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[Pixel Art] DB32 Palette Experimentation: Treasure Chest A few...

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[Pixel Art] DB32 Palette Experimentation: Treasure Chest

A few days ago, I crafted a treasure chest design based on Final Fantasy VI’s treasure chest design using Dawnbringer’s new 32-color palette. I didn’t like the design all that much after looking back on it, so I went searching for inspiration again. I found it with Live-A-Live, an SNES RPG. I found a treasure chest design from that game that intrigued me, so using its design as a base, I created another treasure chest design using the DB32 palette that I feel looks far better.

I then used the palette to create a number of other color schemes for the chest. (I love doing that sort of thing, if just because it’s easier to do than designing and pixelling a whole item/sprite/etc.)

About an hour, 27 colors (26 + transparency), Dawnbringer’s 32-color palette, design inspiration via a treasure chest design from Live-A-Live (viewable on a sprite sheet stored at The Spriter’s Resource).

Feel free to use this in whatever way you wish without limitation.

(EDIT: Now viewable on Pixeljoint)

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