I gave him my face and it’s already gone to his head! 😜
A retro console, a pair of sneakers and the face from my logo: meet the first member of Olukrew, my new pixel art character series inspired by gaming and technology.
I’m Manolo Saviantoni, also known as The_Oluk, a freelance pixel artist and game designer based in Rome, Italy. This time I decided to build a crew of my own.
What is Olukrew?
The name brings together Oluk and crew, sharing the K. The idea is to turn gaming and technology objects into characters, all wearing the face from The_Oluk’s logo.
Rigid bodies, blocky hands, short legs and sneakers that match the object’s colours. Same face, personalities still to discover.
A retro console comes to life
For the debut, I chose a retro console, drawn and animated in Photoshop. It switches on, comes to life, waves and sets off with a little attitude.
I worked on the movement to give it a recognisable attitude, even without dialogue.
Level 1: four characters, one crew
This is the first of the four characters in Level 1, Olukrew’s opening chapter. I’ll introduce the others one at a time; future releases will bring new groups of four characters.
The first one still needs a name. What would you call him? I’ll be collecting suggestions on my Instagram profile @the_oluk.
In my pixel art portfolio you’ll find more characters and worlds I’ve created. And if you want to meet the little face the whole crew started from, check out my logo animation.
