Hero Ship :: Pixel Art Detail

lacks depth but still cool

By straight on, do you mean pointing 'out' toward you or perpendicular to you?

And does depth of certain areas mean this ship can be stood upon by game characters?

Steampunk never looked so cute!

In a lot of 2D games you will see objects that appear to be completely straight on, but have objects on them that look like they're at a slight angle. This is just to make sure you can see the depth of certain areas for both gameplay and stylistic purposes.

This is terrific, with clean lines and quick-reading textures/shading.  I also like the style (I'm one of those people who thinks 'cartoony' is one of the highest complements an art piece can get).

I have a question about the perspective, though.  If you were to be looking down on this from above, the back end, with the engine, appears to be on the east/west plane, and the front end appears to be on the SW/NE plane.  Is this a purposeful effect of the style?  If so, please bin this question (and colour me embarrassed)!

Thanks for the great piece!