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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 3d

My entry for the GB Pixel Art Jam2025! The theme was "Balance" with a constraint of 1-bit art and 192 unique tiles (so that it can display on original Gameboy hardware).

When I read the theme this year was Balance, one of my first thoughts was of the Ocean and […]

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Pixel Daily Sept. 29: Horror

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This is my usual reaction to horror. Surprisingly easy to convert an emoji to a GB sprite, almost like they were designed to be legible at a small size :P

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #gameboy #horror #emoji #clumsyart

Gameboy style sprite of the "Scream" emoji.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 17d

Pixel Daily Sept. 22: Telekinesis

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Wanted to attempt an Alakazam sprite for telekinesis, ended up just doing his head and a pair of crossed spoons.

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #gameboy #telekinesis #pokemon #alakazam #clumsyart

Gameboy style sprite of Alakazam's head (The pokemon)

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 22d

Pixel Daily Sept. 17: Memory

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Wanted to try making a classic PlayStation memory card. Really tricky getting that old logo to look recognizable at such a low res, but hopefully it reads okay.

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies […]

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Gameboy style sprite of a playstation memory card.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 24d

Pixel Daily Sept. 15: Eucalyptus

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Attempted to do a Gameboy sprite of the Pokémon Komala, but wouldn't you know it, at this low res it just looks like a Koala.

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #gameboy #eucalyptus #koala #komala #pokemon #clumsyart

Gameboy style sprite of a Koala holding a log.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 29d

Pixel Daily Sept. 10: Stage

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Drawing nothing but blanks this morning, so I attempted to draw an entire stage in a single 16x16 sprite. Wcgw? Hopefully it reads okay?

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #gameboy #stage #clumsyart

GameBoy style sprite of a stage. Arguably too small res.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Sep 9

Kiddo has started school now and as such I'm hoping to stream more regularly. So if you like indie games, Pokémon, or Fire Emblem, come on by!

I've also been trying out GB Studio on stream, so if you'd like to see me make a GameBoy game, I'd love the company!

Below is my new schedule :) […]

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Sep 8

Pixel Daily Sept. 08: Angler Fish

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When I read angler fish I immediately wanted to try doing a Hankler fish! I don't know if it's particularly recognizable, but I'm happy with it anyway :P

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies […]

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Sep 6

Pixel Daily Sept. 06: Silksong

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When I saw today's prompt I just had to attempt a GameBoy Hornet sprite! It's far from perfect, but I think it turned out pretty darn good!

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #gameboy […]

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GameBoy style sprite of Hornet from Hollow Knight/Silksong.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Aug 29

In my continuing hyperfixation on Gameboy and DMG, I've completely redesigned my stream overlay! I've attempted making my own overlays in the past and they were quite frankly terrible. But I'm very proud of this one!

It's slightly animated too, but I know […]

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My new stream overlay made to look like it belongs on a Gameboy. It has a screen for the game I'm playing, a chat box, some labels for the newest follow, top cheer, and new sub, and finally a little golem sprite in the corner.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Aug 20

Pixel Daily August 20: Creature with a Hobby

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The is Jerry the Goblin, his hobby is dress up!

Quick little warmup on stream, feel like I could do better, but futzed with it enough, gotta move on :P

#pixelart #pixel_dailies […]

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Gameboy style pixel art of a goblin wearing a top hat.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Aug 17

This is by far the biggest pixel art piece I've ever done. I normally like to stick to very low res and mostly sprite work, but for some reason I decided to make this "totally not a gameboyTM" have an accurate screen size. And why not do it in the GB Studio DMG […]

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Gameboy style pixel art of a gameboy knockoff. Instead of reading "Nintendo GAME BOY TM" on the front, it says "ClumsyGolem GAME DAD TM". The system is clearly on and the screen reads "PAUSED".

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Aug 13

Pixel Daily August 13: Speed

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Quick little warmup on stream, had to go with the speediest animal around, the humble hedgehog of course ;P
He's just a silly little guy.

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #aseprite #gbstudio #gameboy #hedgehog #speed #clumsyart

Gameboy style sprite of a cute little hedgehog.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jul 16

@jsstaedtler I always forget it looks better if I just take a snip xP

Same as above but a snip of the Aseprite program to get a better sense of how the character would look in game.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jul 16

@jsstaedtler

I'm not confident enough in my illustration abilities yet to draw Ceilidh, but here's an NES style sprite of her I whipped up ^^
Hope you like it! Sorry your brain hates you atm 🫂

(Pose taken from Din in The legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons.)

NES style sprite of a red haired girl in a cutesy pose with one arm in the air and standing on one foot.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jul 14

Pixel Daily July 14: Bird

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My first pixel daily on stream! Kept it simple, a little sandpiper, chat named it Peter :P

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #aseprite #gbstudio #bird #sandpiper #clumsyart

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8

Pixel Daily July 7: Soda

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Simple, but I like how it turned out :)

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #aseprite #gbstudio #soda

A Gameboy style sprite of a can of soda.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jul 5

Pixel Daily July 4: Still

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Still was a fun prompt, gave me lots of ideas, but I settled on trying to create a weathered old inukshuk :)

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gbstudio #aseprite #still #inukshuk

A gameboy style sprite of a weathered inukshuk.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 30

Pixel Daily: Explosion

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EKU-SPLOOOOO-SION!!!!
Immediately thought of Megumin from Konosuba, so here's a quick rendition of her staff! The particle effects would probably look a lot better if I animated them, but oh well :P […]

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A gameboy style sprite of a magical staff wielded by the character Megumin. It is depicted at an angle, with a gem set in the top and strange particle effects surrounding it.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 19

Pixel Daily: Astrology

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I'm not much of an astrology person, so I just looked up my sign, and upon seeing that it was two fish, immediately thought of the ocean and moon spirits (Tui and La) from Avatar the Last Airbender. So […]

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GameBoy style sprite of two fish swimming in a circle coloured such that they appear to form an almost yin-yang symbol.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

Pixel Daily: Angel

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Futzed around way too much on this one, might have to start setting a time limit. But I'm happy with the result for the most part :)

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gameboy #gbstudio #aseprite #angel

Gameboy style sprite of a robed angel with wings and a shining halo. Their head could be read as a giant eye or perhaps a hooded figure. I personally lean towards hooded figure, but giant eye definitely still works.

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 15

@TheZeldaZone crystal clear has been pretty neat, I've been soul linking it with my brother :P It's a sorta open world gen 2.

He has also said that Emerald Seaglass is the best ROMhack he's ever played, looking forward to trying it myself :)

ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 13

Welp, got a little distorted, guess I shoulda scaled it even more. Oh well, next time :P

ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 13

Pixel Daily: Loading

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Haven't animated anything in forever, so this was a nice simple attempt. Also never uploaded a pixel gif to mastodon, hopefully it works properly?

#pixelart #pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #gameboy #gbstudio #aseprite #loading

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ClumsyGolem @clumsygolem.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · Jun 13

Pixel Daily: Cannon

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Attempted to make this one on my phone with pixel studio. Made me kinda nauseous concentrating on such a small screen 😖

Oh well, I think it's a simple but effective cannon :)

#pixel_dailies @pixel_dailies #pixelart […]

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