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📔 Learning Pixel Art

Pixel Art Tips

  • Start with 8x8 or 16x16 canvas before going bigger.

Structure

  1. Silhouette of a solid colour
  2. Blockout the general shape of the object
  3. Colour, shading and details

Colour

You have a base colour, a shadow and a highlight of that colour.

Shadow

Decrease the value and saturation, then shift the hue closer to blue.

Highlight

Note: Oppisite of shadow

Increase the value and saturation, then shift the hue closer to yellow for solid objects.

OR

Increase the value and decrease saturation, then shift the hue closer to yellow for transparent objects.

Pixel Art Rules

  • Use the 2:1 Ratio for perfect isometric tiling