Learn about the different art styles, how to become a pixel artist yourself and how to use it for your own games!
This class will teach you all the basics you’ll ever need when it comes to pixel art. First, we’ll define what pixel art actually is: An aesthetic! An aesthetic that can have several different types of art styles. The most common art style techniques being black outlines, pillow shading, and/or dithering.
After we’ve defined what the different art styles are, and you’ve picked your favorite, we’ll start setting up Photoshop to be the best tool it can be for pixeling. This is where the lecture moves into a lab where we’re going to sketch together! I’ll tell you about common pitfalls to avoid as well as common practices to keep in mind. Once the sketch is done we’ll start outlining, coloring, shading and even animating them all with-in Photoshop! Step by step.
Once your work of pixel art is done we’ll convert them into .gif’s to share them online, as well as into sprite sheets to use in engines like Unity & Game Maker!Are you ready to become a true pixel artist?!
Featured Topics
- What is pixel art?
- Pixel art styles
- How to set up Photoshop for pixel art.
- Common practices with pixel art.