Retro Maomao Pixel Art Timelapse

Yet another one for Pixel Dailies! I joined the pixel dailies Discord a while ago, but never manage to finish anything that day (including this one) xD This was drawn for the obstacle theme. There were a few others that did game mockup styled things and I thought it'd be fun to make one too! I keep wanting to make a silly pixel game of my dog (eventually I guess), but I do love Maomao and her need to gather medicinal herbs and figured this might work for the theme.

There's a couple of spots you'll notice where I took a break (this was done over a few days) and forgot to start the timelapse (eg, that palette change) x_x So apologies for a couple of jumps. For the sunburst rays, I created a new layer and drew them, then used that as the selection and shifted the palette up 1. It's a really simple way to get a nice effect without having to add heaps of new colours.

Pixel Art Details

• 15 colours
• Canvas size is 320 x 180 px.
• Drawn and animated in Aseprite, about 6.5 hours total.

Background music is The Palace Gardens by Asher Fulero / @asherfulero