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King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

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Pixel artist and maker. He/Him

WIP: The Cup of Cups. A Pygame simulation of pro cyclists battling to be the greatest.

- https://m.youtube.com/@TheCupofCups
- https://ko-fi.com/kingofthephil

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King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I had a blast with today's @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme: #Kirigami

P.S. I love the idea that there is someone out there who closely follows the Kirigami hashtag on Bluesky and suddenly had a large amount of Pixel art in their feed.

#pixelart #art #lofi #pixel_dailies

A paper cutout/folded castle with stairs, towers, windows, doors, a roof, and banner.

November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

An uneasy union for today’s @pixeldailies.bsky.social #alliance

#pixelart #pixeldailies #art

Two kings watch on as their children get married to join two nations. Pixel art style

November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I had some fun with the pico-8 palette today. Here is a wee slice of scenery for you.

#pixelart

A person sitting in a deep, lush, gorge. Pixel art style with bright colours

November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Looking up for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social challenge today. I imagined that this is the perspective when you fall into the bed after a long day of travel.

64x128

#pixelart #pixel_dailies #hotelroom

Pixel art image of a room, but looking up at a ceiling fan.

November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Here is my #WebringWidget for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme!

A simple little pixel art design. 9 colours and a handmade font.

#pixelart #design #logo #art

King of the Phil text in a pixel art style with a small golden crown

November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

An overthrown ship for today’s @pixeldailies.bsky.social

9 colours

#pixelart #pixel_dailies #art #overthrow #digitalart

A ship sinking into the ocean in a pixel art style

November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

A queen for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today.

9 colours on a 64x96 canvas

#pixelart #pixel_dailies #art #queen

A pixel art image of a pale queen in a purple dress with a golden grown and necklace with
rubies

November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

These are some kinda tiles for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social

9 colours on a 96x64px canvas

#pixelart #pixel_dailies #tiles

8 odd pixel art shapes in a 2 by 4 grid in basic reds, yellows, and purples.

November 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I can’t stop making these tiny pixel paintings now

#pixelart #painting #art

A large wall of paintings framed with different coloured frames. All in a pixel art style

November 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I combined the ceramics and shelf to catch up on some missed @pixeldailies.bsky.social!

9 colours 96x64 canvas

#pixelart #art #pixel_dailies

Colourful mugs sitting on two shelves in a pixel art style

November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I enjoyed the @pixeldailies.bsky.social so much I did a bonus upscaled version of my earlier post!

128x64x9 colours

#art #pixelart #pixel_dailies #baroque

Pixel art image of a baroque art gallery with paintings framed on all open spaces on the wall

November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

A baroque art gallery for today’s @pixeldailies.bsky.social

I found this one especially fun.

9 colours on a 64x32 canvas.

#pixelart #art #pixel_dailies #art

A pixel art image of a gallery in a baroque society. Framed paintings are covering every surface of wall

November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I have a fever, so this is as good as it’s gonna get! But I did get to say 7 in a row🔥

Boot for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today. 32x32 - 7 colours

#pixelart #daily #pixel_dailies #creative #art #boot #digitalart

A small pixel art boot. Just the one boot from the side. I should sleep

November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Combo meal for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today - made in @pixquare-app.bsky.social!

32x32 - 7 colours

#pixelart #daily #pixel_dailies #creative #art #ocean #combomeal #digitalart

A large moth of a fish is framed eating a smaller fish and squid. Pixel art style with a very small canvas

November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Here is a cozy fireplace for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today - made in @pixquare-app.bsky.social!

32x32 - 7 colours

#pixelart #daily #pixel_dailies #creative #art #room #digitalart

November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

This is also the most complex Aseprite file I have made to date haha

November 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Would you hang out and watch some pixel art bike racing?

Do any of the 6 teams or 24 racers stand out to you?

I am hoping to launch my bike racing simulations again soon!

#gamedev #pixelart #creative #python #pygame #art #simulation #race #cycling #biking #bikerace

November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Ships at sea for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today - made in @pixquare-app.bsky.social!

32x32 - 7 colours

#pixelart #daily #pixel_dailies #creative #art #triangle #digitalart

A pixel art image of a sunset. The sunset is casting triangle lights out on the sky and water. Small minimal boats can be seen as silhouettes against the sunset.

November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

If I am committed to doing daily pixel art I am going to set some constraints:

1. Consistent 7 colour palette (maybe change it up periodically)
2. 32x32px canvas
3. Missing one day is fine, but try to not miss more than one

#pixelart #pixeldailies #daily #art #pixquare #creative #challenge

November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

I did a quick bonus drawing using my pixeldailies palette.

7 colours

#pixelart #art #pixquare

A pixel landscape drawing with a small house under a red sun.

November 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

A big boom for the @pixeldailies.bsky.social theme today - made in @pixquare-app.bsky.social!

32x32 - 7 colours

#pixelart #daily #pixel_dailies

A pixel art image of an exploding house in a blaze of flames.

November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM

King of the Phil

@kingofthephil.bsky.social

Here is another peek at my Cup of Cups project! I need to fix up another 15-20 riders so they are in their team colors, but getting closer to what I want this to look like.

#pixelart #gamedev #cycling #animation