Hi there, we wanted to share our conception and art style process. Check out our game here https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/atlas-the-clownlifter

First we started with some crude sketches to get an idea of how the game should look like. The game was meant to be played in portrait mode, due to restrictions and the time limit, most people will still play it in landscape mode

After that, looking for the style we want to use. I have come across strobridge litho, a company that made old circus posters, so they where a big influence in the game

Now that we had the color palette and the main concept down, we just had to create the sprites. Our process is as follows. Paint it => Take a picture => clean it up => colorize => animate

Then merge everything in the artboard, replacing colored blocks with sprites

We hope you enjoyed this and please check out our game https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/atlas-the-clownlifter