Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Here’s another entry into my ‘1-Bit Detective Boy’ series. In this artwork I explore design motifs related to a clocktower theme, and share some insights about synchronizing loops within an animation.

1-Bit Detective Boy playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxfQIomHccxuIrNxiqmokQgk2D_VIss2g

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0:00 Introduction and Sizing
0:40 Spiral Staircase
2:19 Gear Work
2:52 Room Design and Theme
5:05 ANIMATION: Finding the Room Frequency
8:19 ANIMATION: Character Work
9:35 FINAL ARTWORK
10:14 Discussion
10:46 CRT Time
11:29 VID OVER

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Software used: Adobe Photoshop (CS6)
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this: youtu.be/90BghUX7SD0
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Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
failpositive.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/failpositiv

Other music featured throughout this video was obtained from the Youtube Audio Library.