You want to become a pixel artist, right?

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• Okay, so I'm totally new to pixel art and this course made it so easy to jump in. I'm making sprites I never thought I could - and I'm only at the beginning of the course! The instructor's pretty chill and explains stuff like you're both just hanging out. Super cool.

• The lecturer’s teaching style is excellent! There is not too much theory; the focus is mainly on practice and on accepting mistakes to help learners improve their ability to learn from them. Thank you, teacher!

• The instructor clearly explains concepts of pixel art in a way that is easy to understand. The class is both informative and enjoyable. I would recommend this class for anyone wishing to understand this amazing art form.

• Im a beginner in pixel art, literally, im a vet (I really enjoy learning new skills and I always wanted to learn digital art), and this course is amazing, I lost the fear to aspirate, and I feel incredible when y finish the exercises. this learning style is my favorite, practice, practice and practice <3

• Great course, I feel it covers pretty much all your bases for starting with pixel art and being able to use aseprite and get good at it.

• The Course is short but points all the main topics , gives you a very good foundation and start on pixel art and it´s real about time and commitment to be good.

• The best part always for me is practice! I was looking for courses for pixel art and this is what I was looking for. Thank you! :)

• my personal experience is brilliant, step by step instructions, steady and short, the shorter the clip, I roughly half way through the course and the attention to detail with 2D pixel art is really good.

• Amazing Course for understanding of pixel art. Animation lessons are really detailed and knowledgeable. Good explanation on perspective, animation, Isometric art and parallax. Good stater pack for pixel art and game art, the concepts are explained from basics to advanced which made you ready for explore advance things in pixel art.

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The Pixel Art Mastery Course Is Perfect For:

• Indie Game Developers

  Who want to create the art that’ll make their games stand out.

• Beginner Pixel Artists

  Who want to start their pixel art journey with step-by-step guidance.

• Graphic Designers

  Who want to add pixel art to their design skills and open new doors.

• Beginner Artists

  Who want to get into digital art in the fastest and simplest way possible.

• Illustrators

  Who want to make their illustrations pop with pixel techniques.

97 Lessons, Step by Step

From your first line in Aseprite to complete game mockups in four styles. Here’s every section and lesson in the course.

1. 01Welcome! And Let's Get Started!4 lessons

   • What You'll learn In This Course
   • How To Pixel Art Like a Pro: The Top 3 Must-Know Rules
   • SPECC: A Simple Method I Wish I Knew When I Started
   • How Long Does It Take To Learn Pixel Art?
   • Welcome! And Let's Get Started Quiz
2. 02Mastering Aseprite3 lessons

   • Our Course Toolbox
   • Aseprite Tools & Layers
   • Aseprite Colors and Settings
3. 03Crafting Stunning Pixel Art Sprites: The Workflow6 lessons

   • The Workflow Overview
   • Shapes
   • Outlines and Contours
   • Colors
   • Shading
   • Lighting and Details
   • The Pixel Art Workflow Quiz
4. 04Mastering Outlines and Contours2 lessons

   • Practicing Straight Lines
   • Curved Lines and 3 Critical Mistakes Everyone Makes
5. 05Mastering Shapes3 lessons

   • Introduction To 2D and 3D Shapes
   • Practicing 2D Geometric Shapes
   • Practicing 3D Geometric Shapes
6. 06Mastering Colors6 lessons

   • Introduction To Colors
   • What Makes Up a Color?
   • How Do Items Get Colors?
   • Color Models And Why They Matter?
   • The 4 Color Wheels You Should Know
   • 4 Tips To Design a Great Color Palette
   • Mastering Colors Quiz
7. 07Mastering Shading And Lighting6 lessons

   • Introduction To Shading and Lighting
   • Shading and Lighting a Cube
   • Shading and Lighting a Sphere
   • Shading and Lighting a Cylinder
   • Shading and Lighting a Pyramid
   • Shading and Lighting a Cone
8. 08Mastering Details1 lesson

   • Adding a Final Touch: Details and Anti-Aliasing
9. 09Mastering Natural Pixel Art: Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water15 lessons

   • The Art of Flames: Mastering Fire In Pixel Art
   • Let's Draw a Simple Camp Bonfire
   • Level Up! Drawing a Bigger Bonfire
   • Bonfire Challenge!
   • Let's Draw a Fireball For Rocket Launcher
   • Beyond The Basics: Drawing a Universal Fireball!
   • Reinforcing The Fire Mastery: Fireball Challenge!
   • Mastering Water Basics for Platformer Games
   • Advanced Water Techniques for Top-Down RPG Games
   • Taking Your Skills Up In The Sky: Drawing Clouds!
   • Crafting Ground and Grass for Platformer Games
   • Pixel Puffs: Drawing and Animating Smoke
   • Rock On! Crafting Pixel-Perfect Rocks
   • Bits and Bushes: Let's Draw Some Stunning Bushes!
   • Level Up! Crafting a Tree Out Of a Bush
10. 10Mastering Industrial Pixel Art: Steel, Wood, Concrete, Sand, and Glass6 lessons

    • Metal Mastery: Drawing Shiny Metal Plates
    • Pixel Plumbing: Crafting Pipes, Angles, Sleeves & Junctions
    • Brick By Brick: Let's Build a Concrete Brick Wall!
    • Level Up! Sand Brick Wall Challenge!
    • Crafting a Pixel-Perfect Wooden Floor
    • Mastering Tinted and Transparent Glass
11. 11Bringing Characters Into The Game1 lesson

    • Let's Draw RPG and Platformer Characters!
12. 12Pixel Art and Perspectives: A Complete Guide15 lessons

    • Introduction to Perspectives
    • Aerial and Color Perspectives
    • One-Point Perspective
    • Two-Point Perspective
    • Three-Point Perspective
    • Four-Point Perspective
    • Dimetric Perspective
    • Isometric Perspective
    • Trimetric Perspective
    • Cabinet Perspective
    • Cavalier Perspective
    • Military Perspective
    • Reverse Perspective
    • Photo Perspective
    • Perceptive Perspective
13. 13Mastering Tiles, Tilesets and Tilemaps2 lessons

    • Introduction To Tiles, Tilesets, And Tilemaps
    • Let's Build a Pixel-Perfect Tilemap!
14. 14Time To Build a First-Person Game Mockup!3 lessons

    • Let's Prepare the Sprite Set For Our FP Game Mockup
    • Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance
    • Let's Build the First-Person Game Mockup!
    • Questions to consider for building a great pixel art composition
    • Take Your First-Person Game Mockup To the Next Level!
15. 15Level Up! Let's Build Platformer Game Mockup3 lessons

    • Let's Prepare the Sprite Set for Our Platformer
    • Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance
    • Let's Build the Platformer Mockup!
    • Let's Bring Your Platformer Game Mockup To Life!
16. 16Mastering RPG Game Mockup3 lessons

    • Let's Prepare the Sprite Set For Our RPG
    • Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance
    • Let's Build the RPG Mockup!
17. 17Mastering Isometric Pixel Art6 lessons

    • Warming Up With Isometric Pixel Art
    • Let's Draw an Isometric Air Conditioner!
    • Pixel Soda: Crafting an Isometric Vending Machine
    • Mastering Isometric Text Signage
    • Signage in Motion: The Art of Isometric Animation
    • Level Up! Isometric Sprites Challenge!
18. 18Time To Build an Isometric Game Mockup!3 lessons

    • Let's Prepare the Sprite Set
    • Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance
    • Let's Build the Isometric Game Mockup!
19. 19Let's Build Game Menu UI!1 lesson

    • Game Menu UI Challenge!
20. 20Mastering Animation7 lessons

    • Let's Learn Animation Basics First
    • Let's Animate Our Sage!
    • Level Up! Four-Side Walking Animation
    • Let's Animate Like a Pro: Advanced Techniques
    • Study the Animated Sage Inside the RPG Mockup
    • Extra Smooth: Sub-Pixel Animation
    • Mastering Parallax Animation
    • Let's Build Parallax Animation!
    • More Parallax Animation Ideas!
    • Animation Quiz
21. 21What's Next?1 lesson

    • What's Next?

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