Pixel Portrait gone wrong ... kinda
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Start with simple shapes (1/3)
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How am I going to pull this off?!
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My take on Orcs, Elves and Dwarfs
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@FranzRastinger
@FranzRastinger 6 сағат бұрын
Nice
@pixelartgamergirl
@pixelartgamergirl 3 күн бұрын
This looks fantastic.... I'm amazed at your art style I really like it. If I ever get to make any good pixel art... I want it to be just like yours! ❤
@speggeri90
@speggeri90 5 күн бұрын
I think for us all its important to be always learning new things and be curious and creative. I’m in my mid thirties and Im making also a pixel art point and click game on my freetime, mainly to counter balance my engineering job. I feel healthier using both sides of the brain so to speak.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 3 күн бұрын
Agreed. Even though I have a "creative" job, real creativity happens outside of it.
@juanrodriguez9971
@juanrodriguez9971 6 күн бұрын
Love that you took in consideration the space took by the like/dislike buttons on the right side.
@DaDodoDev
@DaDodoDev 6 күн бұрын
I just thought that it was a mistake but that actually genius
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 5 күн бұрын
Haha 😆 cheers! Might have to go a little higher still 🤔
@JayRondon
@JayRondon 7 күн бұрын
Deserve more subscribers, keep up the great work 👍
@fn9869
@fn9869 11 күн бұрын
i love taking the approach of not doing research beforehand and trying to invent your own solution!
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
Has an idea > does some research > someone has already done it ... oh ... never mind ...
@mattowens3857
@mattowens3857 11 күн бұрын
I'm turning 35 this year, and I too have chosen this as another millenial project to start! My goal is to make a pixel art comic by 40 years old. I'll see if I can sprinkle in a second language as well.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
That's awesome! I knew there must be more of us :D Best of luck!!!
@mattowens3857
@mattowens3857 10 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob I'd race you, but your journey has already begun! Im glad to be watching
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 7 күн бұрын
Maybe share some of your creations. Would love to see some :-)
@juanrodriguez9971
@juanrodriguez9971 12 күн бұрын
There is a thing i find interesting about people trying to make their own pixek fints, usually it looks like they try to make them for the characters rather than for the viewer "Arent these too big? Literally the size of his chest" you are the one reading, not your little guy so dont worry
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
It's more about canvas size, I guess. The smaller the canvas the smaller the font needs to be.
@juanrodriguez9971
@juanrodriguez9971 12 күн бұрын
Funny that this video appeared to me days after i finished making a font, which is very similar to the nokia cell phone, but i didnt use that one because it had things i didnt like, althoughi stole their version of G because mine sucked XD
@cowbless
@cowbless 12 күн бұрын
AI can be a tool for rapid prototyping, to learn the vocabulary of the medium you like, but that's it. For something meaningful you gotta stay human. Good luck on your learning journey! I'm also learning a lot, and I think that my decision to only use AI as google image on steroids is the right one for me. I don't want to crap out stuff that I have zero input in.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
Yeah, I do that too at times. Simply to get a fresh perspective.
@yashinfree
@yashinfree 13 күн бұрын
Good luck with all of these skills! I'm trying to learn 3d arts and english but I'm only 16 so watching this video encouraged me❤❤
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
Just imagine what you'll be trying to learn when you're close to 40 xD Keep exercising those brain cells!!
@yashinfree
@yashinfree 10 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob thanks!!
@sharkyn5931
@sharkyn5931 13 күн бұрын
I'm twice younger than you, but this video inspired me greatly to start trying out some ideas, that for now exist only in my head. Hopefully I'll get to actually creating something soon. Thank you for sharing and have a nice day. Freue mich auf deine nächste Video!
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
HaHa, Danke! Just start creating AND share your work, it helped me a lot and keeps me going!
@bob_obba
@bob_obba 13 күн бұрын
I’m 41 and just started indie game development with my wife. She hopes this game will make a bunch of money but I agree with you that I’m just doing it for my own pleasure of creating something. I’ll be happy if we sell one copy in the end.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
I think you do things differently depending on whether you take a business or creative approach. For me, it's difficult to wear both hats. More importantly, there's less room for failure if you're just aiming to do something creative. I think part of me always thinks, "What if I could make some moneyz from that?" but I think it would throw me off track if I followed that line of thinking. Especially with KZfaq and stuff. All hail the algoithm! xD (But, I guess it's good to have a partner in the business seat! So best of luck to you two!!!)
@oireal7261
@oireal7261 13 күн бұрын
I find it extremely frustrating when ai is used as a solution for most things as I feel it takes away from the soul of the work
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
agreed!
@andrewlauzon4861
@andrewlauzon4861 14 күн бұрын
How do you do that so fast?
@andrewlauzon4861
@andrewlauzon4861 14 күн бұрын
I know it is sped up but still!
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
it's sped up a lot! xD
@DaDodoDev
@DaDodoDev 14 күн бұрын
did you just randomly decided to make a game thats amazing and relatable
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 10 күн бұрын
yes.
@DaDodoDev
@DaDodoDev 10 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob i did exactly that I made a game I weren’t that good but I was proud of what I made
@pixelartgamergirl
@pixelartgamergirl 15 күн бұрын
I love your videos... They are so calming and a great story ☺️
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
@pixelartgamergirl
@pixelartgamergirl 14 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob please make more! Your journey is amazing.
@lyghtkruz
@lyghtkruz 15 күн бұрын
I'm not far past 40 but also just recently started learning art in general. I'm much better with 3D and I can't really draw from imagination yet. But using references, I've been able to recreate pokemon in 3D and some characters that were 2D only in 3D. Initially, I thought, I'll use AI to generate the artwork for my games I want to develop, but I found that I'm very particular with the art and it still requires a lot of cleanup after and it takes just as much time, if not more than doing it from scratch. AI can be helpful for doing tedious tasks, but I agree that it can take away from learning and understanding depending on how it is used by the individuals.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
Two aspects I haven't even touched on are that AI results don't feel as earned and that they also don't meet my need for ... "self expression" might be the best word. It feels good to put in the work if something is personal to you.
@lyghtkruz
@lyghtkruz 14 күн бұрын
@lucky-jacob I agree 100%. It's a completely different feeling when it's your creation. I really enjoy your content, thanks for sharing your journey.
@Reinhardt1881
@Reinhardt1881 15 күн бұрын
Learning new skills is very good for your brain-age health. Even if you didnt show it on youtube, you would help your brain make better and stronger connections. So, to sum up: learning new skills while getting older = should be the gold standard, and make u happy. No sad allowed
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
no sad felt ... just your basic weltschmerz, I guess.
@Mokrator
@Mokrator 15 күн бұрын
just use AI is also a great idea XD... ok AI can to very nice stories and fiction... Let an AI write scripts is especially stupid - yesterday i discussed with chatgpt why it wannted to tell me repeatedly that 512 is smaller than 64. It wanted to tell me that 8292 is a a power of 2 (which it basicly accepted after i reasoned that each next number is a power of 2 and accidental hat a typo while writing the numbers). My Test with GPT4 went like that yesterday and i hope it wont try to diagnose cancer on me. Even with obvious Errors AI does neither reject wrong statements nor did it ever create working code that does whatever it thinks the code would do - like hey this code outputs the numbers from one to ten, you run the code it does nothing or runs infinite - so you tell him and it says Oh i am soooo sorry you are right here is the corrected code that actually does the same thing. And we are not talking about some complex stuff we are talking about 3 variables and a simple loop.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
True, there is still a large gap between advertisment and the actual results. But we should assume that AI will meet this objective sooner rather than later.
@JorWat25
@JorWat25 15 күн бұрын
The BIT.TRIP games use a 4x4 font, though it's only upper case and digits (which are 3x4), and does make M and W 5 pixels wide. You can find some unofficial versions that add in lower case letters and punctuation.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
I'll check it out. Thanks!
@colinbluth5461
@colinbluth5461 15 күн бұрын
im 40 this year, and im right were you are :P but replace pixel art with stop motion animation
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 14 күн бұрын
Millennials and their wacky hobbies, am I right?
@colinbluth5461
@colinbluth5461 13 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob yep yep :)
@antonse78963
@antonse78963 15 күн бұрын
which languages do you speak?
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 15 күн бұрын
just the two, .. so English and German. Also a little French, but I would not count that.
@MaisUmFCPlays
@MaisUmFCPlays 17 күн бұрын
Why doesn’t you have at least a thousand subs
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 15 күн бұрын
you tell me xD
@ApichartNakarungutti
@ApichartNakarungutti 17 күн бұрын
I love map like WoW maps, so I lean to fantasy map, if you use more resolution , I think you will make it look great too.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 15 күн бұрын
Yeah, WoW maps were great. It has been a while, though. Good times!
@matjp99
@matjp99 18 күн бұрын
good video, your editing quality is good you will grow your channel in no time if you keep going
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 15 күн бұрын
Thanks man, guess we will find out xD
@jacobgray3112
@jacobgray3112 19 күн бұрын
The m and doubleyou can be fixed with a 4 pixel render like so. X X XXXX X X X X
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 15 күн бұрын
maybe, but what about the H?
@FlukyDev
@FlukyDev 21 күн бұрын
i think the end result looks very fitting since it doesnt give away too much detail and information about the characters facial expression and emotions if you know what i mean! i really like it
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 18 күн бұрын
Thanks man! With a little time to reflect, I feel the same way.
@llMarceII
@llMarceII 21 күн бұрын
I recently discovered your channel and I'm watching all the videos xD. your art style and even the chosen background music is very satisfying :D
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 18 күн бұрын
Thanks 😊 the music pack is linked in the discription btw.
@themustardthe
@themustardthe 22 күн бұрын
i made something really similar a few years ago; its really cool how different some of your interpretations of the letters look from mine even in such a small space!
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 21 күн бұрын
Had the same experience, I thought everyone would come up with the exact same combination of pixels on a scale like that ... but it turns out people are pretty creative xD
@Soy_Barman
@Soy_Barman 23 күн бұрын
21x21 looks good for me 👍
@lutiyoffnik8661
@lutiyoffnik8661 23 күн бұрын
just add details
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 21 күн бұрын
Actually, I have a feeling that details might be the issue xD
@swanqil9130
@swanqil9130 23 күн бұрын
I agree that the 31x31 version sort of ruins the whole vibe Aber had going on, but I think the 21x21 version does strike a good balance between leaving the design vague while also upscaling it, that one's good
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 21 күн бұрын
Having someone else call him by name made me smile all day. A big THANKS for that!!!
@Zendrael
@Zendrael 23 күн бұрын
Is the thumb written "cancle" instead of "cancel"?
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 23 күн бұрын
HAHA yeah, indeed ... fixed it xD
@portlandhorton
@portlandhorton 23 күн бұрын
In my own game, I'm having a similar issue. There is a certain charm to the smaller sprites. What I'll be doing is using the same sprite, but doubling it's size for the dialog scenes. That way I don't have to change the character in any way. I think this would work for you characters nicely. I will say, I personally liked the 21x21 pixel sprite you made and I think it fits.
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 21 күн бұрын
Yeah, I think the 21p portrait has some potential. It's not quite there yet. But with a bit of care, it could be pretty neat.
@4O8
@4O8 23 күн бұрын
bro's underrated
@degariuslozak2169
@degariuslozak2169 23 күн бұрын
I thought it said pixel fart at first😂
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 23 күн бұрын
I just had an idea for an entirely new video xD
@PixelMindGamesDev
@PixelMindGamesDev 24 күн бұрын
I love your Videos. Please keep up the good work. How did you learn Pixel Art?
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 23 күн бұрын
Thanks! Still learning tbh. The beginnings were pretty rough xD - just check out the earlier videos. The Pixel Art subreddit is a pretty good place to pick up a few tricks and get inspired. I hope this helps!
@mateomoreano9
@mateomoreano9 24 күн бұрын
What software do you use? It looks neat
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 24 күн бұрын
I use piskel, which is a free pixel art tool. I might switch to Aseprite in the future though.
@mateomoreano9
@mateomoreano9 24 күн бұрын
@@lucky-jacob thank you so much
@Crabdude9000
@Crabdude9000 26 күн бұрын
ooo how about a lil kombucha like tank/barrel ? could have healing factors due to the fermentation process (im assuming you’re making a game)
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 25 күн бұрын
Not a game exactly, but I like your way of thinking. I will definitely make a note here
@csjsbsjahab
@csjsbsjahab 29 күн бұрын
Pyxel is good I used to use it but libresprite is a free version of aesprite with all the features
@csjsbsjahab
@csjsbsjahab 29 күн бұрын
Pyxel is good I used to use it but libresprite is a free version of aesprite with all the features
@PGrayOfficial
@PGrayOfficial 29 күн бұрын
Your videos feel very professional for someone that has so little subscribers compared to the bigger pixel art channels. I can see you blowing up in the future if you keep this up!
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 25 күн бұрын
Thanks man!! Comments like yours keep me going 🔥🔥🔥 I'll use it as an offering to the tiny pixel gods 🙏👹
@lunaponta594
@lunaponta594 Ай бұрын
i dont have a problem with the old a as much as i have with the lowercase e. the missing line at the bottom is really really distracting for me, and makes it a bit hard to read edit: i know it's hard to make it without doing the letter a pixel above, but the e just can't be like that for me :')
@lucky-jacob
@lucky-jacob 29 күн бұрын
Yeah, I get that. I literally had to cut some corners there. I recently saw a different approach for an 'e' in that size, which is basically just rotating the 'a' 180°. Works pretty well and fixes that issue.