Pixel Art Class - Character Sprite Build!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
  • Hey, this is E4 of my series on everything pixel art! Today we're putting our stylus to the canvas and actually making a sprite for our little "Love Note" concept character. Next episode, we'll cover detailing and finalising the sprite :)
    Enjoy!
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  • @Songfugel
    @Songfugel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +544

    Came here for pixel art... ended up learning more about drawing characters and eyes than I have in years

    • @HalfAcheesie
      @HalfAcheesie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep Ture

    • @hashhbrownn560
      @hashhbrownn560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@HalfAcheesie “Ture”

    • @domedin9894
      @domedin9894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is a great artist and his pixel art is blows my mind

    • @chimpuiudbilaw4871
      @chimpuiudbilaw4871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@domedin9894 "is blows"

    • @favor1791
      @favor1791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HalfAcheesie Ture

  • @dsn3568
    @dsn3568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    2:07 this man has made a body in seconds better than the ones i do in half a hour

    • @rhyss5618
      @rhyss5618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ikr its sad lol

    • @ronyardev4421
      @ronyardev4421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me To But Me In 2 days Lol

    • @alejmc
      @alejmc ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I’m in the conundrum of forever watching tutorials and never practicing, that makes me make a single body take months xD

    • @falaghsepehr5504
      @falaghsepehr5504 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I think doing it faster and not caring too much about the details helps you focus on more general things like anatomy.

  • @koss3089
    @koss3089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    adam: i highly recommend a tablet
    *me, learning pixel art because my tablet broke*

    • @N3M3SiS
      @N3M3SiS ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me, learning pixel art because I couldn't afford one

    • @w1ck3dz0d1ac
      @w1ck3dz0d1ac ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me Re-learning pixel art after a car accident that makes it painful to draw normally

    • @N3M3SiS
      @N3M3SiS ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@w1ck3dz0d1ac Get well soon!

    • @SpookiDoki
      @SpookiDoki ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@w1ck3dz0d1ac hope you're better by now!

    • @annmarieroyal
      @annmarieroyal ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@w1ck3dz0d1ac I hope you're okay now!

  • @Bethniijoy
    @Bethniijoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    I love your positivity by starting the video by saying "No one is expecting you to nail it on your first go." :)
    edit: I wish I had your channel when I was learning about pixel art. There are some great channels out there, but you are incredibly talented and easy to watch, regardless of skill level of the viewer.

    • @Alche_mist
      @Alche_mist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I react rather late, but still - that line singlehandedly made Adam a pixelated version of Bob Ross.

  • @StaplesofDoom
    @StaplesofDoom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I spit out my coffee when you gave her the traumatized bug eyes.

  • @mizu9811
    @mizu9811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    I watch 1 min so far, yet I learned soo much already

    • @The-cyber-imbiber
      @The-cyber-imbiber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed. :P These are some nice knowledge bombs this guy is dropping, huh?

    • @Dylan-cf6ld
      @Dylan-cf6ld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      even the intro

  • @sirwonka_177
    @sirwonka_177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Making my own sprites for an rpg I'm making and the improvement I've made in the past week watching your tips and learning from your videos is freaking amazing. I am so stoked to get these character sheets done and get these uploaded into my game!!!!

  • @WaylonFlinn
    @WaylonFlinn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Looking forward to the rest of this series. Very helpful.

  • @insanecomicdude
    @insanecomicdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your art is incredible, and you've got some fantastic tips in here. Amazing.

  • @overratedprogrammer
    @overratedprogrammer ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's really amazing how humans can detect so much about eyes that even single pixels can change so much perception

  • @xic777
    @xic777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    this is teaching me a good ton man

  • @ethanrieschiek6603
    @ethanrieschiek6603 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Been a while since you’ve posted it but this tutorial is already so good and your voice is honestly so satisfying somehow

  • @SadTown99
    @SadTown99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This seems like it unintentionally became one of the best pixel character tutorials on YT 😅 I learned so much in just a 5min section of this video

  • @jonathansilva9139
    @jonathansilva9139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We've got to think of proportions and all that jazz,
    I like character design. It's one of the major things
    we've got to pay attention to it and thanks Adam
    for one more lesson. It´s really helpful, jolly good!

  • @TheAncientLich
    @TheAncientLich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hey man, nice series. Just so you know, this video appears twice in the playlist :)

  • @alejmc
    @alejmc ปีที่แล้ว

    Alright, officially hooked to this channel. This man is a master of the craft.

  • @flavafee
    @flavafee 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    lovely process work! thank you for sharing and educating!

  • @Fuyukori
    @Fuyukori ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just 3 minutes in and it’s already so informative great video!

  • @ninsebas3676
    @ninsebas3676 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to struggle at making characters a while ago. Saw this video and everything changed. Awesome tutorial!

  • @PtfmusicUk
    @PtfmusicUk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ace videos. Would be great to have more of these - specifically on character drawing... can find nothing of this quality anywhere else. Really fun and interesting to follow along.

  • @yananesmeyana
    @yananesmeyana 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks a lot, your videos are awesome! Very helpful and very inspiring

  • @CanalDojogames
    @CanalDojogames 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great technics and great lessons. I myself have easy on pixel art, i studied a little the shapes of some games and decided to do something like octopath, thats my avatar...but after a while i stoped doing only art and started making my rpg,i started with an sprite sheet from smilegamebuilder engine, an rpg engine...but after sometime i felt that i wanted more to have more space,so i went from 64x49 to 60x90, today i finished my characters design and did them on pixel art. Well maybe some i can do an better design on cloths...but i already know the scale i want to use and its about test... also get as many reference as you can, stop and look to them.. think what you want more to do and start doing...
    Now im studying scenario and how i will do them .... i have an good reference and saw your video about houses and it clarify my ideas... thank you. Love your videos.
    Every dot counts on pixel art. Its my mantra.

  • @RonnieMcDee
    @RonnieMcDee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video. I just started making sprite a couple days ago. From what I made the other day to what I made after this video and the elephant video is insane. I have something that looks like a person!

  • @alisonrose8911
    @alisonrose8911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am going to go into your learning eyes point and say that is amazing advice for anyone interested in storytelling in general. I love the content

  • @ODet-93
    @ODet-93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently got into pixel art and this is a great TH-cam channel.

  • @ScopeSV
    @ScopeSV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Looking at how Adam builds a character teaches me to stick to coding.

    • @fahimaljahangir3059
      @fahimaljahangir3059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol

    • @aikou2886
      @aikou2886 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      His techniques helped me improve my monster designs once I got to spriting them but I still suck at desining human characters lol.

    • @alvenkaiser4549
      @alvenkaiser4549 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I don't get how people say drawing is hard. Drawing is not hard, drawing while striving improvement is hard. This has no shortcuts but just to practice and practice. Well, I am not someone to say as I have been drawing as far as I can remember.

    • @giantmanice
      @giantmanice 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@alvenkaiser4549drawing is hard when you are not skilled enough to bring the image from your head to the screen

  • @lacey_and_her_stories
    @lacey_and_her_stories ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just what I needed, progress of making a character from scratch! :)

  • @tantan7392
    @tantan7392 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Going to watch two of your videos each day and see where it gets me

  • @fernandapanda
    @fernandapanda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVED IT!!!

  • @thelambsauce9365
    @thelambsauce9365 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this actually reeeaaalllyy helped me, since i was having alot of trouble creating people.

  • @shorkyy
    @shorkyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your tutorial so much 💗!!! It's simple to understand and simple to do!! Thank you very much 😊

  • @glori4635
    @glori4635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Needed this

  • @chris_columbus445
    @chris_columbus445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ty you helped me a lot. Also you are so talented

  • @TheEpicSpire
    @TheEpicSpire 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is the type of tutorial i need more of.

  • @tabs3102
    @tabs3102 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing channel, thanks!

  • @jojomama7659
    @jojomama7659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn this is so informative

  • @gabrielluna2474
    @gabrielluna2474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can Someone gives me the link to the sketch program? I dont indertood what program is?

  • @kaulis6524
    @kaulis6524 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh man i decided to start on pixel art and...wow this is to helpfull

  • @khalilanarchy
    @khalilanarchy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this helped so much

  • @spyrolancer
    @spyrolancer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    whats program is that, it's making everything pixeled for you pretty much, like i saw just a stroke across the screen and it was pixeled

  • @NicotheMerchant
    @NicotheMerchant 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much appreciated.

  • @TheHomelessNinja
    @TheHomelessNinja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love that palette from the start of the video. Or you know...the whole video lol Where would I be able to find that? Or is it a custom made one?

  • @lonelysorrowknight
    @lonelysorrowknight 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do a course teaching some traditional techniques and how they translate to pixel art in a stylized manner. Damn I would pay good money for that.

  • @MrLoser-ks2xn
    @MrLoser-ks2xn ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @ryuli1
    @ryuli1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    you channel is amazing i am happy to subscribe

  • @Gakusangi
    @Gakusangi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I start with the tablet with pixel perfect on to get the basic shape, and get the natural flow (very much like gesture drawing), and then I switch to mouse for fine-tuning and precise details. With pen and tablet I have and lack of experience, it's more difficult to be very precise with my pen.

  • @chanwo_opark
    @chanwo_opark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Adam, how did you 'jump' from one palette to another at 5:25? is there a shortcut to do that
    And how did the character's body color change from green to lightblue?

    • @SpaceMango
      @SpaceMango ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like a cut in the video so he just changed it manually

  • @stealthxhawk22
    @stealthxhawk22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adam, at 8:13, what did you use to auto color the top of the hair like that?

  • @user-dr5su9cx1f
    @user-dr5su9cx1f 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    so good lecture

  • @TadashiOniota
    @TadashiOniota 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What size are the grey cubes in the background?

  • @saslykvogard1077
    @saslykvogard1077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    7:34 what is that program?

  • @ryanwilliams3111
    @ryanwilliams3111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Getting some Bob Ross Vibes☺️

  • @pipimichan3251
    @pipimichan3251 ปีที่แล้ว

    what pixel editor you use? Aseprite is not available ni tablet im using samsung s8 tablet and I use pixel studio

  • @abrorboltayev1638
    @abrorboltayev1638 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is nice

  • @7ANKOUCH
    @7ANKOUCH ปีที่แล้ว

    What are you using to make these pixel art sprites ? I mean the app . And can i make pixel art sprites on my phone and then send them to my pc ?

  • @austintan2745
    @austintan2745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey Adam, thanks for the fantastic tutorial! I was wondering if a clip or some other resource exists for next steps after your running animation tutorial? I’m particularly curious how those single “blurred” frames representing a large sweeping motion get translated into a static pixel frame? Thanks!

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey! Often times I decide to leave the smear frames in, or I remove them as I'm refining the sprite. I don't have a set rule, but you could make a case for stylistic consistency to do one or the other. When removing, think about the smear as a range and you're reducing it to a point between the previous and next frame. Leaf back and forth between the frames to find the position that makes the most sense.
      I'll be sure to make a video covering this phase soon!

  • @masterboa6321
    @masterboa6321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    make the glasses transparent, but have them become opaque when she has an idea

  • @monkesoki9963
    @monkesoki9963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What canvas size did u used

  • @BigDylan
    @BigDylan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    what drawing tablet do you use?

  • @otoesan7769
    @otoesan7769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what app is he using?

  • @FlyingSundae
    @FlyingSundae ปีที่แล้ว

    what software did u use at the 11min mark??

  • @Sieghiro
    @Sieghiro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Arkanpixel asking the real questions

  • @roger2599
    @roger2599 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What canvas resolution used in this video??

  • @heysupratim
    @heysupratim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What canvas size were you using ?

    • @jekkey
      @jekkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Aseprites background tiles are 16x16 so his sprite is probably 48x32

  • @jules_________
    @jules_________ ปีที่แล้ว

    hi, whats the soft you're using at 7:33 ?

  • @logotheking1275
    @logotheking1275 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What app are you using by any chance?

  • @kitsune7970
    @kitsune7970 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What tablet do you recommend?

  • @jonks5913
    @jonks5913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoy your content. Have a question with regards to 2D platformer that I'm attempting to create. When you have created an running, idle sprite for your character e.g. in a left stance and have drawn it so that the light source falls on one side. In the game engine I'm intending to use (gdevelop) you can flip the character sprite when the player turns the other way. (Pretty sure you can do that in most engines) My question is would I need to redraw it from the other side as the light source will now be on the wrong side or is there a way around it. Thanks in advance. 🙏

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I chalk this up as one of those "it's a game" things. It's super typical for characters to flip in games, even if they're asymmetrical. That said, I usually light from almost directly above to avoid this kind of conflict.

    • @jonks5913
      @jonks5913 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AdamCYounis thanks Adam for the response, hmmm don't know if I have the energy to redo the Sprite with lighting from the top, as I've shaded my character from an almost 45° from right hand side. Prior choosing pixel art for the game I had no idea how not easy pixel art really is. I'll probably just flip the sprite in gimp and re-import them into Libresprite or Piskel to create the shading for when my character runs the other way.

  • @ultimateinternetman4335
    @ultimateinternetman4335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's just so easy for these people isn't it?
    i thank god every day for making me absolutely terrible at the one thing i want to do most, game design

  • @jerradbieno6810
    @jerradbieno6810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Adam, love your content thanks for all the great vids! I had a general question for you as an indie dev. When you're working on a project do you use any task or project management software like Jira (or similar) to plan out features of the game? Curious if it is worth it as a solo dev if you don't need it for reporting schedules or time estimates to anyone.

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've tried doing this for a long time, and never found that the results were worth it. As a solo dev, you'll often find that the project's requirements are changing as you're working on it. You realise some feature can be cut, or that some mechanic isn't fun unless it's expanded out into something else... so the tasks, features, dependencies etc are subject to change all the time. It's worth tracking your hours and it's worth trying to get your head around the scope of the project as best you can, no doubt, but trying to measure "how well the project is tracking" by comparing completed work against a list of requirements has only ever brought me frustration and anxiety.
      If it's a project small enough for a single person to complete, it's probably also small enough for you to manage the development by keeping a digital sketch pad of the designs and systems as you're building them.

    • @jerradbieno6810
      @jerradbieno6810 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AdamCYounis Thank you for the reply, that makes perfect sense!

    • @serenabrowne4517
      @serenabrowne4517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AdamCYounis I was wondering, what software do you use? Or what do you think the best option is?

  • @christophermurphy9661
    @christophermurphy9661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    canvas size?

  • @pixelpower6861
    @pixelpower6861 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Like she was up all night studying.” Me who just got called out at 4am because I’ve been studying with TH-cam in the background 💀

  • @berkaysimsek7529
    @berkaysimsek7529 ปีที่แล้ว

    what is then name of u opened program at 11:11

  • @renzodepoortere23
    @renzodepoortere23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know how big his canvas size is?

  • @rick.sebastian
    @rick.sebastian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow good job teaching me

  • @griff424
    @griff424 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been having a hard time drawing humanoid characters i hope these videos would ring a bell or smth

  • @linezokode9766
    @linezokode9766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    10:53 thats teacher looking, not innocent

  • @user-cr6cd4qz3i
    @user-cr6cd4qz3i 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when do i need to add lineart for pixel art?

  • @rangga6921
    @rangga6921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Reza Rahadian, thanks for the tutorial. this realy help for a non-artist background like me to build assets for my game.

  • @fugosfork7907
    @fugosfork7907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great
    I still have so much trouble drawing figures

  • @blackjew6827
    @blackjew6827 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you using a tablet or mouse?
    *nvm i did not get to THAT (4:53) point....

  • @allandeschamps1167
    @allandeschamps1167 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which tool does he use for pixel art

  • @MrSpacepauls
    @MrSpacepauls 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is that awesome tune playing @8:30?

  • @fr0styboy
    @fr0styboy ปีที่แล้ว

    you're so talented man. why do my characters look like lumps of pixels?😭

  • @user-zu6hy8rj5q
    @user-zu6hy8rj5q ปีที่แล้ว

    What application do you using for drawing in this video?

  • @beepie7673
    @beepie7673 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much would you charge for a sprite like this?- I'm going into pixel art and want to know how much I should be charging!

  • @misu9708
    @misu9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    TH-cam comments : *AMAZING* !
    Twicth chat : *pixel* *butts* :D

  • @johnmickozotomayor4808
    @johnmickozotomayor4808 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many pixels is that character?

  • @jasonespinoza5105
    @jasonespinoza5105 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Art is an iterative process. Get it wrong, add, subtract, refine, repeat.

  • @EXOTIC__ViBeZ
    @EXOTIC__ViBeZ ปีที่แล้ว

    What are you using?

  • @trileminh4688
    @trileminh4688 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahh hello? What program are you using to create pixel art? Does it have animation??

    • @pranaykavula2741
      @pranaykavula2741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is called Aseprite. Look it up!

  • @DarkArtAnimations
    @DarkArtAnimations 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pixel art is scary tbh when I first started I was freaked out

  • @suissefidelis9733
    @suissefidelis9733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please do an advance pixel art next!!!

  • @TEDDYBeat1988
    @TEDDYBeat1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    does anyone know which program is used for the animation? also Leonardo? BTW great turorial :)

    • @AdamCYounis
      @AdamCYounis  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aseprite!

    • @TEDDYBeat1988
      @TEDDYBeat1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your answer. I have seen today a another video on you Chanel who u say this :D

  • @anneisnotgay7617
    @anneisnotgay7617 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can i ask what program u r using to draw this?

    • @4_Posteritys_Sake
      @4_Posteritys_Sake 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A little late, but he is using Asprite

  • @gameclips5734
    @gameclips5734 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the preview window is there so you don't have to keep zooming out

  • @williamdrum9899
    @williamdrum9899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The older the system you're making the game for, the more limitations you have.

  • @schrodinger547
    @schrodinger547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mine is looking so weird, it's quite difficult for the first time 😅

  • @jiaxuanng2396
    @jiaxuanng2396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What software does he use?

    • @beepboop6199
      @beepboop6199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bruh read the comments

  • @pebbles6244
    @pebbles6244 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want that colour pallet