Pixel Joint Forum: First pixel art feelings!

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Hello i'm newbie to pixel art and all i've only made so far is a little apple which took me like 3 hours to make! Just from that experience i find pixel art hard,pretty frustrating and not fun! So... i'd like to know what were your first feelings about pixel art/your first pixel art! To see if i'm the only one that feels like that!

Edited by jules - 23 December 2011 at 3:36pm

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jules Seaman Joined: 16 June 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Topic: First pixel art feelings! Posted: 23 December 2011 at 3:35pm
	Hello i'm newbie to pixel art and all i've only made so far is a little apple which took me like 3 hours to make! Just from that experience i find pixel art hard,pretty frustrating and not fun! So... i'd like to know what were your first feelings about pixel art/your first pixel art! To see if i'm the only one that feels like that! Edited by jules - 23 December 2011 at 3:36pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 23 December 2011 at 10:23pm
	*Originally posted by jules* ...and not fun!... STOP!
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jules Seaman Joined: 16 June 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 24 December 2011 at 6:19am
	Great idea dude never thought of it!
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 24 December 2011 at 7:33am
	You're not alone. Frustration and disappointment is something that many artists go through in various degrees. For some it only lasts a day or two, for others... years. Sadly there's no magical advice I can give you. All I can tell you is to seek the comfort and inspiration of your fellow artists. Sometimes lightning will strike and the creativity will flow on it's own without you having to force it out. :)
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 24 December 2011 at 8:33am
	I was not being mean or sarcastic. Pixelart requires patience, dedication, technique and all that stuff which you can teach yourself and develop over time. Through it all, it must be a fun thing to do.
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jules Seaman Joined: 16 June 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 24 December 2011 at 11:13am
	Its not so fun when you compare your work to someone's else and see that's yours is bad and that gets your hopes down thinking what makes that person better than me! =/ Edited by jules - 24 December 2011 at 11:15am
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 24 December 2011 at 2:16pm
	Yeah, don't do that. Most people would stop pixeling outright if they compared their work to Fool. XD Just do what I do, baby steps. Pixel something crappy today, pixel something less crappier tomorrow. Slow and steady. :)
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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jules Seaman Joined: 16 June 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 25 December 2011 at 2:58am
	Thanks for the advice ^^,but i don't think i will continue trying to learn pixel art. I get frustrated when i don't get like my results and the patience is killing me i just want to become good in a snap of a finger!. So i guess not everyone can be great at pixel art. =/ Edited by jules - 25 December 2011 at 8:29am
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 26 December 2011 at 10:16am
	Patience is more than just for pixel art, pretty much everything in life is a game of chess. For me patience isn't a problem, I have it in spades, for me the problem is staying in a happy mood long enough to exercise that patience. Once I set my mind to something there's no stopping me, I just have to start in the first place. XD
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jules Seaman Joined: 16 June 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 26 December 2011 at 12:20pm
	sigh Only if i was like you! ^^ If i try i get mad for not getting good results and if i don't i try get mad cause i see all the other people showing off that they can pixel art ect.... while i'm here complaining! Edited by jules - 26 December 2011 at 12:35pm
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