Pixel Art Thread

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ー Added Paint, GrafX2 and ProMotion to the OP as requested last thread.

As usual I will gladly accept any suggestions about what could be added and changed about the text and links from the current OP.

Also, for the arts used for the OP and this very post, I usually pick at random but if you guys would like to be showcased or something then feel free to tell me.

ー Threads we've had so far :
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2479628#p2479628
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2509410#p2509410
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2568331#p2568331
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2613325#p2613325
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2647633#p2647633
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2715672#p2715672

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Anyone know how to do sub-pixel animation? Pic related is my attempt at one using DB32 pallete but I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

>>2757429
Wow the previous thread lasted forever

>>2758704
What do you mean? I actually if we compare looking over @2757433 the thread before that lasted 2 months, previous one only one.

Does anybody know what software is being used here?
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>>2758847

I think that that's from gamemaker and that effect thingy is a new feature in it.

>>2758873
shit. you're making me wish I bought into that Gamemaker humblebundle now just for this.

Can this animation creation be exported? The whole gif just fills me with wonder, that it's really that easy to make animated pixel art using those tools.

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My very first. Also, you guys who draw sprites, does it takes like 10 years to make sprites for a game or you guys resort to modeling?

>>2759131

That's just a low resolution drawing, not pixel art. Try again

>>2758936
I'm pretty sure that's GameMaker 2, since the closed beta started not long ago. So even if you had bought GM:S from HumbleBundle you wouldn't have been able to profit from this feature.

I personally did buy it from the HumbleBundle a few months ago so I wonder if I'll have a discount for GM:S2. I hope so considering I'll need it for my gamedev endeavors.

>>2759131
Funny enough we've had someone draw a Kirby previous thread too, instead his was actually pixel art. Take a look and compare with yours : >>2719636

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This is what I'm currently working on. Any suggestions for the skirt color? I'm trying to decide between the raspberry color used in the top or olive green. I'd love any general suggestions, too. This is my first pixel piece in a little over a year.

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>>2758847
me

I downloaded the beta for Gamemaker 2 today and got to play with the sprite animation toolset first hand today and it really is just as easy as it looks. I'm really bad at drawing and I was able to do this (probably not saying much as I know I'm bad at art, but I'm amazed with I can do with this.)

I have some complaints though. They reallllllllly do not want you to export out anything. The image sequence is all there and I can retrieve them, but the frames are labeled strangely so it was a pain in the ass having to put together this gif because I had to manually pick out the frames one by one. Here are some of the filenames:

6e0e42c8-df98-4193-843c-aa8b280d00c9.png
7f2997b6-0c76-4e66-b7d1-52d0ffee0477.png
94ee1ab8-1e0c-45e1-bfa7-a4fbea866a10.png

it's bullshit.

Is there a way to do animations like this without using Gamemaker 2?

>>2758847
Is this considering cheating or just a tool for pixel art?

>>2760533
It makes animation easy, that's for sure, but you still have to draw it

>>2760532
As far as I know there wasn't any problem like that in GM:S1 so chances are people will complain and they'll fix it.

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Two of my OCs, going through some personal life changing events in my life so I've been working on my project to clear my mind. Their names are Gill(red head) and Krystal. Original logo at the top. Any advice welcomed

>>2761867
That is not pixel art

>>2761867
wrong thread m8

>>2761893
>>2761917

Sorry guys

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>>2761921
too late

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>>2757429
how to pixel art?
Someone please help, I feel incompetent.
How did you guys even learn how to pixel draw?

>>2761976
did you read ANY of the resources in the OP? learn to help yourself.

>>2761995
I did but I'm an idiot and still don't get it.

>>2761998
No you didn't.

Find tutorials and follow them, it'll give you a feel to get started.

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Start to practice 8x8, quite a challenge.

>>2761976
practice bro, start with something small and easy like 8x8.
if you can make 8x8 looks good, then anything bigger will be easier as fuck.

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Is this good?

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is it at least cute

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>>2762976
wait what the fuck
i fixed it
is it cute now

>>2762976
>>2762978
what resolution?

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>>2762980
i dont have the original sprite anymore for some reason so i dont know the original resolution

i did luckily have the sprite placed already in gamemaker so i was able to get it from there and post it here

if youre asking what resolution it's supposed to be viewed at then 800x600 like pic related is how it looks

>>2762993
seems like something too generic sempai.

>>2762995
if youre talking about the game yeah its my first game
im just trying to learn how to use the program

if youre talking about the sprite then yeah i know its pretty generic too considering its a blob with a face
it was my first sprite so i didn't want to make anything too complicated

>>2763002
do you browse agdg?

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>>2763003
i went there like twice, but i dont think i know enough about gamedeving to have an actual discussion

to be honest this is my first time in one of these threads, i enjoyed making the sprite for my game than i did making the game itself anyway

>>2763004
you need to focus first on some skill, then learn the other.

>>2763006
yeah i understand that making sprites is it's own thing separate from making games and learning both at the same time isn't very smart

but i just need sprites for the game i was making and this is what i came up with

>>2763008
if you wanna make games, focus on using placeholders then.

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>>2763011
the sprite took me like 20 minutes to make
id rather look at the sprite than pic related

>>2763013
you know most snes games have their sprites ripped already, right?

>>2763014
yes but i prefer the feeling of satisfaction i get from making things myself

>>2763018
focus on mastering one skill first.

>>2757429
Hello all pixel artists!!! I'm currently working on a project that requires your specific skills!!! I am offering commission pay in the amounts of $100 - $150 per Tileset/Animated sprite!!!

Contact me on kik @Solisis7 for more info!!!

Hey guys, I'm in the middle of creating a tower defense game for a school project. It's on Android.

Currently I'm using colored squares & other shapes for the sprites.

Would anyone be interested in creating sprites for the game? It will be on Play Store by the end of the month.

>>2759457
A light orange-brown colour would look nice, or just something lighter in general to give more contrast.

i did one of them with colors from the nes palette but it isn't really 8bit

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My first real piece of pixel art

>>2763462
Just going to bump this comment.
I can give more details if anyone is interested. It's basic pixel art, maybe 50x50.
Things like a pathway block, a 'tower' block' etc.

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BEHOLD!

The most average piece of Pixel art you will ever see!

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>>2757429
Someone rate this abomination that I've made

>>2763919
>blackface pikachu

>>2763924
It really does resemble pikachu's head now that I look at it.

>>2763926
+mr popo

watch less shitty anime

>>2763924
ㅋㅋㅋ

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i did this thing, its my first piece, and its supposed to be an icon / portrait / forum profile picture

do i have any redeeming qualities? i really tried

>>2763584
looks skilled really, but the character itself is ugly, i guess its some sort of retake on the joker's look?

>>2763955
That's a nice pussy you've got there friend.

>>2763595
I might be interested in this. I know I would be able to do the path blocks and tower blocks but I would need more details about anything else.

>>2763955
saved reactionpic.png

>>2764696
Cute.

>>2764404
My email is [email protected]
I don't want to take over this thread, but tower, path blocks are the most important. Additionally a block to place towers on, and a 'decoration' block (No tower can be placed, and it's not a pathway).
A 'creep'/enemy which walks down the pathway is also important.
I'd like all the blocks to be the same size, and the enemy to be the same size - or smaller

>>2765381
Update: Created thread @ >>>/wsg/1428831

>>2765543
Posted in the wrong thread. Recreated here:
>>>/wsr/230972

>>2764696
I would play the shit out of any game which looks like that

>>2767484
I like this.

>>2765543
You still on this mate

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This is like my third attempt at making characters for a friend's game, just wanted some thoughts or advice on what to work on

>>2768307
It's amazing, is it a demon or something?

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>>2765178
>>2767244

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>>2768891

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>>2768893
updated version

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just posting this stuff here cause my first time with pixel art/mouse work

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>>2767484
This is great!

I'll post some OC I guess. 1/10

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A refrigerator monster. 2/10

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A slime in a junkyard.

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A hidden castle in the sky. 4/10

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An unfortunately sharp-toothed ouroboros. 5/10

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An experiment with color. 6/10

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A bioluminescent bird. 7/10

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A deep dungeon. 8/10

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A moronic pilot. 9/10

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A futuristic sushi-shack floating on a stormy ocean planet. 10/10

Hi, new here. I'm pretty interested on pixel art and always wanted to do something like what anons post here, but I suck at drawing.
Am I fucked or should I get started to see if there's hope for me?

>>2773297
You're fucked if you don't know how to draw either way/so git gud.

Pretty good dump.

I liked >>2772845 particularly, though it looks like it's lagging on my end, there might not be enough frames.

>>2772837
This is p gud anon

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started making an Android icon set

some of these still need some work

>>2772850
There's so much going on that it's hard to interpret.

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Literal first attempt at pixel art. Posting a wip for critique. The outline was more or less traced, but the coloring is 100% me.

I've only shaded the top half, still messing around with it. Again, first work, started last night and adding to it on lunch today.

>>2776129
If you want to learn to pixel, start smaller. 1/4-1/2 the current size. this will force you to focus more on individual pixel placement. outline is uneven in thickness, clean it up to 1 pixel and clean up jaggies.

>>2776130
As someone who doesn't have a tablet, am I correct in using pencil with varying pixel size (1~3), as well as using paths + stroking?

>>2775627
Yeah I look back at that one and regret how I handled the action.

>>2775031
These are great!

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>>2763923
Not after you rate mine.
:3
tfw dont know how to resize

>>2776494
In Gimp, you can scale by using Image > Scale Image, and then selecting "None" for interpolation. It will work best if you scale it to a direct multiple of the image dimensions.

I would imagine the steps are similar for most other programs.

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Working from another artist's lineart, trying to improve my pixel art technique. Shading has always been my bane, even with regular art, so that's the part I'm struggling with most--how many colors, how to work with the outlines, et cetera.

Here's one of the sprites I'm most happy with, and here's my thoughts:
I've currently got five shades per color, including the lines, and I can probably cut that down to four/add a highlight tint.
Outlines need to be shaded more intelligently, lighter where the light would be.
Shaded areas in general need to be improved, particularly on the face but just generally with a clearer idea of where the light is going (always been something I've struggled with)
All the colors tend toward red in the shadows but maybe I should try to push them a bit closer.

>obligatory don bluth

>>2776945

>pillowshading.png

>>2776950
Yeah, I tried not to, but you get it especially on the face because facial features are just baffling to me. The problem I keep running into is when trying to do Good Shading on faces, it always comes out looking kind of like stubble.

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>>2776960

I would suggest trying to shade with just the lineart and two colors for light and shadow first, as if the figure was a 3d model without any textures. You can do it as a multiply layer and add separate flats later on.

>>2776966
I was going back to the flats anyway, so I'll see about giving it a shot. I'd still like a bit more depth to it than three shades, but I can worry about that once I've got the right shapes blocked out, I suppose.

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>>2776966
>>2776971
Gave it a shot. Since the light source left so much of the sprite in shadow, I tried a version with two layers of shadow. Not sure which looks better, but I do like them more than the original at least.

>>2777024
much better

If I wanted to make Metal Slug style sprites, how would I go about doing it?

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>>2775031

>>2777353
Middle button of the pokéball should be bigger, it's not cute that way.

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posting some more 1bit sprites

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not sure how to make a brain on such a small scale without it just looking like a comma, close enough i guess :)

>>2778364
Use colors

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>>2778368

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Nothing fancy, just trying to work on simple shapes.

>>2778330
>>2778364
>>2778382
>>2778383
Cool, keep it up guys.

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Reposting my /wsg/ thread, maybe I get some more responses here

I'll start with my own creations

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>>2779265
The grass is obviously pixelated, would /ic/ still consider it Pixel Art?

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>>2779269
Now for some high quality stuff: Paul Robertson

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>>2779274

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>>2779286

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>>2779290

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>>2779294

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>>2772836
>>2772845
l2fps

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>>2779305

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>>2779306
last of robertson, continuing with comfy stuff

>>2764696
i like it. post more if you have any

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>>2779309

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>>2779314

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>>2779316

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>>2779317
honestly if you guys don't animate your art I don't consider it finished

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>>2779318

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>>2779320
I'm done. Checking back tomorrow in hope of some nice cuntribushins

>>2779269
I don't mind people posting things like those as long as they're not dominating the thread. Some oekaki stuff are also ok. These threads are slow anyway, and I doubt an oekaki general or something would even be sustainable, so I personally don't mind taking you guys in as well.

There will always be people complaining or giving you shit for it though but pay it no mind.

>>2779323
First time seeing that one. Pretty great.

>>2779323
>>2779320
>>2779318

man pixel art really hits me right in the dickfeels

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Not pixel art really but made this yesterday

Anyone here have original Heroes 2 Pixel art? especially creatures?

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Did the whole sprite set (posted the last one earlier up) trying to get a better grasp on the shading. I think it's better but might need to work on consistency between lights on the chest/arms and maybe altering the shape a bit.

fucking consistency mang

>>2780208
I'm not sure what game you meant but have you taken a look here?
https://www.spriters-resource.com/

>>2780440
needs double the sprites in the first half

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First try at this

>>2780553
Saw that!

Some guys are making a H2 mod, was curios if other original art existed

>>2781029
resize next time, it will probably be an option when you export it, but it looks like a good start.

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my first sprite.

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Please help me, I'm apparently incompetent.

I want to start working on making Windows 98 styled icon substitutes for modern programs and such, I just don't know what settings to use in photoshop before I convert them to .ICO

I think the right size is 32x32, but is there an easier way of say pixelating a modern icon or just converting it to bitmap?

>>2781516
is that joseph

>>2781884
Well you should probably posterize the icons first, to minimize the color palette. Note how a lot of the shading in those icons is done through dithering.

Also, the icons in the screenshot you posted look like they're 48x48.

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What do you guys think about black outlines?

>>2783074
I don't like them.

>>2783074
I like them.

>>2783074
I'm neutral.

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>>2780440
After re-applying colors, fixing colors, and a lot of little tweaks. I still need to go back over the outlines but it feels better.

Now I get to do again for another set of sprites, as soon as I rescue my drawing computer from work where I left it.

>>2783780
why dont you post the gif...

>>2784021
It's easier to compare against each other when you can see them all at once, though I do play the gif when I'm checking them to see if there's any big differences. I am noticing that I'll have to fix the chest lighting on the last one now.

I got about halfway through the next set, had to start over because I was slipping back into symbols and not actually thinking about where the light would go.

>>2783780
you need some loomis in your life
that pillow shading don't look good

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>>2784037
And I was trying hard to avoid it.

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>>2784041
I feel your pain anon.
I'm no pixel artist, but the light should get more intense the closer it is to your light source.
It also serves as a great compositional tool to bring the focal point closer to what's important - your character's face.
And don't put light where it can't reach, like the back of the wings. It might get some reflected light, but that won't be enough for it to appear on a limited palette.

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Tried two 8x8

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>>2783780

>>2783074
hate 'em unless it's a stunning piece of art

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About to make some top/down game prototype in NES/Gameboy style, so 16x16 sprites for the characters in the same vein as Link's Awakening or the first few Pokémon games. On top of my head there's also Survival Kids.

Aside from those said games, do you guys have any ideas of games which I could study and inspire myself from? I realized such tiny sprites are in the end much harder than doing something like 24x24 or 32x32, so the more stuff I can gather the better. Additional thoughts and comments are also welcome.

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>>2784406
Also look at games like the first three Final Fantasies and FF Legend, they've got similar top-down sprite types. Don't recall their size though.

>>2784062
>>2784128
Thanks for the tips, will try again soon.

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This is probably my 4th attempt at pixel art, is this bad? Not sure how I'd go about animating this though.

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ugh

>>2784784
this is more pixelated art than it is pixel art as you are trying to hide the orthogonal layout of the pixels instead of underlining it. never the less well done

>>2764696
this looks oekaki to me

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I am a member of a small video game studio working on a hotline miami clone, and we are looking for a pixel artist. If you are interested please contact us, we will answer any questions you might have on our email.
[email protected]

pic related.

>>2785632
>hotline Miami clone
you're like two years late to the party.

>>2785699
It's a project of love, really. Me and the Programmer are big fans of the games. So was the original artist, but the guy had too much responsibilities to work on the project.

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Why do I suck?

>>2785779
the pupils are the only thing that really bothers me. although others might give you shit for not being a smooth animation or the messy texturing noise

>>2785779
I remember this piece from one of the first pixel art threads. Are you still working on it? It's been half a year or something already.

Looking at it it looks like it's exactly the same.
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2479628#p2503333

What's the matter?

>>2784494
I'll take a look at them, thanks.

>>2785779
your values and colors are shit and make nothing read well at all.

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made a sprite with the Gameboy palette

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Fucking r8 my bad attempt to do pixel art, I'm just a beginner tho.

>>2786342
not a sprite really but it is fucking awesome

>>2786427
not a bad start. it's usually unnecessary to AA 45 degree lines, and you want to be careful not to overuse black outlines

>>2785632
Shilling myself again.
please contact us!

I am a member of a small video game studio working on a hotline miami clone, and we are looking for a pixel artist. If you are interested please contact us, we will answer any questions you might have on our email.
[email protected]
None of us are paid, and this is fanwork. Full credit will be given.

>>2787969
>small video game studio
you mean you and two buddies? that's not a studio kid.

>work for free to clone a game that already exists bcuz we have no originality
why tho

Aseprite is on sale for $12. Worth buying?

>>2788626
I've never felt the need to use any other programs considering Asprite excels in pretty much everything.

With that said it's easy to find compiled versions of the program, so try it yourself and if you like it buy it to support the devs.

>>2788626
I had so much fun I stayed up all night when I bought it.
I'd recommend Aseprite even if it was double the price.

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>>2788658
>>2788706
Talking about aseprite, where is the dithering feature?

>>2786427
Your lines are ok as >>2786466 said, but the anatomy is lacking!

WIP (the background is not done at all) Ay advices on the colors, etc?

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>>2788764
>jpg

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>>2788767
ah, my bad, didnt notice it

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Here are some sprites I made.

>>2789335
I suppose your main source of inspiration are Pokémon sprites?

>>2785844
cold confrontation anon. cruel but direct

so OP dafuq is your problem

>>2788790
There's a way to make custom brushes, that was advertised as a way to streamline dithering.
Speaking of dithering, I think you went a bit overboard on it. Also the hand looks off, seems like it's hovering away from the head.

Christmas bump.

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>Edge Special Edition - The Art Of The Pixel 2016
Anyone got their hands on this? 212 pages of Pixel Art.

I'm having a hard time finding a working link though.

>>2794678
>the cover isn't pixel art
not even interested

>>2794678
Yeah I've got it. Something between a magazine and a softcover book. Has a lot of good art in it, reproduction quality is good but not stellar, artist bios. I'd like to add "The Masters of Pixel Art" (hardback) to my collection but that shit's a little too expensive for my tastes.

>>2794713
It is tho

You can order The Art of the Pixel here:
https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/gaming-guides-and-specials/the-art-of-the-pixel/

>>2795380
>I'd like to add "The Masters of Pixel Art" (hardback) to my collection but that shit's a little too expensive for my tastes.

Thanks for sharing anon that looks tasty. Caught a glimpse of demoscene-esque logos of old in there too.

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Any tips on animating fire? using 32x32

>>2793615
fucken great design, but the actual animation needs work.

>>2796102

Make sure the particles projects upwards and outwards and not the other way around.

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>>2796102

>>2796540
Pretty neat; what's the source of this?

>>2796936
It's on the fucking image

>>2796936
lol
patreon saint 11

>NIGGA IT IN THE IMAGE

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Pls critique, my very first.

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just runnin'

>>2797177
Pixel art is one of the times when it's imperative that you start out by copying and studying how the process works.
This is just a shitty drawing with a square brush tool and some basic moving parts.
It's more to it, but it's not difficult once you know what you're doing.
If you want to start somewhere start by looking up pixel art tutorials, then make objects not people or characters.
Once you learn how to make a static image then you can try some two frame animation.

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I need other opinions than my own! It definitely isn't done yet, and the colors certainly need change, but it's getting there. What should I adjust/delete/add/whatever? Does it need more colors? Give me whatever it needs to get better. When i'm through with my soldier, I'll make alternate versions of him, and animate a few basic attacks, walking cycle and perhaps some other stuff.

Also, his left arm, as well as the shield (yes, that's a shield), isn't something I've begun working on.

>>2797322
It's all a bit dark. Needs more contrast/highlights. I also wouldn't recommend working on a white background, it can affect your color choices. Try medium gray. Forms are a little tough to make out, especially on the helmet. Worry about establishing forms before grit and detail

>>2797331
I never considered using a grey background. Thanks a lot!

>>2797316
the real key to doing good pixel art

is learning to do good non-pixel art to begin with

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I've done some cleanup on the guy, as well as added the shield. I've also highlighted a bit here and there. I'm quite satisfied with the helmet. I'm trying to give the impression that it's old, and someone once gave it a good bash.

>>2797729
pillow shading always looks like ass, get you some loomis in your life

>>2797345
I disagree to this.

I've seen many, many good pixel artists who suck at standard digital art. Actually most of them are bad at this, but are on the opposite pretty good at making anything in pixel art.

With that said I of course agree that fundamentals are needed, still you can very well only pixel art regularly and become good at it as long as you study how others do it.

>>2797789
>I've seen many, many good pixel artists who suck at standard digital art
show me one pixel artist who isn't proficient at drawing. fundamentals, as you say, are necessary, and they are more easily learned with drawing than with pixel art, as pixel art just adds its own set of obstacles in order to make the grid work.

>>2797782
Even though you probably don't care, could you at least the next time be a little more civil? I appreciate your critizism, I just don't like your way of telling me.

>>2797798
not that anon but this is 4chan, stop being a little bitch. if the tone upsets you then ignore it, thick skin is your friend here.

>>2797794
>proficient at drawing
is not the same thing as "good". What I meant is, although they know their fundamentals and although there isn't strictly anything wrong with them, their digital drawings suck.

Looks like we're on the same page anyway.

>>2797798
You won't really get anywhere as an artist if you ever hope to show your stuff to people out there if you can't handle a comment like his. He wasn't even rude by /ic/'s standard, if anything he took the time to comment to help you. Don't be so fragile.

>>2797798
No. You can either care about improving or you can care about how people pussyfoot around telling you what they think. If you want the latter, then take your shitty pixel art and fuck off.

>>2797802
I definitely need to work on the aspect of myself taking everything a little too personal. However, I do stand by, and believe, that constructive critizism can be shared with others in a more civil manner. While he may not be rude by some standard, it's important to realize that some people are slightly more fragile than others. I know that I sound like a huge pussy, but please, bear with me.

>>2797813
>I do stand by, and believe, that constructive critizism can be shared with others in a more civil manner
No it won't just because you wish so, and this wouldn't even be in your best interest either, as anon just stated. If you want people to be politically correct then go to /r/Pixelart
>but please, bear with me.
No I won't because this is something you need to sort out yourself, being lax with you isn't helping you, all the opposite.

This is how 4chan will be, no matter the board you go to. If you can't handle it then go back to an username-ego-based website.

>>2797813
of course it could be more civil. on a site that isn't 4chan. fragile people have no place here. now stop being a huge pussy and move on.

>>2797817
Perhaps you are right. I guess I've just always had an easier time when everything is all cozy and comfortable. I did ask for opinions so that i can improve as an artist, and I did receive the aspect of critizism I was asking for.

>>2796540
Is there anywhere with a collection of these?

>>2798837
As anons answered me, the source is on the image. Go to Patreon and paste his /name.

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I am the >>2797177
Since you guys told me that was a hell of a shitty drawing, i tried to copy a sprite just as i was told to...
I didn't followed the sprite 100%, but i did my best to stay at least somewhat familiar.
Critique please.

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>>2799413
muddy colours and pillow shading
use vibrant colours, avoid pure black in my opinion, and look up pillow shading - draw your light source in and make shadows from that otherwise it looks boring
pic related is an example of pillow shading and not pillow shading

>>2799564
>muddy colors
Wut. Pixel art can't really create mud since colors don't mix. Did you mean his pixel placement was too random or noisy?

>>2799581
i meant the lack of contrast in the face made it look muddy my bad

>>2799581
>Pixel art can't really create mud since colors don't mix.
Of course it can, you just don't know how to do it yet.

>>2797345
That's like saying to be a good sculptor you need to be a painter. Fundamental wise they are connected but when it comes to the practice of both it's a whole different game.
Creating value with color pencils is not the same as creating value in pixel art. The tools are different, the approach is different, and you would have to learn that aspect in that realm of art work.

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Yes. Photo taken with phone.

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>>2799834
updated

>>2799922
Cute, I like the colours, but I think you could add more texture and colour your line work instead of leaving it black.

>>2797231
This looks really good, it has a great stylistic effect, but it doesn't have much weight to it.

>>2799872
Cool.

>>2799834
>>2799922
That's nice, although I'll admit it isometric pixel art always feels really "mathematical" to me. In a way that can be a strength but ultimately it feels rather cold compared to a non-iso piece.

Maybe that's just because I haven't played any iso games yet, maybe there are great iso arts out there.

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>>2800241
I think that games like FFTA/FFTA2 have some really good isometric pixel art. It does usually end up looking a little mathy, but that can work if you're going for the hard angles look.

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>>2800252
That does look pretty good indeed. Those were the ones I had in mind when trying to think of games to prove me wrong; I still got to play them someday.

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Does she look alright

>>2800619
That's actually pretty good.
You kept it simple which is good when first animating.
One thing i noticed was there are two dark pixels left over from that front leg moving forward.
You can see it at the sprite size but when you zoom in it's very obvious. But that's just me being meticulous.

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is this pixel art?

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>>2797851
Everyone treats everyone here like shit, ergo nobody is treated like shit really.

It isn't even a matter of growing a thick skin, this IRL would be unacceptable desu, its more a matter of knowing where you are. This here is nothing and should be treated as nothing.

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>>2800746
nope at that resolution you should be able to see the pixelated grid

>>2800781
You can. The dithering is more than evident.

>>2800619
It's super cute.

If I may say anything she may be reclining back too much. Compare her neck, her back to her two legs, isn't there something wrong going on perspective/anatomy-wise?

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>>2800746

No. The color count is overblown and both the colors and blending were done with algorithms.

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>>2800746
is this sprite art

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How badly done is this? First piece, haven't read any tutorials, just went with my gut.

>>2801233
I can tell where you were trying to shade the light coming from, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense when looked at as a whole. The shape of the tree feels blob-like, which is partially the silhouette and partially the shading.

I'd suggest looking at references of trees of the type you're going for as you're working to get a sense of the shape and where you'll see light and dark.

Also, go and read some tutorials already, because there's some pretty basic stuff going on with the lines. Since pixel art is restricted to a grid, you've got to be extra-careful about the shapes that your lines imply, and I can see some hard corners on the leaves that probably shouldn't be there.

>>2801365

I shall. Thanks for the feedback

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Can I get some feedback on this? Colors, implied form, hard edges, etc.

I don't have a lot of experience spriting, so after eight hours of trial-and-error, I got this. [spoiler]I don't know how the hell I'm going to animate it[/spoiler]

>>2801720
That's actually really good. I'm kind of a beginner myself but honestly I'm surprised that you are.

Good work! I think I'd go for the top left design.

>>2801720
I think with dark lines it looks a bit better for me. Overall 10/10, would bang

>>2801720

It looks well rounded overall to me. Increasing the difference between the colors would help them stand out better at small resolutions .

>>2801720
the dark outline looks good with your shading, but it depends on the background

you could also experiment with larger areas of flat color and no outline

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>>2802040
>>2802108
>>2802116
Thank you for the feedback. I took >>2802113 's advice and sharpened the colors a bit, so now the forms look a little more rounded and are easier to differentiate. I also made a few minor tweaks, but overall I'd say it's done.

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My first pixel art sorry that it is sized weird i don't know how to change it

To those who are more or less content with their current skills in pixel art, what was the biggest thing that has helped you along the way? Something that made it click, or something that you wish you had known sooner?

>>2803185
The most important general skill is knowing how to draw. The most important thing I learned specific to pixel art was clusters. Knowing how to make clusters click removes banding and noise and allows you to express the most you can in the smallest amount of space.

>>2796102
>32x32
You are Fury,aren't you? Lavaland golems would be neat,love your stuff so far. You should update that thread some time.

>>2803185
Learning to draw before trying pixel art was the single most helpful thing.

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>>2803185
Learning some amount of color theory tends to be really useful, as is heavily referencing other games when you're stuck on stuff.

Really, though, you're just going to have to do a ton of pixel art before you're at a decent level, no matter what path you take to doing it.

I have been usin GraphicsGale for spriting, but now that I'm trying to animate, it's starting to suck.

- I have to add layers every time I make a new frame
- General lack of options, for example, can't reference a frame, need to make a copy, and if I change the original, need to manually copy over
- The undocked windows get out of place every startup

What should I be using?

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>>2803653
I personally prefer Aseprite over every other software I've used so far.

Also any critique on this idle animation?

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First time trying pixel art, recommendations?

>>2803755
keep eyes level with head

>>2803832
learn the basics of drawing before attempting pixel art

>>2803832

>.jpg

Don't do this. If you don't know why, you need to figure this out before anything else.

Also don't mix resolutions because it looks retarded

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first time doing pixel art how is this?

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I did a jar of relish

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Didn't feel like polishing it so I sort of rushed it to completion. Thought I'd post it here anyway, feel free to critique.

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>>2803945
Is this inspired by C.?

You might want to block in the shapes before doing the lines

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Going through the thread, I notice the spriters more than the pixel artists because I am a former spriter.

If you are a spriter and want an edit/constructive criticism just respond to this post and I'll do my best regardless of whether i think you have potential or not.

Ok so you,>>2801720 are doing everything right, but I'd like for you to consider the following:

What does it mean for a sprite to be successful? In the old days it meant it had to be able to run on simple hardware like a NES or GBC. Keep that in mind when you make sprites, this is art with a purpose. Just because you CAN use 3 brown shades doesn't mean you have to, if you can accomplish the same effect with less colors, why not do so?

Next, i recommend stealing the palettes from actual game sprites. 99.99% of the time the professional's got it more right than you because they have already gotten their work on a game. Why reinvent the wheel ? Games with simple but elegant palettes include: Disgaea, FFTA, Advance Wars, Pokemon GBC games, Zelda ALTTP;

When I put misty's Gold/silver sprite next to yours, one could say its a more successful sprite. its smaller, more elegant, it uses the same color in multiple places (this should be your mantra) but most of all its an easier read.

Save yours and this sprite as a 16 color bitmap in paint, which is something you should do to test what colors truly are necessary, and viola!

everything else, trust your own judgement.
Good luck in your endeavors.

>>2804006
not that anon, but the 16-color bitmap thing is a good idea. Thanks for that.

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>>2757429
wip. any thoughts?

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I gave this my best please critique me im a beginner btw

>>2804086
Really dig how you're leading the eyes.

>>2803977
It is, I wanted to experiment something in that style.

>to block in the shapes before doing the lines
May I ask what you mean exactly? If it's about the white lines it's because I wanted to call it done (although it wasn't).

>>2804006
Do you have a blog?

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>>2803945
At first glance I thought of the same artist that >>2803977 mentions. There's such a weird disconnect with the upper body and dress vs the legs that it looks like you copied and pasted some other legs instead of drawing the whole body in the first place. I can't really imagine what she looks like underneath. Also your stroke has AA. If you're using something like Blending Options then I don't think you can avoid that but selecting the area and then right clicking > Stroke should keep it clean.

This isn't what I would suggest the final product to look like as I roughly shaped out things without detail but hopefully it suffices as a comparison. Look into colour palettes, study multiple artists and don't skip over anatomy. There are a ton of tutorials covering nearly anything you would want so you just need to go looking.

>>2804006
>Save yours and this sprite as a 16 color bitmap in paint, which is something you should do to test what colors truly are necessary, and viola!
Better yet, just download a program with real palette control options

>>2804268
>Also your stroke has AA. If you're using something like Blending Options then I don't think you can avoid that but selecting the area and then right clicking > Stroke should keep it clean.
I'm confused about this part, please point out what you mean on the drawing if possible.

Legs did feel out of place indeed, especially her right leg and the part stuck to the skirt. I'm guilty of having sketched her without drawing the hips or anything like that and directly blocking head+torso+skirt+legs, I'll take this as a lesson to not attempt shortcuts anymore. Your redraw feels much more pleasing and logical to the eye. Thanks.

>>2804006

Googling has been less than successful for me. How'd you go about getting the palette from those games?

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critique me and help me get better

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just did this as well

>>2804790
>>2804822
start learning art first, then pixel art
you're just randomly putting marks down right now

>>2804824
Okay, thanks!

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Here's a new tree I made. Any thoughts on it? The bark is giving me most trouble at the moment. Can't seem to get the texture down.

>>2804952
There's something odd about your tree but not necessarily in a bad way, I like it.

The texture for the trunk isn't good at all though, considering how much your leaves pop out you'll need something with some sort of presence as well to make everything match.

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>>2804952
put less emphasis on lines and more on pixel clusters. Chasm's art is a good example to follow.

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>>2804299
Instead of your outline being just white 1px it has some slightly transparent white pixels on the edge of that. Compare yours to the one you were inspired by. It might just come down to taste but I see most people doing a stroke with no anti aliasing.

Also I just had another look at it in Photoshop and you have just under 40 colours. In pixel art you should try to aim for a low amount and not have unneeded or extremely similar colours. I reduced the colours to show how similar they can be even though the amount of colours are greatly reduced. I did it through Photoshop so some colours might look weird. Doing it yourself would give you better control.
You can practice how to get the best use out of colours by finding limited palettes that already exist online and then making your own.

>>2805141
>it has some slightly transparent white pixels on the edge of that
Oh I see, that, well I did it on purpose as a final touch. Don't really ask me why, I was just experimenting, and after going through C.'s work I believe (s)he was doing the same thing for pretty much all of their work. I think regarding that it depends on the piece, and I don't think I have enough experience doing these sorts of illustration pieces to know when it's a good idea or not to do it.

I didn't realize I had been using that many colors, I'll be careful next time and try to study / make palette during the sketching phase. Well I originally had but adding colors as I progressed without really keeping count.

Thanks again for your time.

What do you guys use to view gifs? I'm on Windows 7 and you can't open a gif with the normal image viewer. Tried a program named GIF viewer but it's pretty shit.

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Im pretty new to this stuff, give ops and help please :-)
Im not working with a white bg, i just deleted it for this screenshot

>>2805510

>.jpg

WHY OH GOD WHY

>>2805485
IrfanView

>>2805485
>Windows 7 and you can't open a gif with the normal image viewer

How retarded are microsoft?

>>2805526
Im phoneposting, downloaded that from my twitter dms

>>2805527
Seems to work great and is super light. Thanks a bunch.

>>2805530
Yeah, I still remember being very confused back then upon trying to open gifs considering Windows XP had no problem doing so with the same application you'd use to look at normal pictures, etc.
Through a quick google it seems Microsoft's official answer is to open gifs with internet explorer. Laughable.

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Apparently Windows 10 can't open gif either, you also "need" internet explorer.

Pic related, OC I just worked really hard on.

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Made something new. Seamless tile. Didn't come out quite how I envisioned it. Was shooting for a more of Tales of Phantasia look. Still, I welcome critique.

>>2804961

Thanks. And yes, the trunk I'll have to work on.

>>2805141

Ah, that certainly does look nicer. Will have to give that style a go.

>>2805122

Gah, I meant second reply here >>2805810
for you.

NEW THREAD :

>>2806740
>>2806740
>>2806740
>>2806740

>>2772843
this is really, really great.