Sam Keddy Blog

Welcome to the tumblr of Sam Keddy, check me out at SamKeddy.com.

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Check it out here: https://lospec.com/pixel-art-tutorials

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All around me are familiar faces. Worn out places, worn out faces.

Mutant Monotony by Sam Keddy

Check out my website for more pixel art, tutorials and other cool junk: http://samkeddy.com

Follow me on twitter to see my new art: https://twitter.com/skeddles

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Legend of Krys

Pixel over of this drawing:

http://i.imgur.com/3oOvnYk.png

This is from a video by the Youtube channel drawfee, where they draw silly things and talk while they do it. This one was from 'Bad JRPG Characters'. They're super fun, check them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usN2siiJaDc&list=PL5DLdPSpMoCGxr5lALdippvqmj76_BP6N&index=1

http://samkeddy.com/ | https://twitter.com/skeddles

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New pixel art

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Pixel Art Outlines Part 2: Using Color

This is part 2 of myPixel Art Outlines Tutorial. If you haven’t read it yet, you should read that first!

Black outlines in pixel art can be very versatile, but sometimes they’re a bit overpowering or too retro feeling. The solution to this is coloring your outlines, though picking the right colors is very important.

The most basic technique is to use an outline that’s a darker shade of the object they’re outlining. For example, this green bush gets a dark green outline:

The color can be different on different parts of an object, for example this guys red shirt gets a dark red outline, but his pants get dark blue.

This is pretty easy to do on a light colored background, but if you have something darker, or with more variation, you have to be more careful about the colors that you pick.

Read the full article here: http://samkeddy.com/pixel-art-outlines-part-2-using-color/

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Killer Robot Attack Released

I made a game! It’s a little puzzle arcade game where you kill robots with your mind.

Download it for free on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samkeddy.killerrobotattack&hl=en

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Pixel Art Outlines Tutorial

Outlines are an important part of pixel art, especially in cartoony styles like mine. Here I’ll share all my tips and tricks to making them work for you. 

http://samkeddy.com/pixel-art-outlines/

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New Free Pixel Font

Download here: http://samkeddy.com/fonts/

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Forest Pixel Art

I just can’t help it, I love pixelling trees!

Web http://samkeddy.com | Twitter: @skeddles Facebook: /skeddles | Tumblr: samkeddy

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Forest Name Generator

Made another name generator for D&D / game designers / writers / bored people. Check out it, it’s pretty fun to just look at names.

Some examples:

Silver Mountain Forest

Rotwood Bog

Lostbrook Forest

Purplewood Forest

Salt Mountain Forest

Dogwood Forest

Silverwater Woods

Fox Forest

Misty Mountain Wood

Redflower Swamp

Witchwood Bog

http://samkeddy.com/forest-name-generator/

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Little pixel tree

Web http://samkeddy.com | Twitter: @skeddles Facebook: /skeddles | Tumblr: samkeddy

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New pixel: Abandoned Church Dungeon

blog post about my experience making it: http://samkeddy.com/making-of-abandoned-church-dungeon-pixel-art/

pixeljoint:http://pixeljoint.com/pixelart/96636.htm

deviantart: http://skeddles.deviantart.com/art/Abandoned-Church-Dungeon-548581005

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Fantasy Tavern Name Generator

Whipped this up last week, it’s super fun. Some examples:

The Crooked Boots Lodge 

Four Blacksmiths

The Clay Spirit

The White Sun

The Whore's Spoon Tavern 

The Gentle Genies Inn 

Nine Pewter Toads

Orangetail

If the whore’s spoon doesn’t convince you, nothing will.

http://samkeddy.com/tavern-name-generator/

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Voxel Art Gallery

I put all my voxel art on a single page on my site, check it out here: http://samkeddy.com/voxel-art/

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Photoshop Pixel Art Tips: Palette Adjustments

Photoshop is a huge, multipurpose program. Because of this, some of the features that can be very helpful for pixel art are somewhat hidden, and not well known. I will try to highlight some of these features in a series of blog posts.

Making a palette is hard, especially in programs such as paint where you adjust colors one at a time. The hardest part is getting started, but what you need to remember is that the palette you start with can be very different than the one that is used for your final piece. Colors constantly need to be tweaked in order to fit in correctly, and you can’t always predict what’s going to happen. Luckily Photoshop makes this easy.

Read More: http://samkeddy.com/photoshop-pixel-art-tips-palette-adjustments/

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Photoshop Pixel Art Tips: Multiple Views

Photoshop is a huge, multipurpose program. Because of this, some of the features that can be very helpful for pixel art are somewhat hidden, and not well known. I will try to highlight some of these features in a series of blog posts.

Pixel art requires working on your piece at lots of different sizes. Now there is always the navigator, but it offers a very limited, and non-pixel-perfect view,  so you find yourself zooming in and out a lot. This has been known to cause zoom fatigue, a very serious condition that affects 1 in 3 pixel artists. But hark, for I have the cure.

Read more: http://samkeddy.com/photoshop-pixel-art-tips-multiple-views/

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Photoshop Pixel Art Tips: Isometric Grids

Photoshop is a huge, multipurpose program. Because of this, some of the features that can be very helpful for pixel art are somewhat hidden, and not well known. I will try to highlight some of these features in a series of blog posts.

Isometric grids can be very helpful for creating isometric pixel art. They will help you draw straight lines and keep your objects aligned. Below is an example I drew up in just a few minutes using an isometric grid I created.

http://samkeddy.com/photoshop-pixel-art-tips-isometric-grids/