Our very first pixel art cover but also our first pink cover. We were illustrating the cryptoart market state where small artists struggle to sell anything while big drops got instantly sold out. It is also illustrating the Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) in cryptoart. Watch it full screen to spot the little details and maybe even recognize some of the famous artworks displayed in art shops.

I did really enjoy creating this one as I am a big fan of pixel art, but no way I am experienced enough like the pure pixel artists. The picture was wholly created in Aseprite, specialized graphic software for pixel art.

We tried several color combinations for the final artwork but the final call was made by Redlion who liked the pink one the most.

The street needed to be drawn in the wide-format before the animation could take the part.

Different layers are moving at different speeds so there is a parallax side-scrolling effect achieved.

The fun fact is that we almost ditched the complete artwork before the deadline as suddenly more important news appeared. I think it was a good choice to publish this work at the end instead of trying to hustle a quick replacement cover.