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Shortsteel
@shortsteel.bsky.social
I draw comics and things
Working on an as-yet untitled game with @azureresonant.bsky.social
(they/them)
Drawing of a friend's PSO2 character. Wish I liked my digital linework as much as my stuff on paper, but never having to clean a scan for color makes up for it
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The kaiju Galgodo, first panel of a comic from a while back loosely based on an old Godzilla poster / promo image.
October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Character portrait commission for a friend from a little while back, a pretty fun one with some spooky vibes to it.
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
An older commission with a variety of reference points - the foreground character is from PSO2, the environment is a custom dive to the heart station from Kingdom Hearts, and the station's elements are from Ragnarok Online. Getting the look for the dive to heart right was an interesting process.
August 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Amber isn't the only one with the ability to form a union with magical creatures, either - the major antagonists use the same trick to power up and stand in her way. Including Sapphira, whose partner is a powerful silver dragon.
#GameMaker #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame #indie
June 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A commission I did a little while ago of a #PSO2NGS player character. Pretty straightforward, but I've been enjoying drawing highlights in dark hair lately; digital inks are far more convenient for that kind of thing than it was on paper.
May 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ladybug with some electricity crackling down the traces on her suit. Lightning and wind effects remain my eternal go-tos to throw into any action-y sketch.
March 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A PSO2 drawing, this time a Force class themed one. Not exactly representative of casting Zandion or Rezandia, but the wind and lightning element combo was the idea at least.
#PSO2NGS #art #illustration
January 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A drawing of an FFXIV character, which I can only assume was a monk or pugilist. I'm slightly bothered that I didn't center the shockwave effect on their fist when I drew it.
#FFXIV #art #illustration
December 9, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Reposted by Shortsteel
The ice golem's smaller version has a similar icicle attack to its larger compatriot, but it's much more straightforward - just jump over it! Like the wind pair, they share a similar visual aesthetic as well.
#GameMaker #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev
December 7, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Another old PSO2 drawing. The Thor's Hammer weapon camo always had a pretty cool design, and it works very well for a dramatic foreshortening effect while slamming it into the ground.
#PSO2NGS #art #illustration
December 4, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Old PSO2 drawing from a while back. Lots of lightning and action lines as background filler.
#PSO2NGS #art #illustration
December 2, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Old Ladybug drawing with some swirly big energy fist effects
#art #illustration
November 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
An older Ladybug drawing, pretty straightforward but I recall the city taking quite a while to ink.
#art #illustration
November 14, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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I'd wanted to sprite an elaborate-looking defeat animation like you might see on some Castlevania enemies for a while, and had been having fun with the tree's animations so it seemed like a good place to test it out.
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #GameMaker
November 10, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Ladybug throwing down with her evil counterpart, Goliath. Bunch of speedlines and lightning for this one
#art #illustration
November 7, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Haven't posted on twitter in ages, should probably get started over here now. I draw a lot of mostly action-oriented stuff, like this comic page about punching a robot
#art
October 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM