Pixel Art Tutorials in Off Topic

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Apr 26 2010, 10:34 am
Well, seeing as it is very hard to find a decent (FREE) artist, I thought that maybe I should try my hand at it, so that I can make some art for my project's here and there.

My dilemma is, I don't know where to begin, what are the basics of Pixel Art?

Anyone mind posting some links to tutorial's which are beneficial?

Thanks.

-- Qubic
#1 Apr 26 2010, 11:47 am
#2 Apr 26 2010, 11:56 am
What Sliced Death posted.
Anybody can design graphics, just a matter of the person's patience, knowledge of natural physics, and their creativity.

What most people struggle the most with is proper shading, however.
#3 Apr 26 2010, 11:59 am
Yep, my main issue would be that, and actually creating myself a Palette to work with.

I personally won't like using someone else's palette in my work, just doesn't feel original. So I need to get a bit more creative. :)
#4 Apr 26 2010, 12:13 pm
Qubic wrote:
Yep, my main issue would be that, and actually creating myself a Palette to work with.

I personally won't like using someone else's palette in my work, just doesn't feel original.

The final colors in a piece are very important, but I don't put much weight in developing some sort of custom palette. I just use the 216 color palette that's standard in a lot of applications ("Web Safe Colors") while developing an image.

#5 Apr 26 2010, 1:20 pm
No put alpha in AA. Ungh.