today i need to do some catchup writing, but for now i'm continuing the fight against my nemesis, pixel art foliage
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i feel like if i can get this done well even just once, i'll have taken a huge step towards enlightenment
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this is such a struggle but i /am/ getting better at game art! i still have a ways to go but, well, this is from last year
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well i tried to redraw this to see how i'd improved but i hit ctrl-q instead of shift-q and i guess that closes pico-8 instantly
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anyway, uh. thanks to everyone who pays me to spend a lot of time teaching myself to draw? i really appreciate it ♥
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things i know about foliage so far
- repeat shapes
- overlap shapes for depth
- blend lobes together so it doesn't look lumpy
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current bush attempt, which i started detailing in completely different ways from both ends
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right side is inspired by the forest backgrounds from omega strike, e.g.
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In Omega Strike you can be friends with a bear #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
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i have a lot of pixel-level nitpicks, but overall i'm preeetty happy with this
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I just want you to know...
Those look like bushes. Shrubs if you prefer.
Good job :)
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