A twitcher is someone who will go to great lengths to view new bird species. For some twitchers their pursuit can turn into an obsession and can involve extensive travel, dedicated monitoring of birding hotspots and networking with other twitchers.
https://www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/bird-watching-for-beginners/what-is-a-twitcher
I haven’t given up drawing with a pen (quite the opposite), but I thought I’d post some pixel art game concept work that I don’t think is quite right (yet). The idea was to try making some pixel art backgrounds look more “hand-drawn”. I don’t think it’s the right approach for the game I’m working on with the other Pixelgrams team, but it is something I will pursue on a personal project if I get the opportunity. This tile set was made using Pyxel Edit, which to date is the best tile editor I’ve used. I’m sure there are others out there, but that’s the one I use.
For pixel character animations I have started using Aseprite:
Whatever it becomes, everyone will be sporting a titfer.
After waiting for over a year, I’m making some progress on one or two personal projects. Obviously, it would be best to concentrate on just one but I want to see if I can manage to make some tiny games / apps / digital toys this year, as well as pans to make a real actual book. So, here’s the toucan in 48×48 pixel splendour.
2018 will be the Year of the Toucan, and Timmy 2 Cans will be the Mayor of Your Town.
I’ve finally updated my ‘Blackbird’ watch-face so it should run on all the Pebbles, including the new ones due out this month. Here’s the description:
A simple watchface with an elegant and business-like blackbird on it. Use this watch face if you want to feel elegant and/or business-like. Also displays the date for those who find knowing the date important.
So there you go. It’s free to download and enjoy, obviously. You can get it from Pebble here:
https://apps.getpebble.com/en_US/application/552907cadb70189938000007
Cheep cheep!
