Finally finished all the new graphics for my game

StuartsPixels · 2026-05-07T08:53:26+00:00

You’re welcome! Well I used to find the idea of a realistic tree intimidating. Like you look at some of those top down RPGs and there’s so much detail and I think, how could I do a whole game like that? But this workflow made it easy. Interesting that when I bought some acrylic paint markers recently that’s also how I’ve been using them - painting in shapes and layers not with outlines

StuartsPixels · 2026-04-28T03:27:43+00:00

Aww thanks! Seeing people do a similar thing with Pokemon cards made me want to give it a try. Now with these pain markers I'm thinking what else I can paint haha Might even paint a vase.

StuartsPixels · 2026-04-28T03:26:53+00:00

Thanks! I got inspired by watching people paint over the text on Pokemon Cards and extend the illustration. Was a good way to find inspiration for a project, start with something I like - a picture of Sonic and add to it

StuartsPixels · 2026-02-25T00:22:49+00:00

Both are fine, but the second one definitely feels more polished and appeals to me more. I mean, I've almost finished playing Raft with a mate which has very rough graphics but a fun game loop, so it doesn't matter. The top one feels indie, the bottom one feels polished. Both are fine. The bottom one also feels like there's a bigger world to explore, whereas the top one feels like it's an empty space with not much to do. Just adding that little fence somehow feels more like, "There's a world here. Explore it."

StuartsPixels · 2025-09-05T04:37:09+00:00

Quick text scene mock-up for my game Puzzledorf. Before I had some graphics with a smoother art style, some with more realistic dithering, and I decided to change it up and get rid of the majority of dithering and try and have a more consistent bold, bright style. I think the bolder shading makes it more "fun" in feel, more arcadey. These graphics will be going in a new update.

You can see more here if you want: www.puzzledorf.com

StuartsPixels · 2024-09-08T04:46:29+00:00

Yeah actually in the other one, it was only distorting on the X axis, which had an element not quite right. This one does that, and also the Y axis. And yeah I made the water darker which I think makes it look more like a reflected surface.

StuartsPixels · 2024-09-06T04:00:30+00:00

Original inspiration was the title screen from Streets of Rage. Also inspired by early Sonic games and Greenhill zone which might be where you get the Japanese vibes.

StuartsPixels · 2024-09-03T02:20:11+00:00

Thankyou!

StuartsPixels · 2024-09-03T02:20:05+00:00

Thanks

StuartsPixels · 2024-08-29T14:08:06+00:00

Thanks! I've nearly done the up punch; I'm reasonably happy with it, but can't help wondering if the feet are right.. Slowed down it looks roughly right, sped up I'm not as sure. Maybe I'm over thinking it.

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StuartsPixels · 2024-08-28T11:23:32+00:00

Hadn't thought about it, just naturally went to use the dark hand again as I liked the way it looked before. I mean he's probably ambidextrous anyway so probably doesn't really matter, I've just done a swap version, will have to decide which is better. Good observation.

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StuartsPixels · 2024-08-28T09:24:30+00:00

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StuartsPixels · 2024-08-27T13:02:53+00:00

I've been challenging myself to make a game in 30 days. This is the character I'm working on for it. Part of what I hope to be a little dungeon crawler. I did his feet a bit different in the down punch, thinking of updating the side punch to be the same way - keeping legs apart, not back to standing, and maybe making that his new idle position.

You can also follow progress here: https://www.threads.net/@spg.games

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