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Hello, I'm Dawnlight!

Welcome to Dawnlight Dev! This is where I share my projects, experiments, and creative work, including updates on my RPG visual novel indie game, Hollows Academy.

If you're new here, the Currently Working Onsection is a great place to start. You can see what I'm developing or follow my Bluesky feed for more frequent progress posts. Whether you're interested in game development, software projects, or just curious about what I'm creating, there's plenty to explore!

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Currently Working On:

Hollows Academy

Current Tasks

  • Dialogue Portraits
  • Overworld Exploration



Latest Posts

Here's some pixel art of Hollows Academy's main protagonist, Jeanne!

I'm really passionate about Hollows Academy, and I strive to make it my dream come true!

Pleased to meet you all!~ 🌟

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 10/15/2026, 12:58:49 AM
10/15/2026, 12:58:49 AM

Hi all, I'm Dawnlight!

I'm a hobbyist game developer and pixel art artist working on a game called Hollows Academy, based on a book I wrote 11 years ago!

I also programmed my own website where I post devlogs and updates about my projects as well as posting what I'm up to here on Bluesky!

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 10/15/2026, 12:58:49 AM
10/15/2026, 12:58:49 AM

I'm working on a save/load game system at the moment, but I wanted to try to improve and expand my horizon with pixel art as well, so I've been doing that as well as trying to work out things with Hollows Academy!

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 9/20/2026, 10:29:43 PM
9/20/2026, 10:29:43 PM

I've been working on my pixel art skills this past month while working here and there on Hollows Academy, but for now, please enjoy these sprites I made of Hollows Academy's main protagonist, Jeanne!

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 9/20/2026, 10:29:43 PM
9/20/2026, 10:29:43 PM

other game dev/programming related stuff?

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM
7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM

It may not directly be a major development for Hollows Academy, but wanted to share either way because I know it might help someone out there one day!

Let me know what you all think, would you like these little tips and tricks sorta things that show how I do something posted on here or maybe some-

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM
7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM

For today's #screenshotsaturday, I bring you a little thing I made comparing an old sprite and a new adjusted sprite I made that was better! I added a couple of tips on what good book shapes are for stuff like this and listed the improvements I made!

#gamedev #pixelart

— @did:plc:yykf62b3c6o4u4pt7gimgwmq 7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM
7/25/2026, 11:21:40 PM