The soothing rustling of leaves, and the hypnotic waves rolling across swathes of vegetation. Flat color works fine for most small sprites and keeps the motion pure. Shading adds depth, but can also create needless noise if not done well. After I have the motion established on the main form, I add motion to the bangs and other parts of the hair. I use the same approach for hair, however, I further break down the form to include some visible locks. For example, my flow points are 12 pixels apart, and they move 2 pixels a frame for a 6 frame loop. In order to do this, the waves need to have equal distance from each other, and have consistent movement that can be looped.

You will notice there are multiple of the repeated waves on each frame. Take a look at the flag in the top frame. The waves start small and expand as they flow out of the form. Then, I create waves along those flow points.

First, I start with a simplified form of what is going to be blown, and create flow points that run along the edges that will be most affected by wind. Send a Ko-Fi (or two!): the current goal is to collect enough for a drawing tablet (mine got broken and I've been doing all the drawing with my mouse!).While I’ve made several subtle iterations, I’ve been using this basic wave technique for years. Credit is not necessary but it is highly appreciated. Pixelarium can be edited and used for personal and commercial use.

The tileset contains all the goodies down here (minus the ugly red lines): I found it quite fitting as the beginning of this new side project! Current Tileset Version: 1.0īased on your feedback, I'd like to expand and adjust the tileset over time, so keep an eye on the current version you own ( the version number will be updated in the banner of this page and is present on the banners of the png files, so make sure you have the most recent versions!). I decided to call this first tileset ' Village of All Beginnings' as a tribute to one of my favorite games of my childhood: Tomba! (1998) . Pixelarium = Pixel + Planetarium : a collection of 'pixel planets' with different themes, all coexisting in the same Ricverse! I'd love Pixelarium to be an expanding project to express myself creatively. Welcome to the very first installment of Pixelarium, a series of 16x16 top-down pixelart tilesets for your 2D game projects :)

Sand tile pixel art