Showing posts with label 1UP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1UP. Show all posts

Monday, March 3, 2014

Day 4 : Cleaning for Tiny


Beep Beep.

The tiny house idea keeps changing, right now being able to drive instead of towing my future house seems a much better fit for a mobile lifestyle.

This idea struck me midday, and I wanted to take an opportunity to use dithering and just two tone color for the whole bus. I rather dig this little doodle :)

All the while working on it I was whistling the tune from this NSFW flash game from 2001...

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/365586

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Day 3: Representing the Party



Today I finished the detailing I had originally envisioned for the MegaMan X styled self portrait. The text was hand drawn with a character resolution of 3x3 pixels, offering a fun challenge for legibility in spite of all uppercase characters. The end result is coherent to me, but I'm not sure about overall.

I also drafted a character profile sprite for my friend Shane, based one of his personal favorites, Chrono Trigger. The game's art was done by Akira Toriyama, and I'm not sure if I channeled the DBZ Napa-esque influence into Shane's portrait, but I like the overall feel.

In regards to the blog, this time around I'm aiming to include more writing. I will be sharing links I've found that fit the narrative of aiming to gamify one's life, as well as anything that catches my mind regarding the self rewarding pursuit of indulging in the creative process. If I happen to scribble or write or type or twist something into being, I'll upload it.

Til the next idea catches me, I'm off. Cheers!

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Day 2: Decades of Testing


Today's inspiration is the opening to Megaman X. Built using a new, untested consciousness
 program, X was hidden away in a capsule for testing for 30 years to ensure he was stable and reliable, no longer a risk to humans. 

In the year 201X, at just shy of 27 years of testing, Emo's creativity is released from its chambers. Unlike the robotics of X, Emo is driven by his biological presence, fueled by the rhythm of his beating heart, bloody bionics, rusty bones and tender meat.  

Friday, February 28, 2014

DAY ONE: ROUND 2


I'm trying this again, just two years after the first try.
If I can make it a week I'll take it to FB, and see how long I can keep this up.
If I miss a day here or there, this time I will always make up the artwork and post it late to fill in the gaps and ensure at LEAST 365 pieces.

I'm going back to my digital roots for inspiration for starters. Trying to build some better habits in general, and following the advice of my generation to "Gamify my life". So I'm going back to tube TV's and retro beats. Back to the bits and bots that engaged my creativity at a young age. The heroes of my childhood; plumbers, super fighting robots, speed freak mammals and fisticuff fighters from shady streets.

Today is a fresh 1UP for my creative pursuits and I've got a fistful of quarters.

Bring it on, real life.