Community30 May 2026Did you know that... episode 3.Shadowforge Tutorial: Adding Shadows and Depth to a Sprite This tutorial demonstrates a simple workflow for creating shadows and depth on pixel art creatures in Shadowforge. 1. Start with the Base Colors The artist begins with a fully colored creature sprite. At this stage the character has flat colors, but very little depth. 2. Create a Shadow Layer A new layer is added specifically for shadow…
Turning a real photograph into handcrafted pixel art inside Shadowforge. For this piece, I started with a high-resolution photo of a chimpanzee resting in a tree and transformed it into stylized retro-inspired pixel artwork. The process combined automated image reduction with manual pixel-level editing to create something that feels more artistic and expressive than a simple filter conversion.…
🔥 Shadowforge Update for the Community! 🔥 Hey everyone! A new Shadowforge guide has just been published on Steam 🎮 — and it covers most of the keybindings currently in the app . If you’ve ever wondered what controls exist (or wanted a quick reference), this guide is definitely worth checking out 👇 👉 Feel free to give feedback, share it with others, and help improve it over time. Let’s make…
Hello dear users. I've decided to temporarily withdraw from working on Shadowforge for an unknown amount of time. I've learned a lot of GML from it, and I thought that I'd put that wizardry into use for my upcoming game title. I've worked on Shadowforge for 7 years, with only a little fanbase... that's enough I hope to make me eventually finish my roguelite game "The Abyss Shadowed". Fear not,…
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