This.

Isn't.

Fun.

Sure, the conceptualization part before delving into Photoshop's pixel editor's fantastic and some of the ideas you can spawn with a No-Holds-Barred physiology are amazing, but executing them pixel by pixel - even with the straight line tool, and then shading it? That's arduous to say the least! Nevertheless, I plan on submitting a few jovial comics in the near future and this'll be the medium used. Smart money dictates I'll have to go scouring the net for a pixel background tutorial or an isometric run-through.

As for this picture? Just a few stretchy calisthenics and shenanigans with an arm transformation. Nothing incredibly fancy, but I do hope to improve once I find a few shortcuts.

Base Sprites © Wiznet/Nexon