{"author_link": "/users/jeremy-ryan", "author_name": "Jeremy Ryan", "author_uid": "jeremy-ryan", "comments": [], "epoch": 1684557700, "event": "LD53", "format": "md", "ldjam_node_id": 371245, "likes": 83, "metadata": {"p_key": "201450", "p_author": "Jeremy Ryan", "p_authorkey": "1015034", "p_urlkey": "434144", "p_title": "Fan art for LD53 games", "p_cat": "LDJam ", "p_event": "LD53", "p_time": "1684557700", "p_likes": "83", "p_comments": "0", "p_status": "WAYBACK", "us_key": "1015034", "us_name": "Jeremy Ryan", "us_username": "jeremy-ryan", "event_start": "1682726400", "event_key": "118", "event_name": "Ludum Dare 53"}, "node": {"_collation": {"body_sanitizer": "TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer", "event": "LD53", "removed_author": false}, "_superparent": 332127, "_trust": 14, "author": 15034, "body": "The last few events, I've been drawing fan art of every game I play during play and rate ([LD52](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/fallowtide/fan-art-for-ld52-games), [LD51](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/eleventh-second/fan-art-and-a-post-mortem), [LD50](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/eleventh-hour/eleventh-hour-postmortem-and-fan-art)). \n\nI decided to keep up the tradition for LD53, with the following twists:\n\n- Fan art was drawn in pixel art style\n- Every character gets cat ears, like the characters (and various inanimate objects) in my game [Holding Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out).\n\n**Here's the group picture!**\n\n![fanart53.png](///raw/aba/3/z/5be7c.png)\n\nIf anything looks interesting to you, here's a full list of games:\n\n1. [Holding Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out) by @jeremy-ryan\n2. [Neighborhood Postal Service](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/neighborhood-postal-service) by @paul-nadan\n3. [Chateau Grennouilles](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/chateau-grenouilles) by @paul-merkamp and @alex-mcgrath\n4. [Postal Pocalypse](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/postal-pocalypse) by @bwalter and @mothense\n5. [Elevander of the Emu Express](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/elevander-of-the-emu-express) by @brainoid, @honest-dan, and @spacey3d\n6. [Juggle Mail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/juggle-mail) by @kuviman\n7. [The Pigeon Post Principle](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/the-pigeon-post-principle) by @cassowary\n8. [Aerial Odyssey](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/aerial-odyssey) by @tvorojok, @maximbegunov, and @alekhoz\n9. [Snail Mail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/snail-mail-2) by @winter2277, @william-wells, @adrien-tremblay, and @martenscedric\n10. [Lucky Lefty Loves Letters](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/lucky-lefty-loves-letters) by @thebooksnail and @elysiagriffin\n11. [Grav Garb](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/grav-garb) by @gizmolo, @wiredoverload, @xxatrain223, @bigtex, @karkadan, @arnenia, and @alchemic\n12. [Toad Pizza Express](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/toad-pizza-express) by @nazorus\n13. [Long Tail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/long-tail) by @hitchh1k3r \n14. [Badger Break Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/$352694) by @knatt\n15. [Sick Day Delivery](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/sick-day-delivery) by @jesseww, @caldane, @leith-prise, @serenamagic, @selidex, and @pyspher9 \n16. [Superbloom](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/superbloom) by @amango, @charles-haitkin, @augustin-carroll, @zinteger, @mlooper, and @devook\n\nA few takeaways:\n- **Pixel art is... harder?** I would have expected pixel art to take less time and effort than more traditional illustration, but it was more challenging if anything to abstract characters --- keeping them recognizable, but also fit with the style for the group shot.\n- **Choose a palette ahead of time and stick to it.** Otherwise you improvise and end up with like ten slightly different shades of green.\n- **Be consistent about scale.** Things started out pretty well, but I ended up with a human sized pigeon and a bee the size of maybe a gorilla (and about as furry).\n- **It was a lot of fun.** The community continues to produce great little games with fun characters that make this personal challenge fun every year.\n\nGreat work everybody, and good luck as we head into results tomorrow!", "comments": 11, "comments-timestamp": "2023-05-20T20:48:03Z", "created": "2023-05-20T04:23:13Z", "files": [], "files-timestamp": 0, "id": 371245, "love": 83, "love-timestamp": "2023-09-20T15:07:52Z", "meta": [], "modified": "2023-09-20T15:07:52Z", "name": "Fan art for LD53 games", "node-timestamp": "2023-05-20T04:41:40Z", "parent": 332341, "parents": [1, 5, 9, 332127, 332341], "path": "/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out/fan-art-for-ld53-games", "published": "2023-05-20T04:41:40Z", "scope": "public", "slug": "fan-art-for-ld53-games", "subsubtype": "", "subtype": "", "type": "post", "version": 1147770}, "node_metadata": {"n_key": "371245", "n_urlkey": "434144", "n_parent": "332341", "n_path": "/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out/fan-art-for-ld53-games", "n_slug": "fan-art-for-ld53-games", "n_type": "post", "n_subtype": "", "n_subsubtype": "", "n_author": "15034", "n_created": "1684556593", "n_modified": "1695222472", "n_version": "1147770", "n_status": "WAYBACK"}, "source_url": "https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out/fan-art-for-ld53-games", "text": "The last few events, I've been drawing fan art of every game I play during play and rate ([LD52](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/52/fallowtide/fan-art-for-ld52-games), [LD51](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/eleventh-second/fan-art-and-a-post-mortem), [LD50](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/eleventh-hour/eleventh-hour-postmortem-and-fan-art)). \n\nI decided to keep up the tradition for LD53, with the following twists:\n\n- Fan art was drawn in pixel art style\n- Every character gets cat ears, like the characters (and various inanimate objects) in my game [Holding Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out).\n\n**Here's the group picture!**\n\n![fanart53.png](///raw/aba/3/z/5be7c.png)\n\nIf anything looks interesting to you, here's a full list of games:\n\n1. [Holding Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/holding-out) by @jeremy-ryan\n2. [Neighborhood Postal Service](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/neighborhood-postal-service) by @paul-nadan\n3. [Chateau Grennouilles](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/chateau-grenouilles) by @paul-merkamp and @alex-mcgrath\n4. [Postal Pocalypse](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/postal-pocalypse) by @bwalter and @mothense\n5. [Elevander of the Emu Express](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/elevander-of-the-emu-express) by @brainoid, @honest-dan, and @spacey3d\n6. [Juggle Mail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/juggle-mail) by @kuviman\n7. [The Pigeon Post Principle](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/the-pigeon-post-principle) by @cassowary\n8. [Aerial Odyssey](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/aerial-odyssey) by @tvorojok, @maximbegunov, and @alekhoz\n9. [Snail Mail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/snail-mail-2) by @winter2277, @william-wells, @adrien-tremblay, and @martenscedric\n10. [Lucky Lefty Loves Letters](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/lucky-lefty-loves-letters) by @thebooksnail and @elysiagriffin\n11. [Grav Garb](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/grav-garb) by @gizmolo, @wiredoverload, @xxatrain223, @bigtex, @karkadan, @arnenia, and @alchemic\n12. [Toad Pizza Express](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/toad-pizza-express) by @nazorus\n13. [Long Tail](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/long-tail) by @hitchh1k3r \n14. [Badger Break Out](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/$352694) by @knatt\n15. [Sick Day Delivery](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/sick-day-delivery) by @jesseww, @caldane, @leith-prise, @serenamagic, @selidex, and @pyspher9 \n16. [Superbloom](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/superbloom) by @amango, @charles-haitkin, @augustin-carroll, @zinteger, @mlooper, and @devook\n\nA few takeaways:\n- **Pixel art is... harder?** I would have expected pixel art to take less time and effort than more traditional illustration, but it was more challenging if anything to abstract characters --- keeping them recognizable, but also fit with the style for the group shot.\n- **Choose a palette ahead of time and stick to it.** Otherwise you improvise and end up with like ten slightly different shades of green.\n- **Be consistent about scale.** Things started out pretty well, but I ended up with a human sized pigeon and a bee the size of maybe a gorilla (and about as furry).\n- **It was a lot of fun.** The community continues to produce great little games with fun characters that make this personal challenge fun every year.\n\nGreat work everybody, and good luck as we head into results tomorrow!", "title": "Fan art for LD53 games", "wayback_source": []}