Joe Lacey

Illustrator/author. I create art for toys & video games. I write books that I like. If other people like them, that's ok with me. If they don't that's ok, too.

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OK, I did something I really hate doing... I got in front of the camera and shot a 4-minute interview for my fantasy / sci-fi computer pixel books, "8-bit Kingdom" & "8-bit Cosmos." I also talk about my work designing pixel art for hand-held interactive video games.

BOOKS ON AMAZON: https://t.co/kPKaf0OavS (This is the USA link, but they are available wherever Amazon ships.)

#retrogaming #videogames #fantasyart #scifiart

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HALLOWEEN STEPPIN' is a one minute digital drum track I made in 1998 using a freeware drum machine program. I wanted to make a spooky drum sequence that gave the feeling of a ghost walking around a haunted house. I think the drum program had about twenty built-in percussion sounds and a medium-sized grid to lay it all out. It was really basic, but pretty good for what it was. The 8-bit pixel art in this video is some old art I had created around the same time.
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Digital drum sequencing created in 1998 using freeware drum machine software. Sound Recording copyright ©1998 Joe Lacey. All rights reserved. 8-bit pixel art by Joe Lacey.

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@seanonolennon @RollingStone You have to use odorless paint thinners. Regular ones will knock you out. Problem solved!

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@seanonolennon It's becoming increasingly difficult to compete in this modern-day world!

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@RockNRoLL_85 It's a tie.

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@circusrockmag

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@RockNRoLL_85 I like IMAGINE, but it sure sounds like John generouslt lifted A WHITER SHAFE OF PALE, a song he greatly admirded. But, personally, I'll take MAYBE I'M AMAZED.

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@fleischertoons It looks perfect and exactly the way it would have looked on the screen when it was first shown. Thank you for all your hard work!

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@Mollie_SRogers @seanonolennon I have yet to eat out at any restaurant where the over medium egg is cooked correctly. It is either under cooked with runny whites or WAY too over cooked with a solid hard yoke. If you are getting a good over medium egg, you are indeed fortunate! 😄🐓🥚

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@FantasyMaestro_ @Mollie_SRogers @seanonolennon Over easy will just deliver the eggs far too runny (especially the whites.) They can get that correct, but not the over medium!

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@MikeTilburn The only thing I don't like about it is the cover. Never cared for the negatives. I mocked up my own version for iTunes.

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@MikeTilburn The NAKED version is the best. Better than the original and better than the big box set reissue with all its various versions.

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@PulpLibrarian Great show. Glad I bought DVD collection back when it was affordable!

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@80s_channel Mother.

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@bestofStarTrek The United Galaxies Sanitation Patrol Cruiser.

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@seanonolennon Sean, this is the only camera you should ever use. You are a fool not to! Get with it, man!

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Crayola partnered with CamelBak to create custom Crayola-inspired beverage bottles released along side my STAY HYDRATED coloring book. In response to all the AI generated art our there, Crayola featured a photo and bio of me on the back of the book. Good for Crayola still using real artists! The bottles are becoming quite the collectors item and are selling out fast. You can pick up my book and the CamelBack bottle both at Amazon.

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@seanonolennon Who's the egg man? ...YOU are the egg man!

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@LindaCa79099031 @seanonolennon It's the most civilized fried egg! 🍳🥚🐓

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Crayola asked me if I would like to have my photo and bio included on new Stay Hydrated adult coloring book from Crayola. Of course I said, "Yes!" The book also includes a QR code linked to an interview I did. You can read more about this project in my blog article. Visit https://t.co/qOe9Wok87F for purchase links and to see my book and others in this series by talented illustrators.

In a world where AI art is saturating people's social media feed, it's great to see that Crayola truly appreciates the artists and designers who work so hard to put high-quality products on store shelves.

BLOG (2-min read): https://t.co/8fKlDjJ9Ve