Now whenever you make pixel art there are essentially two parts to shading: the highlights and the shadows. We will start with the shadows. To create a shadow color we will start with a darker yellow based on the yellow we used on the main section of the star (#BF9505). To create a shadow effect, we will draw an outline along the bottom section of the star to give it a more three dimensional feel. Make sure to include the arms of the star as well.

https://taitetsus.tumblr.com/post/57523540070/toukos-favicon-masterpost-%EF%BE%89-%E3%83%AE-%EF%BE%89%EF%BE%9F Shaped like a house, the Pixel Stars unit features a protective front that slides up, revealing a 1-inch square, colored LED screen. The toy also has a keychain clip for on-the-go play, and four clearly marked buttons that kids will use to navigate the Pixel Stars virtual world! It is available in one fun color scheme, pictured above. The Pixel 8 is not quite the same smashing bargain its predecessors once were – that honour is now the realm of the Pixel 7a – but it still offers a lot of phone for the money. Pros: seven years of software updates, good camera, great screen in smaller body, solid battery life, recycled aluminium, impressive local and generative AI features, undercuts rivals on price.https://animatedglittergraphics-n-more.tumblr.com/post/654536533165129728/master-post-pinkpurple-dividers

The basic setup for each character is the same: Kids start in a house with a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, and a bedroom. Then, they use the left and right arrow buttons to navigate a cursor around the room and select an object to interact with. The object will provide a menu of options — all with pictures, so no reading is required. Do they want to sleep in the bed, or read in the bed? Get food from the fridge or get a drink? After they make a choice, kids will see an animation of their Pixel Star character performing that action. I love that these animations are fun, but short enough that kids won’t lose interest or focus! On top of basic household interactions, there is SO much more to explore in the Pixel Stars Dreamhouse. Kids can play minigames (a different one for each character) to earn virtual coins, which they can spend on hundreds of virtual items to customize their space, from extra rooms (up to 32 total!) to pets, clothes, and furniture. Customization and personalization is a huge theme throughout, as kids can choose the color of each furniture item, the layout of the house, the look of each Pixel Stars girl, and so much more. Program situational AI commands for subsystems and crew. Allowing automatic combats and offline play. (from ship level 4 after building command room) Pixel Starships is the world’s first total spaceship management game in an 8bit massive online universe. In Pixel Starships, you command every aspect of your ship from construction to battles in a single persistent world.So now that you got the basic idea we will continue adding some depth to our star to give it a 3D feel. Let’s create a highlight using the same yellow from the main section, but instead of going darker this time we will go lighter (#FFDA5B). Remember, this doesn’t have to be the exact color as our pixel art. In fact this is an opportunity to make the pixel star look like your own. In our version we highlighted all the top sides of the star. When they first start up the Pixel Stars Dreamhouse, kids choose and customize one of three characters: a celebrity chef, a street style fashionista, or a social media star. They shouldn’t stress about the choice, though, because one of Pixel Stars’ best features is that kids can easily and immediately toggle between these three profiles, making different choices and exploring different options for each character! The 6.2in screen moves the Pixel 8 closer to the underserved market of smaller but top-end phones, of which there are only a handful to choose from. Google’s generative AI features are certainly novel, but it is the extended seven-year software support that truly sets it apart. It does not shine quite as bright as its bigger sibling but the Pixel 8 is still a great smaller phone worth looking at. The one clarification I would provide, however, is about changing the volume on the Pixel Stars Dreamhouse. The toy features different sound effects to go with each button press, animation, and more. While they are a fun aspect of the toy, there will certainly be situations when putting Pixel Stars on silent is preferable. And don’t worry, that is an option! However, while the directions say that you can find the settings (including volume control) by selecting the Pixel Star’s laptop, I didn’t realize at first that the settings are a subset of the laptop’s “shopping” option. Once you discover this, it is easy to adjust the volume for any situation.