Hello folks, this is a Pixel Art I did some time ago. It was a bit “important” for me for different reasons.
First, I used it as playground to fully test my -super awesome- Pixel Art plugin for Krita (SZK Pixel Art Suite), to apply all its features and potential, and to “fine tuning” its usability, do adjustments, etc. until I feel is perfect.
Second, it was my first “““serious””” illustration after all the AI thing 
. I kinda felt demotivated to draw because of it, and this piece was an important reminder for me that human art will always be better than generic AI art.
Third and last, the message was kinda important for me. We are living in a kinda ““complicated”” world, and at some point I feel that we all need to create our own personal and positive inner world that kinda arises from all the negativity that surrounds us. So thats kinda the metaphor, the tree fighting to catch the last sunrays and being a “happy place” while the rest is kinda dead.
Also, I recently lost my best friend and dog, Dex, after 15 and half years. I wanted to capture the idea and feeling that he was able to fix literally any bad day and that just by being next to him, he turned my world into a more colourful one.
One thing I like about drawing is that when we put an idea into an image. I feel it helps to remember that idea/feeling.
I also did a little animation:
This is the first artwork I upload here, so I don’t know if I’m doing it correctly 
