Beginner Pixel Art Tutorial – A Complete Guide

A complete guide to mastering pixel art, from beginner to pro. Starting with the technical skills, then progressing to mindset and enjoyment, this tutorial covers all of the skills required to become a true practitioner of pixel art.

Touching upon outlines, color theory, hue shifting, animations, the advantages of pixel art, and the best resources out there, this video was designed to have everything needed referenced.

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My favorite pixel art resources:
Tutorials:
MiniBoss Pixel Art Tutorials: blog.studiominiboss.com/pixelart
Pixel Pete: youtube.com/channel/UC7OO80qJzGTLOj_6-0dmOiA

Color Palettes:
LoSpec Color Palettes: lospec.com/palette-list

Software:
Aseprite: aseprite.org/ (you can get this from Steam as well)
Pyxel Edit: pyxeledit.com/
Piskel App: piskelapp.com/
Graphics Gale: graphicsgale.com/us/
Paint.net: getpaint.net/
Krita: krita.org/en/

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