I'm h3xmode

A quality-driven pixel artist.

A little about h3xmode

I'm a pixel art specialist. I produce environments, characters, user interface, brand identity and animation for video games. My favourite part of making art is imagining a world and seeing it come together.

A specialised medium

I chose pixel art because it's beautiful, simple, complex and it defined my childhood. Emerging in the 1980s, pixel art evolved with computer graphics. Since the decline of Cathode ray televisions, pixel art was mostly categorised into a bygone era until the indie gold rush.

We have moved past the stigma of "retro revival" and "cheap game art," it's accredited as an art movement and is here to stay. I'm in pursuit of being a master of modern pixel art in games; requiring a deep understanding of art principles, patience, game production experience, inspiration and passion for quality work.

The professionalism and perseverance I apply to my work guarantee successful outcomes for my clients.

My passion for visual communication has guided me through years of successful project outcomes at every turn of my career. The accumulative production experience I've gained is not something that a typical solo artist has exposure to.

I'm a trusted person who focuses on quality completion. This work ethic continues to impress people I cross paths with, resulting in a lot of referrals through word of mouth.

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Consider buying me a coffee.

If you really like my work and want to show your support, I'd appreciate a cup of coffee to help me get started in the mornings. I really do live off coffee hehe.

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Join my Discord community!

If you'd like to talk about pixel art, learn from me or get critique - join the h3xmode community on Discord.

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"Dope again! You've really hit the nail on the head again with this one!"

— Luca - Rogue Voltage

"These are just excellent. Just REALLY, really good!"

— Slade Stolar

"I worked with h3xmode on and off over the course of 3 years and was never once disappointed by his work. Each piece was done in a timely manner with an attention to detail that far surpassed my expectations. I'd gladly work with him again on any project."

— Jay Hammill - Requiem

"h3xmode is quite simply one of the most talented, passionate and pleasant individuals I've been fortunate to work with. Those qualities alone are special - but once you fully appreciate his Coding, Developing, Art/Design and Animation skills you realise the sheer talent he has."

— Chris - vyxl.co

"I'd like to highly recommend working with Joe. He's friendly, professional, and cares about the quality of the work. He's incredibly responsive to feedback and I'm very happy with his production speed as well."

— @SidegunnerGame

"It's always a pleasure to work with you and I know that whenever I'm in need of your services you'll only ever produce the finest of pixels. Your quality and work ethic shows through your work and I can't recommend you enough."

— @DanielYalg

Skill sets

  • Quality, modern pixel art

  • Colour cycling, sub-pixeling and frame-by-frame animation

  • Tiled or painterly environment art

  • Loopable backgrounds and parallax layering

  • 32, 16, and 8 bit pixel art

  • Isometric, top-down, side-scroller or point and click genres

  • NES specification art

  • Indexed colour palettes

  • Concept art

  • Illustrations

  • User interface and user experience

  • Logos and game title art

  • Typography

Experience

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"The gap between pixel art and its implementation for games is tricky without insight into how they are programmed. My complementary skill sets allow me to bridge that gap, focusing on art that is usable and visually pleasing."

— h3xmode

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