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- > How do I learn pixel art ?
- 1. Learn to draw. Pixel art is only a medium, like paint or charcoal. It has his gimmicks but still relies on the same fundamentals as any other medium.
- 2. Learn about the "fundamentals of pixel art" :
- .. Line art
- .. Colour
- .. Anti-aliasing
- .. Dithering (advanced technique, optional)
- .. Animation (if you want to)
- .. Sub-Pixeling (advanced animation technique, optional)
- 3. Practice
- > Where do I learn those things?
- You can easily find info about those topics by searching for them in search engines / youtube.
- Good learning resources include :
- # Pixel logic https://gumroad.com/l/pixel-logic ($9)
- - A great book on how to make and animate pixel art. Covers basically everything you need to know about the subject
- # Pixel Grimoire https://medium.com/pixel-grimoire/intro/home
- - A free online guide on pixel art. Covers the important stuff (not dithering or sub-pixeling)
- # Studying sprites you like https://www.spriters-resource.com/
- - Probably the best way to learn how the fundamentals are used to create appealing art. Spriters resource is a community website hosting a shit ton of ripped sprites from games, old and new.
- > What software do I use ?
- Anything allowing you to put single pixels down and color pick is fine.
- Commonly used software include :
- # Aseprite https://www.aseprite.org/ (paid)
- # Graphicsgale https://graphicsgale.com/us/ (free)
- # Photoshop https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html (paid)
- # Pyxel Edit https://pyxeledit.com/ (paid)
- # Grafx2 https://pulkomandy.tk/projects/GrafX2 (free)
- > Where can I share my work ?
- # PixelJoint https://pixeljoint.com/
- - Online gallery ala devianart but for pixel art
- # Pixel Dailies https://twitter.com/Pixel_Dailies
- - Twitter account sharing pixel art. Pretty active hashtag, can be useful for getting at least some amount of visibility on your work if you don't have a following
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