I've always been interested in pixel art in general, whether its like tiles, fakemon, or anything else. But I've just never really got into or put in the time to learn and practice. Its something I do want to get learn in the future though
Theres just a certain quality in them thats hard to find with custom tiles. And although there are some great custom bases, its still difficult to then find buildings that don't look out of place. Thats why I just stick to the default.
Wow! some of those rombases are really neat. Although I do prefer the default tiles. Though for my hack ill just be doing some adjustments to the default tiles, mostly color swaps.
I don't have a deviantart, I'm not sure why, I just never really felt like I needed one. But maybe it's something I should consider having. As for mapping, your last map was really great, and the voting was close! And rivals only push us to make ourselves even better, so I look forward to seeing how this rivalry develops