Well, I don't think I've made a post here yet so I'm gonna try to do this in brief.
My name is Andrew Orluk, but I go by DioShiba in most places I go to. I'm a 2D artist who enjoys making a lot of digital art and pixel art and I hope to make a living off of it. In any case, I'm not sure how often I will be posting here but since I've helped out make a game that was released on here I figure that at some point in the near future I will be offering my assistance for anyone who wishes to make a few 2D games.
Other facts about me include me enjoying a lot of Smash Bros, Retro Games, and a good number of Indie Games. I also enjoy going on hikes outside and practicing martial arts, and just living life in order to get the inspiration I seek in an otherwise absurd yet mundane world that is in this thing we call "Life".
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You and I are quite alike!
Though I am also a novice indie game composer, I do pixel art as well! I enjoy Smash Bros (I'm a Kirby main! Unpopular, I know...), retro games, and indie games. I don't hike, but I would really like to practice martial arts again (I did basic Krav Maga in my early teens and barely remember it)
My game is retro-inspired! (https://wasabiiii.itch.io/grass-elemental-demo-demo) It's the early days of the Gameboy that part of me wishes I had grown up with. We early 2000's kids had the Nintendo DS and Wii to distract us from our homework and keep us up past bedtime!
I recently turned 20 years old, so I think I have lots more of this "Life" thing to figure out...
I see, I've been doing American Kenpo on my end. On my end, I'm a Banjo & Kazooie main. If you wish to see my portfolio you're more than welcome to here and I also have an account on Newgrounds, which is my preferred social but I'm on here to expand networking opportunities with others.
Since I was a little kid in the late 90's and early 2000's I grew up with the SNES and PS1 in addition to the gameboy and gameboy advance. Since then I branched out to other consoles. Hence my love for pixel art being a thing and after meandering between different communities like The Spriters Resource, Pixel joint and Newgrounds I've ended up doing what I'm doing for the most part. I've been doing my practice with art for about 13 years now.
Also life doesn't get easier but when you do more stuff along the way it gets better over time. Don't stress too much over a lot of it and you'll do fine. Also nothing wrong with being a Kirby main, if you main Minecraft Steve that would have been worse. I'll be sure to check out your game at some point. If you want to get to know me more by all means you're more than welcome to contact me Via Newgrounds DM. (I don't know if Itch.io has a DM system, sorry)
Either that or Discord, username is the same on there.