Brendan Steppig / Looloopaa
@looloopaa.bsky.social
Lead Pixel artist for the indie game dev team Colorgrave and grumpy old man. Currently working on "Claire a-la Mode"!
You can check out all the games I've worked on here:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/colorgrave
You can check out all the games I've worked on here:
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/colorgrave
Hey, do you want to buy ALL THE COLORGRAVE GAMES?
What's that? You DO?
Well do I have the bundle for you, then! With all but our newest game on sale, you can pick them up for cheaper than DIRT!
... Oh, I misheard you? You don't know who we are? Ah, well...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/43168...
What's that? You DO?
Well do I have the bundle for you, then! With all but our newest game on sale, you can pick them up for cheaper than DIRT!
... Oh, I misheard you? You don't know who we are? Ah, well...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/43168...
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hey, do you want to buy ALL THE COLORGRAVE GAMES?
What's that? You DO?
Well do I have the bundle for you, then! With all but our newest game on sale, you can pick them up for cheaper than DIRT!
... Oh, I misheard you? You don't know who we are? Ah, well...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/43168...
What's that? You DO?
Well do I have the bundle for you, then! With all but our newest game on sale, you can pick them up for cheaper than DIRT!
... Oh, I misheard you? You don't know who we are? Ah, well...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/43168...
It's getting close... Just a little over 2 hours left! We busted our butts, so I hope people think what's at the end of this countdown is cool!
December 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's getting close... Just a little over 2 hours left! We busted our butts, so I hope people think what's at the end of this countdown is cool!
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I just found out via a stranger DMing me that my old Midna pixel art got recreated on wplace somewhere in Germany complete with credit! Wow!
#pixelart
#pixelart
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I just found out via a stranger DMing me that my old Midna pixel art got recreated on wplace somewhere in Germany complete with credit! Wow!
#pixelart
#pixelart
Holy cow, I wasn't expecting to hit it in 2 hours
August 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Holy cow, I wasn't expecting to hit it in 2 hours
Although she has been cursed by the icy winds, and her heart rests locked in a block of ice, warm blood still flows through these veins. Hope still remains.
#pixelart
#pixelart
July 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Although she has been cursed by the icy winds, and her heart rests locked in a block of ice, warm blood still flows through these veins. Hope still remains.
#pixelart
#pixelart
watching television
June 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
watching television
June 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey, the April Grove demo is out for #SteamNextFest !
Go play it and chop down some trees! Wishlist it!
#gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3622260/...
Go play it and chop down some trees! Wishlist it!
#gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3622260/...
June 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey, the April Grove demo is out for #SteamNextFest !
Go play it and chop down some trees! Wishlist it!
#gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3622260/...
Go play it and chop down some trees! Wishlist it!
#gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3622260/...
May 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For some reason, bluesky hasn't been uploading my photos when I post on my mobile browser!
May 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
For some reason, bluesky hasn't been uploading my photos when I post on my mobile browser!
Working on sketching cutscene art today. This is what they usually start out as until I go to finalize them, haha.
April 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Working on sketching cutscene art today. This is what they usually start out as until I go to finalize them, haha.
please enjoy this art made to shamelessly get attention.
April 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
please enjoy this art made to shamelessly get attention.
How about this? April Grove has a few animal characters NPCs! Finally, a break from anime style characters... The initial concept was done by another on the team @rouji.bsky.social and I built off of that to better fit the other portraits and sprites we have in the game!
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev
April 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
How about this? April Grove has a few animal characters NPCs! Finally, a break from anime style characters... The initial concept was done by another on the team @rouji.bsky.social and I built off of that to better fit the other portraits and sprites we have in the game!
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev
I don't usually have much reason to show off for #PortfolioDay, but I've been Lead Pixel Artist at @colorgrave.bsky.social for the past 5-ish years. Most of what you see in these screenshots I made, and the rest there's good chance I touched it up at some point! If these seem cool, check them out!
April 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I don't usually have much reason to show off for #PortfolioDay, but I've been Lead Pixel Artist at @colorgrave.bsky.social for the past 5-ish years. Most of what you see in these screenshots I made, and the rest there's good chance I touched it up at some point! If these seem cool, check them out!
I've been playing around in blender. This isn't work related, but since I had stuff laying around from Howling Crown, I wondered, "what would it look like if I slapped some pixel art and a 3D building together?" So if anyone has advice for doing textures, I'd love to hear it!
April 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I've been playing around in blender. This isn't work related, but since I had stuff laying around from Howling Crown, I wondered, "what would it look like if I slapped some pixel art and a 3D building together?" So if anyone has advice for doing textures, I'd love to hear it!
So! Here are a number of trees you can cut down in our upcoming game April Grove! I'm most proud of the willow, since I think getting that one to looks right was the toughest. What about you? Any favorites?
#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev
(Also, if you have any pixel trees to share, I wanna see em!)
#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev
(Also, if you have any pixel trees to share, I wanna see em!)
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Current WIP pencil. This is a friend's character. Next is ink and then watercolor again!
February 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Current WIP pencil. This is a friend's character. Next is ink and then watercolor again!
Other than the thumbnail stage where I was just trying to get a pose and proportions down, the rest of it is pretty straightforward. Started with a light pencil sketch, did a darker pencil drawing on top to get details down, and then inked it with a dip pen! After that, I started painting.
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Other than the thumbnail stage where I was just trying to get a pose and proportions down, the rest of it is pretty straightforward. Started with a light pencil sketch, did a darker pencil drawing on top to get details down, and then inked it with a dip pen! After that, I started painting.
Oh, and here's the linework if that's something that you wanted to see
February 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Oh, and here's the linework if that's something that you wanted to see
Alright, all done! Sybil from Pseudoregalia!
Honestly I forgot how much I love traditional art! I've never really used watercolor before, so it was fun experimenting with different things. The only thing is that watercolor fades out the ink a little bit...
Anyway, any tips or tricks for watercolor?
Honestly I forgot how much I love traditional art! I've never really used watercolor before, so it was fun experimenting with different things. The only thing is that watercolor fades out the ink a little bit...
Anyway, any tips or tricks for watercolor?
February 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Alright, all done! Sybil from Pseudoregalia!
Honestly I forgot how much I love traditional art! I've never really used watercolor before, so it was fun experimenting with different things. The only thing is that watercolor fades out the ink a little bit...
Anyway, any tips or tricks for watercolor?
Honestly I forgot how much I love traditional art! I've never really used watercolor before, so it was fun experimenting with different things. The only thing is that watercolor fades out the ink a little bit...
Anyway, any tips or tricks for watercolor?
here, have a wip sketch
February 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
here, have a wip sketch