Mantis
neonmantis.bsky.social
Mantis
@neonmantis.bsky.social
Indie game dev, beginner pixel artist, and gaming geek.
Ball with tail #Animation. Specifically, a red panda ninja ball bouncing around. Still learning @krita.org and the animation pipeline. I have a long way to go in my #ArtJourney

#2DAnimation #RedPanda
November 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Flour sack #animation for my intro class. I opted for #2DAnimation instead of the provided model since I have been having more fun with drawings. I'm still learning the tools and processes so it's still a little rough but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ball obstacle course #animation for my intro class. I was dreading this one a bit at first but I ended up having a lot of fun with it.

#PixelArt #PixelAnimation #ArtShare #ArtCommunity
October 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Grass in the Wind assignment for my Intro to #Animation class. He said we can use any style we want and aren't restricted to Maya... So I chose #PixelArt! I wanted to add more refinement and detail but my time was very limited. I'm still happy with it, though

#PixelAnimation #ArtShare #ArtCommunity
September 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
September 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Princess Daisy pixel art! I wanted to try my favorite Mario character and, since I adore her swimwear outfit from MKW, it was a lot of fun. I also got some practice with form and a pose... So... Win-win-win!

#PixelArt #PrincessDaisy #FanArt #GamingArt #ArtCommunity #DigitalArt #ArtShare
June 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Tangle! I love this lemur so much!

I'm currently working on honing my own style and slowly increasing the resolution I work in. I'll be posting more of my progress as I create more.

#PixelArt #TangleTheLemur #SonicTheHedgehog #FanArt #GamingArt #ArtCommunity #DigitalArt #ArtShare #GameDev
June 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
More charcoal practice
April 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Figure practice with charcoal. Time limit was 10 minutes.
April 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My copy of Max Beckmann's 'Still Life with Three Skulls' (1945) in charcoal. I was inspired by his expressionist style here and wanted to capture it myself.

Fun fact: Beckmann was critical of the Nazi regime - during which his paintings became more distorted and horrifying. Feels appropriate now
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I'm a bit late in posting this video of my prototype of Starfallen (my final project for fall semester). It's... alright, I guess... I implemented Unreal's GAS but I ended up cutting the RPG elements I had planned out due to time constraints. Not sure if I should return to it or move on. Thoughts?
January 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Apparently, Bluesky doesn't support animated gifs yet? My last post was supposed to show my animations for Roxanne but I found out later it was static.

Instead, here's an mp4 with some weird pixel artifacts that I can't figure out - they're only in video renders and not in the gif or sprite sheet.
November 21, 2024 at 2:39 AM
This is Roxanne. I originally designed this as my prototype for her, based on a guide. But due to time constraints, I reduced the size to the one above so that I can spend less time on the art and animation and more time on the project itself.
November 20, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Hey. I'm an indie game dev and gamer that's new here. I'm trying to get better about posting my progress on projects and other gaming stuff that I'm interested in.

I'm back in uni to finish my bachelor's and I practice pixel art when I can.

Anyway, here's the player character for my final project.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 AM