How to Make Pixel Art [Tutorial for Beginners] | Adobe Photoshop
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- Learn all about the basics of pixel art and how you can create your own in Adobe Photoshop.
Also known as 8-bit art, pixel art is originated from retro video games and now a popular art style. In this video, illustrator Jeremy Lord guides us through how he creates pixel art of a pizza, utilizing different tools available on Adobe Photoshop.
Here are the tips covered in this video:
0:00 Pixel Art for Beginners
0:18 Getting started with pixel art
0:25 What is pixel art?
1:07 Different standard pixel art sizes
1:45 Tools to help you create pixel art
4:19 Use the Pencil Tool to align with grid instead of Brushes and adjust the Eraser Tool
9:17 Resize your pixel art
Check out more tips and how you can make a career as a pixel artist in our guide - adobe.ly/34jyYew
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You can read the tutorial on how to create pixel art here: adobe.ly/34jyYew
I'm stuck at 3:30, when I do the grey colour thing, the pixels don't appear, I followed instructions precisely so I don't really know how to proceed, can you help me figure it out?
same here@@aspyr5681
@@aspyr5681i think he used paint bucket to fill out the "background" layer
thank you sir!! 👍@@joshuagf8395
I don’t even have photoshop it was juts a good tutorial and u actually showed how to do everything
GIMP vs Krita might work
What are the odds for that fight?
@@afallingtree9114 nah photopea is better
@@manwew2431 oh wtf, its fully in a web browser. im going to need to test this one out.
@@afallingtree9114 it’s amazing bro
I've been doing graphic design for 11 years, and I was contacted by a client last week to do some pixel art work, and I literally had to create stuff then use the pixelate filter on Photoshop. This video of yours is a goldmine !!
what would you say provided a better result?
@@lieutenantlouie Doing it yourself will ultimately give the better result, you have all the control of how it turns out which you don't have using a filter.
Make sure youre arent working on NFT project without your knowledge, hopefully this isnt too late
@@kENNETHcss nice clips bro
bruh
Non graphic designers / illustrators won't understand the treasure this video actually is. Straight to the point, spot on, so efficient, so professional. It's the ultimate pixel art photoshop workflow
why "Non graphic designers / illustrators" ?
@@siffa159 Yeah that's such a weird gatekeeping lol
@@siffa159 probably just means people who don't work within digital art mediums won't understand the struggle of working with a bad workflow?
@@bluhrger1547 it's about the workflow, not the technique of drawing
@@jamesbond5772 above
Good to remember that in traditional pixel art, it isn't just a matter of lower resolution, there usually a very limited color pallet to keep in mind as well. Older game consoles could only display so many colors and one had to be reserved as transparent.
And‽ they did it out of necessity not some artistic choice. Glad modern pixel games aren't listening to you so they actually have the opportunity to look good and modern.
@@MudkipPog ...Wow that came out of nowhere. I mentioned that pixel count limitation, I was just adding that older games have a color palette limitation as well. That didn't mean he needed to confine himself to that, but some pixel artists do. Sometimes just for the style, sometimes because the software they're working with (some game maker engines) required it. I thought it with mention, since I sometimes use it as a hobbyist pixel artist myself. One of the key pieces of software I use- Aseprite -has various palette selections based on game consoles from the past, just you can achieve that "authentic" look. So I'm not sure why the hostility here?
@@MudkipPog isn't the point of making pixel art because it's not supposed to look modern
also limiting color doesn't make it look bad necessarily, granted that's more of an opinion based thing because a lot of my favorite games are on older consoles and the GBC
youtube comment section will literally fight over anything
@@chromaticv1 ikr
I'm a professional graphic designer and I've always wanted to get into using pixel art in my work but I couldn't find a workflow that I found simple enough to use efficiently so this is such a treasure.
Just use specialised programs, they make your life easier. Aseprite only cost 15$ and include both "colour palette" and animation tools so you're sure to meet the low colour-count limitations, while you can still use layers and oinion-skin method to animate. GraphicGale also include tools for tilesets, it's less beginner-friendly but should be no problem for a professional
agreed. aseprite and pyxel give you much more useful tools than ps like the automatic palette suggestions
@@renookami4651 Pixel Studio?
agreed
this is easily the best pixel art guide ive seen
Aside of actually recommanding pixelart-specialised programs, maybe
@@renookami4651 yea, but some people just want to stick to one tool/program
im just now trying to learn about pixel art and this video greatly encompasses the beginning steps of what pixel art is, you explained so well! tysm!
Amasing. Showing the basics to get you started, no bs straight to the point. Thank you :) gonna experiment with some pixelart now.
amazing
@@Scherlund thanks , I guess.
@@angelosa.3178 real amasing ngl
@@MHCryptics ikr amasing indeed
I don't think you guys are intentionally mocking him but repeating someone's wrong spelling is a form of mockery
This was, by far, the best noob-friendly tutorial of pixel art! Thank you so much!
7:00 you can convert the image to be a 'smart object', then you wouldnt lose the quality of the picture even if you zoom in and out repeatedly
Right click on the layer preview on the right side, then, on the drop menu just click 'convert to smart object'
helpful
I spent 30 minute to figure how and then I read ur comment... Thx mate
Thank you so much for this! i recently started doing pixel art in august and have been slowly getting pretty good at pixel art, this will very much ramp up my art skills!
i’ve been wanting to make pixel art for a long time and the average painting apps just wouldn’t work and i recently got an adobe photoshop account (for school) so i can’t wait to start making some pixel art! this tutorial helped so much so thank you so so much!
Best guide on the Internet. I was SO TIRED of tutorials that said, "Open up paintbrush, zoom in and get started by coloring pixels one at a time!"
Thank you for the tutorial. This is what I'm looking for. Didn't knew Adobe team itself could teach all these.
I wouldn't never thought of downscaling a regular drawing, that's brilliant!
Thank you for this! A teacher tried to teach us pixel art... and I say tried because he missed a lot of things, and it was quite weird to learn and, well, in the end, I basically worked extra to try to achieve a good look. This just makes it so muuuuch easier to understand and now I think "ok, I get it".
Excited to try to draw something!
I wish I had a photo shop class
My Profs always said: In order to do good pixelart, you need to be able to draw the same thing realisticly and then abstract down from that.
Pixelart is easy, good pixel art is hella hard.
dang, just discourage me from pixel art like that :(
joking, but still I cannot create anything realistic normally so rip.
@@Jakepf doesn’t have to be realistic. Keep doing you.
footnote: You don't have to achieve realism, it just has to look believable.
@@zulqernein true that, that is for instance accurate proportions or an understanding for perspecive and light. Stuff can be stylized ofc
@@Kugelschrei Yeah yeah exactly. It's essentially just conventional art with more rules/restrictions.
A really useful workflow tool for drawing pixel art is to open up a second window of your art from a different zoom. You can do that through Window>Arrange>New Window for "File Name"
that feature is also present in Aseprite, which is a pixelart-specialised program. Also come with animation tools
I have loved pixel art for a long time and want to do it more as a hobby! Thank you so much! This was incredibly helpful!
for windows to fill ( Alt + backspace)
You're an angel
Also if you need to change the image size on windows press alt + ctrl + i
OMG thank you so much!!!
Nice toturial and yyou got calm voice. Liked the thing in the end with the size. That was especially helpful. Thank you. Im using the method for creating embroidery patterns. I think it wil work :)
I got interested in pixel art after getting invitations of pixel art jobs and seeing lots of job search on it. I think I'm going to try this.
This was the first video I saw and was very helpful!
Thank you for this tutorial. I was looking at different ways to produce pixel art for a small fangame project and this gave me a lot of insight.
Wonderfully informative, very concise, great production and voice quality, was a pleasure to watch AND I really needed this. Thank you!
Muy buen tutorial hermano, me inspiro mucho y aprendi mas de lo que nesecitaba, gracias!!
Woah, thank you for this! It feels amazing being able to experience the small world of Photoshop. I feel like an ant. 😆
Thank you so so much, I was really wondering how to make the image bigger without it going all blurry! This is so easy to understand and follow, amazing
this was nicely done. Great vid, thank you!
Looks like something out of the first rayman game! Impressive and beautiful!!
Amazing tutorial. Straight to the point, very clear and informative.
That resample setting is what I've been needing to find for a while, thanks!
I'm a software developer who makes games in my free time (when I get any). I'm *far* from an artist -- in fact, lack of artistic ability is usually the reason my hobby projects get abandoned quickly. For a little while, I was trying to practice pixel art using this sort of tracing technique you showed here, but I always felt like that was sort of a cheat since I wasn't starting with the pixel art. It's very nice to know it's a valid, legitimate approach!
You still need to draw the high res pics you cheater!
@@torment4723 joke?
This is as much as a "cheat" as using a sketch before drawing the clean lineart on another layer is.
It is literally the same thing. Where this shines the most is in animation, if you're more used to the flow of traditional drawings. Draw gestures, use them as a guide, then draw clothes and specific designs and details. Saves tons of headaches
@@renookami4651 no. it s cheating, you simply convert an existing artwork. You don't take part in the design at all.
@@torment4723 That's assuming you didn't draw the sketch you're using. You're converting your own design, looking at it for reference purpose just like traditional animators looks at the previous frame to draw the next.
This would have been so useful for me a few years ago when I was in a band and had to make giant-sized poster files for gigs and the bands that gave me their logos to work with we're tiny as fuck.. Still super glad to know this though! Back then I used to just recreate their logos best I could, which got me familiarized with the software to some extent, but damn this would have been such a headache relief! xD
Turtorial was straight to the point with no filler. Thank you!
Straight to the point without any bs. Thank you soooo much for this video ❤️
thank you for this! it helped me a lot, I was lost as where I should start and you've set me on course.
Good tutorial ^^ the only advice i have is that when you use key Shortcuts or something similar you could blend in the keys :D I think it´s easier for beginner then :)
I never intend to make pixel art but here I am watching the whole thing. Thank you!
Thx a lot! That’s the first video that finally shows the settings. Most videos skip the first step of setting the canvas and directly show how to create good shapes and shading. You helped me a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it, Holy Coffin. If there are other topics you'd like to see on this channel, let me know. :)
never knew i needed this thank you - wonder if this works the same for making games or animation?
For Games - Depends on what engine. I'm only familiar with Godot and Unity so for both of them you pretty much don't have to do anything besides messing with the image settings (Just look up how to import pixelart in your Game Engine).
@@TheLiteCrafter thank you very much
Thank you for your tutorial, it helps me alot creating my new artwork! you look cute btw
That last part lmao
@@Mrpoopy5 Leave him be a SIMP lol
True words need to be spoken. 😂
Quick and productive tutorial! Thank you and great job.
Man this is magic! I've always liked this stile and had no idea how to do it, I tried it now and the result was absolutely fascinating
I can't thank you enough
Nft "artist" : *"Now this, this is worth 10k"*
You mean more like 10 Million
Pixel art isn’t meant to be viewed from far away but about skill it takes to make something look good with restrictions so harsh.
Pixelart is just minimalist digital art.
Can be viewed from wherever people want if they find fun to strain their eyes this much...
@@renookami4651 how are you looking at it to where you have to strain your eyes?
Like he said, pixel art wasnt an art style back in the day. The game designers didn't know they were doing something that nowadays is called pixel art. So back in the day, these images were not supposed to be seen from a small distance, because of the restriction of resolution to smoothly paint images.
But yes, nowadays you can create these low res images as an intentional art style to be closely seen as such. There is still a difference in terms of technique and looks, i.e. bleeding from the tv screens back in the day vs now
One of the greatest tutorials I’ve ever seen.
I am making a pixel art map for my project and this is a amazing tutorial nearly tackled all the problems that I meet. Ez, simple but really powerful and useful. Always remind me keep the basic skills and thinking because that the foundation of creativity.
if, when scaling with the "nearest neighbor" resampler, the scale is not a multiple of the original one, the "pixels" will be of different sizes, some a little narrower, some a little wider. It is better to either only scale in multiples of the original size, or to a size larger than the target with the "nearest neighbor", and then slightly reduce to the desired size with an anti-aliasing resampler.
agreed. I always scale by like 400% or 800% something even otherwise you'll have blocks that are like 10 or 11 pixels wide and 9 tall
I had a bit of trouble hearing ya using my natural comfortable listening volume... but aside from that, this was a great Vid. :)
Is it possible to translate this info to use in GIMP, or are the two Programs too different to each other...?
literally just set your brush size to 1 pixel m8 it's not confusing
yep this is pretty much universal ya just have to find out where everything is on your software
@@andreeacat7071 Sweet, thank you so much for the response! :)
Thanks for breaking this process down. Super helpful! 🙌🏼
Bless you for getting straight to the point and not wasting our time - really great tutorial!
Great tutorial! One little thing, please use a DeEsser in your audio since your S-sounds are very pronounced, they get harsh to the ear after a while, other than that, great production
Jeremylord_: "Can create beautiful pixel art in a complex program for image development
Me: *Only Knows how to Oversaturate/Hue*
This is the most useful video I’ve seen on this. Thank you!!
Thank you so much! I need photoshop bitmaps for my game design class and this helps me make a comfortable canvas for designing visuals
Here's my technique: Draw an image normally, export it out as 8-bits. Ez
I think this is the best tutorial I've seen in a while.
I was so confused and curious when I saw the Illustrator logo on the thumbnail because it’s primarily used for vector based artwork.. but I ended up watching a really handy Photoshop tutorial! Thank you 😅
No mention of techniques such as antialiasing, hueshifting or avoiding unintentional jaggies, pillowshading, and banding
P bad beginner guide for leaving these techniques out tbh
Anti aliasing?
I always wondered how do people create these and it was a very easy to understand tutorial. So i think i'll get into it as i need new challenges. Thank you for sharing!^^
well explained! I've been wanting to do a pixel drawing and finally get to watch this. thanks!
omg this is so helpful, i didnt know how to resize my art without it going blurry so thank you
thank you! i kinda want to keep operating in photoshop for now so this was extremely helpful
Thanks, been a long time didn't know how to setup for pixels art. Now i can! 😊
this is by far the BEST tutorial I've seen on this topic. nice work and thanks for sharing!
After many tutorials on Pixel art, I came across this one, and there really isn't anyone explaining it in the way you are, it's quite refreshing and easy (imo) to understand. Are there more videos like these in your channel that explain pixel art furthermore?( I ask because this channel seems to have variety of diff videos) I will def look more in depth, thank you.
I am no graphic designer or any sort of graphic artist. But it was very good to watch this and just learn something new. Very nice video straight to the point.
you for real know how to make a tutorial, no cuts mid way, shows how to work everything, all and all 10/10
amazing tutorial! very clear and easy to follow along. great job!
Really good tutorial. Very informative and to the point. Also the instructions were super easy to follow. Thank you!
Amazing video!! Answered so many questions I had in a very brief amount of time. Great work
Thanks for actually step by step showing how to do this. I now know how to do it. Thanks.
With everyone else it was like trying to pull teeth on trying to figure out how to do it the correct way. 👍
Amazing tutorial. Clear directions and you went at a great pace. Thanks!
Thank you so much , i am student and I wanted to try pixel art. thank you really!!!
bro, this is the best beginner tutorial of anything I've ever seen
Fantastic tutorial, exactly what I was looking for to get started learning to make pixel art in PS. Thanks!
that is so simple and easy godamn breezy compared to a most other ps, tutorials at least ones i’ve come across.
This video was very helpful and easy to understand! Thank you!
Simple, straight forward, and clear tutorial, subscribed!
Although I do not use or know how to use Photoshop, I was honestly attracted and I found the video really interesting. I found it curious how Pixel Arts are made. I'm going to share the video with my friends 😸
THANK YOU SO MUCH ADOBE I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS FOREVER
bro, you did the best tuts ever. thanks!
I'm personally not much into pixel art but I'll try it sometime as I consider all art forms as u unique and beautiful
Cheers mate! I enjoyed learning with you :) Looking forward to trying it out.
Thanks for the great resource! We'll have to try this out sometime.
This is amazing. Thank you for this!
Thanks so much for helping me make pixel art, time to open up GIMP
Killer tutorial. Covered everything. Thanks!
Your video was amazing!! Thank you so much for the way you explained everything!!
Pixel art has always been one of my favourite design works.
Best tutorial ever!!! Just the information i needed, thank you
So informative, straight to the point, easy to understand. Well done! Great job! Nice voice btw!
Learned a lot probably will try it too.
One of the videos that I will treasure. This is such a pro! Excited to make some art at faketown metaverse communities.
Wow! That was a great and very clear explanation. Thank you so much!
Easiest to follow pixel tutorial! Thank u
I don't have Photoshop but this was nice, clear, to the point and fun tutorial! Thanks! Liked & Subbed!
It's been a while since I learned something so nice so easily. Thanks!
Thanks bro really wanted this for my game div training