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- πŸ–ŠοΈ Pixel artist (allegedly) - πŸ“œ Boston-based fiction writer and writing instructor - πŸ‘Ύ Creator of Ashen 16x for Minecraft Java - https://aim-boot.carrd.co/ #pixelart #pixel #minecraft

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Thank you!!

12.01.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this animal.

The ribbit

Working on 26.1 support for Ashen, and I absolutely love the model changes so far 🐀

#minecraft #mcdev #pixelart

12.01.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image split in half; at left is an evening sunset with a Minecraft Husk and Parched riding a Husk Camel in a Desert; at right is a Minecraft Nautilus in a Warm Ocean

Image split in half; at left is an evening sunset with a Minecraft Husk and Parched riding a Husk Camel in a Desert; at right is a Minecraft Nautilus in a Warm Ocean

Forgot to post this yesterday:

Ashen v1.14, with full support for Minecraft 1.21.11 Mounts of Mayhem, is now live! Also featuring brand new Amethyst Block textures! πŸ–ΌοΈ

www.curseforge.com/minecraft/te...
modrinth.com/resourcepack...

#mcdev #minecraft #pixelart

15.12.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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COMMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
I'm in need of some money and yeah j kinda want to do commissions :D
I would really appreciate it

Thank you so much ❀️

21.10.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Minecraft copper golem opens a chest at the bottom of a large cave, surrounded by lanterns and beside two armor-clad zombies.

A Minecraft copper golem opens a chest at the bottom of a large cave, surrounded by lanterns and beside two armor-clad zombies.

Ashen 1.13 is live!

With full support for the 1.21.9 Copper Age drop, and, more importantly, textures for everything that Ashen was missing, it's finally feature-complete! πŸŽ‰

www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/ashen-16x
modrinth.com/resourcepack/ashen

#minecraft #pixelart #mcdev #gamedev

30.09.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! In addition to including them in Ashen, I am actually planning to put out a standalone resource pack with just the paintings when I update the main back for 1.21.9!

02.09.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! They've been a lot of fun to make!

02.09.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First time posting for #mcartday in a while; I can finally say I have all of the game's paintings done! Development is going to slow consideravly as I deal with a family crisis and my new professorship, but I'm still here!

#mcdev #gamedev #minecraft #art #pixelart

02.09.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Three images collaged together, from left to right: a seaside scene with a happy ghast wearing a blue harness; an indoor scene with five paintings; a black Enderdragon flying through the void

Three images collaged together, from left to right: a seaside scene with a happy ghast wearing a blue harness; an indoor scene with five paintings; a black Enderdragon flying through the void

Ashen 1.12 is live! Bringing support for the 1.21.6 *Chase the Skies* drop, long-awaited textures for Ravagers and the Enderdragon, spawn eggs, paintings, particles, & more! πŸƒ

www.curseforge.com/minecraft/texture-packs/ashen-16x
modrinth.com/resourcepack/ashen

#minecraft #gamedev #mcdev #pixelart

17.06.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's just how I display sprites to avoid overscaling them and losing detail

02.06.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three pixelated paintings on a grey background.

Clockwise from the top left, a column supporting a potted plant in front of a mountainscape; a Vermont landscape in autumn; and a still life with fruit and flowers

Three pixelated paintings on a grey background. Clockwise from the top left, a column supporting a potted plant in front of a mountainscape; a Vermont landscape in autumn; and a still life with fruit and flowers

Fairly simple #mcartday post this time around; three more paintings coming to Ashen in v1.12, releasing alongside Minecraft 1.21.6. As of right now, Ashen's only sixty-three textures (out of 3375!!!) away from complete!

#mcdev #minecraft #pixelart #art

01.06.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!

16.05.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

15.05.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Six pixel-art food textures on a grey background. Clockwise from the top left: a chocolate chip cookie; a vanilla cake with white icing and berries on top, three cocoa beans; a pink-and-green slice of watermelon; two golden Glowberries with green stems, and a pumpkin pie.

Six pixel-art food textures on a grey background. Clockwise from the top left: a chocolate chip cookie; a vanilla cake with white icing and berries on top, three cocoa beans; a pink-and-green slice of watermelon; two golden Glowberries with green stems, and a pumpkin pie.

And another #mcartday post, this one for Wayward. I'm continuing to (very slowly) plug away at this little side project, and today I bring you six very sweet item textures!

#mcdev #minecraft #pixelart #gamedev

15.05.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A pixelated seaside scene framed on a grey background.

The bottom half of the painting features rolling hills and a small farmhouse beside a solitary tree. Behind them, a high cliff occupies the majority of the scene, topped in rolling grasslands. Behind that is the sea, with clouds over the horizon.

A pixelated seaside scene framed on a grey background. The bottom half of the painting features rolling hills and a small farmhouse beside a solitary tree. Behind them, a high cliff occupies the majority of the scene, topped in rolling grasslands. Behind that is the sea, with clouds over the horizon.

It's #mcartday, and I'm not actually going to miss this one!

A couple posts to share today; first, another painting coming with Ashen v1.12 -- this time, a study of Gustave Courbet's "The Rock of Hautepierre," c.1869 πŸ–ΌοΈ

#mcdev #minecraft #pixelart #art

15.05.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
And Enderdragon from Minecraft, with custom textures giving her dark scales, purple wing membranes, and glowing spots. Two viewing angles, one from above and one from below.

And Enderdragon from Minecraft, with custom textures giving her dark scales, purple wing membranes, and glowing spots. Two viewing angles, one from above and one from below.

I missed the most recent MCArtDay, but I've still been busy!

First up, I finally finished the Enderdragon for Ashen, which I'd planned to leave as the last mob I textured for that pack. Almost six years later, she'll be flying with Ashen v1.12! πŸ‰

#pixelart #mcdev #gamedev #minecraft

04.05.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you add <-ai> to your search terms, Google's nonsense hallucinator doesn't show up, which has honestly been a godsend

30.04.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it feels very much within the realm of possibility, especially given the apparent focus on less mechanically significant content changes

16.04.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would kill for a cold biome ambience update πŸ₯Ά need me some more than just powder snow and passive mob variants

16.04.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much! πŸ₯°

16.04.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Eight pixel art paintings: A portrait of a redheaded man, a wave crashing onto a shore, a Mediterranean villa on the water, a landscape of a field under pink clouds, and four abstract paintings representing earth, fire, water, and air, respectively.

Eight pixel art paintings: A portrait of a redheaded man, a wave crashing onto a shore, a Mediterranean villa on the water, a landscape of a field under pink clouds, and four abstract paintings representing earth, fire, water, and air, respectively.

And another #mcartday post πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈ; back to posting Ashen -- eight new paintings coming in v1.12! The top three are studies, the middle left is an original, and the four unused elemental paintings are references to a defunct franchise -- can you guess which one?

#pixelart #minecraft #mcdev #art #gamedev

16.04.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Six pixel art powders arrayed in two rows of three on a grey background. Clockwise from the top left are Redstone Dust, Gunpowder, Sugar, Bone Meal, Glowstone Dust, and Blaze Powder

Six pixel art powders arrayed in two rows of three on a grey background. Clockwise from the top left are Redstone Dust, Gunpowder, Sugar, Bone Meal, Glowstone Dust, and Blaze Powder

A *very* late-in-the-day #mcartday post! This time around, another peek at Wayward, which I'm hoping to reveal more of in the near future. For now, all the powders I've made, plus a sample of my approach to the GUI. More to come!

#minecraft #mcdev #pixelart #gamedev

16.04.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

10.04.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*Please* tell me the lupines have a chance of making it onto your InPrnt; I would kill to be able to hang that up, they're my absolute favorite flower and the way you've rendered them here is just *gorgeous*!

10.04.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much! πŸ₯°

01.04.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A side-by-side comparison of eight items rendered in different pixel art styles. Clockwise from the top left: a piece of grey flint, a leatherbound book with a red bookmark, a golden apple, a blue diamond sword, a green, luminescent enderpearl, an ingot of purple netherite, a loaf of bread, and a bone

A side-by-side comparison of eight items rendered in different pixel art styles. Clockwise from the top left: a piece of grey flint, a leatherbound book with a red bookmark, a golden apple, a blue diamond sword, a green, luminescent enderpearl, an ingot of purple netherite, a loaf of bread, and a bone

It's #mcartday! 🎨

Introducing Wayward! This pack, still in its infancy, will be my next major project after I finish Ashen.

I started work on Ashen in 2019, and my style has changed drastically since. Here's a side-by-side to compare!

#minecraft #mcdev #pixelart #gamedev

01.04.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Three minecraft bees recolored to represent the Trans, Agender, and Nonbinary pride flags on a grey background, above black text reading "Happy Trans Day of Visibility"

Three minecraft bees recolored to represent the Trans, Agender, and Nonbinary pride flags on a grey background, above black text reading "Happy Trans Day of Visibility"

Wishing all my trans, gnc, and questioning homies a very happy and safe Trans Day of Visibility. Whether you're out or not, know that you're loved, and I hope you can spend time today with folks who see you πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

31.03.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I miss you LuigiπŸ’”

30.03.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

31.03.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bionicle

29.03.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5736    πŸ” 1121    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 10

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