Getting started
- How this course works
- What software to use? Free or paid?
- Photoshop basics
- Pyxel Edit
- Aseprite
- Piskel
Lines and Shapes [B]
- Introduction
- Lines
- Challenge 1
- Shapes
- Challenge 2
Shading and lighting [B]
- Introduction
- Value and contrast basics
- Negative and positive space
- Basic geometric shapes
- Shading a cube
- Shading a sphere
- Shading a cylinder
- Shading a cone
- Shading a pyramid
- Dithering
- Challenge 3
Colours and textures [B]
- Introduction
- Hue
- Saturation
- Value
- Basic colour theory
- Colour harmony
- Creating a colour palette
- Simple wood texture
- Simple metal texture
- Applying textures to shapes
- Challenge 4
Drawing simple objects [B]
- Introduction
- Creating objects from simple geometric shapes
- Drawing an orange
- Drawing a potion bottle
- Drawing a book
- Drawing an arrow
- Drawing a sword
- Drawing a gun
- Challenge 5
Tiles [B]
- Introduction
- What are tiles
- Tiling basics
- Simple grass tile
- Simple dirt tile
- Simple water tile
- Creating a tileset
- Challenge 6
Backgrounds [B]
- Introduction
- Drawing a simple background
- Using colours and shapes to create depth
- Adding reflection on water surface
- Challenge 7
Basic characters [B]
- Introduction
- Drawing 8x8 pixel art character
- Drawing 16x16 pixel art character
- Drawing 32x32 pixel art character
- Challenge 8
Simple animation [B]
- Introduction
- What is animation
- Simple grass animation
- Challenge 9.1
- 8x8 character walk and run animation
- 8x8 character attack animation
- 16x16 character walk and run animation
- 16x16 character attack animation
- 32x32 character walk and run animation
- 32x32 character attack animation
- Challenge 9.2
Platformer View [I]
- Introduction
- Cohesive colour palette
- Platformer Tileset
- Platformer Background
- Foreground Details
- Platformer Character
- Platformer Character Idle and Walk/Run animations
- Character Attack/Dmg/Death Animations
- Platformer Enemy
- Enemy Animations
- Platformer Traps
- Finishing the Platformer Mockup
- Different types of platformer perspectives
- Challenge 10
Top Down View [I]
- Introduction
- What is Top Down View?
- Top Down Shooter Character design explanation
- Top Down Character
