And somehow, link doesn't work. Is this only me? But from your Itch page all seems okay...

@@davnoa5958 Thank you Davno, the link should work now! ;)

Congrats mate, I hope you find success. This video already motivated me to keep doing the stuff I like, even in the short spare time that I actually have.

@@Ric_93 Dude I can't believe you mentioned " TOMBA ".. I NEVER find anyone that knows or can remember it... That was one of my favorite games as kid, it was so unique and well made

If you don’t mind me asking, do you have any advice for starting out? How long have you been doing pixel art? Would love to know!

@@zarahya6123 I've been making pixel art in one form or another since forever. From like the pixel etch-a-sketch when i was really young to RPG Maker sprites in my teens. Advice, I definitely would say finding a community is super important, meet people online and share your work, but then on the technical end, develop a style. There are a ton of cool points in video game history to draw inspiration from. I've lived the majority of video game releases. So i draw a lot of inspiration from my childhood. Like I love playing with the OG Gameboy palette of 4 shades, but there are so many. Keeping pixel ratios aligned when resizing, using color and shape to represent objects at small resolution requires some finesse but all part of the learning process.

@@strawberrywtf thank you so much!! I never had the chance to play the classics growing up, so I’ve been discovering them now in my 20’s instead, and I just love pixel art! On the other hand I’m pretty old school when it comes to social media though, I rarely use anything other than KZfaq.. 🤣 so I have no idea how to find a community.. I’ve been doing some pixel art in animal crossing lately, and that combined with playing older games really sparked an interest. it’s really interesting to see how much detail you can make even when you’re so limited. I’ve always hated regular art since I have a tendency to try and make everything “perfect” (especially the lines lol), but with pixel art it’s much easier since it’s less focus on the things that usually hold me back, and more focus on colours and stuff, the part I actually find enjoyable. Thanks for your time, I appreciate it!

@@strawberrywtf Hello Jared, last weekend I set to read the Help file of RPG Maker XP. I'm tinkering here and there with the tool, just to see what I can do. The thing is, I just can't draw shit... Now, I'm not saying that I'll push through this small project but, just to get more information. Are you still making art for it? Could you name some price examples? Just to get an overview of the costs. Thanks in advance

man, you re great.

That's exactly my plan 😉 I've already started working on a new tileset with the same color palette and style. I'd also like to add some new tiles and improve the current tileset over time

Life

i feel you 20F here

turning 32 next week, I make pixel art games for living and I'm very happy with my life. being able to do what you love every day and get paid for it is the key to happy life

it's all childish till you can get more fortune than them later

A world where you can't enjoy childish things because "you have to be an adult" is the closest thing to hell

I can't do intros, so I just skip them 😅

@@Ric_93 😂

Hey, he's straight to the point ;)

yea its bery professional :)

TBF, the first 30 secs was the intro already.

Thank Andris! Yes, time is very valuable indeed. I wanted to go through the whole process of creating + setting up for sale at least once to see what it is like and whether I enjoy it. I actually quite like creating tilesets, independently from games, it's a good challenge to create some pixel art for different themes, without necessarily having to go through the process of creating a game for it! I'm currently on my 2nd year of my PhD and it's already a very big challenge (+ I've been in quarantine for an entire year now, which makes things even harder at times). Sometimes, even though I want to work on game dev, I find myself to be too tired, the PhD truly is energy draining... As much as I enjoy making games (I'm working on a mobile game right now ;) ), I do enjoy working on some smaller projects (like a pixelart tileset) which can be completed in a short span of time and don't require as much 'thinking' to it. Drawing pixel art is honestly very relaxing! I honestly don't have a long term goal in mind right now and this whole world is still pretty new to me. I've basically discovered gaming in 2019, I'm still not super familiar with the gaming world in general, nor do I really play a lot of games! Who knows, maybe I'll end up dedicating myself more to the art side of things, instead of game dev as a whole ;)

​@@Ric_93 I'm sure that whatever you end up doing, it will be very well done! Thank you for your detailed answer, I can totally understand your decision. As I said everybody has a different path, and as long as you don't even have a clear goal, trying multiple things is indeed really beneficial. (oh and it is good YT content, too! :) )

I think the main important thing about assets is that they'll stick around for a long time, so it is a good way to make passive income overtime, and the time taken to create the assets is eventually worth it

You're too kind :) I just think it's important to reply back to those who took some time off their day to write a comment! So far I don't get too many comments to the point that I can't reply to them 😉

Thank you for your kind words Aliaksandr! I think it's important to reply to those who spend some of their time to leave a comment, just trying my best over here 🙌🏻

I'm glad the video was helpful! 🙌🏻

You're welcome Miguel!

Oh hey Lenny Boi! Thanks 🍪 good luck! 😉

Thank you 🍪

Thank you Rafael!

Thank you John, I'm glad you liked the video. Yes, passive income has been on my mind for at least a full year now but I was never feeling confident enough! The best is to not overthink it and give it a go 😉 in the worst case you will have learnt something from the process, even if no actual income is generated.

Hello Sid! I'm slowly coming back to a more regular posting schedule 🙌🏻

Hello

Thks I hope you will be pleased by the other subject in the channel.

Thanks Curtis, I still have a long way to go, I'm trying my best 🙏🏻

Thank you Sig! 🍪

I lova Tomba! (and Tomba 2), I played them constantly as a kid ;)

uh Tomba. the memories about it are so beautiful.

Thanks Albert!

Oh hey, hello Snuti 🍓🍓🍓 I had a very nice time in Norway 🇳🇴 I wish I could go back to visit more! I only stayed in Oslo 😅

@@Ric_93 That's awesome to hear, and you certainly should! 😁👋

Thank you David!

Thank you Blue Black :) I'd love to! Right now it's still too early, but maybe in a couple of months?

@@Ric_93 That sounds fantastic! I am looking forward to it :)

Thank you Pennie!

good luck with your own font! ;)

i made fonts before and never thought to profit…wowww

Thank you Gendgi!

they are both great games! I do prefer the second one a bit more (mostly nostalgia). I found the first one a bit hard at some points (and I don't think I ever beat it as a kid?)

Thank you Malcolm 🍪

I can see it's dell G, but you can use any decent laptop in market today.

Are you Indian

Wut ???

70 mill? That's... That's a lot 😅 hope it was worth it

@@non_existant001 nope I'm sri lankan

@@Ric_93 this is it (skip if you want)-kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMqkeKt325uYmXU.html

It's called Tiled, highly recommended!

It's called Tiled!

Hello, these are some great questions! Unfortunately I'm not the best person to give legal advice as I'm still figuring it out myself! It can get quite confusing tbh. Some websites automatically cover your art assets with licensing when you upload on the website (it's the case for GameDev Market, check it out!), as far as I know, this is not the case for itch.io. For the tileset that I uploaded, buyers can modify it and use it for any personal and commercial projects. There is always the possibility of the tileset being taken as it is and resold on another website. It's the internet after all, anything can happen unfortunately. I'd recommend looking at what more experienced artists do! Sorry

You're welcome!

I use Aseprite to make the sprites and then Tiled to make the scenes 😉 good luck!

the final product is a png file, so it can be opened on mac ;) then it's up to the game engine you're using, the tileset isn't designed with one specific engine in mind, but you can usually upload the png to the game engine and it should be fine

Thanks! 🍪

Aseprite

The software is called Tiled!

haha it is risky indeed! A couple of days ago I (almost!) spilled an entire cup of tea on the laptop 😬

Thank you Javier, I appreciate!

I bought it from the Aseprite website

It's called Tiled! I added it as a text overlay, but it's not too easy to read

@@Ric_93 Oh gosh, thank you for answering so quickly!

@@Ric_93 where can you get this app? On what device

I've chosen PayPal!

It generated a bit less than 1k$ since launch, after taxes I managed to make around 700$ ☺️ not too bad!

@@Ric_93 very nice!

yes, you can see it simply as a product for sale on a website

I use Aseprite to draw the pixel art and Tiled to make maps with the tiles 👍🏻

Hello Bini! I only announced it on Discord. This video is the first announcement on a big platform. I'd say the mais source for the first sales though was itch.io itself. All the new projects get on the "Recent" tab and from there the project can then be featured on the Popular tab from which it can get a lot of attention! I got one Kofi donation ☕

@@Ric_93 hey thanks man! I'm planning to make and release a tile set aswell on itchio but I'm still abit apprehensive of doing it since Im unknown online and don't know if you got asmany sales as you did becuase of your audience. Your thoughts?

I started from the bottom like anybody else 😉 if you're interested in growing an audience patience and perseverence are the key! As for itch.io, if your tileset is good quality, well presented, with a curated page, with a reasonable price, I don't see why it wouldn't sell! However I recommend trying to get some feedback on both the tileset and the page BEFORE you launch it! Itch.io pushes your project at first, so you really want to take advantage of the launch day with a very attractive page! No rush 😉

@@Ric_93 oh I actually didn't know that, thanks dude! Btw I'm curious on what's your day job?

I work as a research engineer for a private company

Thanks!

Oh hey, it's YOU!

I use Aseprite!

@@Ric_93 wonderful, Cheers!

Aseprite 🎨

@@Ric_93 you were using a software with T in its icon . What is the name of that software .Btw thanks for replying

@@parthvikramsinghbaghel8639 it's called Tiled 😉

@@Ric_93 again thanks for replying . I like you helpful nature 👍🏻

I use Aseprite 🎨

@@Ric_93 Thanks! :D