Daniel Burke

Want to take your pixel art characters to the next level?

I've got 8 pieces of concrete advice for you in my latest blog post, which is now unlocked. Let's analyze how @ThreeOhFour fixed some of my character art for Innkeep!

https://innkeepgame.com/eight-ways-to-improve-your-pixel-art/

#pixelart #indiegames #gamedev

Tutorial: Eight Ways to Improve Your Pixel Art Characters

Lessons Gleaned from Ben ChandlerGreetings all! Some of you may be visiting this blog or site for the first time, so a quick self introduction: My name is Daniel Burke, and I'm the developer of an upcoming indie title called Innkeep. It's a game where you, yes, get to be an Innkeeper

Innkeep
Jul 7, 2023 at 1:33amWeb
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
Unfortunately my host (Bluehost) is having some technical issues that might prevent you from viewing the page right now. It should hopefully be resolved soon.
Show threadPedro MedeirosJul 7, 2023
@Innkeep @ThreeOhFour That's a really good article!
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023

@saint11 @ThreeOhFour

Thank you! It took a whole day to put together. >< I wanted to do something that would help me too for my future work. I reckon l'll be referring back to it a bunch in the future.

Show threadPedro MedeirosJul 7, 2023
@Innkeep @ThreeOhFour That's very useful! I keep going back to my own tutorials every now and then :D
Show threadBen ChandlerJul 7, 2023
@saint11 @Innkeep Big praise from such a master of pixels 🙏
Show threadHolly BeckerJul 7, 2023
@Innkeep I'm getting a "We can’t connect to the server at innkeepgame.com." error. I guess everyone wanted to read the article at once 😅
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@hwesta That's strange. It's working OK for me at my end. And I don't think there's that much traffic really.
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@hwesta The whole site was down yesterday for a bit. I think maybe the servers are having some technical issues atm that is happening on and off.
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@hwesta Ahh, yeah its server issues. I've also posted it on IndieDB. https://www.indiedb.com/games/innkeep/tutorials/eight-ways-to-improve-your-pixel-art-characters
Eight Ways to Improve Your Pixel Art Characters tutorial - Innkeep

Presumably you, dear reader, are interested in learning a thing or two about it. Well, good news. I’m going to share 8 tangible lessons you can take with you for improving your own work.

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Show threadHolly BeckerJul 7, 2023
@Innkeep thanks! Good tips, well explained, the examples were helpful
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@hwesta Thank you!
Show threadLeon BambrickJul 7, 2023
@Innkeep @ThreeOhFour fantastic write up — really nice work!
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@secretgeek Thanks!
Show thread13 barn owls in a trenchcoatJul 7, 2023

@Innkeep [email protected]

Alt text:
Two versions of the same pixelart character: a broad-shouldered, dark-skinned person with a beard and short hair. They are wearing chain mail and fur.

In the first version, the textures appear flat, while the second uses a variety of techniques to create a greater sense of depth, most notably contrast and shading.

Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@HauntedOwlbear Thank you!
Show thread13 barn owls in a trenchcoatJul 7, 2023

@Innkeep my pleasure! Great article, BTW!

(Just as an FYI, cos I sometimes need to use it: There's an #AltText4You hashtag you can use if you want to request community submissions of alt text.)

Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 7, 2023
@HauntedOwlbear Thank you!!
Show threadIan ScrimgerJul 8, 2023
@Innkeep @ThreeOhFour This is great! Thanks for putting it together. Now to go add some contrast to all my sprites...
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 8, 2023
@scrimisms @ThreeOhFour You’re welcome! ;-)
Show threadAnders Elfgren 🏹 🏹 🏹Jul 15, 2023
@Innkeep @ThreeOhFour great post, will include in my next OWGD issue :)
Show threadDaniel BurkeJul 15, 2023
@srekel @ThreeOhFour Thank you!