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Crabby Sam

@goawayimcrabby.bsky.social

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ west coast gamedev & pixel artist behind #Moonshell_Island she/her | 35+ | crab sympathizer πŸ¦€ devlogs: http://patreon.com/cheekynauts tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/goawayimcrabby wishlist: http://s.team/a/1629660 studio: @cheekynauts.bsky.social

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I'm going to do the Gemstone/Crystal prompt list this month, but I didn't want to do just gemstones by themselves. Instead, I decided to do a twist and try to make a creature based on each gemstone.

This is Ambrawr.

#CrystalList #creatures

02.03.2026 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fun idea, and such a cute creature too!

02.03.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! Thanks, kiwibean!! πŸ’œ

02.03.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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28 days of #fruityfebruary !!! πŸ“πŸŽ
all fruits were drawn on a 48x48 canvas.

thank you so much for all the support !!! it was so much fun !! β™₯️

β€’ #pixelart β€’ #1bit

01.03.2026 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pixel Dailies Wrap-up! February!

It was a tough one this month. Spent some time out of commission with medical issues, so there was a while without posting. But I managed to catch up! And I think some of my best pieces are here!

Flash Warning!

#pixelart #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅ #aesprite #animation #pixel_dailies

01.03.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Game devlog is ready on Kofi and itchio!βœ¨οΈπŸ’•
I may or may not have placed too many flowersπŸ˜‚
#gamedev

sorceressgamelab.itch.io/palins-fate/...

02.03.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Nykkia, the mascot for NokiaArtJam, presents the theme for jam #4

Nykkia, the mascot for NokiaArtJam, presents the theme for jam #4

NokiaArtJam, the #1-bit art jam is back. This year's optional theme is "fossils". The jam runs through April.
itch.io/jam/nokiaart...

02.03.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A digital drawing of a scrappy little vegetable monster with a big mouth, but no eyes, running around with stripey limbs.

A digital drawing of a scrappy little vegetable monster with a big mouth, but no eyes, running around with stripey limbs.

#3261 That menace!

02.03.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
LoFi Hip Hop ~ Dj CUTMAN – Hot Tea & Firmware Updates ~ Wii U Grooves
YouTube video by Dj Cutman LoFi Hip Hop ~ Dj CUTMAN – Hot Tea & Firmware Updates ~ Wii U Grooves

Today's mood: Downloading
Today's track: youtube.com/watch?v=URXffALwios

01.03.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Day 46: 2025/09/11 - 7.5h

Added mouse control of the context menu & a custom cursor. Made control device switching in real time more intuitive. Items can be used & dropped. Beginnings of a notification system in the works!

#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker

01.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
pixel art in four panels depicting how to draw a sphere. Step 1 reads "draw a circle" and has a basic line circle. Step 2 reads "add basic shading" and has four shades of flat color including a couple teal highlights toward the upper left and darker blue-green shadow colors. Step 3 reads "add highlights and shadows. Blend colors" and the teal-blue sphere introduces two more highlight colors and two more shadow colors, which are now blended with excessive dithering. There is also slight reflected light on the lower right edge. Step 4 reads "make sphere angery" and the sphere now has a cartoonish frowning angry face in the highlight area. On the lower right of the image is a bar showing the eight colors in the palette.

pixel art in four panels depicting how to draw a sphere. Step 1 reads "draw a circle" and has a basic line circle. Step 2 reads "add basic shading" and has four shades of flat color including a couple teal highlights toward the upper left and darker blue-green shadow colors. Step 3 reads "add highlights and shadows. Blend colors" and the teal-blue sphere introduces two more highlight colors and two more shadow colors, which are now blended with excessive dithering. There is also slight reflected light on the lower right edge. Step 4 reads "make sphere angery" and the sphere now has a cartoonish frowning angry face in the highlight area. On the lower right of the image is a bar showing the eight colors in the palette.

how to draw a pixel sphere in just four steps

#pixelart #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅

01.03.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 247    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

So badass!!!

02.03.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A detailed pencil drawing of a cartoony cyborg girl with a big laser arm blasting a space monster in the face on the beach while waves crash and other monsters creep closer.

A detailed pencil drawing of a cartoony cyborg girl with a big laser arm blasting a space monster in the face on the beach while waves crash and other monsters creep closer.

At one point, Azure Claw Comics was potentially going to include cool cyborgs with huge laser arms that blast space monsters. I also threw it around as a game idea. So here is a little concept drawing I did of that!

01.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A coloured sketch of Lloyd dressed as a member of the Yiga clan, taking his mask off and looking sheepish. A small chibi of Sheena gives a thumbs up in the background

A coloured sketch of Lloyd dressed as a member of the Yiga clan, taking his mask off and looking sheepish. A small chibi of Sheena gives a thumbs up in the background

Not sure I ever posted my Yiga clan Lloyd sketch to Bluesky
#talesofsymphonia x #zelda

01.03.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Commission for @thekiai.bsky.social. #pixelart

01.03.2026 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pixel Art Animation - Octorok HAWK TUAH
YouTube video by Kevin Anderson (imonk) Pixel Art Animation - Octorok HAWK TUAH

I despise and miss doing art commentaries on YouTube, simultaneously. I wonder if I should try to do more videos where I just talk about whatever I'm thinking about as I'm drawing, but I don't do a whole lot of editing. Also throwback to when I used to draw with a mouse πŸ˜‚ youtu.be/E_4bTcKNdok?...

01.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Katsudon

01.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember you can find the angel statue in each town and along your journey. It will save the game for you! Wrapping this up today. Not the most exciting thing to show probablyπŸ˜‚
Just know that's how you save😊
Will make a devlog later tonight!
#gamedev

01.03.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Pixel art of a pale yellow cat sat on a red carpet hungrily yearning for the orange goldfish in the fish tank nearby.

Pixel art of a pale yellow cat sat on a red carpet hungrily yearning for the orange goldfish in the fish tank nearby.

Theme: #yearning
#pixelart #pixel_dailies
@pixeldailies.bsky.social

01.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

This looks and sounds so satisfying to play!

01.03.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🐟🍬 Ever tried fish candy?

#pixelart #animation #rhythmgames #indiegames

01.03.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue Brine 🐟 #pixelart

01.03.2026 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

01.03.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Sub!!

01.03.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sword & Squire by Will Bowerman Wrangle your unruly knight in this short RPG! Made for the Cookie Cutter rm2k3 jam.

New game! Manage limited resources - and your unruly knight - in Sword & Squire!

Had a lot of fun putting my personal RPG design theory to the test while making this for the Cookie Cutter RM2k3 Jam - I hope you'll enjoy playing it!

will-bowerman.itch.io/sword-squire

01.03.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you so much!

01.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today's Mood/Track:

01.03.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LoFi Hip Hop ~ Dj CUTMAN – Hot Tea & Firmware Updates ~ Wii U Grooves
YouTube video by Dj Cutman LoFi Hip Hop ~ Dj CUTMAN – Hot Tea & Firmware Updates ~ Wii U Grooves

Today's mood: Downloading
Today's track: youtube.com/watch?v=URXffALwios

01.03.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Today's Daily Devlog:

01.03.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 46: 2025/09/11 - 7.5h

Added mouse control of the context menu & a custom cursor. Made control device switching in real time more intuitive. Items can be used & dropped. Beginnings of a notification system in the works!

#DailyDevlog #Moonshell_Island #gamedev #gamemaker

01.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1