I've been working on some 8-bit art for my friend's Kickstarter project. In the process of designing some characters, I made this self-portrait:

... CLOSE UP!!!!

A t-shirt design featuring Iye as seen in my 2012 24-Hour Comic, Heat Seeker. Available at my Spreadshirt store for $15.

I'm currently teaching myself how to make 8-bit characters for an upcoming short story and I decided to remake Mario as a learning exercise.

There's something comfortingly hypnotic about this particular sprite. He's a perfect square composed of 3 colors and 168 blocks. I dunno why I care, but I do. It's almost spiritual to me.

I hope I can design a sprite that's half as elegant as Mario here! Wish me luck.