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In the video, Brandon, an artist with a focus on pixel art, designs an original character sprite named Sir Lancealot, inspired by the "Shovel Knight" series. Aiming to maintain an old NES game aesthetic, he sets the sprite size to 32×32 pixels and uses a color palette reminiscent of "Shovel Knight" and "Super Mario 3," featuring hues like green, blue, tan, and orange. Sir Lancealot is characterized by a distinctive slotted visor helmet and a tall drill-like lance fitting the digging theme of the inspiration source. The process includes developing a four-frame run cycle and head bob effect, synchronizing lance movement, and creating a two-frame attack animation to simulate the spinning drill lance. Additionally, Brandon crafts a detailed 32×32 pixel character portrait, emphasizing reflections and using specific colors for shadows and outlines. The video concludes with Brandon assembling a character sheet, incorporating viewer suggestions, and encouraging further community input.
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In this segment, Brandon, an artist known for creating pixel art, embarks on designing an original character sprite inspired by the “Shovel Knight” video game series. Adhering to the aesthetic of old NES games, he sets the sprite parameters to be 32×32 pixels and employs a color palette similar to “Shovel Knight,” which uses a limited color scheme. Brandon decides to give his character a distinctive slotted visor helmet, different from the T-shaped visor of Shovel Knight, and names the character Sir Lancealot, who is small but wields a tall lance. For color inspiration, he uses the palette from the Super Mario 3 map, incorporating hues of green, blue, tan, and orange. The lance design is styled as a drill to complement the digging theme of Shovel Knight. He ends this part by starting to develop a basic run animation using a four-frame run cycle, similar to Mega Man’s run on the NES.
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In this part of the video, the creator elaborates on developing the animation for a pixel art character inspired by Shovel Knight. Key actions include adjusting the character’s head movement by one pixel per step to create a head bob effect and synchronizing the lance’s position with the character’s hand to add bobbing during the run cycle. For the attack animation, the creator uses two frames to simulate the drill lance spinning, enhancing its visual impact.
Additionally, a small 32×32 pixel character portrait is created, utilizing blue shades and lighter colors to highlight details and reflections. The portrait aims to offer a detailed look at the character’s design, with specific colors repurposed for shadows and outlines. The creator assembles all the work into a character sheet and finalizes the portrait by incorporating the drill lance, emphasizing its importance to the character’s design. The segment concludes with the creator thanking a viewer for the idea and encouraging others to leave suggestions for future videos.