{"author_name":"csanyk","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1354905660,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"50985","p_author":"csanyk","p_authorkey":"10473","p_urlkey":"86678","p_title":"Art styles","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1354905660","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"10473","us_name":"csanyk","us_username":"\/author\/csanyk\/","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"

Thinking about how I want to do my gfx for my LD25 game.<\/p>\n

Since LD24, I took some time to work on my art techniques. \u00a0I’ve got two approaches which I think are viable, both of which I like equally. \u00a0So I’m trying to decide. \u00a0I don’t *think* that they’d blend together well, but there’s always the option of doing something really creative that does blend them.<\/p>\n

Idea 1: Pixel art. \u00a0I have a good technique, that I can\u00a0use consistently to create appealing pixel art quickly.<\/p>\n

Idea 2: Hand-drawn, photographed\/scanned art.\u00a0I’ve been doing a bit of sketching with pen on paper, for the first time in years, and am finding that I enjoy it.\u00a0I’m not sure how well I can animate hand-drawn sprites, but I can at least draw static sprites.<\/p>\n

I know I want to do both types of graphics in some project or other, eventually.\u00a0I’m just not sure what I’ll pick this time. \u00a0It’ll either be a decision that becomes obvious when the theme is announced and I come up with my game concept, or else I’ll flip a coin.<\/p>\n

Here’s one of my pixel art sketches, of the Marvel Comics villain, Venom:<\/p>\n

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Pixel Art “Venom”<\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s a quick sketch I drew from a photo, to give you an idea how I am with a pen:<\/p>\n

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pug in a bunny costume<\/p><\/div>\n \n

Tags: art style<\/a>, hand-drawn<\/a>, pixel art<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 7th, 2012 1:41 pm","title":"Art styles"}