~We Should Begin Here~
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=1685
Printed Date: 10 September 2025 at 6:52pm
Topic: ~We Should Begin Here~
Posted By: shahz
Subject: ~We Should Begin Here~
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 6:49pm
Hi guys, as you can see the number of my posts, you know that I'm very new here. I was introduced to this board by one of my member. I saw his portfolio and fell for pixelart. Now, im anxious to learn this art! My suggestion is, why not make a little tutorial of a complete pixelart image? This one may contain how everything is started (eg: the layout, the outline, how to choose the colors, etc) along with some images or something? Im very new at this superb art and wish to learn about it. I guess if someone designs this simple tutorial, it can be very useful for first-timers (like me) In fact, it can be an asset for this forum to have something which other boards dont have yet. I bet everyone will love it. Who would love to do the honour? If only I had the knowledge, I would have made one :D How about a tutorial of making this simple smiley --> 
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Posted By: Monkey 'o Doom
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 6:58pm
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There are various tutorials that can show you the basics:
1. http://www.zoggles.co.uk/asp/tutorials.asp?tut=17 - Tsugumo's Pixel Art Tutorial 2. http://www.spriteart.com/ - Spriteart.com Click the 'Tutorials' link on the main page. There are numerous others, I'm just too lazy to find them now. I hope these are what you're looking for. ------------- http://pixelmonkey.ensellitis.com"> 
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Posted By: jalonso
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 9:39pm
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I say open your preffered program and start pushing pixels. When you
encounter a particular issue, then find tutorials and help for that
specific item, learn something and continue your piece. The tutorial
you seek is someones view of how to create your art their way. This
never works therfore it does'nt exist exist. If you wish to create this >
, blow it up and copy it and learn from it. (A tutorial for this would
for me be useless because I go with the least amount of colors
possible, you may like adding more) If you wish to create something
else, draw it or find a reference pic and get to it. Then post it in
the wip section and get help as you learn and develop your own style.
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Posted By: alkaline
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 10:40pm
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The best way to getting good at it is by knowing everything about how to make it good. You should study great works, but also understand how you would go about making it. And...take advantage of the WIP section. |
Posted By: shahz
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 10:54pm
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Thanks for your feedback guys! It's a helpful forum and I'll learn a lot here. I started off with the help section in the Graphics Gale and got familiar with the tools. Since I usually use photoshop for designing, it was not really that difficult to get use to the tools. What I wonder about your works is how do you shade them. I have an idea to develop and I find it hard to shade it. For example like this one: How did they shade the inner region. That's what the whole challenge is, as I see it.. |
Posted By: shahz
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 11:01pm
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Well, I'm following this tutorial now: http://www.zoggles.co.uk/asp/tutorials.asp?tut=17 - Tsugumo's Pixel Art Tutorial As given by Monkey 'o Doom. Thanks bud, it looks nice and easy to understand! I love it! |
Posted By: kwigbo
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:02am
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Check out the link in the fourth post down. It has very usefull info on shading. Plus it's a video tutorial those always help me the most. http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1681 - http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1681 http://www.vectory.mybin.biz/MarcoVale_Tiles_PixelArt_ENG.avi - ------------- http://www.kwigbo.com"> 
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Posted By: alkaline
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:26pm
| Waaahhh it's 83.9 MB! |