The Beginners Guide to Aseprite

Welcome to the complete instructional course on Aseprite, when you finish this course you will know every drop down menu and tool from top to bottom and be ready to bring your pixel art to life! Open up a new file and follow along!

First lets take a look at the home screen when you open up the application and learn how to open a new file. Be sure to follow along with me!

Lets learn how to use the brush tool! This will be one of your most used tools in Aseprite, follow along in your open Aseprite File!

In this lecture you will learn what selection tools there are in Aseprite and how to use them.

In this lecture you will learn that the eraser tool is more complex than just erasing your mistakes, it has several uses and settings. Follow along with me in your open Aseprite file.

In this lecture you will learn what the eye dropper tool is and what it is used for.

In this lecture you will learn the different functions of the zoom and hand tools to navigate your art quickly and effectively.

In this lecture you will learn the value of the move and slice tools which are heavily used in making tile sets, follow along with me in your open Aseprite file!

Learn what the paint bucket tool is in this Lecture and how to use it to quickly fill in open spaces and uniformed areas to save time when creating your art.

In this lecture you will learn what the gradient tool is and how to use it.

In this lecture you will learn about the line and curve tools and how they can be used to manipulate the curves and angles in your art.

In this Lecture you will learn about the rectangle and ellipses tools and how to apply the to your art.

Learn the contour and polygon tools in this lecture and see how they apply to your art.

In this lecture you will learn the uses of the blur and jumble tools.

Learn the various color settings in this lecture and how to setup your own color pallets or choose from the several already built into Aseprite.

In this lecture, learn what the timeline is and how to use it to bring your art to life as animations! Follow along with me in your open Aseprite file.

Learn how to use all the functions of the File drop down menu in this lecture.

Learn all of the functions of the edit drop down menu in this lecture.

In this lecture I show you the sprite drop down menu and all the options you have for importing and exporting sprites and sprite sheets.

In this lecture, learn how to use the layer menu to control and set the layers in your animation timeline.

In this lecture you will learn how to use the frame drop down menu to manipulate the different ways you can play back your timeline animations.

In this Lecture you will learn what is in the select drop down menu and how to use all of its functions.

In this Lecture you will learn how to use the view drop down menu and how to make use of it when editing animations in real time.

In this lecture you will learn how to utilize the help tool to answer and immediate questions you have in the program if you cannot find them here.

In this lecture you will learn about shortcuts and preferences and where to find them so you may learn all of your time saving hot keys and set up new ones if you so choose.

I hope you have gained a wealth of knowledge from this course on this ins and outs of Aseprite tools and functions. We covered a lot of ground here but you can use this course as a resource to come back to when you need a refresher on how a specific tool or menu works and how to make it work for you.