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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 09/07/2026

Was recently working on my game engine's pixel art font renderer. To save myself time I mostly use pixel art to do everything, but I decided to add a bit of flair for the fonts. Figured it wasnt too hard to get it behaving more like vector fonts. #gamedev #indie #pixelart

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 27/06/2026

just finished my new dj rhythym game! #gamedev #gaming #indiedev #indie #pixelart Check it out here: novicearts.itch.io/scratch-dat-... Available on Web and Windows

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 23/06/2026

Got the scoring system in place for my dj rhythm game. Now it feels like the start of a real game. #gamedev #indie #indiegame

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 22/06/2026

Making more progress on my dj rhythm game! Got spinnin' beats n such. #gamedev #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 21/06/2026

Working on a new DJ Rhythm game for an upcoming jam. #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 27/02/2026

Just finished my gamejam entry for Dreamdisc 25! This one's a spin-off project for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. Check it out here: novicearts.itch.io/elysian-shad... #dreamcast #pixelart #indie #dreamcast

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Elysian Shadows: Lost in Transmission by novicearts

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 19/02/2026

More gameplay footage for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows (or well the prequel entry). This time I got item drops working. #pixelart #indie #dreamcast

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 15/02/2026

More work on combat for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. I've added some amped up sword based combat via the "Charge blade" #pixelart #gamedev #dreamcast #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 11/02/2026

Continuing work on the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. I've worked more on combat movement, including dashing and sword slashes. It's now getting pretty fun to move about. #pixelart #gamedev #dreamcast #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 31/12/2025

Decided to take a break from programming and do some level design and pixel art for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. #pixelart #gamedev #dreamcast #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 30/12/2025

Dashing mechanics are in! Speeding along with the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows, I'm making more progress than I originally expected. And yes, it feels really good to control too. #dreamcast #gamedev #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 29/12/2025

Steady progress for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows! I've gotten in a decent prototype for character movement and multi-screen tilemap levels. It's now getting to a point I can start writing real game logic. #dreamcast #rpg #gamedev #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 23/12/2025

Tilemaps and collision are in for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows! #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 23/12/2025

Working on UI for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian shadows. I've got some nifty textboxes, but for everything else like health bars and buttoms we're gonna be primitive for now. #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 21/12/2025

More updates for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. This time I worked on a 4 directional character walking for my dreamcast controller. Moves like a top-down zelda game atm, and it feels pretty nice. Still tweaking it, but progress is progress. #dreamcast #gamedev #rpg

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 13/11/2025

Back again with updates for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. For the last week I was working on tilemaps, and have an initial pass ready. More can always be done but I like the direction it's heading in. #pixelart #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 06/11/2025

More animations for the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian shadows. This time I'm focusing on a sideways run cycle. Decided to challenge myself by making it only 4 frames long (that way sprite sheet remains condensed). #pixelart #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 05/11/2025

More work on the Sega Dreamcast RPG Elysian Shadows. Starting off I'll be working on basic walk and run cycles (for 4 directions). This one has the front direction for walking #pixelart #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 05/11/2025

I've been on the down low for a bit, but decided to start game dev again for the Sega Dreamcast. I'm currently working on a demo for the RPG Elysian Shadows, starting with pixel artwork. We'll see how it goes. #pixelart #dreamcast #gamedev

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 01/09/2025

Recently completed a story game in the style of the GBA with the help of @pedes1ayer.bsky.social ! It was alot of fun, and a lot of hard work! It's available for both windows and web. #sunofes novicearts.itch.io/the-land-of-...

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The Land of Lnd: Memo by novicearts, pedeS1ayer, God's Knight

Nothing can withstand the power of a good whack!

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 22/07/2025

At it again with more concept art for the Sega Dreamcast RPG: Elysian Shadows. This time a strapping fellow joins the party: Rand. He's quite the egotist, but he can back it up with cold, hard science. A passionate scholar... who's also a passionate drunkard. #art #pencil

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 21/07/2025

Starting the week with more concept art for the Sega Dreamcast RPG: Elysian Shadows. This time, I'm doing an ensemble piece for the two party members Julien and Eryn. Lookin' more and more like a tag-team duo to me 😁 #art #pencil #drawing #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 18/07/2025

Back again with more concept art for the Sega Dreamcast RPG: Elysian Shadows. A new party member joins the fray: Eryn! Nerdiest of bookworms, she's a feisty and passionate individual. As a scholar and digger, she spends her free time hunting for ancient artifacts. #art #pencil #indie #dreamcast

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 17/07/2025

More concept art for the Sega Dreamcast homebrew RPG: Elysian Shadows. Still fleshing out the main character Julien with more poses. Want to get a feel for him and his expressions. Stay tuned for more! #art #pencil #indie #dreamcast

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 16/07/2025

I recently joined an indie homebrew development team as an artist working on a new game for the Sega Dreamcast. It is an RPG called Elysian Shadows, and is in active development. First order of business was concept art for the party's main character, Julien. Stay tuned! #art #dreamcast #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 19/06/2025

I decided to practice some form of "real life" drawing, since I haven't really tried that before. So I gave it a shot with tyrrion lannister. It was hard, but I learned alot abotu how to use the pencil #art #pencil #gameofthrones #fanart

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 15/06/2025

I have opened a commissions page through artistree.io/novicearts . This is the only venue by which I accept commission requests.

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 15/06/2025

I recently decided to draw some fanart for my favorite gba game - Zelda Minish Cap #zelda #GameBoyAdvance #fanart #pencil #art

pencil sketch of link from the legend of zelda minish cap

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 15/06/2025

Rough draft of a new app UI I'm working on #screenshotsaturday #indie

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 14/06/2025

New post for my game development blog. This week I worked on 2D scenes and UI. playbench.substack.com/p/weekly-ben... #IndieGameDev

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Weekly Benchmark 2

Progress report for the week of 6/8/2025

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 08/06/2025

I recently started a game dev blog to chronicle in more detail my journey in writing games from scratch. It's early on but I expect it to grow over the year. playbench.substack.com #IndieGameDev

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Playbench | Novice Arts | Substack

Sculpting design. Click to read Playbench, by Novice Arts, a Substack publication. Launched 23 minutes ago.

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Novice Arts @novicearts.itch.io · 05/06/2025

As I was working on my projects, I created a tiny pixel art font for rendering text. I found it useful, so I opened a store-page in case others would like it also. Check out my new font here: novicearts.itch.io/tiny-font-ro... #pixel_art #IndieGameDev

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Tiny Font - Robo Console by novicearts

A tiny ASCII font

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