If you are looking to improve your pixel art skills in a structured education, would mean the world to me if you checked out my NEW Pixel Art Course! www.gamedev.tv/p/pixel-art-fundamentals?affcode=45216_xckdrd_z
Yo my guy, bit of a strange request but I just started developing art for a game my mate and I are making, can I just run the syle by you to see what an experienced pixel artist will tell me to look out for/ maybe reconsider?
The hardest part of starting pixel art is not actually drawing, but developing an eye that can tell whats good and whats wrong so that you can produce something with a little bit of trial of error, instead of drawing over and over and finally giving up. These tips really help me get through that rough beginner stage, thanks man!
I'm struggling with this right now. I've watched like 100 tutorials for pixel art and tried on Aseprite myself to make a Mage character, the staff weapon for that mage, and an enemy slime and its been super difficult. I haven't given up yet though, still trying my best because I wanted to make a game that I would personally enjoyed playing and share it with other people someday!
As someone who's painted digitally for over 6 years, the mindset that has helped me the most is about The Hand and The Eye! Both are needed in the end. The Hand is your ability to draw, and The Eye is your ability to judge what looks right or wrong. When you draw something that you're really proud of, you have drawn to the best of the current capability of your Eye. When everything you draw looks bad in your opinion, that just means your Eye has taken a bit of a leap in its growth, and so you can understand better that it is wrong than you could before, but don't worry! Your Hand will catch up soon enough. Viewing it from this angle has helped me an endless amount so I'll never stop preaching about it to anyone else who's starting art lol Also @glezisbauk4732 hmm... I personally think that if you can't move your hand at all you won't be able to realize your artistic idea even if you know it really well... So I think it might be better to think of it as a balance between the two! Even if that balance is 30/70 (Hand/Eye) and not 50/50
My biggest challenge starting is definitely proportions xD Atm I tend to make my character, and then shrink it again and again as I remove unesseesary pixels while still keeping it's identity.
People, please look for references, don't be scared of "copying" styles. It really helps A LOT and helps you understand and remember the shapes and colors of things
“Stop showing me the deepest fears that make cthulu shit his pants at the thought of thinking of it i JUST WANT TO DRAW A *_FUCKING PIXEL FROG._* DAMN IT I MADE THE BIG BANG, WHY CANT I DRAW THE PUPILS? WHYYYY” - Every pixel artist that has ever tried to shade lighting without any experience
god damn it not again, i accidentally made a terrifying monster that could haunt you and your next 3 generations nightmares, i just wanted to draw a torch 😔
me and some of my friends wanna spend the next few years making a mod for a game called terraria, when i got asked i was instantly on board and said i wanted to make the sprites, i got myself aseprite and started making sprites while quickly realising that its alot harder than it looks, no matter how hard i try i just cant make good sprites but these videos are really helping so thank you!
Ok, I'm also just another beginner. But what helped me (going from trying hard to get at least something to: i can get an ok looking result in 1-2 hours) immensely was finding some rules for myself. And he talked a bit about this in this video. I can confirm, the is the best thing you can do. Set some rules like "for each color only one lighter shade and two darker shades" or "the light comes here" and "shiny textures get an additional brighter shade". How to get to those rules? Experimenting a lot, looking at other peoples work. Just look pixelart you like, from one artist. Look at how they do things. Try to figure out which rules they follow and so on. And once you get better it's time to add your own touch. But... this is how it works for almost everything you can learn on your own (which is basically everything :P)
A tip I would give is if you're using a grid or pattern. Put something that breaks the pattern like a brick wall instead of plain boring bricks add mossy or cracked bricks and add details that are unique to one or two bricks so it look better
Great video as always! Personally I found that I learned a lot by looking at the pixel art of other skilled pixel artists. I quickly noticed that they can make incredibly and detailed looking pieces with simple techniques and very few colors. When I started with pixel art, I would use a lot of different colors for shading and highlighting but upon looking at others work, I noticed that most of them when for example making a bush would use the main color (green), one darker shade and a lighter shade for highlights. Look at others artwork and learn from them and get inspired by them, but don't copy their art style 1 on 1
Hi Reece! I LOVE this content! I really like the sprites at 4:32. Could you please share to us where we can find more of the art behind that sheet/game? Trying to get more inspired! Thanks in advance!
Hey Philips! Glad you enjoyed the video. I made that little Sprite sheet a while ago on a live stream I am pretty sure. I don't really have anymore assets in the set as it was a one day event just for fun, good luck and stay focused on growth 😁
Finally putting the axe to the grindstone and trying to get started in game dev after years of kinda just sitting on it and working a bit here and there to get pieces together before giving up, I'm realizing that jumping into the deep end on 3D gfx and trying to figure out how to use tools and editors like Blender just based on Tutorials with no formal graphics design knowledge is like jumping into white water rapids without knowing how to swim....I'm now resigning myself to learning 2D first and then wading slowly into 3D after I have developed my first game. Then I realized things about 2D that before should've been obvious but weren't really like you obviously can't control the way flat images look with a light source or shading external to how sprites and things are developed, I think I'm realizing that while simple tools are nice for beginners, to make a 2D game pop and stand out these days you need more detailed images which to make better and faster you would need some nice tools which use inherent shading and light algorithms to make the resulting images really stand out and appealing for the eye....I am wanting to figure out how to do this myself and find the best and relatively easiest software to use so I can get started quickly in my endeavor to create some cool 2D games. My background really isn't at all in graphic design or art but actually in coding and development...any tips would be greatly appreciated...
I see a lot of good tutorials, yours included, but I still struggle to make anything good, I'm so bad at this but I really want to get better at it, because I enjoy the thought of making something look good (the art itself) and also I want to make my own games. I struggle with literally everything and every time I try I get put off after a few attempts when it starts off or turns out bad.
I used to do hand drawn illustrations (digital) and one day, I was like “well, how hard to create pixel art, really could be?” and boy oh! Boy, it's not as easy as it looks like. After many failed attempts, I quit and move on. It was just as recently that I started to learn how to do properly do it, and I'm loving it. 😄
Dude you’re like the combination between an guide maker/real good artist and one of those online sales content dudes with those pyramid kinda “buy this and you’ll be rich too” kinda guys
5 years doing pixelart? I'm pretty sure I saw you making your very first serious pixel art about 2 years ago. It was a bit after I started and that's how I found your channel. And did someone really paid you thousands for a pixelart? Seams a LOT even for a very high level artist that would do a fully animated character.
When I do commissions it's for more long term projects (typically 4-8 weeks of part-time work) the amount ends up in the thousands because of the amount of art being produced. I'm very fortunate to get the opportunities I do, but yeah I hope that makes more sense!
I use aseprite, but honestly for the first couple years I just used whatever program I could find online! Building a foundation of fundamental skills will take you a lot further than the exact program you use to create your pixel art on :)
0:15 if you have an adhd is more easy for you to notice something that are wrong and more easy drowning pixel art I'm not have it but I'm pretent I don't know way in a lot of things I just try to move right and I don't think I have
I think colour palettes are perfectly okay to get started or when creating video games to get consistent colours, however try to slowly learn from palettes you use to see how they create their colours so you can create your own down the line!
sooo should i learn to sculpt before learning pixel art i hear a lot of people say pixel art is like sculpting but i have never sculpted before maybe this is why i suck?
If you are looking to improve your pixel art skills in a structured education, would mean the world to me if you checked out my NEW Pixel Art Course!
www.gamedev.tv/p/pixel-art-fundamentals?affcode=45216_xckdrd_z
Yo my guy, bit of a strange request but I just started developing art for a game my mate and I are making, can I just run the syle by you to see what an experienced pixel artist will tell me to look out for/ maybe reconsider?
what if i want to create a character with a solid color
this has been really helpful
The hardest part of starting pixel art is not actually drawing, but developing an eye that can tell whats good and whats wrong so that you can produce something with a little bit of trial of error, instead of drawing over and over and finally giving up.
These tips really help me get through that rough beginner stage, thanks man!
You know, drawing itself isn't about the hand, it's about the eye, you need to observe in drawing, the hand is a medium
I'm struggling with this right now. I've watched like 100 tutorials for pixel art and tried on Aseprite myself to make a Mage character, the staff weapon for that mage, and an enemy slime and its been super difficult.
I haven't given up yet though, still trying my best because I wanted to make a game that I would personally enjoyed playing and share it with other people someday!
As someone who's painted digitally for over 6 years, the mindset that has helped me the most is about The Hand and The Eye! Both are needed in the end. The Hand is your ability to draw, and The Eye is your ability to judge what looks right or wrong.
When you draw something that you're really proud of, you have drawn to the best of the current capability of your Eye.
When everything you draw looks bad in your opinion, that just means your Eye has taken a bit of a leap in its growth, and so you can understand better that it is wrong than you could before, but don't worry! Your Hand will catch up soon enough. Viewing it from this angle has helped me an endless amount so I'll never stop preaching about it to anyone else who's starting art lol
Also @glezisbauk4732 hmm... I personally think that if you can't move your hand at all you won't be able to realize your artistic idea even if you know it really well... So I think it might be better to think of it as a balance between the two! Even if that balance is 30/70 (Hand/Eye) and not 50/50
My biggest challenge starting is definitely proportions xD
Atm I tend to make my character, and then shrink it again and again as I remove unesseesary pixels while still keeping it's identity.
People, please look for references, don't be scared of "copying" styles. It really helps A LOT and helps you understand and remember the shapes and colors of things
Sculpting is such a great tip! Fantastic work as always, Reece!
Thanks Mark, appreciate the continued support brother 🔥
@@ReeceGeofroy What Programming Language do you use to make Monster Tribe?
is there a free one?
@@ReeceGeofroy
instructions unclear, accidentally made the mona lisa
LMAO
@@ReeceGeofroy Are you sure you didn’t make a tutorial to make people the pixel art version of bob ross?
Lol! happy accidents. Will you show us that or made into one of the FakeID on the OG Metaverse of Faketown?
“Stop showing me the deepest fears that make cthulu shit his pants at the thought of thinking of it i JUST WANT TO DRAW A *_FUCKING PIXEL FROG._* DAMN IT I MADE THE BIG BANG, WHY CANT I DRAW THE PUPILS? WHYYYY” - Every pixel artist that has ever tried to shade lighting without any experience
god damn it not again, i accidentally made a terrifying monster that could haunt you and your next 3 generations nightmares, i just wanted to draw a torch 😔
'favourite indie games' *shows pixelart of some of the biggest franchises in existence*
me and some of my friends wanna spend the next few years making a mod for a game called terraria, when i got asked i was instantly on board and said i wanted to make the sprites, i got myself aseprite and started making sprites while quickly realising that its alot harder than it looks, no matter how hard i try i just cant make good sprites but these videos are really helping so thank you!
Let’s go! I’m gonna use this for a card game I’m working on
Ohhh exciting! Good luck 🤞
Uuuuuuu new game?!
@@KINGMASKYT kinda, old project I never finished
@@micyoz5283 n..no...NO KILLER RUMBA?!
Lmao, taking a break from that one, still have a big update planned though
Ok, I'm also just another beginner. But what helped me (going from trying hard to get at least something to: i can get an ok looking result in 1-2 hours) immensely was finding some rules for myself. And he talked a bit about this in this video. I can confirm, the is the best thing you can do. Set some rules like "for each color only one lighter shade and two darker shades" or "the light comes here" and "shiny textures get an additional brighter shade".
How to get to those rules? Experimenting a lot, looking at other peoples work. Just look pixelart you like, from one artist. Look at how they do things. Try to figure out which rules they follow and so on. And once you get better it's time to add your own touch.
But... this is how it works for almost everything you can learn on your own (which is basically everything :P)
Pixel art may not be easy, but it's definetly more acessible than other art styles that requires a drawing table or stuff like that.
A tip I would give is if you're using a grid or pattern. Put something that breaks the pattern like a brick wall instead of plain boring bricks add mossy or cracked bricks and add details that are unique to one or two bricks so it look better
Great video as always! Personally I found that I learned a lot by looking at the pixel art of other skilled pixel artists. I quickly noticed that they can make incredibly and detailed looking pieces with simple techniques and very few colors. When I started with pixel art, I would use a lot of different colors for shading and highlighting but upon looking at others work, I noticed that most of them when for example making a bush would use the main color (green), one darker shade and a lighter shade for highlights. Look at others artwork and learn from them and get inspired by them, but don't copy their art style 1 on 1
Totally agree with this!! 😁😁
Hi Reece! I LOVE this content! I really like the sprites at 4:32. Could you please share to us where we can find more of the art behind that sheet/game? Trying to get more inspired!
Thanks in advance!
Hey Philips! Glad you enjoyed the video. I made that little Sprite sheet a while ago on a live stream I am pretty sure. I don't really have anymore assets in the set as it was a one day event just for fun, good luck and stay focused on growth 😁
Another brilliant pixel art tutorial! I need to use some more of these tips as I've got a very flat shaded style at the moment.
it's always amazing to me as a new pixel artist how a couple lines of color can completely change how good something looks
reece upload WOOOOO lets goo
hype!
This is the best vid I have seen about pixel art and I will now be using it as it is very useful thank you
Finally putting the axe to the grindstone and trying to get started in game dev after years of kinda just sitting on it and working a bit here and there to get pieces together before giving up, I'm realizing that jumping into the deep end on 3D gfx and trying to figure out how to use tools and editors like Blender just based on Tutorials with no formal graphics design knowledge is like jumping into white water rapids without knowing how to swim....I'm now resigning myself to learning 2D first and then wading slowly into 3D after I have developed my first game. Then I realized things about 2D that before should've been obvious but weren't really like you obviously can't control the way flat images look with a light source or shading external to how sprites and things are developed, I think I'm realizing that while simple tools are nice for beginners, to make a 2D game pop and stand out these days you need more detailed images which to make better and faster you would need some nice tools which use inherent shading and light algorithms to make the resulting images really stand out and appealing for the eye....I am wanting to figure out how to do this myself and find the best and relatively easiest software to use so I can get started quickly in my endeavor to create some cool 2D games. My background really isn't at all in graphic design or art but actually in coding and development...any tips would be greatly appreciated...
Amazing content, you are so underrated! Wish you and everyone well :)
Thanks Edens, wishing you a nice day as well!
thanks dude that was awesome wow nice work ty
incredible video, please continue to make more! ❤❤
I see a lot of good tutorials, yours included, but I still struggle to make anything good, I'm so bad at this but I really want to get better at it, because I enjoy the thought of making something look good (the art itself) and also I want to make my own games. I struggle with literally everything and every time I try I get put off after a few attempts when it starts off or turns out bad.
I used to do hand drawn illustrations (digital) and one day, I was like “well, how hard to create pixel art, really could be?” and boy oh! Boy, it's not as easy as it looks like. After many failed attempts, I quit and move on. It was just as recently that I started to learn how to do properly do it, and I'm loving it. 😄
4:47 BRUH how did 2 Grey strokes make it go from minecraft cool to literal god level art 😭
Im not an artist but this is interesting cause im a game developer
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
I enjoy every second of this video
Also I am excited for your upcoming game
I am really excited to play that!!
Thanks so much Pranjal! Means a lot 😁
It's actually fine to create lineart instead of silhouetting, then filling in the base color then shading, it's just a preference
I have to do this anyway. My mouse is crap and pixels can be placed in the wrong spots if I try to sculpt pixel art.
@@Zephal42 dang
@ 7:40
Which game is the 2nd one, with the mutants and flamethrower?
(generally, giving credits would be fair and pretty polite)
you are so awesome!! I agree this video!!
thank you. your channel is useful. it help me a lot.
7:40 whats the name of the second game from the left ? is it Death Trash ?
Grindr notification at 0:20
Wouldn't painting be a better comparison as you start with body filling of the piece rather than making an outline
Dude you’re like the combination between an guide maker/real good artist and one of those online sales content dudes with those pyramid kinda “buy this and you’ll be rich too” kinda guys
5 years doing pixelart? I'm pretty sure I saw you making your very first serious pixel art about 2 years ago. It was a bit after I started and that's how I found your channel. And did someone really paid you thousands for a pixelart? Seams a LOT even for a very high level artist that would do a fully animated character.
When I do commissions it's for more long term projects (typically 4-8 weeks of part-time work) the amount ends up in the thousands because of the amount of art being produced. I'm very fortunate to get the opportunities I do, but yeah I hope that makes more sense!
What programs should we use? What program do you use?
I use aseprite, but honestly for the first couple years I just used whatever program I could find online! Building a foundation of fundamental skills will take you a lot further than the exact program you use to create your pixel art on :)
Big smile to those who know that donut picture :D
0:15 if you have an adhd is more easy for you to notice something that are wrong and more easy drowning pixel art I'm not have it but I'm pretent I don't know way in a lot of things I just try to move right and I don't think I have
What is the music that starts at 0:20
im drawing pixel art rn but its so hard sculpting on a 16x16 frame…
Have to love rooftop run music!
Right!?
@@ReeceGeofroy love generations and unleashed
This was really helpful reece. Also what do you think about using g color palettes ?
I think colour palettes are perfectly okay to get started or when creating video games to get consistent colours, however try to slowly learn from palettes you use to see how they create their colours so you can create your own down the line!
@@ReeceGeofroy ok, thanks :)
Is it a bad practice to copy other people’s pixel arts? I just want to include it in my game though.
thanks now I can finally start making pixel art
Good luck alpha :)
sooo should i learn to sculpt before learning pixel art i hear a lot of people say pixel art is like sculpting but i have never sculpted before maybe this is why i suck?
General Question: What are you gonnna do after monster tribe?
Should i use a mouse ?
Bro that first tip just made be several times better tf 😂
Hey Reece! What software do you use for pixel art
Hey! I use Aseprite
What pixel art application do you use?
Aseprite but it costs 20e but you can install it for free :D :)
I can't even imagine what the silhouette should look like :)
Do you have courses on Krita?
Well, if we talk about art challanges and stuff i have a question. Where can i find those? Great video btw
what kind of pixel art do you use
i just happened to come up with the first advise
like at the start
not kidding
and the second
Witch program do you use????
But what app
Dot pict
How do add those refrence photos to asperite? I know I can do a refrence layer but it wont me see it outside my canvas.
the crocodile is a nft from solcrocs isnt it?
hey reece you made a great tutorial but i cant find any good drawing apps so is it ok if you told me what yours is? 🥺
He uses aseprite, it's not free though
@@priyanshukatuwal technically you can get an older free version, but i don't know how
How can I make pixel art match with other pixel arts in the game ?
So if the player move his foots pixels match the ground one
If anyone knows what coding language, Reece used for Monster Tribe, please reply with the answer.
I use game maker studios 2 :)
amzing advice , what software is that thou ? and thanks.
I use Aseprite :)
Hi Reece I was wondering how would I get a pixel art file to a friend who wants to use it his game?
Hey what’s the pixel art game with the fire? It looks really cool
Lesss gooo Justin cracked at fn my guy
I can’t draw on paper really so I decided I’ll start pixel art
what do software do you use
Aseprite
Ya but tf do I do it on what app?
i mostly do top left but this helped and i finnaly can pull my self to do top right
What software do you use?
Nice vid,I'm just new to pixel art and Every thing Im doing is the opposite of URS or wrong, now I know why mine is so trash 🤣
What name apk to draw?
What app do you use to pixel art?
I use Aseprite :)
I like to start off with a pixelated quick sketch with washed out colors as my reference.
Then I sculpt my art from there.
this IS WHAT I NEED TO MAKE LE PIXEL ART FOR MY FNF MOD
Where are you pixel arting?
what if im not creativ
I get it now
That’s why my drawings aren’t all over the place in gartic phone
Damn, you should be prominent by now. This is very helpful, I really appreciate this and I know there's a lot of em like me.
😍😍😍
what program is this tf i though we use photshop
Aseprite
My problem is: i can do pixel art on animal crossing.... but i cant with a mouse or tablet 😭
2:28 wait just one minute... that looks like cg guru #donut
HYPE
Hyppeee
How much money have you made from your games?
ty broh, 64 x 64
I use Piskel
Wht app
It's hard ro have my own pixel art, everyone already did everything.
haha
well this doesnt help that much with 8-bit nes like sprites, but i still got a little bit better
thanks i think i dont know
negl Im playin Monster Tribe Demo rn
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
Pixel Art!!!!!!
i have art block :(
Syke, won't need to define a light source if all my pixel art is two-tone (god save me it's actually tough af drawing pixel art with just two colors).
yes i absolutely understand this (no i dont)
This software should be available on iPad
make a mobile pixel game