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Amber now has a new, fully custom portfolio website, including new art not shown here! For employers interested in finding out about her work, please visit brawlersinzone.com!Note that the old website will still remain available for users to view, but will not be updated--please visit the new portfolio site for up-to-date pieces.
Pixel artist since 2010. Currently looking for work!!

Amber McPherson started creating pixel art in 2010, and has been passionate in the arts ever since. Specializing in pixel art and animation as well as game design and production, she has always been fascinated with the independent indie video game development scene, and believes in a unique, diverse, and overall fun and safe developer scene.Amber has worked with a variety of independent studios, offering a wide arsenal of skills, both related and unrelated to art. Recently, she has worked on the upcoming Shovel Knight DX and Tako no Himitsu titles, and has provided production assistance on Rivals 2 with Aether Studios. Amber has also helped with the development of other commercially shipped games including Rivals of Aether and Dungeons of Aether.Even outside of the workplace, Amber is continually expressing creativity through various outlets--namely, a reoccuring sprite-based webcoming hosted and run by her alongside various other talended artists.
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(sorted by year worked on)
SHOVEL KNIGHT: SHOVEL OF HOPE DX (2024) | PC, Nintendo Switch
Pixel Artist & Animator (Characters)
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With: Yacht Club Games
TAKO NO HIMITSU (2023-24) | PC, Nintendo Switch
Pixel Animator (Characters, Octopuses, FX)
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With: DENEOS
RIVALS 2 (2022-23) | PC
Production Coordinator
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With: Aether Studios
DUNGEONS OF AETHER (2021-23) | PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Pixel Artist & Animator (Character Portraits, Intro Cutscene, Ending Cutscene)
Production Coordinator
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With: Aether Studios
RIVALS OF AETHER (2021-23) | PC, Nintendo Switch
Pixel Artist/Animator (New skins and buddies, Character Portraits for existing characters)
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With: Aether Studios
UNIFIED DISSONANCE | Webcomic
Project Lead, Artist
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Other Contributions:
| Game | Platforms | Publisher | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic Crusaders | PC, Switch, Xbox, PS4, PS5 | Retroware | 2022 |
| Indie Pogo | PC | Lowe Bros. Studios | 2018-21 |
| Creatures of Aether | PC, iOS, Android | Dan Fornace/Tako Boy Studios | 2021 |