Anyways it looks good, the gentle glow is really nice but could be improved with some anti-aliasing or some shadow that implies the runes are carved in (since that's cooler) rather than painted.
This is fine for an early pixel.
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Anyways it looks good, the gentle glow is really nice but could be improved with some anti-aliasing or some shadow that implies the runes are carved in (since that's cooler) rather than painted.