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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lisa Simpson's room

zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you're interested into what happend - and what did not happen during these latest months, you might take a look at my recent blog on Itch.io. Also: Adventure Begins is at 50% sale, whereas the dungeon tileset collection, Adventure Below, is 40% off until November 2nd!

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It has been a while!

Hello everyone! This is going to be a bit of a wall of text I fear. It has been a while , has it not? Almost a year since I last published the little project, Roma PDM . In case you missed it, it's a....

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Draco and the Seven Scales is just sheer joy. I know I might be biased for the aesthetic, but did you know it's ALSO an absolute bop? Toho cooked one of my favourite chiptune OSTs probably ever.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I feel like this is either going to be my big comeback or my ultimate debacle

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gosh, Tiny Glade really does go fast on this thing (my benchmark hopes are fulfilled).

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New pc! You are (unfortunately?) going to see a whole lot more of me on Twitch I guess. You will also probably see more 3D disasters, too. The goblin is starting fresh, I guess!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Afaik you can time travel on the NSwitch clock to access all the previously released events! I think there are some bonus preorders that might be timed downloads, but I guess only a few patterns and recipes! The ditto rug you can find in-game, the dlc preorder bonus I am a bit uncertain Ofc tysm!!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you Alice! After a little tinkering with the palette, I definitely wanted a bit of iridescence to zhuzh it up a bit and I kind of ended on the pink/purple hues to give a little bit of spark in an otherwise unexplored part of the color spectrum here! Hehe

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A few stills! I am still developing this "port town" area of the city. Video and screens are from July, it's changed a bit!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Random saturday content: a tour of a chocolate/mint teahouse I built in #pokopia this summer. While I wait for a Sinistea/tcha event, the bar is currently run by Gardevoir & friends! It has a greenhouse in the back, a cozy reading room / balcony on the 2nd floor and a shaded roof terrace, too!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you both! The zine series, is a collection of illlustrations from 100+ artists, all gathered together to fill a monotype dex! So far they made 2 numbers: VELENOZINE (poison types) and PSICOZINE (psychic). The third instalment, COLEOZINE is starting now and will be dedicated to bug types!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ty! And yep Teal and gold is really cool - it brings me back to Transistor, a game I love so much! In that regard I kind of feared the "art nouveau" effect at a certain point, but luckily the subject and shapes are quite different!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you!! I still feel somewhat guilty about not animating it yet, but I'm kind of not really posting much anyways so it's here!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ty Rhoq dear! 🫴✨️❤️

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you Astra! Funnily, the first palette drafts were quite dull, and the brazier wasn't really there until later! The fire kind of sparked (sorry for the pun) some color ideas, too!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

*Reversal Mountain B2W2 theme plays here*

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Aaaaah tysm ;_; You described my work in such a lovely and beautiful way! I'm not sure I deserve such beautiful words, but I admit I really liked working with colors here!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank you so much! Let'sspread some Bronzong love! 🫴🔔✨️✨️❤️

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My #pixelart entry for PSICOZINE, an italian fanzine! 124x180px, 22 colors I originally meant to animate it, but I am pc-less atm. Bronzong is one of my faves - I love bronzes from the Yayoi period in general. Recently, I also developed a huge love for the bronze art of Sangxingdui, Guanghan.

$A pixel art of the pokemon Bronzong and Bronzor. The steel/psychic pokemon is embedded in an intricate frame wall, perfectly shaped around him. Two Bronzor are located at its sides. The dark temple is lit by a bright flame contained in a horned urn right below Bronzong. This round brazier is shaped like the headpiece of the legendary pokemon Ting-Lu. The bright flame causes all sorts of reflections and color diffractions: from the warm light to the characteristic shades of oxidated bronze, with purple and cold reflections as well. Upon further inspection, the rich frame carvings reveal many historiated scenes: below bronzong there's a lunette holds stylized figures of Dialga, Palkia and Giratina. Above the two Bronzor, embedded in the frame, the silhouettes of Uxie, Azelf and Mesprit. On the higher part of the structure, right above Bronzong, the effigy of Arceus, lit by a cold light.$

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A veeery manageable scenario, all considered. The damage is not minimal, but somewhat contained. Problem is: I honestly feel a bit overwhelmed by this year, so it'll take some energies to tackle what needs to be done anew, from scratch

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Update: we managed to extract quite a few things from the SSD, some of them very important (either for myself or my projects). Sadly, in this "surprise bag" a few losses were to be expected. Among those some (but not too many) parts of future itch updates and some aseprite animations.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yep! First thing I'll probably do on the new pc. Honestly I am quite keen on backups and I usually do lots of them throughout the year, or I directly store stuff on drives/cloud. This year I just... well, somehow gave up on stuff. On many aspects. Some lack of selfcare that now haunts me i guess

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yep, cherry on top of a nefarious 2026, and we still have three months to go, so...

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ty dear! I am just going with the flow at the moment. 2026 kind of shattered my (remaining) optimism in general, on a personal, artistic and societal scale I fear

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Headaches is my natural state it seems 🫠🫠🫠❤️‍🩹

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This might be a serious setback for itch assets and streaming plans. I have been working quite a bit on new tiles, updates to get back on board with new content, but I admit to you all: I am feeling quite down atm. 2026 has been a hard year, economically and work/career wise.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My professional /commissioned work is on cloud and/or on my backup hdd, but I fear some of my latest source files (unreleased personal stuff and fan art wip) might be lost forever. A technician is currently trying to extract as much source files as possible.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My SSD broke, I,am currently trying to extract as much stuff as possible. Meanwhile, felt like doing some comfort spriting on my beloved old pc from 2012. God bless #pixelart (and @aseprite.org) as a low-fi, working class friendly medium! Classic Sugimori artwork sprites, 5 colors, 56x56px

Bulbasaur sprite, in pixel art. The specifics are: 56x56 pixels, 5 colors + transparency. The sprite follows the well known Sugimori artwork, with the pokemon slightly seen from above as he walks towards the viewer. The sprite palette and shading follow Sugimori's technique, with stark contrasts and a watercolor-like, soft kind of coloring.

Charmander sprite, in pixel art. The specifics are: 56x56 pixels, 5 colors + transparency. The sprite follows the well known Sugimori artwork, with the pokemon shaking his tail with the characteristic flame on top. The fire lizard pokemon is kind of smiling! The sprite palette and shading follow Sugimori's technique, with stark contrasts and a watercolor-like, soft kind of coloring.

Squirtle sprite, in pixel art. The specifics are: 56x56 pixels, 5 colors + transparency. The sprite follows the well known Sugimori artwork, with the pokemon sitting on the ground, holding his tail with its hand. The sprite palette and shading follow Sugimori's technique, with stark contrasts and a watercolor-like, soft kind of coloring.

Pikachu sprite, in pixel art. The specifics are: 56x56 pixels, 5 colors + transparency. The sprite follows the well known Sugimori artwork, with the pokemon charging up its electrical power. Its cheeks are emitting sparkles. The sprite palette and shading follow Sugimori's technique, with stark contrasts and a watercolor-like, soft kind of coloring.

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Mike @metagamemike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

CORPORATE ROT, my next Game Boy Color game, now has a Kickstarter pre-launch page! Follow it to get notified when the campaign launches some time next month 🧟👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/met... #screenshotsaturday #gameboy #gbstudio

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carl // Isle of Reveries OUT NOW! @desertcucco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Isle of Reveries is OUT NOW on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and Xbox! #zelda #indiegame You can also find the OST for purchase on Bandcamp. All links 🔽

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Congrats Sam!! The game is a delight!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There's also a contribution by your truly, but you'll have to play the game to see that! 👀

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Veli' (Tower Of Insolence dev) @velithetunes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey ho, Blue sky. My name is Veli and I love working with this specific aesthetic and character animations. Right now I am fully focused on developing my project: Tower of Insolence (which looks completely different hehe). #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

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Deceiver @dmitrydeceiver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Sketch author: x.com/les_noi

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Okto - galina wake up @oktorisuyet.com · 28/07/2026

something something grimmsnarl junji ito (i drew this)

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Requinoesis✨ @requinoesis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

For this scene, I improvised by filling it with several other residents instead of just Tiago and Roberto alone. I tried to portray that in this universe there are no 'maintenance services', the residents themselves take care of the upkeep of the residential complex, a kind of ancient tradition.

A large concept illustration of the background of the "Blue Lobby," the entrance to the Cerulean Tower of the Seven Waves residential complex, home to my sharkfolk characters.

Roberto (The great hammerhead shark) and Tiago (the tiger shark) are in the center, on a winding walkway that passes over a circular reflecting pool with tropical gardens and a replica of an antique vase on display.

The environment has an architecture reminiscent of the 1950s, with cylindrical columns, rounded shapes, and cobogó (a type of perforated brick). There are several other resident sharkfolk such as: A lemon and Caribbean sharkfolk cleaning a glass door; two small Leopard sharkfolk maintaining the tiles of one of the columns; a Nurse sharkfolk cleaning the floor with a spinning mop while wearing headphones; a Whale and Caribbean sharkfolk descending a ramp that probably leads to an underground parking lot; there is a mother silky sharkfolk pushing a shopping cart while her son holds a juice bottle; There are two small leopard sharkfolk tending to a section of the garden; a hammerhead and mako sharkfolk are conversing inside the hall inner, and finally, there are a silky and nurse sharkfolk chatting upstairs.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Came back from the first true vacation in the recent years. Refreshing. The world is appearently still ending, but I have some pixels and assets for you all coming soon!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

ahhhh!! Glad to find you here on bsky shin! I'm a mess, didn't really check for your account here after my escape from "the other site that used to be a blue bird"

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shin @shin.itch.io · 18/08/2025

Adding #sauce to my #GBStudio game every day- Days 24-25 Changed the melee attack to a slash, which is what I wanted it to be originally. I had to add directional sprites to projectiles first, which was a little tricky. Also expanded the UI so you can have more health and ammo.

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shin @shin.itch.io · 09/06/2026

Adding #sauce to my #GBStudio game every day- Day 57 Actually, today I'm adding #juice. Need to refill your hearts after a tough fight? Take a swig of some apple juice, every islander's favourite drink.

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 01/06/2026

Mina the Hollower is out! I was going to just make a quick sprite, but I got a bit carried away and just ended up making a full on high-res mockup instead. Haven't even got around to playing the final release! Gotta fix that.

Pixel art in high resolution based on Mina the Hollower video game. A mouse character in a cloak is standing on a stone-tiled road, about to fling a spiked flail at some skeleton looking bird monsters.

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Juanito Medina @juanitomedinart.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Now is the perfect moment to remind you that a long time ago I made character sprites for almost every boss from Cuphead. I started with the main character sprites and used their size as reference to make the rest. The bosses turned out to be massive. #pixelart

character sprites of the three main characters from Cuphead.

Briney Beard from Cuphead character portrait.

Cuphead's Grim Matchstick character portrait.

Cuphead's Hilda Berg character portrait.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Textless version as someone asked for a phone wallpaper option!

Same pixel art from the main post, without the movie title on the lower part

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Wishlist our new game Catechesis @baroquedecay.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Catechesis demo is out now! Links below.

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