Shwack's Creeper Explosion
My client approached me one day, asking "hey do you think you could do a Minecraft Creeper exploding?" At first blush, I thought "Well, it's already kind of pixel art, how hard could it be?" Well, it's a bit more complex than that, but I was essentially correct! My rendition is a little more saturated, and has less moss on it.
The big detail to get right in this piece is the smaller bits of smoke. I wanted them to look and feel close to the original game, complete with the multiple shades and going in multiple directions. The creeper itself simply expands a little while blinking before the big BOOM happens, just like it does in-game. I used multiples of the same animation to follow up the big blast, and then scatter tiny smoke pieces at the end.
We were both very happy with the result, and his community enjoyed it as well! The smoothness I think is what stands out the most with this one.
To see this emote in action, visit my client's stream!