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The hardest part of starting pixel art is not actually drawing, but developing an eye that can tell whats good and whats wrong so that you can produce something with a little bit of trial of error, instead of drawing over and over and finally giving up. These tips really help me get through that rough beginner stage, thanks man!

People, please look for references, don't be scared of "copying" styles. It really helps A LOT and helps you understand and remember the shapes and colors of things

Sculpting is such a great tip! Fantastic work as always, Reece!

'favourite indie games' *shows pixelart of some of the biggest franchises in existence*

instructions unclear, accidentally made the mona lisa

me and some of my friends wanna spend the next few years making a mod for a game called terraria, when i got asked i was instantly on board and said i wanted to make the sprites, i got myself aseprite and started making sprites while quickly realising that its alot harder than it looks, no matter how hard i try i just cant make good sprites but these videos are really helping so thank you!

Pixel art may not be easy, but it's definetly more acessible than other art styles that requires a drawing table or stuff like that.

Another brilliant pixel art tutorial! I need to use some more of these tips as I've got a very flat shaded style at the moment.

Let’s go! I’m gonna use this for a card game I’m working on

it's always amazing to me as a new pixel artist how a couple lines of color can completely change how good something looks

A tip I would give is if you're using a grid or pattern. Put something that breaks the pattern like a brick wall instead of plain boring bricks add mossy or cracked bricks and add details that are unique to one or two bricks so it look better

Great video as always! Personally I found that I learned a lot by looking at the pixel art of other skilled pixel artists. I quickly noticed that they can make incredibly and detailed looking pieces with simple techniques and very few colors. When I started with pixel art, I would use a lot of different colors for shading and highlighting but upon looking at others work, I noticed that most of them when for example making a bush would use the main color (green), one darker shade and a lighter shade for highlights. Look at others artwork and learn from them and get inspired by them, but don't copy their art style 1 on 1

incredible video, please continue to make more! ❤❤

This is the best vid I have seen about pixel art and I will now be using it as it is very useful thank you

thanks dude that was awesome wow nice work ty

Finally putting the axe to the grindstone and trying to get started in game dev after years of kinda just sitting on it and working a bit here and there to get pieces together before giving up, I'm realizing that jumping into the deep end on 3D gfx and trying to figure out how to use tools and editors like Blender just based on Tutorials with no formal graphics design knowledge is like jumping into white water rapids without knowing how to swim....I'm now resigning myself to learning 2D first and then wading slowly into 3D after I have developed my first game. Then I realized things about 2D that before should've been obvious but weren't really like you obviously can't control the way flat images look with a light source or shading external to how sprites and things are developed, I think I'm realizing that while simple tools are nice for beginners, to make a 2D game pop and stand out these days you need more detailed images which to make better and faster you would need some nice tools which use inherent shading and light algorithms to make the resulting images really stand out and appealing for the eye....I am wanting to figure out how to do this myself and find the best and relatively easiest software to use so I can get started quickly in my endeavor to create some cool 2D games. My background really isn't at all in graphic design or art but actually in coding and development...any tips would be greatly appreciated...

Hi Reece! I LOVE this content! I really like the sprites at 4:32. Could you please share to us where we can find more of the art behind that sheet/game? Trying to get more inspired! Thanks in advance!

thank you. your channel is useful. it help me a lot.

reece upload WOOOOO lets goo

Amazing content, you are so underrated! Wish you and everyone well :)

I see a lot of good tutorials, yours included, but I still struggle to make anything good, I'm so bad at this but I really want to get better at it, because I enjoy the thought of making something look good (the art itself) and also I want to make my own games. I struggle with literally everything and every time I try I get put off after a few attempts when it starts off or turns out bad.

I enjoy every second of this video Also I am excited for your upcoming game I am really excited to play that!!

Funny thing; I do make outlines first myself BUT I find myself doing as you say; "Sculpting". I don't make a rigid outline or anything, I mostly do it to see my sillouhette, and fill in the blanks from there. For me just scuplting with a flat color doesn't quite help me visualize what i want, but I do slowly bend it around the shape after the fact before I develop it further. Also reminder folks; Not ALL pixel art has to be super crazy detailed; A simple drawing often has a lot of charm as well AND your brain is surprisingly good at filling in the blanks. Don't make it more complicated "Just Cause"

I used to do hand drawn illustrations (digital) and one day, I was like “well, how hard to create pixel art, really could be?” and boy oh! Boy, it's not as easy as it looks like. After many failed attempts, I quit and move on. It was just as recently that I started to learn how to do properly do it, and I'm loving it. 😄

Hey what’s the pixel art game with the fire? It looks really cool

@ 7:40 Which game is the 2nd one, with the mutants and flamethrower? (generally, giving credits would be fair and pretty polite)

Well, if we talk about art challanges and stuff i have a question. Where can i find those? Great video btw

This was really helpful reece. Also what do you think about using g color palettes ?

General Question: What are you gonnna do after monster tribe?

How do add those refrence photos to asperite? I know I can do a refrence layer but it wont me see it outside my canvas.

7:40 whats the name of the second game from the left ? is it Death Trash ?

the crocodile is a nft from solcrocs isnt it?

Hi Reece I was wondering how would I get a pixel art file to a friend who wants to use it his game?

what kind of pixel art do you use

How can I make pixel art match with other pixel arts in the game ? So if the player move his foots pixels match the ground one

Wouldn't painting be a better comparison as you start with body filling of the piece rather than making an outline

thanks now I can finally start making pixel art

Hey Reece! What software do you use for pixel art

Should i use a mouse ?

amzing advice , what software is that thou ? and thanks.

What is the music that starts at 0:20

i just happened to come up with the first advise like at the start not kidding and the second

I can't even imagine what the silhouette should look like :)

Have to love rooftop run music!

What software do you use?

😍😍😍

Witch program do you use????

Bro that first tip just made be several times better tf 😂

What programs should we use? What program do you use?

Im not an artist but this is interesting cause im a game developer

What name apk to draw?

sooo should i learn to sculpt before learning pixel art i hear a lot of people say pixel art is like sculpting but i have never sculpted before maybe this is why i suck?

HYPE

Do you have courses on Krita?

4:47 BRUH how did 2 Grey strokes make it go from minecraft cool to literal god level art 😭

im drawing pixel art rn but its so hard sculpting on a 16x16 frame…

Dude you’re like the combination between an guide maker/real good artist and one of those online sales content dudes with those pyramid kinda “buy this and you’ll be rich too” kinda guys

this IS WHAT I NEED TO MAKE LE PIXEL ART FOR MY FNF MOD

I like to start off with a pixelated quick sketch with washed out colors as my reference. Then I sculpt my art from there.

Damn, you should be prominent by now. This is very helpful, I really appreciate this and I know there's a lot of em like me.

Is it a bad practice to copy other people’s pixel arts? I just want to include it in my game though.

I can’t draw on paper really so I decided I’ll start pixel art

Wht app

Nice vid,I'm just new to pixel art and Every thing Im doing is the opposite of URS or wrong, now I know why mine is so trash 🤣

hey reece you made a great tutorial but i cant find any good drawing apps so is it ok if you told me what yours is? 🥺

Big smile to those who know that donut picture :D

ty broh, 64 x 64

What pixel art application do you use?

what do software do you use

5 years doing pixelart? I'm pretty sure I saw you making your very first serious pixel art about 2 years ago. It was a bit after I started and that's how I found your channel. And did someone really paid you thousands for a pixelart? Seams a LOT even for a very high level artist that would do a fully animated character.

I use Piskel

What app do you use to pixel art?

what if im not creativ

Ya but tf do I do it on what app?

Lesss gooo Justin cracked at fn my guy

0:15 if you have an adhd is more easy for you to notice something that are wrong and more easy drowning pixel art I'm not have it but I'm pretent I don't know way in a lot of things I just try to move right and I don't think I have

Pixel Art!!!!!!

If anyone knows what coding language, Reece used for Monster Tribe, please reply with the answer.

negl Im playin Monster Tribe Demo rn

that butterfly in the beginning actually looks nice

I get it now That’s why my drawings aren’t all over the place in gartic phone

Where are you pixel arting?

But what app

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

How much money have you made from your games?

2:28 wait just one minute... that looks like cg guru #donut

what program is this tf i though we use photshop

It's hard ro have my own pixel art, everyone already did everything.

I'm not sure if my pixel art is good

make a mobile pixel game

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

My problem is: i can do pixel art on animal crossing.... but i cant with a mouse or tablet 😭

haha well this doesnt help that much with 8-bit nes like sprites, but i still got a little bit better thanks i think i dont know

yoooo

Syke, won't need to define a light source if all my pixel art is two-tone (god save me it's actually tough af drawing pixel art with just two colors).

This software should be available on iPad

Damn i hate sculpting :(

yes i absolutely understand this (no i dont)

I WILL NEVER ESCPAE THAT DONUT