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IllusionOfMana
@illusionofmana.bsky.social
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2D/3D General Artist, Animator, and Programmer.
Working @ Eden Industries.
Personal Project: Witch Of Arcadia
Get To Know Me-> https://www.illusionofmana.art/LinkMe.html
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Originator of the term "Mixels" for non standard pixel art
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IllusionOfMana @illusionofmana.bsky.social · Jun 4
Witch of Arcadia

(now with alt text added)

#art #pixelart #anime #retro #witchofarcadia #indie #pixel
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whitevault.bsky.social
thank you for the normal/mask help.... the 3rd dimension can be scary lol

#pixelart #gamedev #IndieGame #WIP #GameArt #IndieDEV
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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zabludoki.bsky.social
In the beginning of 2025 I made a promise to myself I would not be 330lbs by the time I’m 30. I am now 255 and lost 75lbs.

My goal is to get to 220 by the end of 2026. I would love to thank my mom, dad, and friends that kept pushing me up, up, and away to be a better me. Here’s to the future 2026
December 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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frankengraphics.bsky.social
Besides exploring the frontiers of authentic NES gfx, I develop NEXXT: an essential gfx / layout tool for modern NES dev

To help maintain it, i'm issuing a 50% off 1st month holiday voucher on my patreon.

Code: 6502

www.patreon.com/frankengraph...

Help me raise new supporters by sharing.
Thanks!
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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zaebucca.itch.io
Streaming on Twitch (@/Zebucca) tonight, 9:00PM CEST
Battle System sprites (lateral and frontal - old FF and Dragon Quest like) for one of these guys (let's choose together which one) + more GBC World tiles (fences? Mailboxes? City stuff? Idk)
#pixelart
A character sheet with many different monsters in pixel art. There's a dogu-like magical construct, with its detachable head firing lasers, a giant Squid-like Kraken, a fire skeletal demon. The next row shows a plant-like Alraune entity with a huge rose bud on its head, a Lich with its magic staff wearing an old robe, a skeletal dragon, a chained ghost with two vertical bright eyes and a vampire with a bat's head. The third row has a lagoon monster, a Slime queen with its lower part being a gown, a griffin, a giant spider and a floating possessed doll monster with shiny eyes and crazy snake-like hair. The last row has an antlion with huge pincers, a man-eating giant flower, a mud-like construct with shiny stones, a classical wyvern-like dragon and a decaying zombie giant.
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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illusionofmana.bsky.social
Slow at this, Originally the plan was to have these done by Octobers end but its been crazy.

Some negative like getting sick multiple times, workstation hardware failing, cat health (she's fine now btw).

On the positive side, lots of fun stuff happening at work!
#art #lowpoly #pixelart
a work in progress render of a robot. The robot is made of of both light and dark blue sections. The dark blue make up the shoulders, torso, pelvis, and shin and knee guards. The light blue makes up the arms, legs, and "wings" The long objects coming out of his back. The head, hands, and feet are flat blue showing they lack a texture map.
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
Slow at this, Originally the plan was to have these done by Octobers end but its been crazy.

Some negative like getting sick multiple times, workstation hardware failing, cat health (she's fine now btw).

On the positive side, lots of fun stuff happening at work!
#art #lowpoly #pixelart
a work in progress render of a robot. The robot is made of of both light and dark blue sections. The dark blue make up the shoulders, torso, pelvis, and shin and knee guards. The light blue makes up the arms, legs, and "wings" The long objects coming out of his back. The head, hands, and feet are flat blue showing they lack a texture map.
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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yungkhan.bsky.social
OC Portrait Practice
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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bandygrass.bsky.social
Managed to visit the Genso Suikoden 30th Anniversary Art Exhibit at Tokyo Dome today. It showcases ALL of the original illustrations for Suikoden I & 2 by Junko Kawano and others.

Needless to say, this was a childhood dream come true. I teared up a bit. Pure magic. 😭

I took a million photos...
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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illusionofmana.bsky.social
My face when RockAuto doesn't give me my $250 magnet with my free car part.

#art #pixelart #anime
Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
My face when RockAuto doesn't give me my $250 magnet with my free car part.

#art #pixelart #anime
Head shot of a girl with short messy white hair and an angry expression showing sharp teeth, red eyes, scars on her shoulders and cheek, and blood running down her cheeks. The backdrop is a lightning bolt spanning horizontally across the image.
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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ryanarchy.co.uk
Here’s the design sheet I drew up for Cassie! I’ll post some of the progress pics in the replies!

#Cassie #RetroAnime #OC #art #characterdesign
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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ryanarchy.co.uk
“I never felt more like singing the blues”

#anime #retroanime #everton #football #cassie
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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frodotbagginzz.bsky.social
Had the pleasure of whipping up a nice lil character select portrait for @shrike4mevt.bsky.social in VTuber Versus!

To stay up to date on the project, please consider following @aphexarcade.bsky.social

#VTVersus #Vtuber #ShrikeArt
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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illusionofmana.bsky.social
Low Poly Comm WIP!
I think what I love the most about robot designs is adding details that I know will be hidden most of the time but are still likely to be seen depending on the pose and angle.

#lowpoly #pixelart #art
a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
Low Poly Comm WIP!
I think what I love the most about robot designs is adding details that I know will be hidden most of the time but are still likely to be seen depending on the pose and angle.

#lowpoly #pixelart #art
a work in progress shot of a low poly robot. Shown is a split view with a UV texture map on the left and a 3D model on the right. The texture shows a dark checker grid with blue mechanical shapes making up the 3D robots texture. On the right, the robots limbs and head are flat light blue while its torso displays the texture shown on the left, on its polygons.
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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ryanarchy.co.uk
“When i grow up, I want to be living on mars”

#Cassie #art #retroanime #anime #vhs
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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illusionofmana.bsky.social
Heyo its been forever. Today is my bday!
...But I dont have any recent art I can show... I have however been sitting on some new sprites for my side project though 👀
#pixelart #retro #gamedev #anime
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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alphachromeyayo.com
This unusual little Japanese instrument is such a vibe ✨

Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
Heyo its been forever. Today is my bday!
...But I dont have any recent art I can show... I have however been sitting on some new sprites for my side project though 👀
#pixelart #retro #gamedev #anime
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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ryanarchy.co.uk
So for a little while now I’ve been redesigning Cassie and im pretty happy with where she’s at!

#OC #Anime #Art #Cassie #AnimeArt
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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ashprater.bsky.social
making game hurttss 🐛two months of off and on work just for this -- also just a poor work ethic ehehe #pixelart #ドット絵 #gamedev
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
another wip started from my 4 low poly's. Now that I am feeling well enough, been trying to get back to sculpting these bad dudes out!
#lowpoly #retro #pixelart
A flat shaded 3D model of a robot. The robots design is angular with subtle hints art armor like design on the chest, shoulders, and calves similar to Gundam or Warhammer's Space Marines. The robot also has two long objects jutting from behind it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
illusionofmana.bsky.social
Finally feeling better! Hopefully November will be better (given it's also my birth month)
illusionofmana.bsky.social IllusionOfMana @illusionofmana.bsky.social · Oct 30
3 or 4 days into what I'm sure is the flu. 😷
October has not been my month. Remember, get your flu shot updates. This sucks.
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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ryanarchy.co.uk
Look alive sunshine

#OC #anime #retroanime #Y2K
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM