My First Pixel Art

[B][G K]

here is my first attempt at pixel art. i was browsing a few forums and different websites displaying some really complex pixel art and i had to give it a try. i started out just making a building and it developed into this little town scene. everything was done using only the pencil and paintbucket tools (as well as a pixelated grunge brush, which you might notice on the buildings).

although it is my first pixart, i did put a lot of work into the little details, like the soda machine . hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!

[xChilenO]

OMG! :blink:
Nice!!
Took u like what...3hours?? :blink:
I think I'll start to make pixel art too
Peace Out B)

[SeasonalWeasel]

ok, i've seen a lot of Pixel Art and it rox0rz :P
what is it, and what are the basic ideas of it?

[GOD RA]

wow looks awesome

i,m still trying 2 figur out how 2 use pshop cs :lol:

[tacoX]

Wow, that looks great man. The only thing that I notice that needs fixing would be the pizza, it seems like the perspective isnt correct.

How did you learn how to do pixel art anyways?

[B][G K]

Originally posted by SeasonalWeasel@Apr 10 2005, 05:11 PM
ok, i've seen a lot of Pixel Art and it rox0rz :P
what is it, and what are the basic ideas of it?

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thx for the comment weasel. i'm not sure how much you know about pixart, if at all, but i'll give you the "basic idea." pixel art is a form of art in which everything you draw is based entirely on pixels (the tiny squares that make up your monitor's display). sure, everything on the web is made up of pixels, but pixart is a distinct style all in its own. search the web for pixart and you'll get a feeling of a what it's all about. there are many variations of it, the particular style i did is called "isometric" pixel art because of the angle at which the picture is portrayed. hope this helps, i plan on doing a tut on this style soon so stay tuned.

[B][G K]

Originally posted by tacoX@Apr 10 2005, 05:24 PM
Wow, that looks great man. The only thing that I notice that needs fixing would be the pizza, it seems like the perspective isnt correct.

How did you learn how to do pixel art anyways?

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i learned basically by searching the web for tutorials on the isometric style, lighting, texturing, etc. i found a lot of conflicting viewpoints on which way is best to do isometric pixart, but i found that the "1-up 2-across" method works best. this means that, when making straight lines from the isometric viewpoint, for every pixel that you move up you must move 2 across, which you can see in the zoomed in pic below:



i actually created my own brush pack for pixart, consisting mainly of different size lines (which is a huge advantage, you really don't want to spend your whole day drawing pixel by pixel). i also made my own brick texture which save a lot of time as well.

here is a link to one of the best pixart tutorials on the web: http://www.19.5degs.com/element/832.php

hope this helps.

[MetalSkin]

now thats nice.. duke nukem isn't dead, but now its the simpsons quicky mart

[Oblivion]

Thats amasing, i might try some basic pixel art. i like the 1 up 2 over. seems like a good idea

[Bob]

Psyco/Propain/Cocain/Crazy. I would never have the patience for that, althought it looks sweet as hell Good Job.