Beginner Pixel Artist!
Printed From: Pixel Joint
Category: The Lounge
Forum Name: Resources and Support
Forum Discription: Help your fellow pixel artists out with links to good tutorials, other forums, software, fonts, etc. Bugs and support issues should go here as well.
URL: https://pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15022
Printed Date: 13 September 2025 at 1:13pm
Topic: Beginner Pixel Artist!
Posted By: justtiffany
Subject: Beginner Pixel Artist!
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 1:26pm
| Hi! I'm a beginner pixel artist. I'm having a really difficult time with shading no matter how much I'm practicing. I can't seem to get better with shading. Whenever I try to shade, I don't know how to shade with the light source. Please help me....! |
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Posted By: Buddy90
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 10:09pm
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Hello, welcome to PJ! I'm glad you are interested in trying out pixel art. In my opinion, the best way to start is to do simple things, like fruit, since they are easy to draw. This image shows how to shade a basic ball. The yellow circle is a light source, and depending on the direction of the light source, the shadow on the ball will move. The best way to learn is to try something and then post it in the WIP thread so others can see how you work.  ------------- http://ps3trophycard.com/profile/vilocon"> 
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Posted By: cure
Date Posted: 07 September 2012 at 7:07pm
| set up a still life, turn the lights off, and use a lamp as a focused light source. drawing from life is the best way to understand how light and form interact in space. |