated to making little animations, and I’m pleased with how they have turned out. Below is just a hodgepodge of characters that may or may not appear in a game someday. I started with the wizard. But what good is a wizard without spells? So I made a fireball and fire wall. And what good are fireballs without enemies to blow up? Naturally the spear dude and slug ensued.
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I by no means possess the skills to make high quality art, but I have always liked the idea of being able to develop quality games by myself without having to depend on a dedicated artist. Granted, some games do really well without any type of artistic touch, but these are few and far between. A fun game made from squares and circles is even better with some eye candy.
So in an attempt to improve my abilities, I’ll be regularly participating in pixel art exercises to see what I can come up with. If I’m satisfied with the outcome, I’ll probably put it in a game. I’m starting with creating some little creatures… here are a couple that I have so far.
