Learn To Create Pixel Art From Zero

Become an Expert in Pixel Art! Learn to Make Art for Your Video Games and More!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4

- Learn the basics of Pixel Art.
- Learn the workflow to make a videogame mockup.
- Learn to animate to bring your art to life.

What you'll learn

Learn the basics of Pixel Art.

Learn the workflow to make a videogame mockup.

Learn to animate to bring your art to life.

Create all the art you need for a videogame.

* Requirements

* Computer and mouse.

Description

*NEW BONUS SECTION* 18/3/2019 - Animation in JuiceFX

In this course you will learn how to make Pixel Art from Scratch. You will learn how to make beautiful illustrations and all the art that you need for your videogame. You will gain all the knowledge that you need to start creating Pixel Art for videogames or illustrations.

You will start by learning the basics of Pixel Art:

How to make lines and curves
How to make 2D Shapes like squares and circles
How to make 3D Shapes like boxes and spheres
How to choose colors for your art

After learning the basics you are going to work in complete projects from zero, in this course you will learn a workflow to make art for videogames, you will learn:

How to create an item set and how to export it
How to think the process of creating a game environment
How to design a seamless and parallax background for your videogame
How to make the tiles and decorations for the environment
How to make a character and how to animate the character
And more...

Working in projects is very important so you can learn the actual process of working in pixel art, being for a personal project or a client. Those projects will teach you how to overcome issues that you might encounter while working in pixel art. You will also see how you can use the basics of pixel art that you've learned into a project.

The course contains lectures that will teach you step by step the process of making Pixel Art, it also includes exercises that will make you learn, practice and improve. The course will also get updated with more lectures.

I offer full feedback on the work that you produce, I will also answer all the questions that you can have about pixel art.

So if you are a beginner pixel artist, game designer, artist or programmer wanting to learn how to create pixel art for videogames or just beautiful pixel art illustrations this course is for you!

Who this course is for:

Begginners on pixel art.
Programmers who want to learn to make art for their games.
Game Designers who want a bigger skill-set.
Artist who want to learn a new style.

Course content

10 sections • 68 lectures

Introduction 3 lectures

What's Pixel Art? Preview 03:00

In this lecture we're going to discuss what's pixel art.

Pixel Art Software Preview 04:18

In this lecture we're going to learn about the different software that you can use to make Pixel Art.

Pixel Art Hardware Preview 01:35

In this lecture we're going to learn about the difference between using a mouse or a graphics tablet to make Pixel Art.

Basics of Pixel Art 6 lectures

Introduction to Krita I Preview 16:56

In this lecture we're going to learn how to use Krita.

Introduction to Krita II Preview 13:51

In this lecture we're going to learn how to use Krita.

Lines and Curves Preview 09:06

In this lecture we're going to learn how to make lines and curves in Pixel Art.

Squares and Circles Preview 05:15

In this lecture we're going to learn how to make squares and circles in Pixel Art.

Boxes and Spheres Preview 08:52

In this lecture we're going to learn how to make cubes and spheres in Pixel Art.

Colours and Palettes Preview 09:59

In this lecture we're going to learn how to choose colours and palettes for your Pixel Art.

Item Set 7 lectures

Setting up the document Preview 04:40

In this lecture we're going to set up the document to make the item set.

Potions I Preview 06:29

In this lecture we're going to start working on the potions.

Potions II Preview 03:56

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the potions.

Sword Preview 08:18

In this lecture we're going to make a sword.

Key and Book Preview 05:40

In this lecture we're going to make a key and a book.

Apple and Shield Preview 05:58

In this lecture we're going to make an apple and a shield.

Final Adjustments Preview 05:44

In this lecture we're going to make some final adjustments to our item set.

Sideview Videogame 19 lectures

Setting up the document Preview 08:08

In this lecture we're going to learn how tiles work and we're going to set up the document to start working on our mockup.

Background I Preview 07:20

In this lecture we're going to learn how a parallax background works and we're going to start making one.

Background II Preview 07:23

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the background.

Background III Preview 05:42

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the background.

First Tile Preview 07:07

In this lecture we're going to make our first tile.

Mountain Preview 09:06

In this lecture we're going to make the tiles for our mountain.

Floating Platform Preview 13:50

In this lecture we're going to make a floating platform.

Ramp Preview 06:08

In this lecture we're going to make a ramp.

Cave I Preview 06:55

In this lecture we're going to start working on the tiles for the cave.

Cave II Preview 09:24

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the cave.

Cave III Preview 05:25

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the cave.

Ladder Preview 07:18

In this lecture we're going to make a ladder.

Tree Preview 08:47

In this lecture we're going to make a tree.

Chest Preview 08:34

In this lecture we're going to make a chest.

Character and Enemy Preview 10:45

In this lecture we're going to make a character and an enemy.

Game User Interface Preview 14:07

In this lecture we're going to make a game user interface for our mockup.

Final Adjustments Preview 07:03

In this lecture we're going to make some final adjustments for our mockup.

Tileset Preview 13:06

In this lecture we're going to make the tileset so we can make more levels.

Level Preview 09:39

In this lecture we're going to learn how to use Tiled and also how to make more levels with our tileset.

Topdown Videogame 10 lectures

Setting up the document Preview 06:55

In this lecture we're going to set up the document to start making our tileset.

Patch I Preview 07:38

In this lecture we're going to start making a patch.

Patch II Preview 09:06

In this lecture we're going to finish our patch.

Crate and Chest Preview 06:07

In this lecture we're going to make a crate and a chest.

Tree Preview 09:30

In this lecture we're going to make a tree

Enemy Preview 03:08

In this lecture we're going to make an enemy.

House I Preview 09:10

In this lecture we're going to start working on a house.

House II Preview 08:55

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the house.

Tileset and Level Preview 07:54

In this lecture we're going to make a tileset and we're going to build a level.

GUI and Mockup Preview 09:47

In this lecture we're going to make a GUI and export a final mockup.

Animation 7 lectures

Basics Preview 07:06

In this lecture we're going to learn the basics of animating on Krita.

Bouncing Ball Preview 09:45

In this lecture we're going to animate a bouncing ball.

Setting up the document Preview 07:27

In this lecture we're going to set up our document to start animating our character.

Idle Preview 11:23

In this lecture we're going to make an idle animation for our character.

Attack I Preview 05:29

In this lecture we're going to start working on an attack animation for our character.

Attack II Preview 08:31

In this lecture we're going to keep working on the attack animation for our character.

Attack III Preview 07:25

In this lecture we're going to finish the attack animation for our character.

Conclusion 1 lectures

Conclusion and what to do next. Preview 01:57

In this lecture we're going to talk about how you can keep learning and improving.

Congratulations for reaching to this point!

* BONUS LECTURES * 2 lectures

Convert Any Image to Pixel Art Preview 10:59

In this Bonus Lecture you're going to learn how to convert any image to pixel art!

Animate an Explosion Preview 19:53

In this bonus lecture you're going to learn how to animate an explosion in pixel art.

* BONUS SECTION * Top-Down Interior 7 lectures

Setting Up the Document Preview 03:32

At the end of this lecture we're going to have the document ready to start making the tiles.