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Dan Mafra

@danmafra.bsky.social
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Pixel Art Specialist Senior Level Owner at DMPAC Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company Www.danmafrapixelarts.com Portfolio at www.behance.net/danielmmafra Open to Commissions. :)

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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
One thing aspiring and amateur pixel artists may not know: You’ll spend time reading, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts. That isn’t separate from the creative work. It’s part of being a professional. #pixelart #pixelartist #pixelartbusiness #artbusiness #gamedev #digitalart #danmafra
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I was on Discord and spotted a guy using a character portrait I made for Astro Burn as his profile picture. He probably have no idea I created it. It’s wild to see your work out in the world like that. The game: store.steampowered.com/app/3810660/... #pixelart #pixelartist #astroburn #indiegame
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Save 20% on Astro Burn on Steam
Dodge everything. Destroy anything. Stack ridiculous firepower and unleash anime style Catnip powered chaos in this fast paced cute-em-up bullet hell. Play as Astro, a space cat with her robot compani...
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
At the moment, I’m working on a 1-bit, high-tech board game for a Playdate title. The board spins, creating a really nice animation effect. Pretty cool. Maybe I’ll share it here someday, after the game is released. #danmafra #pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegame
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OCTOBIT 2024: 1-BIT COLLECTION - Dan Mafra
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If an artist is expected to prove that every pixel and stage of their work is original, that extra verification process should be treated as additional labor, and charged accordingly. Do you agree? How should artists handle this kind of request? #pixelart #pixelartist #indiegames #gamedev
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#02 Today’s Pixel Thought ▫ Pixel Grid: The grid that defines the exact position of every pixel. It controls alignment, proportions, edges, and movement between frames. ▫ ▫ ▫
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
#01 Today’s Pixel Thought ▫ Pixel: The smallest visual unit of a raster image. Each pixel occupies a fixed position and contains a specific color value. ▫ ▫ ▫
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🎮 🎨 What’s your favorite visual style in games? • Pixel art • 3D graphics • Painted 2D • Vector art Drop a comment below!
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My **Soccer World Cup 2026** pixel art project is now complete! ⚽ A full panel featuring every national team in the tournament, with one player representing each country, created to celebrate the World Cup, football, and, of course, pixel art. ... #pixelart #worldcup2026 #fifa #soccer #football
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Me, the night, and budgets. Every calculation matters in pixel art. Every pixel matters, too. The night is long ...and full of numbers. 🌔 #pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #digitalartist #artistlife #indiedev #pixels
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’ve recently been working on a new series of pixel art projects, and I’ll be organizing and sharing more of them here soon. For now, here’s a planet/moon illustration I created for Nothing More Than A Ship, a spaceship game with CRPG elements and 16-bit art. www.behance.net/gallery/1169...
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Pixel Art Illustrations - Dan Mafra
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🍕 Pizza Patrol is out now on the Playdate Catalog! DMPAC and I created the logo and promotional pixel art for this project by Trapp Interactive. Game: play.date/games/pizza-... #danmafra #pixelart #pixelartist #pizzapatrol #playdate #1bit #promoart #illustration #digitalart #dmpac
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Pizza Patrol for Playdate
You are a PIZZA RUNNER, a wasteland delivery driver navigating a gauntlet of bandits and hazards in an auto-scrolling, cannon-mounted van.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Argentina lo dio vuelta! ⚽🇦🇷 Y tenía que ser Messi. Egipto había pegado primero, pero la Albiceleste nunca se baja del partido. Hice esta serie de pixel art para celebrar la FIFA World Cup 26 con una estética game art. #worldcup2026 #argentina #vamosargentina #messi #futbol #pixelart #pixelartist
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New project now live on my @Behance profile: Soccer World Cup 2026! ⚽🏆 A pixel art tribute to the biggest tournament in the world. Each national team represented by one iconic player on the board. The World Cup is still going, and I’m updating the board daily! be.net/gallery/2523... ㅤㅤ
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Essa sexta é mais um dia de trabalho na DMPAC . Pixel arts, animations, video. (...)
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Dan Mafra - Pixel Art Specialist / Senior Pixel Artist in Niterói, Brazil
Hello. I am Dan Mafra, Pixel Art Specialist. The services i can provide to you are: 1 - Pixel Art Characters, Scenery & Objects, User Interfaces, FXs, Portraits, Logos and Maps. In many different styl...
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Good morning, pixel artists. May your pixels be sharp, your palettes deliberate, and your clusters not look like a noisy mess. :) #pixelart #pixelartist #dotart #pixels #gamedev #indiegamedev #pixelarts #gamedev #goodmorning
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Late night. Still working on pixels. That's the experience of an artist. Sometimes, a digital artist has to face solitude. Deep in thoughts, every pixel is a crusade and an opportunity. Let’s see what the day will bring. #pixelart #pixelartist #danmafra #digitalart #2dart #thought #artistlife
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
First official DMPAC Pixel Art Studio intro! Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=48Ch... A short 16-bit pixel art animation with humor, timing, sound design on traditional pixel art by me, Dan Mafra. 🐵 #pixelart #pixelartist #dmpac #danmafra #animation #cartoon #youtubeanimation #youtube #digitalart
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Official Pixel Art Intro - by - Dan Mafra - #1
YouTube video by Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hi. New pixel art works on the portfolio: www.behance.net/gallery/2485... 1-Bit Pixel Art, for Panic's Playdate. Noir and Poker matches pixel art and gaming culture.
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1-Bit - Poker Den Online - for Playdate - Dan Mafra
Pixel Art for Poker Den Online, suspended game for Playdate by Christopher Zurowski.2025.All Rights Reserved.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Pixel Art exporting is part of the craft. The way you set up and prepare your files can define how much time you spend in production and how efficiently you move through it. Workflow matters. #pixelart #pixelartist #gamedev #indiegamedev #gameart #workflow #pipeline
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The pleasure of working with art direction instead of pure pixel art. In about 2 hours, it all changes again. Another piece, another project, another style. Same commitment. #pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #danmafra
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
First, social networks trained us to prioritize narrative over fact. Before them, the media was already doing the same through framing. 🧶
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Long is the night of the pixel artist, and vast the pile of artwork and video tasks yet to be completed. No Brazilian coffee is enough. Only yerba mate. #pixelart #pixelartist #digitalart #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #hardwork #CoffeeLovers
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
My thoughts today about AI AI does not seem to be collapsing. It seems to be entering a new phase. 🧵 #AI #AIart #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Innovation #Business #Markets
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
New pixel arts created for Dead Mage are now live. Focused on style, structure, design and good assets. Full project: www.behance.net/gallery/2445... Currently available for new projects. DM me here. #pixelart #pixelartist #Retro #openforhire #artdirection #digitalart #scifi #16bit
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thought of the day // Game dev note Never promise exclusivity if it isn’t real. Focus on quality. Always. When money comes before the product, something is already wrong. The result will show it. If the client doesn’t see it, the player will. 🧵 #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #indie #gamedesign
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Even as a professional pixel artist, I constantly work across other disciplines. The creative mind doesn’t stop. Today I’m in Figma, working and always studying UI design. #pixelart #pixelartist #UIart #UIdesign #figma #UIUX
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🧩🎮 End-of-day question: We talk about game genres as if they were obvious. But are they? When does something stop being a game, and when are we just afraid to admit it isn’t one anymore? Who gets to draw that line? And how would you define a game genre? Your move. Let’s talk. 🎲♟ #videogames
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This morning I was working on a 1-bit pixel art commission for a Playdate game. I’ve been refining a technique I developed for precise dithering using Photoshop. Simple manual workflows still do what plugins can’t. :) I’ll upload the outcome soon. #pixelart #pixelartist #playdate #1bit #techart
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
If you're prompting do to pixelizated images and calling yourself a pixel artist and that pixel art, Sorry, you're cheating and that's no pixel art. Art is what you should be doing by your hands instead of typing commands on a interface. #Aiart️ #pixelart #pixelartist #fakepixels #digitalart
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I just published The Cyborg Without Metal danmafrawords.medium.com/the-cyborg-w... An article about AI. Comment below! #AIイラスト︎ #AIart #AI美女 #AI #creativity #article
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The Cyborg Without Metal
A short essay and reflection on humanity at the beginning of the AI era
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Brazil is funny. I read Law No. 15,325, from January 6, 2026, sanctioned by the current president. It regulates the practice of the multimedia profession. I read it. I thought about it. … I thought about it some more. #laws #digitalart #youtuber #politics #brazilisfunny
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LEI Nº 15.325, DE 6 DE JANEIRO DE 2026 - DOU - Imprensa Nacional
Portal da Imprensa Nacional do Brasil. Diário Oficial da União.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Remember He-Man? And the Masters of the Universe? A promising game inspired like Golden Axe is coming. By Bitmap Bureau, the studio behind Xeno Crisis. No release date yet. But definitely one to keep an eye on. bit.ly/4aOiwGJ #pixelart #gamedev #steam #heman #mastersoftheuniverse #goldenaxe
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe™: Dragon Pearl of Destruction on Steam
Eternia’s favorite heroes including He-Man, Teela, Man-At-Arms and more in a two-player, retro-inspired 2D magic-brawler, drawn in beautiful pixel-art and featuring huge, highly-detailed sprites, desi...
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This week has been an important one. Pixel art and UI projects moving forward. An artist’s life, when professional, always brings a new challenge. Ten minutes ago, I was debating whether a game mechanic should have many A and one B, or many B and one A. That’s a Tostines kind of problem.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I want to present a simple ethical dilemma from the field I work in: artistic production for games and the audiovisual industry.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Good AI is one that that expands human potential. Not one that replaces it. #AI美女 #AIイラスト #AI #CreativeFreedom #Humanity #digitalart #FutureOfAI
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I’m opening a new service. I come from a graphic design background, and I work professionally as an illustrator, pixel artist, and art director, with experience in games and audiovisual projects. I’m now available for book cover design and artwork, especially for independent and small authors.
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Behance
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
AI didn’t start a revolution. It accelerated a cycle. Art has always been reshaped by new tools, from photography to digital media. This article reflects on AI, authorship, and meaning, without hype or fear. AI, Art, and the Cycle of Reinvention medium.com/@danmafrawor... #AIArt #AI #Art
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AI, Art, and the Cycle of Reinvention
AI, Art, and the Cycle of Reinvention
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
When you wake up in 2026, still thinking 2025 was just next door. Sometimes time feels like a place, one you quietly leave behind while getting ready to explore another. My wishes for 2026: become a better version of yourself and keep creating. No fights. Just creation. Dan Mafra #NewYear2026
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Hi! Check out my latest article: Work, AI, and Respect: What 2025 Taught Me as an Artist www.linkedin.com/pulse/work-a... via @linkedin.com Happy New Year. 🌊 #CreativeWork #artistday #gamedev #AIart #PixelArt #HappyNewYear2026
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Work, AI, and Respect: What 2025 Taught Me as an Artist
2025 was an intense and deeply interesting year for me. Through my company, DMPAC, I was able to bring high-quality pixel art (and some vectors and 3ds) to a wide range of developers and producers, fr...
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Just released Seven Waves. A small ASCII game built in about 8 hours. Simple in form, but very intentional in concept. Playable directly in the browser on PC and mobile (click/tap to play): 🌊 danmafrapixelarts.itch.io/sevenwaves
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Seven Waves by Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company
Seven Waves - A ASCII game about Brazilian Reveillon Party
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Hi. Today is the 29th, and we still have a long year ahead. Turbo Santa Chaos is moving forward. There’s a lot of work ahead to improve the game experience for 2026 and to communicate its progress over the next 12 months.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
For the Zelda fans: Hylide was released 2 years before, for PC-88, in 1984 Probably inspired the production of The Legend of Zelda (1986). Check out Hylide at MobyGames: www.mobygames.com/game/12807/h...
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
After a good time, Due to Turbo Santa Chaos and other projects. I've gotten back to using Tiled for editing and have created tile-based backgrounds, maps, and environment art. In pixel art and game dev, There are great tools, known and unknown, out there. 🙂 What tool do you recommend?
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Turbo Santa Chaos by Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company
Turbo Santa Chaos - Demo
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
In UI/UX Design, we have skeuomorphism, which uses physical objects as visual references. And we also have flat design, which brings design toward solutions that prioritize clarity, legibility, and functionality. ...
Jungle Strike.
DOS Version.
From MobyGames.
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
We released Turbo Santa Chaos on Xmas's 24th. Took a break on 25th. I am back to pixel art work on 26th. But now we'll be working on make it better for 2026. Play danmafrapixelarts.itch.io Arts behance.net/gallery/2406... Enjoy and share the Xmas! :) #Xmas #turbosantachaos #gamedev #indiegame
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Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Turbo Santa Chaos 🎄 A small Christmas arcade game. Cool Pixel art and fun gameplay! An ongoing DMPAC game project evolving toward 2026. 🕹️ Play it on Itch.io: danmafrapixelarts.itch.io/turbo-santa-... More updates coming soon! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #xmasgame #christmas
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Turbo Santa Chaos by Dan Mafra Pixel Arts Company
Turbo Santa Chaos - Demo
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Game already online, Somewhere, on the Internet. Simple, but fun game. Happy to create (and co-create), and work on it. Soon I'll be sharing links and pages. Cheers! #danmafra #Xmas2025 #Xmas #pixelart #xmasgame #christmas #natal #Natal2025 #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegames #games
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Before Christmas, I’ll be launching a small, charming, and enjoyable pixel art game. I’m working on the final touches right now. More news later today. 🎄 . . . #indiegame #Xmas #Christmas #gamedev #pixelart #simplegame #danmafra #gamedev #IndieGameDev #xmasgame #dmpac
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
I've just changed my banner here on Blue Sky. The portfolio is under updating process right now. Soon you'll see new material there, this week and the other one. Please check out the pixel arts & arts: www.behance.net/danielmmafra
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Behance
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Dan Mafra @danmafra.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Has anyone used Crocotile 3D? Curious to hear opinions from pixel artists and low-poly artists. You, included. crocotile3d.com . . . #pixelart #pixel #crocotile #crocotile3d #3dart #lowpoly #3d #texturing #lowpoly3d
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Crocotile 3D
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