My OC Alexia (codename: Phantom) from a defunct concept. The lights on her suit are projectors that allow her to produce 3D holograms that can mimic her movements and act like energy blasts when they collide with a target. #2D #art #animation #sprite #gamedev

Completed sprite commission for a DeviantART client. Commissions are open! #art #2d #animation #sprite #walk #originalcharacter

My gal Christiana in action. Not as involved as the other prototype video, but I cared about it just as much. Unfortunately, this too suffered from my inability to fill all the creative gaps in my concepts. #2d #gamedev #platformer #animation youtu.be/nLiwzyS-3Pg?...

This was probably my favorite of the sprites I've made to date. #art #2d #animation #game #sprite

I'll keep digging these up from the archives while supplies last... #2d #sprite #gamedev #animation

Here's another one of my sprite animations. Someone I admired suggested long ago that this was more or less my 'niche'. I wonder. #2d #animation #sprite #gamedev

I have quite a few of these. This one is older, but never posted before. #art #2D #sprite #gamedev #animation

m.youtube.com/watch?v=6fcu... A prototype featuring the sprite character from earlier. #art #gamedev #platforrmer #construct3

I posted this on my deviantART the other day on a whim, and someone ended up hiring me to make a custom character sprite animation. Quite cool. #art #sprite #animation #gamedev #2D

Trying something out with one of my sprites. Wasn't sure if animated GIFs could be posted here. #art #sprite #animation

A commission of a City of Heroes/Villains character from a DeviantART client. My commissions are open! #art #commission #cityofheroes

The 5th-8th of my second set of warrior women sketches. The ninth isn't going to be drawn for a minute due to a sudden lapse in supplies, so I figured I might as well just post what I've done. #traditionalart #drawing #artwork #fantasy

Sketched the first four of my second set. I think my traditional drawings, while solid, don't really present well so I tried cleaning them up via level correction. #artwork #traditionalart #pencil #warrior #fantasy

Some recent digital works. #digitalart #characterdesign #women #procreate #clipstudiopaint

Just finished preparing roughs for my next set of warrior women drawings. Feeling pretty good about them so far. #digitalart #sketch #characterdesign #procreate #fantasyart

POLL for artists who find Bluesky useful (for work, self-motivation, community etc): What TIPS do you have for fellow artists about promoting your art on this platform? Hoping to create a resource similar to Book Promotion On Bluesky. HELPFUL tips only, pls. Self-promo etc hidden/blocked. Thx!

Second set of warrior women sketches on 8.5x11" heavyweight paper. I have thoughts of putting together a little book once I've drawn enough of these. I'm thinking 24 or so. #traditionalart #sketches #warriorwomen #artwork #fantasy

Sketches on 8.5x11" heavyweight paper. I was going to color them with markers or watercolor, but I suck too much at those things so I'll probably give them the digital treatment instead and just keep the original drawings as they are. #drawing #traditionalart #warriorwoman #illustration

WIPs of future planned drawings.

Chillin' in space.

Been a while. Kind of done with game dev attempts for the time being; I've been drawing again. Here is some recent stuff.

Alright folks, if you're interested in learning just how I go about making sprites in DragonBones from start to finish, this tutorial should be of some help. dualmask.gumroad.com/l/DragonBone...

Finished an illustration of my OC Zathira for fun today.

Still searching for 'it' ...

Hey all. I've been sick, but I'm getting better. Here's a doodle I doodled while trying to figure out what I should draw and why...

Finished up illustration of my OC Iesha, a companion/rival piece to my previous illo featuring Amari.

My OC Amari, rendered in Clip Studio Paint.

More WIPs. Will I finish them? It's a mystery...

Trying out different hairstyles for my prehistoric fantasy #originalcharacter Yandi... #characterdesign #afrohair #blackhair #african #blackwoman #art

Someone asked me where to get DragonBones, the animation app I use to make my 2D sprites. The original site doesn't work anymore, but here are a couple of safe places to download it from: archive.org/details/drag... www.majorgeeks.com/files/detail...

WIPs

I had a pretty fun commission earlier this year and he even specifically asked me to post it. So here's a Shadow Lady I made. Gonna aim for more Street Fighter-related art next ye--- tomorrow. Gonna aim for that literally tomorrow lol #ShadowLady #Shadow #MarvelvsCapcom #StrettFighter

Art vs Artist 2024... less a collection of my favorite personal works and more of the few things I recall doing this year that I managed to scrape together... I haven't been nearly as productive as I used to be and I want to change that, but for the right reasons. Happy New Year!

May 2025 be the year I finally get further than this in my Blender self-training mission...

Third and final Batgirl fanfic commission completed. I so rarely draw action these days...kind of missed it. #dccomics #artwork #commission #fanart

Needed to stop and warm up before finishing up my next commission, so I did a personal piece with my OC Christiana. #art #illustration

Second in what has become a series of commissions featuring Cassandra Cain Batgirl. It's inspired by a fanfic. #art #illustration #dccomics #commission

I recently picked up a PS5 after many years of not caring about it. I still prefer handhelds but certain games I wanted to play were no go on Steam Deck, so I settled for the archaic stuck to a TV experience... I'm currently kind of addicted to Dragon's Dogma II and might need an intervention...

I'm trying to develop a new OC I'm going to use for ...stuff. Tentatively, her name is Thorn.

Hello new friends and followers! I'm JP, a.k.a. Dualmask. I've got comics, pinups, prose novels and a game in my creative history. Not sure what my creative future holds. Meanwhile, I draw gals and commissions. I'm also kind of a veteran gamer, big on indies, AAA less so. linktr.ee/jonathanpric...

Randomly went and added ducking to the character in this prototype...it's really tricky to add it after the fact, when all the other movements have supposedly been decided. But planning has never been my strong suit. #indiedev #gamedev

Haven't decided if this is worth finishing yet, but I do want to put my new Huion to the test. #artwork #illustration #oc

I feel like I'm the only one who gets annoyed at the fact that asymmetrical analog sticks are the standard. No matter how nice a handheld PC sounds, it'll never be better than the Steam Deck to me until they arrange the analog sticks so they're aligned. Also why I like PlayStation controllers best.

My new Huion screen came today, and I'm off to the races, getting back to work making stuff. In this case, I'm planning to make a new asset for a prototype I've had in mind for some time.

A character I built some time ago in an attempt to make a new game. Maybe it's time for me to get back to work. I don't have any premise in mind aside from side scrolling action platformer, but this is a completely functional sprite, so I can likely make something happen with her... #gamedev

I came across an outdated guide on image grid sizing crop/proportions for bsky earlier, and I felt it was important to create an updated version! Please use this new guide instead!

YT started showing me all these reviews for Woomer colored pencils, so being the distracted by shiny things old man that I am, I bought some and tried them out on a drawing of mine. I'm no expert with colored pencils at all, but these felt super smooth and easier to work with than other brands.

My XP Pen 22e display of over five years is starting to flicker when I boot my PC up. Seems it's on its last legs...

Just finished up this commission featuring Cassandra Cain Batgirl being led to a 'haunted house' by a child on Halloween. It was fun and challenging for me...seems I often get commissioned to draw things well outside my comfort zone. (I can't remember the last time I drew a child before this.)

I'm just doodling for fun. Taking advantage of some quiet days...