A Programmer's Guide to Pixel Art

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DaFluffyPotato

DaFluffyPotato

4 жыл бұрын

Pixel art is very approachable when learned through the patterns it's made out of. This is a general tutorial for pixel art from the perspective of someone who doesn't have natural talent for it.
Games featured in this video:
My newest project:
• Devlogs
QuickDraw TCG:
cmlsc.itch.io/quickdraw-tcg
Alchemic Archer:
cmlsc.itch.io/alchemic-archer
Precious Cargo:
cmlsc.itch.io/precious-cargo
Aeroblaster:
cmlsc.itch.io/aeroblaster
Lucid (rxi):
No longer available on the internet outside of archives. :(
Roguelight (Daniel Linssen):
managore.itch.io/roguelight
NYKRA (ENDESGA):
nykra.com/
Eagle Island (Pixelnicks):
eagleislandgame.com/
Eastward (Pixpil):
eastwardgame.com/
Lollipop Ninja:
cmlsc.itch.io/lollipop-ninja
Background Music:
OneShot Solstice - Sunrise Remix [Kamex]
• OneShot Solstice - Sun...

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@dirtywhitellama
@dirtywhitellama 2 жыл бұрын
"It's not about talent, it's about a willingness to learn." This is what so many people don't get about art.
@ApiolJoe
@ApiolJoe 2 жыл бұрын
*about everything
@dirtywhitellama
@dirtywhitellama 2 жыл бұрын
@@ApiolJoe That too. Although some things seem to be 'easier' to get that about than others.
@HeilmwaterStudios
@HeilmwaterStudios 4 жыл бұрын
Me an artist would like a guide to programming lmao
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
I actually have a general video for that. It’s the most popular video on my channel. lol
@halobread
@halobread 3 жыл бұрын
Start with Scratch to learn some basics, then javascript, then, anything else really
@HeilmwaterStudios
@HeilmwaterStudios 3 жыл бұрын
@@halobread i really said my comment as sarcasm ok😂 i know c,c++,c# assembly html and a lot more shit
@jamesgellert1263
@jamesgellert1263 3 жыл бұрын
Me too LOL
@clocked0
@clocked0 3 жыл бұрын
@DeeJay Develop Switch case statements can be much better/cleaner than if else statements in lots of circumstances
@codergopher8270
@codergopher8270 4 жыл бұрын
All you really need for pixel art is a fresh supply of MS Paint
@joeeeee256
@joeeeee256 4 жыл бұрын
Older versions of paint are easier I find as the Windows 7+ versions don't give as much control
@blueberry7383
@blueberry7383 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockdesu microsoft paint. But he made a joke actually xD
@johnstamos5948
@johnstamos5948 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockdesu paint 3D, it supports transparency for pngs
@jendorei
@jendorei 3 жыл бұрын
MS Paint doesn’t have transparency though so it kind of sucks
@Inkety
@Inkety 3 жыл бұрын
@@jendorei colorkeys :/
@Vesdus
@Vesdus 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I found I have a very intuitive sense for pixel art, but I wasn't able to put a lot of the ideas I used into words. You helped me better understand what I already knew I was passively doing and helped me realize rules that I didn't know I was using.
@temmieio3731
@temmieio3731 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, I was looking for a tutorial to draw pixel art and I think this one makes the most sense
@ohhellno8759
@ohhellno8759 Жыл бұрын
Straight to the point, never goes off topic. Awesome video!
@yousefmahmood
@yousefmahmood 3 жыл бұрын
Bro I love how u talk fast without any addition like subscribe to the channel or something like that, keep it up body
@AntonioLatronicoDeveloper
@AntonioLatronicoDeveloper 3 жыл бұрын
Incredibly useful video, thanks for sharing these tips!
@NeatGames
@NeatGames 4 жыл бұрын
Some super awesome tips!! I need to remember to do Hue shifting more~
@ronitsingh9955
@ronitsingh9955 10 ай бұрын
Those magic words at the end and the cool outro music just sold the video PERFECTION!!!
@Zodiacman16
@Zodiacman16 2 жыл бұрын
These are awesome tips that apply to non-pixel art too, like 4K drawings or 3D models. Great video!
@ellis1918
@ellis1918 4 жыл бұрын
You are underrated.
@Krugmaster
@Krugmaster 3 жыл бұрын
thank you for that even if i choose now to not use pixelart itself and switching to prerenderd 3d objects as my way to go. Helped a lot and gave a ton of insight
@davidpotvin5551
@davidpotvin5551 4 жыл бұрын
Really cool content ! Tyvm
@miksuko
@miksuko 4 жыл бұрын
This video is awesome!
@nahruz.w3044
@nahruz.w3044 3 жыл бұрын
Wow this is really great, should had been recommended to me sooner
@johnathangieger8032
@johnathangieger8032 3 жыл бұрын
You are so fking good man.... wow. Keep the videos coming please!
@zeldaandTwink
@zeldaandTwink 11 ай бұрын
I love how you logiced art for me. My mind is wierd and pattern recognition helps
@fudgeracoon2529
@fudgeracoon2529 4 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@user-tm9tl9cs8j
@user-tm9tl9cs8j 6 ай бұрын
You are one of my favorite KZfaqrs, your videos are so inspirational and helpful i learned alot from you. Pixel art isn't easy can you give me tips about pixel art for Ms paint it would mean alot???
@yashholkar1324
@yashholkar1324 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing dude! My games are inspired from yours!!👍👍
@justdavid6678
@justdavid6678 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@heroscapeguy15
@heroscapeguy15 3 ай бұрын
Being colorblind, this is a nightmare
@kunsterman
@kunsterman Жыл бұрын
Genius. No more words.
@LimitedWard
@LimitedWard 3 жыл бұрын
I've always been interested in game design from a technical perspective, but one thing that's held me back from trying it is a lack of vision. When you started getting into game development, did you go into it with a plan for what type of game you wanted to make? Or did you just start making something? I'm concerned that if I dive in without something specific in mind, then I'll give up too easily.
@pinip_f_werty1382
@pinip_f_werty1382 9 ай бұрын
I don't know where you are after 2 years, but it would help if you started a habit of writing game hooks. Brainstorming is good practice for vision.
@vaibhavpandey6640
@vaibhavpandey6640 3 жыл бұрын
"there are some people who dont understand the beauty of pixels"
@sukima4745
@sukima4745 4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a tutorial for camera-zoom
@OneEgg42
@OneEgg42 4 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@Aelindgard
@Aelindgard 2 жыл бұрын
Hi @DaFluffyPotato I was wondering if you can do a short video on how you create your assets and how you maintain scale? Like creating the tiles and PC/NPC and ensuring they are to scale with the world/tiles. Thank you!
@r4ns0licious
@r4ns0licious 2 жыл бұрын
I'd also be very interested in this :)
@StepTheGlow
@StepTheGlow Ай бұрын
bro please make tutorial about pixel art I love your style
@ZaphyrVonGenevese
@ZaphyrVonGenevese 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I love pixel art, and am actively trying to refine an idea for a game of my own I can complete in a few months. I am kinda jumping around the style and genre, but my preference would be turn based strategy and pixel art. As I love both. But I kept reading that pixel art is pretty much over saturated and won't stand out unless it's perfect. Which mine will definitely not be given the time I am going to have. So I kinda backed up from pixel art at one point, but you gave me a hope again. My question though is - when starting a new game, do I need all of the art figured out? Like the dimensions and scaling, or can this be defined later in the process? How costly is it to change later? I would expect I need to have the dimensions defined, and change the sprites later can be a lot of work, but fairly simple I guess.
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 7 ай бұрын
I always start games with art. I generally get the scale, palette, and style locked down at that point. It really shouldn't be changed later.
@tomwetherell389
@tomwetherell389 4 жыл бұрын
Hi great video! Might be a stupid question, but what do you use to draw your pixel art? On your computer or a tablet? And for software you mentioned using Paint before, what do you use nowadays? Sorry if I missed you answering these in the video
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
I use Aseprite for larger scale stuff right now, but for lower-res, I use MS Paint. I have a drawing tablet, but I only use it when I use Aseprite.
@kreshnikfazliu2497
@kreshnikfazliu2497 3 жыл бұрын
this was nice
@tPlayerioT
@tPlayerioT 3 ай бұрын
i really like this line: 7:45 to 8:00
@DavidAdochiti
@DavidAdochiti 2 жыл бұрын
9:06 its about drive its about power we stay hungry we devour
@simplepycodes
@simplepycodes 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for all of your videos. I wanna ask is it true that they say you shouldn't spend that much of time on pygame? i really like python and pygame and I'm not bad in making games with pygame, so what's your take on this? is it a good idea to invest full time and effort on pygame? is it possible to use pygame in professional level? Thanks again.
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
Pygame is definitely the best if you’re looking to transition into a normal computer science job. It’s also very effective for certain types of games. I’ve made the equivalent to professional wages from my games in the past, so it’s definitely doable. Pygame is limited in terms of graphical processing, but for a lot of games, you don’t need the crazy stuff.
@simplepycodes
@simplepycodes 4 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato Thanks a lot, appreciate it.
@simplepycodes
@simplepycodes 4 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato i know you can be busy but if you got a time to take a look at this and tell me what you think, would be very helpful to me. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftiGZcpqypzZhXk.html
@HeavnscapeRadio
@HeavnscapeRadio 2 жыл бұрын
i’m really trying to get my style down. color, scaling, patterns- making it all cohesive is tough, but hoping to get better!
@tauraamui
@tauraamui Жыл бұрын
How do your wheat parting effects work? Do you just show different edge tiles either side of where the playing is standing amongst the wheat,?
4 жыл бұрын
Show... Like! 👏
@moonwatchereclipse5291
@moonwatchereclipse5291 3 жыл бұрын
7:09 you sound like hiccup from httyd
@jeevankumarm9208
@jeevankumarm9208 3 жыл бұрын
Sir, could you make a video on how to make our own characters for python's pygame development ! I am struggling, pls help sir !
@dicember92
@dicember92 4 жыл бұрын
I decided to start this game development thing with the purpose to learn python and I want to share a thought: maybe there are other game enginges that make life easier for a game dev, but they don't give you the same knowledge and skill that working with pygame can give. I mean, it's about having an idea and make it real just with your problem solving skills and language knowledge. I think that the same concept can be applied to MS Paint. It's not how many things an instrument can make, but it's about how many things you can get from that instrument. A question: what do you think about making games with a narrative structure? have you ever wanted to make one or eventually made it?
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
I’d like to add more narrative elements into my games, but I’m not interested in doing visual-novel type stuff.
@dicember92
@dicember92 4 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato Yes, that's what I meant, I think that with more narrative elements your games would be even more gorgeous.
@dicember92
@dicember92 4 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJiTqJR2rti8iqs.html Hi, this is my very first experiment. It's an extremely small step into gamedev, but your works inspired me. I want to do better and better, so thank you!
@richardlambert256
@richardlambert256 3 жыл бұрын
Your vid is good or something. I subscribed, or whatever. Keep making a good product, if you want, I guess.... lol ;)
@andreicostea8625
@andreicostea8625 4 жыл бұрын
What interpreter are you using?
@coconaatti2878
@coconaatti2878 3 жыл бұрын
can you make a vedio about jumping from ground to another? pls
@UltronZX
@UltronZX Жыл бұрын
can u plz tell what format to save the art in so it can be used in pygame, im having a lot of trouble with it
@gulliesgaminganddev9990
@gulliesgaminganddev9990 3 жыл бұрын
plz sir give this answer Q = where from you learn programing by watching video or by reading documents of porgraming plz give the answer
@barry8871
@barry8871 3 жыл бұрын
why does that matter? not like there's a best way to learn and not like it would be suitable for anyone to follow, if you get good at something, you did the right way, and if you don't, you have experience
@Nerd0.09
@Nerd0.09 2 жыл бұрын
How to make a characters body parts move in pygame? Tutorial please
@lmnad9548
@lmnad9548 3 жыл бұрын
Me, who can't even beat level 5 in aeroblaster: wait there is LEVEL 7
@hemantbisht5630
@hemantbisht5630 2 жыл бұрын
Me also
@Axo2305
@Axo2305 4 жыл бұрын
That’s what i am
@imdavidanimations2018
@imdavidanimations2018 3 жыл бұрын
i would recommend to software Pixelorama
@Zakken333
@Zakken333 4 жыл бұрын
If you keep everything in the same file(with the same grid) how do you split them?
@joeeeee256
@joeeeee256 4 жыл бұрын
The game itself splits the spritesheet
@swiftal8312
@swiftal8312 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about this, I made pixel art for a game on paint but if i were to use it in my game, becuase it is JPG it has white background, how do i make background transparent like a png?
@MaunomauClips
@MaunomauClips 2 жыл бұрын
Save it as png and replace the white with transparency
@swiftal8312
@swiftal8312 2 жыл бұрын
@@MaunomauClips okay thank you 😅
@vaibhavpandey6640
@vaibhavpandey6640 3 жыл бұрын
how you do wall jumps?
@akhlaq510
@akhlaq510 2 жыл бұрын
what is the use of json file in animation
@Nikku4211
@Nikku4211 3 жыл бұрын
Me, a SNES artist:
@synapse5791
@synapse5791 3 жыл бұрын
Do you need a coulor pallete? Or can i just do my own thing be because i dont wanna be restricted with my coulors
@Anriuko
@Anriuko 2 жыл бұрын
The reason for using color palettes used to be hardware limitations. Now a reason would be coherent visuals and eliminating fruitless finetuning and decision making from the artist's workflow. When you restrict yourself to a palette, and you need that color in between two distinct colors that isn't on the palette, you only have to choose between the two, instead of pondering the perfect color on an arbitrarily long continuum. It also predisposes you to developing a style when the restrictions of the palette (or pixel count, for that matter) are imposed on your atistic expression.
@muhammedfethicalskan5352
@muhammedfethicalskan5352 4 жыл бұрын
Can we make io games with pygame ? Can we integrate to Django?
@dafluffypotatovr7362
@dafluffypotatovr7362 4 жыл бұрын
Nope, although I've heard of people making mobile games with Pygame. From what I understand, when games are exported for web browsers, they have to be converted to the libraries that can run in your browser (such as webgl).
@muhammedfethicalskan5352
@muhammedfethicalskan5352 4 жыл бұрын
DaFluffyPotato VR got it! Thanks,looks like i need to use JavaScript
@abdohfawze155
@abdohfawze155 2 жыл бұрын
please tell me a roadmap to became a pixlart game developer
@shredman
@shredman 3 жыл бұрын
deadmau5: I can't play so I click programmers: I can't draw so I click
@chaclov
@chaclov 3 жыл бұрын
indians! I summon you!
@hextav
@hextav 4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@OneEgg42
@OneEgg42 4 жыл бұрын
@Useless Centipede hello there
@EnderElectrics
@EnderElectrics 4 жыл бұрын
What if you're an artist that can't code? xP
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
The video still applies. It’s just from the perspective of a programmer.
@amosdotl6892
@amosdotl6892 3 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato find a programmer
@vanbeekster
@vanbeekster 3 жыл бұрын
You do sound like a programmer.
@dimitriosdesmos4699
@dimitriosdesmos4699 3 жыл бұрын
the only thing indont like in your games is the physics of the player movement.
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 3 жыл бұрын
It’s literally just fast for testing purposes. Aside from that, it’s fine. I’ve got a ton of experience with movement and it’s the area I typically do best.
@gilian2587
@gilian2587 3 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato Handling command input gets tricky. I fully admit that I haven't mastered it. It's always a process of... "Hmm... this doesn't feel right. ... if I just change it so... oh no... that broke the whole system... good thing I used a git repo before I tried anything serious..."
@Dumbunny420
@Dumbunny420 5 ай бұрын
“So ur a programmer with no talent for art” even worse bro, I’m an artist who’s about to try and learn coding for the first time
@the_big_har
@the_big_har 2 жыл бұрын
all programmers sound dead inside
@simone-gk8mf
@simone-gk8mf 3 жыл бұрын
Do you know any good pixel art programs that are free?
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 3 жыл бұрын
MS Paint gets the job done for anything not animated. I made my own tool for animated stuff. cmlsc.itch.io/px-editor
@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y
@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 3 жыл бұрын
Graphics Gale, Piskel (there are 2 versions: online and downloadable, there's no difference).
@jaimedelasmontanas
@jaimedelasmontanas 3 жыл бұрын
get aseprite, the king of pixel art
@lol_ghg_9777
@lol_ghg_9777 2 жыл бұрын
QuickDrqw TCG is a normal, but it is baging game
@Benjahmenn
@Benjahmenn 3 жыл бұрын
I'm an artist with no talent programming the other way around
@voltifer5267
@voltifer5267 4 жыл бұрын
When will you make a face reveal? 10k maybe?
@DaFluffyPotato
@DaFluffyPotato 4 жыл бұрын
I'll probably only do it if this channel becomes a substantial portion of my income. Currently it's not worth giving up my anonymity for.
@voltifer5267
@voltifer5267 4 жыл бұрын
@@DaFluffyPotato Thanks for your great reply!
@livedierespawn4003
@livedierespawn4003 3 жыл бұрын
You don't need talent for art period. Most of it comes with practice
@GlobusTheGreat
@GlobusTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын
Same is true for pretty much everything
@gromaxe
@gromaxe 7 ай бұрын
Pixel art always was interesting to me, but slight colour blindness makes me fear it
@robatikwulf
@robatikwulf Ай бұрын
I’m a pixel artist that wants to learn programming, where’s my guide?
@reeflions
@reeflions 3 жыл бұрын
Don't mind me, just a random artist coming through.
@gilian2587
@gilian2587 3 жыл бұрын
We like your kind.... nobody really likes programmer art. (says the programmer)
@ridlr9299
@ridlr9299 3 жыл бұрын
DaFluffyPotato: saturation will give people a headache Also DaFluffyPotato: saturate the things that you want to draw people's attention to hmmmmmmm
@causticsimon1283
@causticsimon1283 4 жыл бұрын
not to be rude but the player head feels out of place to me
@gilian2587
@gilian2587 3 жыл бұрын
Can't get it out of your head? ;)
@RathXV
@RathXV Жыл бұрын
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