Pixel Joint Forum: Is it "cheating" to use AutoCAD for pixel art?

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Mike9377
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Topic: Is it "cheating" to use AutoCAD for pixel art?
Posted: 04 January 2021 at 6:09pm

This is an unfinished work, but nearly all the lines come from a screenshot in AutoCAD. Many of these lines will go away, some will stay, and others will be modified to look better.

The final result will 100% appear to be pixel art, but I'm not sure if this is exactly pixel art since I really didn't place the pixels themselves by hand.

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Franuka
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Posted: 08 January 2021 at 4:38pm

It isn't cheating, it is smart to use guidelines. It's like saying using a ruler is cheating when hand drawing.
You'll have to clean those lines a lot by hand, anyway.
So yeah, if it saves you time, gives you a better perspective and starting point, go for it.

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Mike9377
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Posted: 09 January 2021 at 4:19pm

Originally posted by Franuka

It isn't cheating, it is smart to use guidelines. It's like saying using a ruler is cheating when hand drawing.
You'll have to clean those lines a lot by hand, anyway.

So yeah, if it saves you time, gives you a better perspective and starting point, go for it.

Thanks. This makes sense.

Here is my progress so far. I think its going to take me a while to finish this. I'm going to add lab equipment, textures, shadows, some kind of monster, and more.

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It'sDargon
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Posted: 09 January 2021 at 8:21pm

Using reference images/programs is a great way to learn, and can help a lot with images that might be especially tricky with proportion or shape. It is by no means cheating and is a good tool, but don't over rely on it! An over reliance on a tool could cause you to stop learning or find it much more difficult to replicate the effect without it. The WIP is looking great though!

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Maye
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Posted: 20 January 2021 at 5:48pm

Im architect and make pixel art as hobby, use every tool you have is not cheating, is use your resources.

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Mike9377 Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Topic: Is it "cheating" to use AutoCAD for pixel art? Posted: 04 January 2021 at 6:09pm
	This is an unfinished work, but nearly all the lines come from a screenshot in AutoCAD. Many of these lines will go away, some will stay, and others will be modified to look better. The final result will 100% appear to be pixel art, but I'm not sure if this is exactly pixel art since I really didn't place the pixels themselves by hand.
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Franuka Midshipman Joined: 25 April 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 08 January 2021 at 4:38pm
	It isn't cheating, it is smart to use guidelines. It's like saying using a ruler is cheating when hand drawing. You'll have to clean those lines a lot by hand, anyway. So yeah, if it saves you time, gives you a better perspective and starting point, go for it.
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Mike9377 Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Posted: 09 January 2021 at 4:19pm
	*Originally posted by Franuka* It isn't cheating, it is smart to use guidelines. It's like saying using a ruler is cheating when hand drawing. You'll have to clean those lines a lot by hand, anyway. So yeah, if it saves you time, gives you a better perspective and starting point, go for it. Thanks. This makes sense. Here is my progress so far. I think its going to take me a while to finish this. I'm going to add lab equipment, textures, shadows, some kind of monster, and more.
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It'sDargon Seaman Joined: 10 January 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 09 January 2021 at 8:21pm
	Using reference images/programs is a great way to learn, and can help a lot with images that might be especially tricky with proportion or shape. It is by no means cheating and is a good tool, but don't over rely on it! An over reliance on a tool could cause you to stop learning or find it much more difficult to replicate the effect without it. The WIP is looking great though!
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Maye Midshipman Joined: 27 November 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 20 January 2021 at 5:48pm
	Im architect and make pixel art as hobby, use every tool you have is not cheating, is use your resources.
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