Pixel Art Class - Character Sprite Build!

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  • Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
  • Hey, this is E4 of my series on everything pixel art! Today we're putting our stylus to the canvas and actually making a sprite for our little "Love Note" concept character. Next episode, we'll cover detailing and finalising the sprite :)
    Enjoy!
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  • @Songfugel
    @Songfugel 3 роки тому +533

    Came here for pixel art... ended up learning more about drawing characters and eyes than I have in years

  • @dsn3568
    @dsn3568 3 роки тому +186

    2:07 this man has made a body in seconds better than the ones i do in half a hour

    • @rhyss5618
      @rhyss5618 2 роки тому +9

      ikr its sad lol

    • @ronyardev4421
      @ronyardev4421 Рік тому +6

      Me To But Me In 2 days Lol

    • @alejmc
      @alejmc Рік тому +13

      I’m in the conundrum of forever watching tutorials and never practicing, that makes me make a single body take months xD

    • @falaghsepehr5504
      @falaghsepehr5504 Рік тому +11

      I think doing it faster and not caring too much about the details helps you focus on more general things like anatomy.

  • @koss3089
    @koss3089 3 роки тому +284

    adam: i highly recommend a tablet
    *me, learning pixel art because my tablet broke*

    • @N3M3SiS
      @N3M3SiS Рік тому +9

      Me, learning pixel art because I couldn't afford one

    • @w1ck3dz0d1ac
      @w1ck3dz0d1ac Рік тому +7

      Me Re-learning pixel art after a car accident that makes it painful to draw normally

    • @N3M3SiS
      @N3M3SiS Рік тому +5

      @@w1ck3dz0d1ac Get well soon!

    • @SpookiDoki
      @SpookiDoki Рік тому +1

      ​@@w1ck3dz0d1ac hope you're better by now!

    • @annmarieroyal
      @annmarieroyal 9 місяців тому

      ​@@w1ck3dz0d1ac I hope you're okay now!

  • @Bethniijoy
    @Bethniijoy 3 роки тому +211

    I love your positivity by starting the video by saying "No one is expecting you to nail it on your first go." :)
    edit: I wish I had your channel when I was learning about pixel art. There are some great channels out there, but you are incredibly talented and easy to watch, regardless of skill level of the viewer.

    • @Alche_mist
      @Alche_mist 2 роки тому +1

      I react rather late, but still - that line singlehandedly made Adam a pixelated version of Bob Ross.

  • @mizu9811
    @mizu9811 4 роки тому +177

    I watch 1 min so far, yet I learned soo much already

    • @Im-a-cyber-imbiber
      @Im-a-cyber-imbiber 3 роки тому +4

      Agreed. :P These are some nice knowledge bombs this guy is dropping, huh?

    • @Dylan-cf6ld
      @Dylan-cf6ld 3 роки тому +1

      even the intro

  • @StaplesofDoom
    @StaplesofDoom 3 роки тому +32

    I spit out my coffee when you gave her the traumatized bug eyes.

  • @sirwonka_177
    @sirwonka_177 3 роки тому +27

    Making my own sprites for an rpg I'm making and the improvement I've made in the past week watching your tips and learning from your videos is freaking amazing. I am so stoked to get these character sheets done and get these uploaded into my game!!!!

  • @WaylonFlinn
    @WaylonFlinn 4 роки тому +8

    Looking forward to the rest of this series. Very helpful.

  • @insanecomicdude
    @insanecomicdude 3 роки тому +8

    Your art is incredible, and you've got some fantastic tips in here. Amazing.

  • @overratedprogrammer
    @overratedprogrammer 10 місяців тому +6

    It's really amazing how humans can detect so much about eyes that even single pixels can change so much perception

  • @xic777
    @xic777 4 роки тому +47

    this is teaching me a good ton man

  • @jonathansilva9139
    @jonathansilva9139 3 роки тому +1

    We've got to think of proportions and all that jazz,
    I like character design. It's one of the major things
    we've got to pay attention to it and thanks Adam
    for one more lesson. It´s really helpful, jolly good!

  • @ethanrieschiek6603
    @ethanrieschiek6603 3 роки тому +4

    Been a while since you’ve posted it but this tutorial is already so good and your voice is honestly so satisfying somehow

  • @ninsebas3676
    @ninsebas3676 Рік тому

    I used to struggle at making characters a while ago. Saw this video and everything changed. Awesome tutorial!

  • @PtfmusicUk
    @PtfmusicUk 3 роки тому +4

    Ace videos. Would be great to have more of these - specifically on character drawing... can find nothing of this quality anywhere else. Really fun and interesting to follow along.

  • @Fuyukori
    @Fuyukori Рік тому +1

    Just 3 minutes in and it’s already so informative great video!

  • @SadTown99
    @SadTown99 2 місяці тому

    This seems like it unintentionally became one of the best pixel character tutorials on YT 😅 I learned so much in just a 5min section of this video

  • @TheAncientLich
    @TheAncientLich 3 роки тому +10

    Hey man, nice series. Just so you know, this video appears twice in the playlist :)

  • @CanalDojogames
    @CanalDojogames 3 роки тому

    Great technics and great lessons. I myself have easy on pixel art, i studied a little the shapes of some games and decided to do something like octopath, thats my avatar...but after a while i stoped doing only art and started making my rpg,i started with an sprite sheet from smilegamebuilder engine, an rpg engine...but after sometime i felt that i wanted more to have more space,so i went from 64x49 to 60x90, today i finished my characters design and did them on pixel art. Well maybe some i can do an better design on cloths...but i already know the scale i want to use and its about test... also get as many reference as you can, stop and look to them.. think what you want more to do and start doing...
    Now im studying scenario and how i will do them .... i have an good reference and saw your video about houses and it clarify my ideas... thank you. Love your videos.
    Every dot counts on pixel art. Its my mantra.

  • @lacey_and_her_stories
    @lacey_and_her_stories Рік тому +1

    Just what I needed, progress of making a character from scratch! :)

  • @alejmc
    @alejmc Рік тому

    Alright, officially hooked to this channel. This man is a master of the craft.

  • @RonnieMcDee
    @RonnieMcDee 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this video. I just started making sprite a couple days ago. From what I made the other day to what I made after this video and the elephant video is insane. I have something that looks like a person!

  • @yananesmeyana
    @yananesmeyana 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks a lot, your videos are awesome! Very helpful and very inspiring

  • @ScopeSV
    @ScopeSV 3 роки тому +107

    Looking at how Adam builds a character teaches me to stick to coding.

    • @fahimaljahangir3059
      @fahimaljahangir3059 2 роки тому +2

      lol

    • @aikou2886
      @aikou2886 9 місяців тому +11

      His techniques helped me improve my monster designs once I got to spriting them but I still suck at desining human characters lol.

    • @alvenkaiser4549
      @alvenkaiser4549 6 місяців тому +2

      I don't get how people say drawing is hard. Drawing is not hard, drawing while striving improvement is hard. This has no shortcuts but just to practice and practice. Well, I am not someone to say as I have been drawing as far as I can remember.

    • @giantmanice
      @giantmanice 6 місяців тому +12

      ​@@alvenkaiser4549drawing is hard when you are not skilled enough to bring the image from your head to the screen

  • @alisonrose8911
    @alisonrose8911 2 роки тому

    I am going to go into your learning eyes point and say that is amazing advice for anyone interested in storytelling in general. I love the content

  • @BornDemacian
    @BornDemacian 2 роки тому

    I recently got into pixel art and this is a great UA-cam channel.

  • @TheEpicSpire
    @TheEpicSpire Місяць тому

    this is the type of tutorial i need more of.

  • @tantan7392
    @tantan7392 2 роки тому

    Going to watch two of your videos each day and see where it gets me

  • @thelambsauce9365
    @thelambsauce9365 2 роки тому

    this actually reeeaaalllyy helped me, since i was having alot of trouble creating people.

  • @fernandapanda
    @fernandapanda 4 роки тому

    LOVED IT!!!

  • @TheHomelessNinja
    @TheHomelessNinja 2 роки тому +1

    I love that palette from the start of the video. Or you know...the whole video lol Where would I be able to find that? Or is it a custom made one?

  • @glori4635
    @glori4635 4 роки тому +3

    Needed this

  • @shorkyy
    @shorkyy 2 роки тому +1

    I love your tutorial so much 💗!!! It's simple to understand and simple to do!! Thank you very much 😊

  • @pastafarian_priest139
    @pastafarian_priest139 2 роки тому

    Ty you helped me a lot. Also you are so talented

  • @tabs3102
    @tabs3102 3 роки тому

    Amazing channel, thanks!

  • @jojomama7659
    @jojomama7659 4 роки тому +2

    Damn this is so informative

  • @Gakusangi
    @Gakusangi 2 роки тому

    I start with the tablet with pixel perfect on to get the basic shape, and get the natural flow (very much like gesture drawing), and then I switch to mouse for fine-tuning and precise details. With pen and tablet I have and lack of experience, it's more difficult to be very precise with my pen.

  • @kaulis6524
    @kaulis6524 3 роки тому

    Oh man i decided to start on pixel art and...wow this is to helpfull

  • @g6nesis_
    @g6nesis_ 3 роки тому

    this helped so much

  • @gabrielluna2474
    @gabrielluna2474 3 роки тому +4

    Can Someone gives me the link to the sketch program? I dont indertood what program is?

  • @MrLoser-ks2xn
    @MrLoser-ks2xn Рік тому

    Thanks!

  • @NicotheMerchant
    @NicotheMerchant 3 роки тому

    Much appreciated.

  • @jerradbieno6810
    @jerradbieno6810 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Adam, love your content thanks for all the great vids! I had a general question for you as an indie dev. When you're working on a project do you use any task or project management software like Jira (or similar) to plan out features of the game? Curious if it is worth it as a solo dev if you don't need it for reporting schedules or time estimates to anyone.

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 роки тому +3

      I've tried doing this for a long time, and never found that the results were worth it. As a solo dev, you'll often find that the project's requirements are changing as you're working on it. You realise some feature can be cut, or that some mechanic isn't fun unless it's expanded out into something else... so the tasks, features, dependencies etc are subject to change all the time. It's worth tracking your hours and it's worth trying to get your head around the scope of the project as best you can, no doubt, but trying to measure "how well the project is tracking" by comparing completed work against a list of requirements has only ever brought me frustration and anxiety.
      If it's a project small enough for a single person to complete, it's probably also small enough for you to manage the development by keeping a digital sketch pad of the designs and systems as you're building them.

    • @jerradbieno6810
      @jerradbieno6810 3 роки тому

      @@AdamCYounis Thank you for the reply, that makes perfect sense!

    • @serenabrowne4517
      @serenabrowne4517 2 роки тому

      @@AdamCYounis I was wondering, what software do you use? Or what do you think the best option is?

  • @user-dr5su9cx1f
    @user-dr5su9cx1f 3 роки тому

    so good lecture

  • @masterboa6321
    @masterboa6321 3 роки тому +3

    make the glasses transparent, but have them become opaque when she has an idea

  • @lonelysorrowknight
    @lonelysorrowknight 2 роки тому

    You should do a course teaching some traditional techniques and how they translate to pixel art in a stylized manner. Damn I would pay good money for that.

  • @saslykvogard1077
    @saslykvogard1077 3 роки тому +3

    7:34 what is that program?

  • @MrSpacepauls
    @MrSpacepauls 3 роки тому

    What is that awesome tune playing @8:30?

  • @ryuli1
    @ryuli1 4 роки тому

    you channel is amazing i am happy to subscribe

  • @ryanwilliams3111
    @ryanwilliams3111 3 роки тому +4

    Getting some Bob Ross Vibes☺️

  • @austintan2745
    @austintan2745 4 роки тому +9

    Hey Adam, thanks for the fantastic tutorial! I was wondering if a clip or some other resource exists for next steps after your running animation tutorial? I’m particularly curious how those single “blurred” frames representing a large sweeping motion get translated into a static pixel frame? Thanks!

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  4 роки тому +8

      Hey! Often times I decide to leave the smear frames in, or I remove them as I'm refining the sprite. I don't have a set rule, but you could make a case for stylistic consistency to do one or the other. When removing, think about the smear as a range and you're reducing it to a point between the previous and next frame. Leaf back and forth between the frames to find the position that makes the most sense.
      I'll be sure to make a video covering this phase soon!

  • @abrorboltayev1638
    @abrorboltayev1638 2 роки тому

    this is nice

  • @monkesoki9963
    @monkesoki9963 3 роки тому +1

    What canvas size did u used

  • @TadashiOniota
    @TadashiOniota 2 роки тому

    What size are the grey cubes in the background?

  • @fugosfork7907
    @fugosfork7907 4 роки тому +6

    Great
    I still have so much trouble drawing figures

  • @otoesan7769
    @otoesan7769 3 роки тому +3

    what app is he using?

  • @FatihSurmeli-xg5yu
    @FatihSurmeli-xg5yu 7 місяців тому +1

    Does anyone know what website or softwear he is using and could tell me please 🙏

  • @stealthxhawk22
    @stealthxhawk22 Рік тому

    Adam, at 8:13, what did you use to auto color the top of the hair like that?

  • @spyrolancer
    @spyrolancer 3 роки тому

    whats program is that, it's making everything pixeled for you pretty much, like i saw just a stroke across the screen and it was pixeled

  • @chanwo_opark
    @chanwo_opark 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Adam, how did you 'jump' from one palette to another at 5:25? is there a shortcut to do that
    And how did the character's body color change from green to lightblue?

    • @SpaceMango
      @SpaceMango Рік тому +1

      Looks like a cut in the video so he just changed it manually

  • @7ANKOUCH
    @7ANKOUCH Рік тому

    What are you using to make these pixel art sprites ? I mean the app . And can i make pixel art sprites on my phone and then send them to my pc ?

  • @Sieghiro
    @Sieghiro 4 роки тому +6

    Arkanpixel asking the real questions

  • @roger2599
    @roger2599 3 роки тому

    What canvas resolution used in this video??

  • @jules_________
    @jules_________ Рік тому

    hi, whats the soft you're using at 7:33 ?

  • @rangga6921
    @rangga6921 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Reza Rahadian, thanks for the tutorial. this realy help for a non-artist background like me to build assets for my game.

  • @jonks5913
    @jonks5913 3 роки тому +1

    Really enjoy your content. Have a question with regards to 2D platformer that I'm attempting to create. When you have created an running, idle sprite for your character e.g. in a left stance and have drawn it so that the light source falls on one side. In the game engine I'm intending to use (gdevelop) you can flip the character sprite when the player turns the other way. (Pretty sure you can do that in most engines) My question is would I need to redraw it from the other side as the light source will now be on the wrong side or is there a way around it. Thanks in advance. 🙏

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 роки тому +4

      I chalk this up as one of those "it's a game" things. It's super typical for characters to flip in games, even if they're asymmetrical. That said, I usually light from almost directly above to avoid this kind of conflict.

    • @jonks5913
      @jonks5913 3 роки тому

      @@AdamCYounis thanks Adam for the response, hmmm don't know if I have the energy to redo the Sprite with lighting from the top, as I've shaded my character from an almost 45° from right hand side. Prior choosing pixel art for the game I had no idea how not easy pixel art really is. I'll probably just flip the sprite in gimp and re-import them into Libresprite or Piskel to create the shading for when my character runs the other way.

  • @BigDylan
    @BigDylan 3 роки тому

    what drawing tablet do you use?

  • @misu9708
    @misu9708 3 роки тому +1

    UA-cam comments : *AMAZING* !
    Twicth chat : *pixel* *butts* :D

  • @FlyingSundae
    @FlyingSundae Рік тому

    what software did u use at the 11min mark??

  • @gameclips5734
    @gameclips5734 Рік тому

    the preview window is there so you don't have to keep zooming out

  • @christophermurphy9661
    @christophermurphy9661 3 роки тому +1

    canvas size?

  • @tomyddd
    @tomyddd 2 роки тому

    3:33 "it's okay to get it wrong for a while before you get it right"

  • @pebbles6244
    @pebbles6244 Рік тому

    I want that colour pallet

  • @rick.sebastian
    @rick.sebastian 3 роки тому

    Wow good job teaching me

  • @suissefidelis9733
    @suissefidelis9733 3 роки тому +1

    Please do an advance pixel art next!!!

  • @jasonespinoza5105
    @jasonespinoza5105 4 місяці тому

    Art is an iterative process. Get it wrong, add, subtract, refine, repeat.

  • @pipimichan3251
    @pipimichan3251 Рік тому

    what pixel editor you use? Aseprite is not available ni tablet im using samsung s8 tablet and I use pixel studio

  • @kitsune7970
    @kitsune7970 2 роки тому

    What tablet do you recommend?

  • @logotheking1275
    @logotheking1275 2 роки тому

    What app are you using by any chance?

  • @pixelpower6861
    @pixelpower6861 2 роки тому

    “Like she was up all night studying.” Me who just got called out at 4am because I’ve been studying with UA-cam in the background 💀

  • @user-cr6cd4qz3i
    @user-cr6cd4qz3i 3 місяці тому

    when do i need to add lineart for pixel art?

  • @allandeschamps1167
    @allandeschamps1167 Рік тому

    Which tool does he use for pixel art

  • @berkaysimsek7529
    @berkaysimsek7529 Рік тому

    what is then name of u opened program at 11:11

  • @renzodepoortere23
    @renzodepoortere23 3 роки тому

    Does anyone know how big his canvas size is?

  • @schrodinger547
    @schrodinger547 3 роки тому +1

    Mine is looking so weird, it's quite difficult for the first time 😅

  • @ultimateinternetman4335
    @ultimateinternetman4335 Рік тому

    it's just so easy for these people isn't it?
    i thank god every day for making me absolutely terrible at the one thing i want to do most, game design

  • @heysupratim
    @heysupratim 4 роки тому +2

    What canvas size were you using ?

    • @jekkey
      @jekkey 4 роки тому +5

      Aseprites background tiles are 16x16 so his sprite is probably 48x32

  • @TEDDYBeat1988
    @TEDDYBeat1988 3 роки тому

    does anyone know which program is used for the animation? also Leonardo? BTW great turorial :)

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 роки тому +2

      Aseprite!

    • @TEDDYBeat1988
      @TEDDYBeat1988 3 роки тому

      Thank you for your answer. I have seen today a another video on you Chanel who u say this :D

  • @linezokode9766
    @linezokode9766 2 роки тому

    10:53 thats teacher looking, not innocent

  • @SecretTechniqueGuy
    @SecretTechniqueGuy 2 роки тому

    Adam! Can you share some Aseprite palettes you like? I would like one like the one(s) you use but didn't find them on lospec.

  • @EXOTIC__ViBeZ
    @EXOTIC__ViBeZ Рік тому

    What are you using?

  • @griff424
    @griff424 Рік тому

    I've been having a hard time drawing humanoid characters i hope these videos would ring a bell or smth

  • @streesinhole
    @streesinhole 3 роки тому +1

    tokyo skies by chipzel
    what i think about: just shapes and beats?!

  • @johnmickozotomayor4808
    @johnmickozotomayor4808 2 роки тому

    How many pixels is that character?

  • @fr0styboy
    @fr0styboy Рік тому

    you're so talented man. why do my characters look like lumps of pixels?😭

  • @yellow4602
    @yellow4602 2 роки тому

    yup

  • @user-zu6hy8rj5q
    @user-zu6hy8rj5q Рік тому

    What application do you using for drawing in this video?

  • @DarkArtAnimations
    @DarkArtAnimations 2 роки тому

    Pixel art is scary tbh when I first started I was freaked out

  • @trileminh4688
    @trileminh4688 3 роки тому

    Ahh hello? What program are you using to create pixel art? Does it have animation??

  • @softcakelol
    @softcakelol Рік тому

    Can you do a tutorial for big character sprites like 200 - 300 pixels? :)