# I got an idea **URL:** \ **Category:** Collaboration\ **Tags:** game, graphics-and-math, art, music, platformer\ **Created:** [August 31, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155 "2023-08-31T16:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/1 "2023-08-31T16:28:06Z")
![image_2023-07-20_134719446](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/5/5566afd914c33d99dd87fe7caa051cbda3fd4fe4.png) I need some ideas about this character I made up called rift the axolotl and I need some ideas about what type of game this character could be in and how good should it look and if you want to code on it or if I should just code on it’s your choice Mr picky ms icky UGH but besides that if you want to vote on how the games gonna look vote here _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/2 "2023-08-31T22:39:04Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/9/94c8cda6d394933ff21c995cc10be9217e2aad4d.png) here’s a little sneak peak on the new sprite ---
**Author:** ![InvalidProject](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/invalidproject/32/32554_2.png) [@InvalidProject](https://forum.makecode.com/u/InvalidProject)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/3 "2023-08-31T23:16:10Z")
never heard of Atlanta falcons ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/4 "2023-08-31T23:33:47Z")
it’s either your first love or a something worth than a annoying ex if your in georgia or in other words it’s either you love it or you hate it definitively ---
**Author:** ![Archer\_Bright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/archer_bright/32/32896_2.png) [@Archer\_Bright](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Archer_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/5 "2023-09-01T01:45:10Z")
sorta looks like bomberman ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/5/5c635b2ee2e3600799a8ec3fc72b245c104fef9a.png) ---
**Author:** ![InvalidProject](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/invalidproject/32/32554_2.png) [@InvalidProject](https://forum.makecode.com/u/InvalidProject)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/6 "2023-09-01T01:45:58Z")
Well I mean, it wouldnt be my _first_ love (dont think abt it too much) and I still dont know what it is. ---
**Author:** ![DangerNoodle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dangernoodle/32/14797_2.png) [@DangerNoodle](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DangerNoodle)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/7 "2023-09-01T01:46:12Z")
![Oh-brother-this-guy-stinks GIFs - Get the best GIF on GIPHY](https://media2.giphy.com/media/7OW9uiyfeTRxdSOBYN/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952c1isxukxj0bpc7d73kt6m7mynowd5y6zn62svf7a&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200w.gif&ct=g) ---
**Author:** ![InvalidProject](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/invalidproject/32/32554_2.png) [@InvalidProject](https://forum.makecode.com/u/InvalidProject)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/8 "2023-09-01T16:23:33Z")
Bruh I code, not watch football! ---
**Author:** ![Unique](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unique/32/32724_2.png) [@Unique](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Unique)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/9 "2023-09-01T16:24:02Z")
Philadelphia eagles better. ---
**Author:** ![urassari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/urassari/32/9535_2.png) [@urassari](https://forum.makecode.com/u/urassari)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/10 "2023-09-01T16:36:34Z")
please, and i mean PLEASE, no pillow shading. ![an example of pillow shading](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/ec06b3818332bbe3cc3d4a802348a987d6e1ecb6.png) ![pillow vs nice](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/9/967281b5477bf2e905381f8b06229828fdd37f62.png) ok, sometimes, it looks good, ![good parts](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/2/243dc321bdee617a8c175637b6030a1ec34bff93.png) (its still KINDA bad, but i couldnt think of a better example) but no pillow shading would be better than this and also, simplify it because if you make a game out of this thing, animating it would be so hard by drawing all the details. and another reason of simplifying it is would be because not many people will understand what is going on here ![what IS this??](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/a/adfd80eb876eda494961fc5dbcd35fb84c53ddf8.png) so yeah, fix it. ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/11 "2023-09-01T20:14:30Z")
for one it’s not impossible and if your wondering about the people who want to make the sprites for this game I can convert the sprites they made to fit in with the art style. plus on this joke post I made, I was showing off I made with the graphical quality around the sprite you were critiquing Makecode if your wondering if I have made something similar to it’s graphical quality [https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/ea2ced0bbd26f64d3b8137797def92e7c75bbf96.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/e/ea2ced0bbd26f64d3b8137797def92e7c75bbf96.png) ---
**Author:** ![AbstractDesigner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/abstractdesigner/32/22531_2.png) [@AbstractDesigner](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AbstractDesigner)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/12 "2023-09-05T15:01:41Z")
I was going to post the exact same thing lol ---
**Author:** ![Brohann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/brohann/32/17380_2.png) [@Brohann](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Brohann)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/13 "2023-09-05T17:51:44Z")
I recommend you read [https://www.derekyu.com/makegames/pixelart2.html](https://www.derekyu.com/makegames/pixelart2.html) and [https://www.phonoforest.com/2020/05/3-major-mistakes-pixel-art-beginners.html](https://www.phonoforest.com/2020/05/3-major-mistakes-pixel-art-beginners.html) they are very informal ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/14 "2023-09-05T17:59:11Z")
plus why do you need to fix something that ain’t broke? is the pixel art bad? ---
**Author:** ![NobodyNomad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/nobodynomad/32/10821_2.png) [@NobodyNomad](https://forum.makecode.com/u/NobodyNomad)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/15 "2023-09-05T18:07:37Z")
Same! Who needs the sun when you can have insanity and error messages. (Jk I do enjoy fresh air but still prefer code over football) ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/16 "2023-09-05T18:09:56Z")
plus I forgot the mention is that I don’t do pillow shading all the time. I only use it for things that are shiny or reflect back at you like if it was clean object that why the character looks like that, not to mention this art doesn’t look that bad or looks like it needs fixing. actually does it kinda seem like a downgrade. ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/17 "2023-09-05T22:28:34Z")
This is also great for more specific things: [https://saint11.org/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/](https://saint11.org/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/) ---
**Author:** ![goldtopaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/goldtopaz/32/28622_2.png) [@goldtopaz](https://forum.makecode.com/u/goldtopaz)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-got-an-idea/22155/18 "2023-09-06T18:26:32Z")
I don’t see the part where the art becomes objectively better on the sheet and the rocks they showed on there looks like clay not rocks and why would grass grow on rocks without the soil?