Pixel Art Master

Tags: Pixel Art

Learn ALL about pixel art in an always growing course! Get access to basic and pro techniques with daily feedbacks!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Learn how to create both SIMPLE and COMPLEX pixel art! Objects
- characters
- environment
- animations - ALL of it!
- Build your own game art with prototypes!
- Where to find clients
- how to talk to them and how much to charge for your work!

What you'll learn

Learn how to create both SIMPLE and COMPLEX pixel art! Objects
characters
environment
animations - ALL of it!
Build your own game art with prototypes!
Where to find clients
how to talk to them and how much to charge for your work!
You will learn to design and animate pixel art for all game genres (e.g. RPG
Platformer
Top-down)
Get access to Discord server where you can work on real projects with other people

* Requirements

* You need a working PC
* preferably with a mouse and a keyboard.

Description

This course teaches everything about pixel art for video games. From the very basics to the advanced techniques. Students will learn about lines, shapes, color theory and harmony, creating a color palette, designing characters, backgrounds, items, making animation and even how to start freelancing. You will also learn a lot about game design principles.

If you are new to art or pixel art and want to create better art for your indie games then this course is for you.

This course is always growing with new lessons (you can check the future planned lessons in a document available on the Discord server). If there is a topic that you would like me to cover, you can message me and I will make it. I am on Udemy and Discord server every day so you can easily get into contact with me.

Discord (2000+ members) also provides certain benefits once you reach a certain role on the server such as getting access to exclusive channels. The wonderful community there also provides a place for you to share your work, get feedback or even just hang out and chill with people of similar interest!
Connect
and work with other people on game jams (if you want). Yes, even if you want to find game coders and music compositors (or if you're one who's looking for an artist)! There are also indie devs who code and do the art themselves.


This course will strengthen your foundations in art and pixel art. It will build your confidence in your art and give you the information you need to continue improving your pixel art and start making money

By the time you finish the course, you will already have a portfolio for different game genres with practical game design. 

This course has 3 big parts: beginner [B], intermediate [I] and advanced [A]. Each section is marked with a letter inside square brackets at the end of it's title with corresponding difficulty.

I am available on Udemy and Discord every day - to give you feedback, to help you overcome your limits, to help you become a better artist in fun and relaxing way. I'm here for you every step of the way if you need me.

Languages and subtitles: entire course is available in multiple languages. English subtitles have been manually reviewed, fixed and they work properly. Please note that other languages for subtitles have been auto-translated from english language. While I'm aware it's not a perfect solution, it should be of great use.

Who this course is for:

  • Game developer that wants to learn simple pixel art for games
  • Beginner pixel artist that wants to become an expert
  • Experienced pixel artist that wants to expand existing knowledge and learn new skills
  • Game artist that wants to learn new field of art
  • Anyone that wants to learn how to communicate in game industry and how to earn money
  • If you want to join exclusive pixel art community

Course content

15 sections • 141 lectures

How this course works Preview 01:54

What software to use? Free or paid? Preview 04:43

Photoshop basics Preview 25:09

Pyxel Edit Preview 19:15

Aseprite Preview 16:47

Piskel Preview 11:16

Introduction Preview 00:19

Value and contrast basics Preview 01:48

Negative and positive space Preview 01:27

Basic geometric shapes Preview 01:29

Shading a cube Preview 02:48

Shading a sphere Preview 02:55

Shading a cylinder Preview 01:46

Shading a cone Preview 02:21

Shading a pyramid Preview 01:07

Dithering Preview 02:44

Challenge 3 Preview 01:21

Introduction Preview 00:25

Hue Preview 03:50

Saturation Preview 01:54

Value Preview 00:55

Basic colour theory Preview 05:49

Colour harmony Preview 05:30

Creating a colour palette Preview 06:02

Simple wood texture Preview 05:37

Simple metal texture Preview 03:33

Applying textures to shapes Preview 06:26

Challenge 4 Preview 00:41

Introduction Preview 00:29

Creating objects from simple geometric shapes Preview 00:51

Drawing an orange Preview 08:54

Drawing a potion bottle Preview 07:05

Drawing a book Preview 04:02

Drawing an arrow Preview 05:11

Drawing a sword Preview 08:32

Drawing a gun Preview 04:43

Challenge 5 Preview 01:27

Introduction Preview 00:14

What are tiles Preview 02:25

Tiling basics Preview 05:47

Simple grass tile Preview 03:54

Simple dirt tile Preview 04:11

Simple water tile Preview 05:58

Creating a tileset Preview 05:58

Challenge 6 Preview 00:32

Introduction Preview 00:22

Drawing a simple background Preview 08:39

Using colours and shapes to create depth Preview 03:50

Adding reflection on water surface Preview 03:22

Challenge 7 Preview 03:02

Introduction Preview 00:22

Drawing 8x8 pixel art character Preview 06:02

Drawing 16x16 pixel art character Preview 09:06

Drawing 32x32 pixel art character Preview 07:33

Challenge 8 Preview 00:40

Introduction Preview 00:21

What is animation Preview 01:33

Simple grass animation Preview 05:38

Challenge 9.1 Preview 00:52

8x8 character walk and run animation Preview 05:39

8x8 character attack animation Preview 03:32

16x16 character walk and run animation Preview 09:53

16x16 character attack animation Preview 05:30

32x32 character walk and run animation Preview 05:38

32x32 character attack animation Preview 07:33

Challenge 9.2 Preview 01:20

Introduction Preview 00:35

Cohesive colour palette Preview 14:29

Platformer Tileset Preview 33:10

Platformer Background Preview 08:40

Foreground Details Preview 13:24

Platformer Character Preview 14:19

Platformer Character Idle and Walk/Run animations Preview 08:40

Character Attack/Dmg/Death Animations Preview 10:06

Platformer Enemy Preview 07:09

Enemy Animations Preview 06:27

Platformer Traps Preview 06:32

Finishing the Platformer Mockup Preview 10:45

Different types of platformer perspectives Preview 10:10

Challenge 10 Preview 00:48

Introduction Preview 00:29

What is Top Down View? Preview 08:12

Top Down Shooter Character design explanation Preview 04:30

Top Down Character Preview 17:48

Character Walk Animation Preview 04:15

Top Down Grass Tile Preview 05:47

Top Down Dirt Tile Preview 04:21

Top Down Tileset Preview 17:31

Road and Sidewalk Tiles Preview 16:41

Top Down House Preview 16:38

Top Down Vehicle Preview 13:04

Top Down Objects Preview 07:58

Top Down Mockup Preview 11:07

Challenge 11 Preview 00:13

Introduction Preview 00:29

What is RPG View Preview 07:10

RPG Character Design Preview 17:24

RPG Character Walk Cycle (8 directions) Preview 09:14

RPG House Preview 43:32

RPG Tileset Preview 19:09

RPG Tree Preview 15:30

RPG Chest Preview 11:40

RPG Mushrooms Preview 07:43

RPG Rocks Preview 11:45

RPG Mockup Preview 28:41

Challenge 12 Preview 03:23

Introduction Preview 00:48

What is Isometric View Preview 03:03

Isometric Grid Preview 04:42

Isometric Room Preview 11:31

Isometric Carpet Preview 04:28

Isometric Window Preview 05:24

Isometric Table Preview 06:40

Isometric Vase Preview 07:49

Isometric Tiles Preview 05:34

Isometric Character Preview 01:51

Challenge 13 Preview 03:54

Introduction Preview 00:46

What is success Preview 04:54

General guidelines on how to improve and become successful Preview 01:49

Grind Preview 06:30

Focus Preview 05:36

Overcoming the fears Preview 05:23

Getting feedback Preview 03:10

Websites for exposure and feedback Preview 04:20

Portfolio - what to put in it Preview 10:16

Working for free Preview 06:22

How much should you charge Preview 16:21

Ways of payments Preview 05:50

Things to look out for in contracts Preview 07:42

Dark Freelancing Preview 02:31

How to talk to clients Preview 20:02

Websites for finding work Preview 12:41

Types of clients and their transformations Preview 10:04

How to grow your business Preview 17:21