Same Sprite Remade Every Year | 2023 Edition!

Hey Brandon - highly recommend setting a keyboard shortcut for flip horizontal. I use it a tonne too and saves so much time. (Also have ones for flip vertical and 90 degree rotate). Great vid!

This series has become one of those events that make me think "whoa, it's already been another year"; it's been really fun and rewarding to see this year's progression! I also thought it was funny how it started shaping up to look like Anakin at first haha. The slightly more desaturated colours look really good in the lineup and it's awesome seeing the finalized sprite next to Vader from earlier 🤩 Excited to see what you'll cook up for the 10th entry in the series!!

It kills me that I looked at the comparison between your pre-cleanup and post-cleanup Luke and was like "hold on the guy on the left is Anakin Skywalker isn't it?"

For your 10th anniversary of Luke sprite tests, I was thinking you could go for an infamously difficult sprite style that you've never discussed before. The Capcom VS SNK sprite style, this style is used for the SNK lineup of the roster along with Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, M. Bison (Dictator), and Akuma. It is inspired by the style seen in games such as the Street Fighter Alpha and Marvel VS Capcom series but is built around a 320x240 pixel canvas as opposed to a 382x224 pixel canvas. The light source is also purely from the top as opposed to being slightly to the front and the top. For other Capcom characters they automatically adjusted the Street Fighter Alpha (or in Morrigan's case, Darkstalkers sprites) to match the pixel canvas which looks a bit off. (Especially in Morrigan's case where the outline uses much darker shades than the Street Fighter Alpha or Capcom VS SNK sprites)

I wanted to say how much it puts my mind at ease seeing you change the proportions around slightly when it comes to the Final Artwork section. It really helped me to not be worried about getting everything right first try in my own art. I love your videos, they've been a great source of inspiration.

This is definitely a matured version of your take on Luke's annual sprite! Really please with the final colour choice, light adjustment, etc. Keep inspiring us lot!

This sprite is too good, man! Well done! It feels like it could be a fighting game sprite

Very very cool, seeing them both together makes them look like a 90's beat em up game sprite. Like a Star Wars version of Golden axe or Streets of Rage.

May the force be with you

This is super cool, it's inspiring to see how much you've improved steadily over the years and the Luke vs Vader posing is incredible

Oh yes! It's that time of the year already! Great to see your idea of the same subject. So inspiring 😊

These videos have turned into a yearly tradition for me without me even realizing. Been watching for a couple years already, love catching these when they come out. Good video

Brandon you are the one who got me into pixle art so many years ago, i watch every single vid you made senes then. i don't know what to say man i just love your content so much <3

I've been binging your videos. Your progress is so inspiring. Can't wait for this year's. I'm a beginner pixeler so the smaller sprites really appeal to me.

I've loved watching these each year. Such a fun little tracker of time and progress!

I think this is my favourite Luke, especially with how it looks next to the Darth Vader one which is my favourite work you've ever done. Great video 😊

Been following for the last few years, and really enjoy seeing this come around again. This one might be my favorite Luke so far!

been watching your videos on and off pretty much ever since you started making them! I don't do much pixel art anymore, but your videos are always entertaining and quite informational on the medium. Here's to another year of making pictures out of tiny squares!

wow , your improvement is awesome! i like how every year is a different style which means u range is insanely wide! nice!

I love your vids and your art style! I've been following you for a while and it's nice to see this tradition being kept :)