Introduction
  • Introduction
Pixel Art Basics
  • Choosing Pixel Art Programs
  • Basic Tools For Drawing
  • Starting Simple - Drawing an Apple
  • Using References to Improve Your Pixel Art
  • Saving and Exporting Your Work
  • Understanding Shading
  • Avoiding Pillow Shading
  • Using Outlines
  • Drawing Curved Lines Using Pixels
  • PIXEL ART BASICS CHALLENGE
Ground Tileset
  • Setting up a new document (For Multiple Programs)
  • Creating First Dirt Tile
  • Adding Grass Tiles
  • Making the Bottom Tiles
  • Making the Left Edge Tiles
  • Making the Right Edge Tiles
  • Making A Thin Platform And Understanding Inner Corners
  • Making Inner Corners
  • Making Thin Pillar
  • Making Sloped Tiles
  • CHALLENGE - CREATE SLOPES GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY
  • Finishing Touches for Tiles
Backgrounds
  • Laying Out Test Map
  • Laying out a Rough Background
  • Adding More Mountains
  • Using Colour to Show Depth
  • Adding Highlights To The Mountains
  • Adding Clouds
Understanding Colour & Colour Theory
  • Colour Basics
  • Applying Warm and Cool Colours to Test Scene
  • Understanding Colour Combinations
  • CHALLENGE - DESIGN YOUR OWN TILESET
Creating a Character
  • Setting up Character Sheet
  • Simple Process for Creating a Character - The Head
  • Adding The Body
  • Adding Shading
Animating the Character
  • Creating an Idle Animation
  • Creating a Jump
  • Creating a Walk Animation - Leg Movement
  • Creating a Walk Animation - Shading The Legs
  • Completing the Walk Animation
  • CHALLENGE - DRAW & ANIMATE A NEW CHARACTER
Platformer Objects
  • Setting up Platformer Objects Document
  • Creating Spikes
  • Creating a Coin
  • Animating the Coin
  • Creating Hearts
  • Creating a Gem
  • Creating a Dangerous Weight on a Chain
  • Creating a Rotating Checkpoint
  • Creating a Signpost
  • Creating a Log Bridge
  • Creating a Fence
Making Enemies
  • Making a Simple Slime
  • Animating the Slime
  • Making an Enemy Bat
  • Animating the Bat
  • CHALLENGE - CREATE MORE ENEMIES & OBJECTS
Dungeon Tiles
  • Understanding Top-Down Perspective
  • Creating The Basic Wall Tile
  • Creating the Floor Tile
  • Weathering the Floor Tile
  • CHALLENGE: Use the same weathering techniques on the bricks in the dungeon walls
  • Adding More Wall Tiles
  • Adding Shadows
  • Completing the Walls
Dungeon Objects
  • Extending The Tileset
  • Adding a Door
  • Adding Gold Coins & Bars
  • Adding A Wooden Crate
  • Adding Wooden Barrels
  • Adding A Wooden Sign
  • Adding A Torch
  • Adding Tombstones
  • Adding Decorative Carpet
  • Making Worn Carpet
  • Adding A Stone Pillar
  • Adding A Water Pool
  • Adding A Treasure Chest
  • Opening The Treasure Chest
  • Dungeon Tileset Complete
BONUS: Completed Images (For Reference)
  • Completed Images (For Reference)