iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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kat 🌱 @yndasaer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Deviated a little from my usual prompt list for this one today as I felt really inspired by some super cool shells! 🐚 #swordtember #swordtember2026

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kat 🌱 @yndasaer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

this one was a definitely trust in the process piece but I think we got there! ship sword to complete a weeks worth of swords ✨️⚓️ #swordtember #swordtember2026

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Bunnyhug @bunnyhug.games · 07/09/2026

*WAH WAH, WAH WAH WAH WAH*

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Rappenem @rappenem.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

👁️🐏

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

ʀᴇᴘᴏsᴛ One of my favourites! A piece that's much bigger *and* is animated! I really pushed the boat out for this one and was so happy with how it turned out... It is quite old now though, maybe it needs a freshen up! Done with Toasted40 palette! #pixelart #goblin #fighter #oc

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ʀᴇᴘᴏsᴛ A bovine slime... or a Boeslime for your timeline! I'm deep in commission work and so I haven't got all that much to post. I keep telling myself I'll get back to regularly posting, but it's just not happening! I need more art... For now, reposts! #pixelart #slime #creature #pixeldex

Pixel art of a bull made of slime. He is green and dripping with slime, his eyes red, he's poised to charge!

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bruno @brunopixels.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

homem radioativo #pixelart

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VEXED (commissions OPEN) @v3x3d.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hey! I have some space for font commissions! ❤️ Want a custom pixel font for your project, DM me! 📩 itch.io/s/107531/meg... More refs in my bundle above. 👆😄 #pixelart #ドット絵 #font #pixelfont

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thank you so much! I have the benefit of being a concept artist before I was a pixel artist, so I think that helps a tonne! Really appreciate it! I’ll definitely give you a follow and have a look at some of your stuff!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Sorry for the repost! Missed ALT text :(

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Here, you can see how the slime pet grows and evolves with levels up (ages). It will physically grow in size, taking up more screen space and including more detail! How fun! I'm working on UI, so apologies for the long pauses between posting c: #monster #slime #vpet #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

Pixel art of 4 slime pet in of varying sizes and in a gameboy-esk colour palette. From left to right:
Bottom left: A side view of a slightly rounded, square-ish slime. He bulges out a little where he makes contact with the floor. He has a spikey, toothy grin and big eyes. He looks friendly and squishy. From the way he's coloured, it looks like he is slightly translucent and has bubbles within his form.
Top left: Very similar to the first, but from his crown and down his "back", spikes protrude from its surface. These spikes will appear as the pet emotes!
Middle: Pixel art of a side facing squarish slime that bulges out as it meets the floor. He has a spikey, toothy grin and wide eyes. Atop his head are some smaller spikes that protrude, these spikes will grow in size and multiply as he emotes.
Right: Pixel art of a large square slime (similar to a gelatinous cube). He has a large toothy, spikey maw and large eyes. Floating within his slimy body is a bone (bottom left), a skull (above his eye), a sword (top left) and an arrow that sticks out (top right).

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Deadkat 🥐 @deadkat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

heck yea, little guy n°3 #pixelart

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The first of three evolutions of the slime pet! Pets evolve when they enter their adult life stage into one of three options. We're hoping to tie these options to stats. but it's something we need to play around with and test! I can't wait to show you all more! #pet #monster #vpet #pixelart #slime

Pixel art of a large square slime (similar to a gelatinous cube). He has a large toothy, spikey maw and large eyes. Floating within his slimy body is a bone (bottom left), a skull (above his eye), a sword (top left) and an arrow that sticks out (top right).

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Rappenem @rappenem.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Do not recommend pixel clothing

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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

some of my pixel arts are available as cross-stitch patterns in my store !! :-3 ko-fi.com/tofu/shop/cr... #pixelart

pixel art of red pomegranates on a branch. the leaves are indigo blue

pixel art of a pink cat with hearts in its eyes

pixel art of some teeth and gums over a black background

pixel art of a whimsical witch's treehouse

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I've been busy behind the scenes working on my Vpet sim! I've worked on the first line of our first pet, the slime! Slimes are common, recognisable, fun first monsters (Thought in the comments). I'm really happy with this one, what do you think? #art #pixelart #vpet #monster #slime #baby

Pixel art slime pet in a gameboy-esk colour palette. There are two versions.
The left: A side view of a slightly rounded, square-ish slime. He bulges out a little where he makes contact with the floor. He has a spikey, toothy grin and big eyes. He looks friendly and squishy. From the way he's coloured, it looks like he is slightly translucent and has bubbles within his form.
The right: Very similar to the first, but from his crown and down his "back", spikes protrude from its surface. These spikes will appear as the pet emotes!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In my Vpet sim, your pets will level up as you play, aging up into new life stages. You saw the baby slime, this fella is the teen slime, he's a little bigger and some of those ferrofluid esk spikes hang around more permanently. Would you pet him? 🥹 #pixelart #slime #vpet #cute #gamedev

Pixel art of a side facing squarish slime that bulges out as it meets the floor. He has a spikey, toothy grin and wide eyes. Atop his head are some smaller spikes that protrude, these spikes will grow in size and multiply as he emotes.

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Coffee Beans Dev 🦊 Tailside (OUT NOW on Steam!) @coffeebeansdev.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This single image gave 30 000 wishlists to my game, I have no words

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

but consider an applied *internal* force, like a soul or sentience! I moved away from the common "relaxed orb" that most slimes shape takes. I'm really happy with the design, and trust me, the teen and adult ones just build on this one! The first adult evolution is my favourite!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I didn't want a super generic design though... When making the concept art for this one, I wanted to make something *different*. I had a look at ferro fluid and how liquid (with an applied external force) could become seemingly ridged and spike against gravity. I wanted to apply similar to my slime,

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

THE TAMAGOTCHI-JAM PAGE IS LIVE! Go check more than 400 entries! Which one is your favorite? batfeula.neocities.org/collabs/tama...

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm super late to posting this, but the 30 years of Tamagotchi jam has been collected together into this AWESOME interactive Tamagotchi where you can view everyone's awesome entries! batfeula.neocities.org/collabs/tama... It's so awesome seeing Meeko in here! #tamagotchi #vpet #goblin #oc

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bruno @brunopixels.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

indo pro role #pixelart

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Suzanne ✈️ @anatomoth.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Crow skull brooches weren't popular at all, haven't sold a single one at Animefest and I made 6. Hopefully someone here might fell in love with them? ko-fi.com/anatomoth/shop

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NOP @noppixels.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Drink up, while it's still fresh

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A sketch portrait for @gracierainhunter.bsky.social ! Her D&D character - Sersil, a centaur warrior of great strength. She was kind, yet bold and a very fun character to fight alongside! #dnd #sketch #portrait #oc #centaur

Sketch portrait of a centurian woman, she has droopy horse like ears coming from the side of her head and a single horn that curves up from her forehead. She has a soft face with slightly wider set features. She has a shaggy bob cut with a fringe that frames her face.

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Don't worry about all the digital sketching I've been posting! Just uploading them while I cobble together some more pixel art to show off! I have a lot planned that I'm so excited to share with you all <3

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I LOVE GOBLINS ! This was a fun one to do of my friends goblin OC - Shoblin! It's really fun to see all the different ways people like to make goblins, so much variety! Have you got a goblin oc? I'd love to see them! 🫴 #goblin #oc #sketch #icon

Portrait sketch of a goblin girl. She has large ears that stick out to the side with a slight droop. She has short hair that's cut just below her chin line and a side parting (her left) with a messy fringe. She has no nose and eyes with spirals. She has two pointy teeth and is poking her tongue out. She wears a necklace/collar with a cartoony fish skeleton on.

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Another sketchy portrait for the lovely @franlehanne.bsky.social of their OC Amelia! 👑⚜️ #oc #sketch #art #portrait #character

A sketch portrait of a woman with long wavy hair, two French braids creating a middle part. She has a circlet around her head with gemstones at regular intervals. She has very naturally thick features that feel soft and a small button nose. A large amulet sits around her neck on a chain.

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

2nd batch of D&D OC sticker commissions! These were really fun to do! I have some more sketch portraits so show! Who's your favourite? Azriel the Aasimar doctor 👼💊 Alice the righteous Paladin 🛡️ Lazlo, the comedy relief (DMs character... RIP) 🧛‍♂️ #dnd #oc #sketch #art #portrait

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

First batch of D&D icon sticker commissions!! I was super excited that one of my lovely friends commissioned me to make art for our party! Who is your favourite? -Elyra the Ranger 🪡 -Lira the Rogue (My character!) 🗡️ -Pit the Bard 🎭 -Rune the Sorceress 🧙‍♀️🔥 3 more portraits to come! #dnd #sketch #art

Sketch of a woman's portrait with long slightly wavy hair that falls below where her shoulders would be (not drawn). She has a rough cut, middle parting fringe that sweeps to either side, sitting just above her brow. She has quite serious eyes, but a softer nose and lips. Around her neck sits a chain with a spiked ring that looks like it would be painful to wear. The ring has a jewel at its peak.

Sketch of an elven woman's portrait. Her ears are very long, extending up past the crest of her head. She has a side parting with a fringe that swoops to her left (our right). Her hair falls into loose braids that start just past her collarbones. She has sharper elven features and a cut across her visible eyebrow.

Sketch of a male fey portrait. His ears are smaller than the elves and stick out to the side more than they to up. He has a side parting with a spiked fringe and softer, messy cut down the back. His features are long and wide set. He has face markings/tattoos/paint below his eyes which look like upward facing crescent moons with tears falling from them and a line from the dip below his lip to the bottom of his chin. He has laurel leaves crowning his head.

Sketch of another elvish woman's portrait. She has slighter shorter ears than the first elf, reaching the crest of her head. Her hair is pulled back behind her ears and come down just past where her shoulders would be (not drawn). She has moon and star motifs throughout, with ear cuffs, loop earrings with stars, a thick banded necklace with crescent moons, stars and seemingly a small full moon (orb) hanging from it. She has constellation markings on her neck and freckles that don her cheek like the night sky. She has very soft features and friendly look.

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Hey! 👋 You sure do! Great to see you on here!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Awh thank you Zik! It's good to be back, hoping to cook some gooooood pixels >:)

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

OC UPDATE!! I looooooove her new design so much! I did this one after getting back into digital sketching again - more of these to come as I had some commissions!! I hope you like her! Time to start slowly updating my branding owo #goblin #ocart #art

Green goblin girl with green skin, a pink rough cut bob with two plait rat tails and a white streak on her left (our right) side. She has 3 blue eyes, 2 larger in the normal eye placement and one smaller eye in the middle of her forehead. She has a larger goblin nose and two little teeth pointing out of a friendly smile. She has large ears that stick out to the side.

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It’s so much fun! The deadline is the 20th! Looking forward to seeing what you make!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🫵 Goober, little funky creature! Also a slight new design... I'll upload the new art of her soon 😏

A messy sketch of a little goblin creature, the same creature you see in pixel form in the post above

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I saw this Jam and knew I needed to join it! It's also a good segway backing into posting 🫣 Behind the scenes, I've been super busy working on my own Vpet sim! I'm SO excited to chat about it and show some more details (and hopefully some actual art soon!!). Sketch in the comments vvv

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Rappenem's Reforge @rappenems-reforge.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Tried to make bricks a bit more interesting but it's hard

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Relic Abyss ✨EA out now!✨ @relicabyss.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I’m starting to think I’m making a really good game #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Hi everyone! I've organized a jam for artists to celebrate 30 years of Tamagotchi! The goal is to create lots of little digital monsters inspired by the famous virtual pet. If you like the idea, you can find all the info here 👇 itch.io/jam/30-years...

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30 Years of Tamagotchi Jam

A game jam from 2026-03-31 to 2026-04-20 hosted by batfeula. Let's celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tamagotchi by creating little digital creatures! To enter the jam make a 2 frame animation of a lit...

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I wish I found this sooner to plan a bit more ahead!! I'm excited to join this though as I'm making my own Vpet for my first ever indie project! This will be so much fun, what a cool idea for a jam, excited to see what everyone creates!!

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Chrysope @chrysope.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our first asset pack is available ! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Crystal Pixel Art @crystalpixelart.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Little Mermaid 💙 #pixelart

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Lmao Yeah! I’ve been following you for a few years now - it’s been awesome seeing you get gigs for games/shows and delving into gamedev! Very excited to see more about your projects!

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Gem Cusworth @gemcusworth.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Hey Crispy!! 👋 I wanna do the same too!! I've semi-recently jumped into gamedev I started last Jan but have taken a long break due to starting my journey into motherhood😅 Hoping to get back into things and meet other cool artists and game devs!!

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