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Complete Pixel Art Guide - Pixel Art and Animation Tutorial for Beginners - Learn Unity

Dani Krossing via YouTube

Overview

Learn to create and animate pixel art using only Photoshop in this comprehensive tutorial for beginners. Master the process of setting up Photoshop for pixel art, creating color palettes, designing basic shapes, coloring characters, adding shading and highlights, and smoothing out colors. Explore the option of creating outlines and dive into character animation techniques within Photoshop. Discover how to preview and export your animations, making it easy to create pixel art even without extensive artistic skills. Follow along with timestamps for each step of the process, from initial setup to final export.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- How to set up Photoshop
- Creating a color palette
- Creating a basic shape
- Coloring our character
- Shading and highlights
- Smoothing out the colors
- Creating a outline or not
- Animating our character in Photoshop
- How to preview the animation
- How to export the animation

Taught by

Dani Krossing

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