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Design Game Design Pixel Art

Learn Pixel Art for Games

Understand creating Pixel Art for use in Games
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (542 ratings)
4,239 students
Created by James Doyle
Last updated 1/2018
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Learn the fundamentals of creating pixel art and understand how to use different pixel art styles
  • Learn to create a complete tileset for use in a platformer or side-scrolling game
  • Learn to create a tileset for use in a top-down dungeon, and learn how top-down perspectives work
  • Understand color theory and the importance of lighting in your art
  • Learn to create characters and how to animate those characters

Requirements

  • The only requirement is being able to use a computer

Description

In this course you will learn all the skills you need to create your own pixel art whether you use it for your own games, just to create art pieces or to sell as asset packs for other people to use.

You’ll learn basic techniques for how to draw objects in different art styles, how to add shading and highlights to objects and the importance of carefully choosing where your pixels go.

You’ll learn simple techniques for creating characters from basic shapes and you’ll learn how to add animation to your characters and objects.

You’ll learn how create a complete set of tiles for a platformer and a dungeon crawler, and learn the importance of re-using common elements in your tiles.

You’ll also be tested with regular challenges throughout the course to take the skills you’ve learned, apply them in new ways and share your progress with others.

This course will teach you all the basics and essentials you need for creating your own pixel art. Learn how to create art for your own games today!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn to create Pixel Art
  • Anyone who wants to create art for their games
  • Anyone looking to improve their understanding of Pixel Art

Featured review

Ben Rathert
Ben Rathert
68 courses
3 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
This was a great introduction to creating pixel art! I started this course only able to really use the assorted shape tools in MS Paint to try and make things. I now have a better understanding of how to create pixel art, and my confidence has soared.

Course content

12 sections • 83 lectures • 8h 1m total length

  • Preview00:59

  • Preview04:37
  • Preview07:45
  • Starting Simple - Drawing an Apple
    09:30
  • Using References to Improve Your Pixel Art
    09:56
  • Saving and Exporting Your Work
    06:10
  • Understanding Shading
    03:48
  • Avoiding Pillow Shading
    05:50
  • Using Outlines
    07:46
  • Preview06:41
  • PIXEL ART BASICS CHALLENGE
    00:07

  • Setting up a new document (For Multiple Programs)
    03:37
  • Creating First Dirt Tile
    16:11
  • Adding Grass Tiles
    10:41
  • Making the Bottom Tiles
    04:52
  • Making the Left Edge Tiles
    05:03
  • Making the Right Edge Tiles
    07:35
  • Making A Thin Platform And Understanding Inner Corners
    04:03
  • Making Inner Corners
    05:17
  • Making Thin Pillar
    02:35
  • Making Sloped Tiles
    11:58
  • CHALLENGE - CREATE SLOPES GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY
    00:07
  • Finishing Touches for Tiles
    01:20

  • Laying Out Test Map
    05:45
  • Laying out a Rough Background
    02:57
  • Adding More Mountains
    04:16
  • Using Colour to Show Depth
    02:04
  • Adding Highlights To The Mountains
    05:00
  • Adding Clouds
    16:24

  • Colour Basics
    05:54
  • Applying Warm and Cool Colours to Test Scene
    07:35
  • Understanding Colour Combinations
    11:24
  • CHALLENGE - DESIGN YOUR OWN TILESET
    00:10

  • Setting up Character Sheet
    02:04
  • Simple Process for Creating a Character - The Head
    04:48
  • Adding The Body
    05:30
  • Adding Shading
    10:13

  • Creating an Idle Animation
    07:56
  • Creating a Jump
    05:54
  • Creating a Walk Animation - Leg Movement
    12:38
  • Creating a Walk Animation - Shading The Legs
    04:51
  • Completing the Walk Animation
    11:18
  • CHALLENGE - DRAW & ANIMATE A NEW CHARACTER
    00:09

  • Setting up Platformer Objects Document
    00:53
  • Creating Spikes
    08:08
  • Creating a Coin
    03:49
  • Animating the Coin
    09:24
  • Creating Hearts
    06:58
  • Creating a Gem
    05:18
  • Creating a Dangerous Weight on a Chain
    09:46
  • Creating a Rotating Checkpoint
    06:57
  • Creating a Signpost
    02:55
  • Creating a Log Bridge
    06:35
  • Creating a Fence
    06:12

  • Making a Simple Slime
    03:51
  • Animating the Slime
    04:51
  • Making an Enemy Bat
    05:40
  • Animating the Bat
    10:08
  • CHALLENGE - CREATE MORE ENEMIES & OBJECTS
    00:21

  • Understanding Top-Down Perspective
    07:27
  • Creating The Basic Wall Tile
    07:25
  • Creating the Floor Tile
    04:13
  • Weathering the Floor Tile
    05:09
  • CHALLENGE: Use the same weathering techniques on the bricks in the dungeon walls
    00:07
  • Adding More Wall Tiles
    09:30
  • Adding Shadows
    05:28
  • Completing the Walls
    07:44

Instructor

James Doyle
Teaching The Basics of Making Games
James Doyle
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 9,943 Reviews
  • 50,468 Students
  • 15 Courses

Hi, I'm James. I have helped thousands of people learn how to develop their own games in Unity, and whether you're a first-time developer, or need to refresh your skills, I can help you learn to make the games you want to make.

With a bachelors degree in Computer Science and a background working in independent game development, I have been helping others to create their own games and release them on multiple platforms.

I believe in helping you learn by teaching code in context, so rather than having to memorize a bunch of stuff you've never seen before, you learn how each coding concept can be applied to real working problems in your games.

I can't wait to help you learn all about making your own games and how to make them a success.

So why not start learning to make games with me now?

See you soon!

James

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