Last week I participated in my first Game Boy Art Jam over on itch; special thanks to Phil (aka ‘Bad Dad’) for inviting me to take part! In this video I’ll share my workflow and the technical restraints necessary in order to create a piece of Game Boy artwork compatible with real hardware!
GB Pixel Art Jam 2023: https://itch.io/jam/gbpixelartjam23
Tile Counter Tool: https://gb-studio-tile-count.glitch.me/
GB Studio Central on itch: https://gb-studio-central.itch.io/
Bad Dad on itch: https://phil-bad-dad-games.itch.io/
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0:00 Intro & Jam Overview
1:20 Canvas Size
1:37 4-Colour Limit
1:55 Tile Limit
2:37 Counting Tiles
4:29 Working within the restraints
6:03 Finishing thematic touches
7:16 FINAL ARTWORK
8:15 Jam Entries
8:32 CRT Time
8:58 VID OVER
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Check out my art here:
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/ bjgpixel
INPRNT Shop: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/bjgpixel/
Redbubble Shop: https://rdbl.co/bjgpixel
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
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Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
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Artwork reveal chiptune music by mcguy215/Concrete Castles:
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https://insocaf.bandcamp.com/
Background music obtained through Royalty Free Planet:
Downtown Walk by e s c p
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Other background music courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.