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Member Spotlight - Ansimuz

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Mexican pixel artist, Luis Zuno, AKA Ansimuz, was one of the earliest members at GameDev Market and has an extensive collection of high quality assets available to view here.

 
GDM Username: Ansimuz
 
Name or Nickname: Luis Zuno

Age: 41
 
Country: Mexico
 
Developer, Asset Creator or are you a bit of both?:   
 
I’m both
 
Full Time, Part Time or Hobby?: 
 
Full Time
 
How long have you been doing this?: 
 
I started making pixel Art and game dev since 2013
 
What made you become a dev/artist?: 
 
I became a pixel artist because I needed custom artwork for my first commercial game Elliot Quest
 
Favourite software/tools to use?:  
 
Aseprite for artwork, Godot for Gamedev and FL studio for music
 
What’s one tip you would give to someone starting out?:   
 
Get a lot of inspiration and practice, copy others and analyze and contemplate how the pixel art is done. Also Read books and tutorials. I recommend the following 3 books for Pixel Art Assets: 
 
1- For Animation –  The Animator’s Survival Kit From Richard Williams 
2 – For Aesthetics – Color and Light from James Gurney
3 – For Pixel Art – Pixel Logic – A guide to Pixel Art from Michafrar
 
How do you promote your work (games or assets)?:  
 
I use Twitter and Youtube since I have a lot of followers thanks to the Free Assets I share  and Youtube tutorials I posted in the past.
 
What project are you working on now?:  
 
I have a Patreon Campaign to support the creation of new assets for game development. 
 
Any completed projects/work you want to promote?:
 
I would like to promote my favorite and popular series of Pixel Arts Assets called Gothicvania, they are inspired in the Castlevania Series and I make new assets for this series in a monthly basis:
 
Some Environments:
 
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-cemetery/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-game-pixel-art-kit-9121/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-spider-nest/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-interiors/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-mountains/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-mystic-forest/
 
And some Sprites:
 
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-enemies-pack-1/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-enemies-pack-2/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-enemies-pack-3/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-ghost-wolf-pack/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-monk-character-add-on/
https://www.gamedevmarket.net/asset/gothicvania-bridge-heroine-add-on-2/

And finally, favourite game ever & why?:
   

The Legend of Zelda, when I played as a child  I was transported to a digital world with a lot of possibilities that I never thought was possible.
 
You can connect with Ansimuz here:
 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ansimuz (for news on free assets)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ansimuz (To support my work and get assets)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLblLUQbqjfCAmU13LbwHw (Tutorials on Gamedev and Pixel art)

Check out some of Ansimuz’s assets…


SunnyLand Free Pixel Art Assets


Warped Humanoid Enemies


Quiet Hill Horror Pixel Art Pack


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