Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fly me to the moon, and let me play among the stars…

In this video, I’m recreating a scene from Neon Genesis Evangelion into a top-down RPG format appropriately inspired by the SEGA Genesis! I discuss the approach to capturing scale and detail, and there’s a strong focus on deriving the final colour palette.

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0:00 Intro | Neon Genesis Evangelion
0:51 Framework, Sizing, and Inspiration
2:04 Environment Design
2:34 Building a Pixel Unit-01
3:35 Character Sprites
4:54 Greyscale Detailing
5:36 Creating the Colour Palette
6:56 Refining the Colours
8:37 Finishing Details
10:00 FINAL ARTWORK
11:01 CRT Time
11:45 VID OVER

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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
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Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
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