In case you missed it, I designed some brand new Owlboy merch for the anniversary if you're interested. We're planning new designs in the future, so suggestions are welcome!

So right as we finished the Owlboy anniversary livestream, my cat got hurt. I've been on cat watch pretty much 24/7 since then. Lottie is going to be just fine, though she's positively seething about having to wear a cone.

Meet the Bat Queen, self-proclaimed monarch and proud mommy! #pixelart #vikingontrampolines #indiegame

Owlboy 9th anniversary is now live! Come join in! www.twitch.tv/dpadstudio

That one PC98 game with the elf in it. You know... the one with the rude protagonist. This random test I'm doing is getting out of hand. Game engine video footage in the works... #pixelart #ドット絵 #pc98

There's a certain irony that this Saturday is going to be a major day for me. D-Pad is launching our Newsletter, and we're doing our annual Owlboy anniversary stream. ...But I'm so busy preparing everything that I barely have time to hype it up

"Pillow deliveries pay well, but the region is suprisingly cold and require specialty footware to not slip on the ice once you get there. At least its easy to carry..." Finished up the sketch I did. Possibly my final art of the year. Strangely, this the first time I've ever fully shaded Mira

Blood moon (old sketch I made into a painting some time ago)

Little #Zelda experiment. Think this was after the announcement of Link Between Worlds on the 3DS. I noted it would be interesting to do something more toy-looking. Ironically, the series' top-down titles would end up adopting a more toy-like aesthetic years later. Still like the mockup though!

Came across an old Lottie kitten photo, and now you have to deal with it too

You guys should play Owlboy

Its October night! (and occasionally October day)

Owlboy sold over 5000 copies last month on Nintendo Switch, in a very rare comeback 🤯 We're celebrating 9 years since the game's launch next month - and Otus is still carrying us strong after all these years. Thanks for supporting us everyone 🦉❤️

For those curious, here's what's inside a LIMITED EDITION of #Owlboy! We're raffling away a single box for Owlboy's 9th Anniversary - Subscribe to our upcoming newsletter (link below) for a chance to win ⭐ #physicalmedia #giveaway #indiegame #nintendoswitch #playstation

Old repaint of thief from Capcom's D&D Shadow over Mystara. Was initially a doodle on a post-it note.

We've started a Newsletter! You might miss into about our games on social media as it changes. To not overwhelm you, we'll condense everything we've worked on and announced into only 3 big updates a year. First one drops in November!

Hey! Owlboy is pretty affordable right now if you've been looking to try our game out! store.steampowered.com/app/115800/O...

It's a 'morning stretch locked my neck up and now I can't look to the left' kind of day.

Bit of an overdue task: My website has been updated to 1.4. A few additions to all galleries and project pages to keep things up to date, minus some things I can't share yet. Blog section removed to be replaced with something more useful later. www.snakepixel.art

The Legendary Axe concept mockup. Been a while since I made one of these. Research was tough. I have no connection to the game or the turbografx-16 whatsoever, but the final boss being a weird and unsettling merger of confused cavemen held together by an eldric mass was captivating. #pixelart #ドット絵

The Legendary Axe concept mockup. Been a while since I made one of these. Research was tough. I have no connection to the game or the turbografx-16 whatsoever, but the final boss being a weird and unsettling merger of confused cavemen held together by an eldric mass was captivating. #pixelart #ドット絵

Took me about a year to feel up to working on it again, but I'm finishing this tonight.

Tongues are like weird storybook creatures. A cave slug that spends it's day shoving things into hydraulic presses, and if you rub something on its back, a giant gains knowledge about it.

The PC98 mockup started because I drew the most generic anime elf possible and wanted to test some rescaling. Turns out, I've done this EXACT thing once before. Last time I tried coding a dialogue system, I sketched a DIFFERENT generic elf with a face scar on her cheek... Elf = Dialogue box I guess?

Working on new stages for Vikings on Trampolines. Been looking forward to making this particular place for a while now. #pixelart #ドット絵 #vikingsontrampolines

It's so short, but there was so much to say in this section. I had the idea of an owl culture, different from what you had seen so far. Their statues whistle like flutes in deep tunnels. You're met with chains at the entrance. Why was this sealed off? As you fly through, you don't notice the wires.

That one PC98 game with the elf in it. You know... the one with the rude protagonist. This random test I'm doing is getting out of hand. Game engine video footage in the works... #pixelart #ドット絵 #pc98

Frankly pretty surprising. There might have been changes to the eShop, but Owlboy is suddenly selling better on Switch than it has in years!

Had a dream last night that I had a scheduled meeting with Sakurai. He drives up the day before and stakes out my house. Just stares at my windows. He stays awake all night doing this. Next day, an hour before the meeting, he drives off. Leaves a message saying we're meeting somewhere else.

Got the idea to test an art experiment last weekend. Could make for a good gag, but needs some UI to sell it. Should probably be animated though. I'll throw it into a game engine to save time. I've now spent days coding a dialogue navigation system... I don't even know how to program...

I have perfected walkcycles. #pixelart #ドット絵 #vikingsontrampolines

When you're rotten and 90% gas. (I'm finally animating Balloonie, main villain of #vikingsontrapolines )

Time to start the week. #vikingsontrampolines

Norwegian news: "The heatwaves are unbearable! The ocean is boiling! People are hospitalized with heat stroke!" Also Norwegian news: "Well ENJOY IT while it LASTS! Because soon it'll be GONE, and you'll be COLD and MISERABLE FOREVER!"

“No... What I told you is that the path is safe, if you don’t TOUCH anything!” Finally got this explorer painting done. I've never actually shown Mira acting as a guide. Of course, it helps if they LISTEN do the guide...

Didn't have to, but in the process, I did go through the motions of making the full line-guide for Cel-painting just for authenticity's sake. Looked neat by itself.

Back to work on our next big project. Been genuinely tough not skipping our vacation and work on it anyway!

Got bored. Realized I've never actually attempted that extremely specific 90s anime poster shading. Materialized an elf off the cover of some OVA you walked by at Blockbuster to shade.

I've been getting a bit of work done on Donnie Friday season 2. (Don't worry, I haven't forgotten.) In an attempt to avoid making my burnout worse, I've been slowly chipping away at it for some time. I'm expecing it to be a while, but it is very much on my mind. #pixelart #ドット絵 #donniefriday

I've been getting a bit of work done on Donnie Friday season 2. (Don't worry, I haven't forgotten.) In an attempt to avoid making my burnout worse, I've been slowly chipping away at it for some time. I'm expecing it to be a while, but it is very much on my mind. #pixelart #ドット絵 #donniefriday

Absolute gremlin

Lottie summer days

Another old concept. Wanted to experiment with a re-imagined Sparkster / RocketKnightAdventures. Always fun to imagine what a potential sequel could look like, mixing elements from all the old games. I've always found the series mechanics really fascinating.

I've been smashing things non stop for hours now. I think I might be enjoying a video game

BANANZA!

Working on something. New art tomorrow ~

Hold on... to good things. #Owlboy

Some Samus I painted after the launch of Metroid Dread. I really love the suits with giant shoulder pads! #metroid #samus

Another small task I've been putting off. I've had this character in my head for the explorer universe for years now. "What if person, but too long?"Very chatty, very slinky. Carries a banned dagger that works like a detonation-charge-powered can opener. There's probably crimes.

After all the deadlines I've just been doing, my doctor has reccomended not to do activites I associate with work during my vacation... What on earth does that leave me with?