Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last weekend I participated in the annual Game Boy Pixel Art Jam, hosted by GB Studio Central over on itch. In this video I’ll share my workflow and the technical restraints necessary in order to create a piece of GameBoy artwork compatible with real hardware. There's a special twist for this year's jam theme!
#gbpixelartjam
GB Pixel Art Jam 2024: itch.io/jam/gbpixelartjam24/entries
Tile Count Webtool: gb-studio-tile-count.glitch.me
Links for the artists featured in this video:
Birds Probably: instagram.com/birds_probably
BifStek: instagram.com/lebifstek
sloopygoop: https://linktr.ee/sloopygoop
DaaWeeD: lospec.com/daaweed
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0:00 Intro
0:06 2024 Jam Theme
2:10 Working in greyscale
3:02 Artwork approach for this year
3:58 Counting Game Boy Tiles
4:49 Working within the restraints
6:27 Thematic Detailing
8:21 Keeping the tile count down
9:12 FINAL ARTWORK
10:24 A few jam highlights
12:36 Final Color Selection
13:10 CRT Time
13:48 VID OVER
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🕹 Check out my game!:
store.steampowered.com/app/2795110/Petal_Runner
🎨 Find my art here:
instagram.com/brandonjamesgreer
twitter.com/BJGpixel
INPRNT Shop: inprnt.com/gallery/bjgpixel
Redbubble Shop: rdbl.co/bjgpixel
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
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/failpositive
Background music obtained through Royalty Free Planet:
Phone Call by Jahzzar
betterwithmusic.com
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
bit.ly/RFP_CCSAlicense
VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers
silvermansound.com
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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Digital Sunlight by Raven
soundcloud.com/user-893997429
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Arcade by Raven
soundcloud.com/user-893997429
Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - royaltyfreeplanet.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Other background music courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.
Last weekend I participated in the annual Game Boy Pixel Art Jam, hosted by GB Studio Central over on itch. In this video I’ll share my workflow and the technical restraints necessary in order to create a piece of GameBoy artwork compatible with real hardware. There's a special twist for this year's jam theme!
#gbpixelartjam
GB Pixel Art Jam 2024: itch.io/jam/gbpixelartjam24/entries
Tile Count Webtool: gb-studio-tile-count.glitch.me
Links for the artists featured in this video:
Birds Probably: instagram.com/birds_probably
BifStek: instagram.com/lebifstek
sloopygoop: https://linktr.ee/sloopygoop
DaaWeeD: lospec.com/daaweed
————
0:00 Intro
0:06 2024 Jam Theme
2:10 Working in greyscale
3:02 Artwork approach for this year
3:58 Counting Game Boy Tiles
4:49 Working within the restraints
6:27 Thematic Detailing
8:21 Keeping the tile count down
9:12 FINAL ARTWORK
10:24 A few jam highlights
12:36 Final Color Selection
13:10 CRT Time
13:48 VID OVER
————
🕹 Check out my game!:
store.steampowered.com/app/2795110/Petal_Runner
🎨 Find my art here:
instagram.com/brandonjamesgreer
twitter.com/BJGpixel
INPRNT Shop: inprnt.com/gallery/bjgpixel
Redbubble Shop: rdbl.co/bjgpixel
————
Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this: youtu.be/90BghUX7SD0
————
Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
failpositive.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/failpositive
Background music obtained through Royalty Free Planet:
Phone Call by Jahzzar
betterwithmusic.com
Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet royaltyfreeplanet.com
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0
bit.ly/RFP_CCSAlicense
VHS Dreams by Shane Ivers
silvermansound.com
Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - royaltyfreeplanet.com
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
bit.ly/RFP_CClicense4
Digital Sunlight by Raven
soundcloud.com/user-893997429
Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - royaltyfreeplanet.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
bit.ly/RFP_CClicense
Arcade by Raven
soundcloud.com/user-893997429
Promoted by @RoyaltyFreePlanet - royaltyfreeplanet.com
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
bit.ly/RFP_CClicense
Other background music courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.
