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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell

@4tarobyte.bsky.social

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▞▞▞▞ making merch with @carriondesigns.bsky.social ▞▞▞▞ digital/pixel artist, gaymer, & tired possum (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ support real artists! (❌AI)

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 21d

Hi! I’m Taro, a digital and pixel artist who likes drawing portraits, sprites/assets, and little buddies! Working on selling handmade merch with @carriondesigns.bsky.social, more details soon! :D

⬛ About: 4tarobyte.carrd.co
⬛ Support/shop: ko-fi.com/4tarobyte
⬛ Comms: vgen.co/4tarobyte/

digital illustration of several Pokemon (Pikachu, Clefairy, Caterpie, Bonsly) and berries falling from the sky onto a sleeping Snorlax, drawn in a cute style and colored pencil-like texture

digital art portrait of Taro Byte with head tilted down, looking off the side over pink heart-shaped glasses. the art has a scratchy, rough texture, as if drawn with pastels on bumpy paper

pixel art illustration of a bowl of Vietnamese phở with beef slices, green onions, and leafy herbs in it. a glass of Thai tea with boba sits to the left, while a plate with more herbs and a slice of lime sit to the right. the bowl has "4TB" on it.

pixel art illustration of Taro Byte looking off to the side. they have tri-colored off-white, pale purple, and dark desaturated purple hair going in steps from lightest to darkest away from their face; pierced purple and pink opossum ears poke out of their hair. they wear pink heart glasses and a casual white, black, and purple outfit.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4h

Penny's doofus face and Batthew's... whole thing. I'm cryinggg these are insanely cute and unique!!

is it just me or does Nightshade have a shimmery flower?

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4h

Periwinkle is SO baby

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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ Shop update 10/18! 🎃 @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 9h

A fresh harvest of Bitties 🐱🖤

[ #cuteart #artshop #traditionalart ]

Sixteen hand-painted enamel pins of fat cats. Each is unique, and they are all Halloween/autumn themed in color or subject. They all have different expressions and poses and they’re all cute and silly.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

VERY into these, they’re so cute!! my fave’s the skeleton cat!

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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ Shop update 10/18! 🎃 @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky season bookmarks 📚🧡🍂

[ #cuteart #merch #booksky ]

A photo of 3 diecut bookmarks lying amongst some open & closed books, tea lights, fall leaves, & pumpkins. They are: black long cat wearing a Halloween sweater; a white ghost long cat; a black skeleton long cat.

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MAK @makrustic.bsky.social · May 2

Process GIF Timelapse of 'The Gentle Push' 🌿

HD Versions and Timelapses of my work are on patreon.com/makrustic ⭐

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like I need to study this frame-by-frame hahaha. the jump to the animated version was wild! the still version is fantastic, but the animated version added so much life. really cool!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

yeah, I’m losing my mind a little at how few frames it is! looks so good!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

I like how it’s largely the same, just with an overall smoother surface, with more depth to the shadows, and better rhythm in details like the moss and crack distribution!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

adding purple to the orange blaze stuff… oughh I want to eat your art

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

the hints of analogous colors are SO juicy!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

the way you added textures like and vibrancy to these smooth objects is so satisfying!! I love the metalwork especially, but the cute hatching in the potion and the depth in the gems also can’t be ignored!!

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StuntmAEn Bob @stuntmaenbob.bsky.social · Mar 12

Life is peaceful at this place ✨

#pixelart #art #1bit

Huge 1bit pixel art - in front: flowers and a lot of grass. Middle: houses on the right side and huge pine trees on the left. Background: mountains (right) and huge clouds in front of a dark sky full of stars and the moon in the middle.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

wow! I’ve never seen a 1bit artwork I liked so much. you used the 50% dither so well to make that third tone, but every detail is so clear and easy to read, despite the high level of detail. amazing work!!

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

I love the way you add textures like on the denim jacket here and the little dots in other drawings! your warm colors are very pretty, トワさん! ☺️

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

had a feeling it would be haha! congrats on all the sticker sales this weekend!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

love how delicate the wispy bits under the gills look!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 1d

why would you essentially enable spamming as a feature? now we’d have to manually moderate comments per post

and also, please make the comment editor NOT be a separate window so I can still see OP’s post without having to copy my text, cancel the comment, reread OP’s post, then paste and type more!

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 3d

YES I was staring at those outlines of the steps like daaaamn hahaha. no thank you lmao, but you did so good!!

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 3d

wait, a pixel art webcomic?? I definitely have to check out more of your stuff sometime!! love how productive you are while still getting to make and share itty bitty bits of art at a time!

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4d

Here's where you can find @carriondesigns.bsky.social's booth!

We'll be in the back and she's got lots of upcycled screen-printed shirts and stickers up for grabs, with some proceeds being donated to cat shelters 🫶✨

#artshop #shoplocal #smallbusiness

Map of Parkway Plaza mall with a specific area highlighted

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4d

gm!! my print from the first Pokemon Sleep Halloween event 💤

catch these at Stacked Pax in San Diego this weekend!

#halloween #pokemonsleep #pokemon #art

a cutely drawn illustration of various Pokemon and berries falling from the sky onto a Snorlax. a small Pokeball-themed jack-o-lantern and apples that the Pikachu gathered are also falling.

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4d

picking up the first batch of these shortly!!

changed the paper so they're sturdier, but will brighten slightly. I think it'll be fine (my motto these days, apparently🙈)

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 7d

my favorite card ⚡

#pokemon #pixelart #ドット絵

photo of a low-res pixel art print of a Pokemon card depicting Pikachu and the female protagonist of Legends: Arceus napping in the shade of a tree together under dappled light, with the referenced TCG card sitting atop it and double-sleeved

Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 4d

very cute!! you're so skilled 🤩

what do you make all these collections for? are you working on a game? :0

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Taro Byte 💜⬛ @ pre-drop merch prep hell @4tarobyte.bsky.social · 5d

Catch us at Parkway Plaza every Fri-Sun!

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