pixel art resources

General intro to pixelart - http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299

Another great general - http://opengameart.org/content/les-forges-pixel-art-course

Nice bunch of tutorials - http://2dwillneverdie.com/tutorial/


Pixel art is all about using the right colors so here are some resources on that:

Nice video on basic color theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1FK8n7WgY

Color palette creation - http://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10695

Palette sharing thread - https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=25396.0

Color picking with RGB sliders. (May sound weird at first, it's actually much easier than HSV or other.) - https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/28/ce/ec/28ceec0109cb3ebf242bfc2071e0c8bf.jpg


Once you get to animating, always remember the principles of animation - https://vimeo.com/93206523

Here are some animation process videos -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyUwii7n8Fo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDfx0dKEQMA  (there are more on this channel, so check em out)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDjIpsGtr8s

Sprite sets from 3rd strike, these are some of the best animations and sprites ever - http://www.zweifuss.ca/sprites.htm

Lastly here is a nice article on pixel art, in the first part it shows the difference between good and bad pixel and makes many great points, although I disagree with the conclusion he makes later on: http://www.dinofarmgames.com/a-pixel-artist-renounces-pixel-art/