Credit where it's due, I have to shout out Adam Marin's character design work. If I recall, he was responsible for the vast majority of sprite designs for the characters including these, and they were a blast to adapt and play around with when figuring out what the moves should look like
Not intentional, but I see the resemblance! Glad it sparks a similar level of menace in you ^^
I'm glad you think so! Was a great honor getting to work on some of my favorite goopy guys in marvel lore 😊
While I didn't include any of it here, I'm also quite fond of the flying symbiotes I worked on. They had a very limited number of actions so their poses are not as immediately fun or impressive, but i feel like I did a good job with them regardless.
The sprites for the larger guy were mostly done by me, the smaller ones' keyframes were designed by me and then pixeled by another artist.
When I heard that I was getting to work on these guys I was overjoyed, since I've always loved the symbiotes as a concept whenever they came up in marvel media
The smaller symbiote crawler enemy, with an anguished "expression" on its face as it's held by another character not included in the graphic.
The larger symbiote brawler enemy, doing a bite attack where its neck is twisted with powerful torsion a few rotations and its teeth are exaggerated. It was just the start of a basic combo string, but I wanted to give the enemy something very distinct for this pose as it is not often that you get to play with what is effectively a character made of rubber.
The brawler enemy again, this time on all fours with a forward crouching roar type pose. This was a projectile spitting animation, which I took an animalistic approach to as I wanted to emphasize the inhuman nature of these guys a lot.
The smaller crawler enemy in a pose where, despite the bottom half of its "jaw" being the right way around, the top half of its head... shape... has been knocked roughly 180 degrees around. While these things don't exactly have faces, I had a lot of fun giving them exaggerated and rubbery poses like this one as they weren't bound by the kind of physical constraints other characters were.
One of my fondest memories working on Marvel: Cosmic Invasion was getting to design the key poses for the symbiote enemies. The game has been out a while so I figure I could share some of my favorites, sprites pulled from Spriter's Resource
lrp sorry if I've been spotty on communication re commissions or work I'm just not having a great time right now. I will continue to say I'm optimistic about turnaround times because that's all I can do
working from home
invest in some aloe balm to put on your face and try to avoid doing long sessions concentrated on one place; made the latter mistake a lot and wound up with *very* puffy lips from time to time 🥲
the trans experience is equal parts struggle through pain, adversity, and some of the most bullshit you'll ever encounter as it is joy and community.
fucked up that you gotta endure both the world and even your own body fighting you at times but hey my ass is fat and that brings me unbridled joy
i did electrolysis for a year and a half because i'm ginger so i feel your pain :'3
I'll go back someday to get the rest of it cleaned up but it's so worth!! I am wishing you the best with managing your shaving cycles and the pain from the sessions ❤️
oh what the hell that's awesome and I should do that
jubilation lee aka jubilee of Marvel comics xmen in a midcentury modern inspired retro pinup girl style in a bright cyan yellow and magenta mod dress posing against a yellow background with sparkles meant to evoke her fireworks inspired superpower behind her
first drawing in months
pixelart fighting game sprite, one frame out of an animation. the character is using placeholder colors and is obscured by a large, black flame with red outlines that sweeps across his torso connected to his hand. otherwise, he's in fairly standard adventuring gear.
working on some bullshit in my spare time
Pixel Art of Doctor Eggman in his modern design juggling the chaos emeralds. Behind him is the sonic 1 "try again" game over screen. the entire piece is done in a dramatic style and angle with a lot of different dither patterns and menace from eggman himself.
digital illustration of a woman with shadowy lupine features swiping at a guy so hard his jaw is being ripped off and his neck is breaking, spinning around to reveal an anguished expression towards his friend who is behind him, now covered in the blood of the first guy.
pixel art sprite of Samus in her zero suit reminiscent of a fighting game. she is a tall blonde woman in a blue and cyan bodysuit holding a sci-fi stun pistol.
monochrome pixel art portrait of Willem Dafoe. the entire piece is done at a massive resolution with only two colors, accomplishing multiple shades of grey through elaborate dithering patterns.
Happy #portfolioday!
I'm Aria, a seasoned pixel artist looking for longer-term contract work. I have experience as a portrait artist and sprite artist, and have experience working in a wide variety of styles and resolutions. I can also do non-pixel stuff.
Full portfolio at thatartisan.carrd.co!
a bit of a stretch but I'll allow it
hi folks I am in a bit of a rough spot with finances right now so if you wanna chuck some cash at me to help me pay for bills and whatnot then it'd be much appreciated
getting paid monthly is kinda the worst
ko-fi.com/thatartisan/...
i debated what creature or otherwise to use in the metaphor for a while and settled on rat because it was a three letter word lol
in this metaphor the rats were advertising a place to stay and when the residents noticed the smell of gasoline the rats were like "BUT GASOLINE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT TO HOUSING!!! YOU ARE SO DUMB!!!"
bsky devs running around like little rats, furious that the userbase is scolding them for building their rodent camp out of sticks and gasoline, claiming that it was someone else who burned down their tents
the stink of petroleum hangs heavy in the air as they realize one rat lit a cigarette
not doing so good
Also, I'm very capable with other non-character work too! I've done a lot of tile and environment work for various projects, and I'm proficient with structural design. Recently, I was commissioned to make the main logo for @20xxpo.com, which was a blast to work on!
hi folks I am in a bit of a rough spot with finances right now so if you wanna chuck some cash at me to help me pay for bills and whatnot then it'd be much appreciated
getting paid monthly is kinda the worst
ko-fi.com/thatartisan/...
horrible time for bsky to be imploding considering I need to find work
the "alex incest patch" is funny yes and shouldn't have been in there at all but also like. I'm still personally more offput by them going out of their way to draw him holding her as a baby. smth about that just skeeves me out 💀
nah they're buying mgsd gundams in a hobby shop I think the odds of it happening spontaneously are already high enough as it is
saw a skinny guy in my local hobby shop nervously asking about what gundam kits they had in stock and all I could think was "greater than 50% chance of estrogen in that guy's future"
no on account of me making it several years after miiverse died
thanks! I really ought to do more studies, this one was extra fun ^^
oh and, since it warrants posing, here's a look at one of my animations. can't post multiple gifs at once, so I had to save this for the replies
I did animation work on Tribute Games' Marvel: Cosmic Invasion and the upcoming He-Man: Dragonpearl of Destruction game from Bitmap Bureau
