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Goldstarknight (Comms Open)
@goldstarknight.bsky.social
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https://goldstarknight.carrd.co/

I make pixel art and sometimes other digital art.

Open for work and commissions. Contact me via Ko-fi or the mail address on my website.

Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/goldstarknight/
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Blacephalon vs. Electivire

Finally found the time to do another of these animations. This one was a lot of fun to make. :)

#pokemon #pixelart #ドット絵 #animation
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Work in progress.
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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1-bit piece inspired by a picture and an (accidental) haiku by @kiln.bsky.social.

"I sometimes see them
Landing there. It's the only
Place I see them land."

#pixelart #1-bit #1bit
A 1-bit pixelart image of a bird sitting in the middle of a river. Bits of trash swim in the water and leaves hang over it. The two colours used are a soft orange and purple.
September 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Trying out a bit of a picture book style. Also, haven't drawn Eruka in a while. :)

#SoulEater
A picture book style illustration of Eruka Frog from Soul Eater. She is posing in front of an abstract background, holding one of her tadpoles. The rendering uses a mix of flat and shaded shapes.
August 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Inspired by this meme.
A meme showing a foto of a wasp nest inside a small case with a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The caption reads: "Therapist: Mary, Mother of Wasps is not real, she can't hurt you. Mary, Mother of Wasps:"
August 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I was replaying #Blasphemous and I don't think I've ever seen this boss before. Did they add new content?

#pixelart #ドット絵
A mockup in the style of the video game Blasphemous. The player is facing the Mother of Wasps boss, a huge pale woman clad in a yellow-black dress carrying a wasp in her arms. The lower part of her body is a cone with holes in it form which yellow arms stretch. Little wasps with angel wings and cherub faces flutter through the air, hatching from a wall beind the boss.
August 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Round 7! The final tenants and a managment NPC from my #TTRPG campaign.

George, an exhausted, but polite tenant

Leslie, a former academic, working on a book

Jean, a law student, taking a break from his studies

The voice on the phone, which the PCs can always call, if there is something they need
Abstract portrait of a man with a creased face. The lines on his skin are red and orange. He looks grumpy and tired. Portrait of a woman in front of an abstract background. She is looking to the right. Her eyes are weirdly large and the image has an uncomfortable green hue. Abstract portrait of a young man looking directly at the viewer. His gesture is that of someone swearing an oath. His hair is strangely shiny. A portrait of a grey figure, whose face is blocked by a black box. Lines that visualize sound cross the image. White stylized eyes watch the figure from the background.
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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An Eye for Detail

I had this idea months ago and finally realized it. It's the first mixel piece I am actually proud of. :)

(Please don't burn me at the stake for breaking the sacred pixelart rules, haha. ^^")

#pixelart #ドット絵
A pixelart portrait of a girl holding her fingers together to form a square, which frames her eye. The eye is much more detailed than the rest of the image, which adheres to a pixel size of 4x4 instead of 1x1. Sparkles in various pixel resolutions frame the girl's face.
August 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Just to whet your appetite, here are some icons I made for it. The other art might get more abstract though. :)
A bowl of incense in the style of Cultist Simulator. A flute in the style of Cultist Simulator. Chains in the style of Cultist Simulator. A statue of a Raw Prophet in the style of Cultist Simulator.
July 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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My boy Seizan for Demonic Tutor.
Seizan, Perverter of Truth from MtG holding a card below his head.
July 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Vampiric Tutor featuring Sorin and Nahiri back when he was her mentor. :)
Doodle featuring Sorin Markov and Nahiri from MtG. They are smiling as he explains something to her with a hand on her shoulder.
July 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Round 6! Even more NPCs from my #TTRPG campaign.

Ethan, a tired old man, (dis)appearing at random.

Wilma, always anxious to end the conversation. Seems to be searching for something.

Bethany, a rare friendly face. Painfully stereotypical at times.

Sora, a lonely, annoyingly smug nerd.

#FateRPG
A pale old man with grey eyes turned away from the viewer. He is engulfed in white flames and black cracked lines erupt from his back. A young woman with glasses turning toward the viewer, her visible eye wide open in shock. The other is obscured by grey noise on the lens of her glasses. Grey bars in the background are boxing her in. A smiling young woman, looking like a stereotypical 50s housewife. A grey double frame disrupts the image's bright colours. A bored or tired young man with glasses rests his head on his hand. He is made up of simplified shapes in a pale lime green, orange, blue and black.
July 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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The animation on this got lost it seems. 😅
July 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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It's #portfolioday !

I'm a (pixel) artist, focusing on characters, sprites and animation.
Currently looking for work.

Portfolio: goldstarknight.carrd.co
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/goldstarknight
✉️ goldstarknight@web.de

#pixelart
A showcase of three pixelart animations I made. Corsola vs. Overqwil, Archfiend of Ifnir and a special hit effect for the game I'm working on. Eruka Frog from Soul Eater rendered in a manga-esque style that uses orange and light blue screen tones. She is striking a superhero landing pose, holding her hat with her hand and supporting herself with the other. One of her tadpoles is wrapped around her outstreched arm. A pixelart image of a giant manta ray descending from stormy clouds onto a city near the sea. Behind its head a pale moon glows. The ray itself is only a dark shape without much detail. It has a single rainbow-coloured eye that is emitting a rainbow-coloured beam into the sea. The top of the water is illuminated with the beam's purple light, forming sharp triangular waves. The city's lights are glowing dimly and to the right side above it more manta rays with rainbow-coloured beams are visible in the distance. A giant formation of roiling clouds fills up the left, right and lower center part of the picture. Eye-like shapes appear within them. A similar shape is also carved into the moon. While most of the image uses traditional pixelart techniques, the rays' beams and the moon's glow use softer gradients and vfx effects. The general colour palatte transitions from a greyish blue at the top to a bleak purple at the bottom. Toxicroak is just about to land after falling or jumping. Its arms are raised above its head and its venomous claws are glowing purple, leaving a trail behind. The image is very colourful and an additional purple texture covers parts of the Pokémon's body. The texture has holes and circles reminiscent of toxic bubbles. The background is a stark purple with speedlines flowing through it.
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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VFX test for a special hit. :)

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #ドット絵 #vfx
July 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Some design iterations for one of my favourite creatures I designed recently. :)

#pixelart #creaturedesign #gamedev #ドット絵
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Hey, my commissions are open!

Please see my Ko-fi for further details:
ko-fi.com/goldstarknig...

❗ I'm also open for long-term projects. Here is my portfolio: goldstarknight.carrd.co#gallery-port...

✉️ Mail: goldstarknight@web.de

#pixelart
A commission sheet offering pixelart. It includes Pokémon PSS Style Portraits, Fire Emblem Style portraits and larger RPG-themed sprites.
June 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Another Octopath Traveler mockup!

Commissioned by @vaeros.bsky.social. Also including his friends Boscol, @skyglazer.bsky.social, Steffinir and Velca.

This was a ton of work, but also a lot of fun! Thank you so much for commissioning me! :)

#pixelart #art #OctopathTraveler #ドット絵
June 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Round 5! More portraits from my #TTRPG campaign!

Pete, a shifty, but dopey delivery man.

Edward Tully has the veneer of a friendly neighbor, but something is off about him.

Citia, Grigor's former sous-chef. Their memories seem to be at odds.

David Snoover, a self-satisfied hedgefund manager.
A portrait of Pete, a young man with a small beard around his mouth and chin, wearing a cap with the lettering SPEED-E. He has a dopey look on his face, mouth half opened. The image is yellow, orange and red with a big red E in the background. Portrait of Edward Tully, appearing from total blackness with a red glow behind him. He has a well-groomed red beard and is wearing a friendly expression. The lighting coming from below gives him a menacing air. Portrait of Citia in her sous-chef attire. She has curly dark hair and colourful scars and marks line her skin. Her expression is slightly mocking or challenging. Portrait of David Soover. He wears a smug smile, looking down at the viewer. His hair is slick and shiny. The entire image uses blue and greenish hues - except for a drippy orange line going up in the background.
June 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Octopath Traveler x Magic: The Gathering - Crimson Vow

This was the first proper piece I posted on social media. I'm still happy with it, but I also improved a lot since then. :)

#MtG #OctopathTraveler #MTGVOW #pixelart #ドット絵
May 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Mockup of a battle screen for the game project I'm working on.

Don't worry, the screens can't actually see you. :)

#pixelart #gamedev
April 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Having a blast with #Pathologic2, so here are some Tragedians.
Four Tragedians from Pathologic 2, each in a flat colour (red, green, yellow, blue) posing dramatically in a spotlight.
April 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Hi #portfolioday!

I make #pixelart and digital art. Often with a focus on characters and sometimes animation.
Please see my portfolio for animated work:
goldstarknight.carrd.co#gallery-port...

Currently working on a personal game project, but I am open for work and commissions. :)
A pixelart scene overlooking a big city's skyline during sunset. It is intended as a battle background for an RPG. The Camera from YIIK I.V is leaning toward the viewer. Its fingers form a rectangle, framing its head. The image makes heavy use of post-processing effects like chromatic abberation, blur, layer modes and digital screentones. The outlines of the character are bright red. The other main colours are pruple and black. A spread of abstract portraits featuring characters from my TTRPG campaign. A pixelart image depicting the northern lights above a black landscape. Ghostly shapes of a small flock of birds are visible in the lights, fleeing the enormous maw of a snake or reptile devouring the aurora. The lower half of the image is completely dark. Only the silhouette of some foliage against the sky implies what might be hidden from sight.
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Round 4 of portraits from my #TTRPG campaign.

The Kesselmaiers are a well-off couple, meddling in the PC's affairs.

Désirée, a wealthy heiress, who has fun investigating with the PCs.

Some management representatives clad in pink suits, whose faces the PCs can never recall. They are all named Tom.
Mrs. Kesselmaier is wearing a red jacket and has a a skeptical look on her face. Her dark-brown hair is immaculately kept. Mr. Kesselmaier is painted with cool blue hues. He is wearing glasses and giving a warm smile. Désirée is looking over her shoulder. She has curly brown har and is wearing a blue hat. The management representatives all wear the same attire: a pink hat with a suit and tie. They would be looking directly at the viewer, if their faces weren't blocked by black squares with white eye symbols.
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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And here is a 2.5D-version made with Pixel Composer.

#pixelcomposer
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM