What is Sub-Pixel Animation?

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  • @nickgeek
    @nickgeek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6000

    Half pixels do exist, it's the "X" button on mobile game ads

    • @FBI-bx8bg
      @FBI-bx8bg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +582

      What? "X" button on mobile ads exist?!?!?!

    • @theRPGmaster
      @theRPGmaster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +342

      @@FBI-bx8bg If the legends are true...

    • @Mushe94
      @Mushe94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      Back button on Android, best thing ever specially to skip ads early

    • @nissimtrifonov5314
      @nissimtrifonov5314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      @@Mushe94 unless the developers were so nice to make clicking the back button quit the whole game at once. and then make the game load really slowly so you'd learn your lesson!!!

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว +409

      Indeed!

  • @MrQw37
    @MrQw37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2448

    Moral of the story?: Metal Slug is the best.

    • @handlessuck589
      @handlessuck589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Damn straight. IREM/Nazca are the best. R TYPE, Cosmic Cop and In the Hunt all look GORGEOUS.

    • @growkit
      @growkit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@handlessuck589 r type no,in the hunt yes (irem)

    • @kdev3235
      @kdev3235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And with this like 700 complete

    • @feinky8489
      @feinky8489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *cough* 1, 2 and 3

    • @dandanthedandan7558
      @dandanthedandan7558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been seeing ads for the new mobile game of metal slug

  • @விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்
    @விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1029

    Ah, so THIS is the secret to Metal Slug looking so good. This one simple trick.

    • @llDbGll
      @llDbGll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      And also incredibly talented pixel artists whose passion and effort must have played a big part in delivering an amazing look to this game. This trick cemented everything into looking extremely good though.

    • @d-o-n-u-t
      @d-o-n-u-t 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      PIXEL ARTISTS HATE HIM! Learn his one simple secret to make Metal Slug look good.

    • @okbutwhatif9905
      @okbutwhatif9905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      metal slug has a great charac design aswell to support this

    • @sanstheelumbu
      @sanstheelumbu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thalaivare

    • @ElekiSerket
      @ElekiSerket 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That's a big secret to the smoothness of the animations, but not all there is to them. The designs are very stylized, and the animation choices have tons of personality (for example, how the Metal Slug tank moves as if it was a living being, especially when reacting to being hit). Add to that a big framecount beyond subpixel animation, and you get some of the best sprites to have graced the earth so far.
      Should mention the sprite artists for MS did all these manually with no modern shortcuts, and they delivered the entire first game in a matter of a few months since development began. Following games also didn't take too long to release either, counting from the point where they started working on each.
      That's peak talent right there, it'd take me that same amount of time to stop being lazy and do a 5 frame animation at best lmao

  • @SpartRyan
    @SpartRyan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1152

    The song is Dirtmouth by Amie Waters. It's a remix of a song of the same name by Christopher Larkin, made for the game Hollow Knight.

    • @jpdude98
      @jpdude98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      I knew it was from Hollow Knight! Thanks for shouting out the creator.

    • @inkh-su
      @inkh-su 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      thank you, i wish @Luis Zuno had added this to the description

    • @BarfCreations
      @BarfCreations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jpdude98 congrats on getting featured in a book thing

    • @jpdude98
      @jpdude98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BarfCreations Hey what's up dude!! That's so cool running into you here! xD Haha thanks man

    • @minnarew
      @minnarew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ah, so _that_ is why it sounded familiar!

  • @Akko1
    @Akko1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Thanks TH-cam for recommending me this, I used to be a pixel artist for Ragnarok Online, the best way I used to make this kind of smooth animation was by literally cutting and moving parts of the characters limbs into a nex pixel areas while I recolor the empty pixels that would leave behind

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      In the End subpixel animations is just an illusion

    • @jerrygreenest
      @jerrygreenest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks for the hint btw!

    • @robertoaguiar6230
      @robertoaguiar6230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the tip!

    • @espelhodasconstelacoes
      @espelhodasconstelacoes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a wonderful work yours is! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya friend!

  • @lucasduque8289
    @lucasduque8289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I always loved how detailed the animation looked in metal slug. As a kid, I loved just looking at it for minutes straight, and the animation made the game stick to my mind like all my favourite Pixar films.

  • @vikrambhavsar3558
    @vikrambhavsar3558 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2167

    wow you're underrated. The quality of your video is amazing plus the music itself adds a nice touch. This was my first video of yours but I'm subscribed.

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Thanks :D

    • @akunekochan
      @akunekochan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me too
      And agree
      Nice touch

    • @Call-me-Al
      @Call-me-Al 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same, I am glad TH-cam recommended this to me

    • @bigmanmajima3182
      @bigmanmajima3182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I think l it's the music from Hollow Knight.
      Also, sorry for the late reply

    • @xthomas7621
      @xthomas7621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not just the music but the sound effect for the talking, too.

  • @Napert
    @Napert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    A pixel is a pixel, you can't say it's only a half!

    • @Viewsk8
      @Viewsk8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Well TJ “””Henry””” Yoshi...

    • @ZuoKalp
      @ZuoKalp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      First off, I need to talk about the true masterpiece that is Metal Slug.

    • @hainsay
      @hainsay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      QPU: A quarter pixel unit, from having subpixel animation at half intensity in both directions.

    • @kimgkomg
      @kimgkomg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Viewsk8 well TJ "."

    • @GuisoBoy
      @GuisoBoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone already say it :'c

  • @buildinasentry1046
    @buildinasentry1046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Honestly metal slug sprites are some of the best I’ve ever seen to this day, always loved them since the first time I played one of em on an arcade machine way back

  • @JordanICM
    @JordanICM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    1:38 in addition to his belly shifting, I also analyzed that he's going between half and three-quarter chubs in the crotch area. I'll make an additional note of that in my documentation.

    • @It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise
      @It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Can’t really blame him though, if I was In a world with an artstyle like metal slugs, I’d be rock hard 24/7.

    • @elivcdxv1852
      @elivcdxv1852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise hell yeah brother
      No, seriously, i can barely see without my glasses so if i could just see the world in MS style I'd be fine with it until a semi slammed into me while i was inspecting pixels on the highway.

    • @thereptile9467
      @thereptile9467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@elivcdxv1852
      So... How's the isekai goin?

    • @elivcdxv1852
      @elivcdxv1852 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thereptile9467 made it back a while ago, got the worst ending

    • @thereptile9467
      @thereptile9467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@elivcdxv1852
      Damn, sorry to hear that my dude.
      Lemme guess, you forgot to raise enough bond points rite? Happens to the best of us.

  • @joetraincool
    @joetraincool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    After having it explained, this seems so obvious. I hate that I never noticed.

    • @inendlesspain4724
      @inendlesspain4724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I had heard of NES games which did this, but for some stupid reason up until watching this video I thought they didn't use or even polish this technique pass the NES era.

  • @stef__an
    @stef__an 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    "There can not be half pixels!"
    Toby Fox, making Undertale: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that.

    • @MookalH
      @MookalH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Results for pixel art on google:

    • @davisdf3064
      @davisdf3064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      General rule: do not rotate pixel art
      Toby fox: Freak this shit, im bouta rotate pixel art

    • @dorcasmutton6335
      @dorcasmutton6335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you wanna see worse than THAT, look no farther than Scott Cawthon's pixel art.

    • @steirqwe7956
      @steirqwe7956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Well the thing is, his pixelart is subpar to put it gently.

    • @JohnathanJWells
      @JohnathanJWells 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because Undertale is not a pixel-based game. It's a flash game that uses pixelart

  • @jr01theweeb
    @jr01theweeb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    End card examples:
    Metal Slug
    Allan infestation
    Metal Slug
    Metal Slug
    Castlevania
    Donkey Kong
    Metal Slug

    • @MouseGoat
      @MouseGoat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      I think you missed Metal Slug.

    • @C0rruptedSpY
      @C0rruptedSpY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      metal slug is the most impressive example tbh

    • @rcookie5128
      @rcookie5128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm not sure, but I think there's a pattern here. ;)

    • @videopsybeam7220
      @videopsybeam7220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I see nothing wrong here.

    • @luminocuratoria1335
      @luminocuratoria1335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think the last one is Metal Slug
      Attack

  • @AdmiralMaur
    @AdmiralMaur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    "There can not be half pixels!"
    I'll raise you one half A press

    • @urielseptim910
      @urielseptim910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      OK, TJ "Henry" Yoshi.

    • @TheJorgito51
      @TheJorgito51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      to answer that we need to talk about parallel universes

    • @CarbonRollerCaco
      @CarbonRollerCaco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CRTs and analog buttons would like words with you two.

  • @hoangjo
    @hoangjo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    Metal Slug is a freakin MASTERPIECE when it comes to Pixel Art. MISSION START!!!
    Edit: 500 thumbs up? Maybe I should advertise one of my works here! :D

    • @Chan0art
      @Chan0art 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It looks amazing and is incredibly fun

    • @vbgvbg1133
      @vbgvbg1133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It’s so smooth

    • @DigGil3
      @DigGil3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Hopefully their artists went on to be successful in life. They've created true art.

    • @dantekiwi7926
      @dantekiwi7926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      HEBIN MACHINGEN

    • @mcdanzy8379
      @mcdanzy8379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Fio is my childhood waifu

  • @nikodem123asdf
    @nikodem123asdf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is exactly the trick they used to make the animations in Harry Potter RPG's on Gameboy Color have so much life in them. I knew that the sprites themselves barely moved but I noticed that the pixels inside them changed very frequently which made a convicing illusion of a more complex movement.
    I'd totally recommend checking those games out (particularly the second one cause it's better) they look quite timeless and are really easy to pick up and they also take about 5-7 hours to beat.

  • @desu38
    @desu38 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    0:16 Well, TJ "Luis" Yoshi, actually there's a thing called "subpixel rendering" wich achieves just that.

    • @weakspirit_
      @weakspirit_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      true, but i don't think that's what you want to do with pixel art.

    • @blendzen9623
      @blendzen9623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      “A pixel is just a pixel you can’t say it’s only half.”
      - TJ “””Luis””” Yoshi

    • @Copperhell144
      @Copperhell144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@blendzen9623 Someone can tie this to the classic "There's no such thing as a half A button press" joke, but that someone is not me.

    • @Chris-mc2dt
      @Chris-mc2dt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sozcan what the hell are you talking about he’s directly referencing the video that spawned the half a press meme

    • @Copperhell144
      @Copperhell144 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chris-mc2dt Ah. It woooshed over me

  • @michaelanderson3958
    @michaelanderson3958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've been wondering how to transition from my 'key frames' for years now and came across this video randomly. Absolute game changer - thank you.

  • @burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill
    @burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    1:39 "pay attention to the character's wiggling junk"

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bruh

  • @JustZal
    @JustZal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    so thats how they do it
    damn
    my eyes have been fooling me all this time-

    • @namonaite
      @namonaite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      so simple yet so incredebly hard to recreate.

    • @NavrajThapa2002
      @NavrajThapa2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I used to think they draw each frame with each intricate detail from scratch. Still hard though.

    • @midgetman4206
      @midgetman4206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So I guess that they succeeded on their objective

    • @see-sharp
      @see-sharp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      song name plz

    • @NavrajThapa2002
      @NavrajThapa2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@see-sharp it's in the video description

  • @yueshijoorya601
    @yueshijoorya601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How did the creators of Metal Slug have this decades ago? They were true masters of the pixel art.

  • @CocoHutzpah
    @CocoHutzpah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I see Metal Slug in the thumbnail, I click and watch the video. This time, I even learned something that I hadn't really considered, but enlightens quite a lot. Thanks!

  • @BingBangPoe
    @BingBangPoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absurdly well made video. Managed to explain everything without a single spoken word and in less than 5 minutes. Kudos!

  • @Glisean
    @Glisean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is like the most beautiful art tutorial I've ever seen.

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the words.

  • @roderik1990
    @roderik1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Huh, and here I was thinking subpixel animation used the red green and blue subpixels seperately to effectively have 3 pixels per pixel. (incidentally that's why you get the weird colour borders when scaling text)
    Personally this seems more related to antialiasing.

  • @squiddler7731
    @squiddler7731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Wait hold up, is that a hollow knight remix playing in the background?

    • @thatgirlinamask8699
      @thatgirlinamask8699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Correct, Dirtmouth i believe, dont know the arrangement though

    • @battleon81
      @battleon81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So THAT'S why it sounded so familiar!

    • @marcosp.3714
      @marcosp.3714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 90% sure that it is a Dirtmouth remix

    • @thatgirlinamask8699
      @thatgirlinamask8699 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Marcos P. Thats what I meant

    • @It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise
      @It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The remix is by Amie Waters. You’re welcome

  • @Michafrar
    @Michafrar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This is a really good video version of a sub-pixeling explanation! The best video around. You've really picked out some great examples, especially that belly button one from Metal Slug! :D Thank you for doing a shout out to my book too!

  • @teakettle7021
    @teakettle7021 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I cant praise the structure of this video enough. So efficiently explains everything it intended to, while also maintaining a unique aesthetic charm. Just earned a subscriber, my friend.

  • @pikupikuseru
    @pikupikuseru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well, thank you for introducing Abigail to me. I didn't realize Metal Slug was in the business of animation cute pixel anime girls but now my eyes are opened

  • @nordinreecendo512
    @nordinreecendo512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know why, but I feel like having the text box instead of voiced narration is part of what kept my interest. The music was great and really fit the mood of the video very well! Subscribed!

  • @multistuff9831
    @multistuff9831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Melty blood current core actress again also does this very well, it’s amazing how some of the idle animations for characters manage to move so smoothly

  • @HybridAngelZero
    @HybridAngelZero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a technique I've always admired in pixel art, but never really knew how it was done. That's awesome!

  • @MisterZimbabwe
    @MisterZimbabwe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been a hobbyist pixel animator for a year now and I've ALWAYS thought my animation loops looked choppy compared to the like of Metal Slugs masterpieces, and you just showed me why!
    SUB-SCRIBED!

  • @renzobelon609
    @renzobelon609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always loved the Samus idle animation, it made the character feel so real to me!

  • @mcxopjesh
    @mcxopjesh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Imo, this is the real secret to amazing pixelart!

    • @archivushka
      @archivushka 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or just low resoluted imadges of 3d graphics if we take donkey Kong as example

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is!

  • @janjanjul
    @janjanjul 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is an amazing instructional video:
    -short: exactly as long as it needs to be, not a second longer
    -precise: no extraneous information
    -accurate: to the point and correct (as far as I can tell at least)
    -informative: hey, I learned something about a topic that I've only vaguely heard about
    -clarifying examples: the examples fit well and properly show what is talked about
    -structured: the build up of information flows nicely and effortlessly, facilitating learning
    -stylish: the style of presentation fits perfectly with the subject matter.
    10/10

  • @thesquishedelf1301
    @thesquishedelf1301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a key part of why I admire good pixel artists so much. Really, it's about color theory, understanding shading, and how to trick the eye. All of which comes about as naturally to me as snow to Dubai, so it's like sorcery :D

  • @gasiedu
    @gasiedu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    feel like I stumbled on gold here, straight sub!

  • @alfredosilvaneto
    @alfredosilvaneto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The most subtle and interesting for me is Samus. I remember that when I played it as a kid I thought it was quite interesting, but didn't understand why.

  • @SamCyanide
    @SamCyanide 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a fantastic video. I love the style and the music and the sounds and everything. I've really been into high-quality pixel art for a long time and there were so many great examples in this video.

  • @thekorv95
    @thekorv95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice format man, love some calm content.

  • @8BitBex
    @8BitBex 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was excellent. Not just the information, but the quality of the visuals. Even the music was just right.

  • @romankovbasniuk1826
    @romankovbasniuk1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a person who loves animation, but has no experience In it, this was a super cool learning experience!

  • @Minitomate
    @Minitomate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video by itself is pure pixel art!
    Awesome explanation!

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      :D Thank You!

  • @quinnman89
    @quinnman89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This chill environment is exactly how I want to learn EVERYTHING. amazing video.

  • @kimjanek646
    @kimjanek646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ah Metal Slug... has such beatiful animations

  • @cosmicmuse2195
    @cosmicmuse2195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is probably one of the best ways to show how to do this.

  • @BigEvy
    @BigEvy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always knew that moving a whole pixel unit made animations chunky , this is how it’s really done .
    So cool !

  • @emanuelcalvo8529
    @emanuelcalvo8529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definitively, Metal Slug rocked with this technique. Long live those artists! Good content!

  • @just_peace
    @just_peace 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "A motion blur but with pixels" is such a great way to put it!

  • @RobinCould
    @RobinCould 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video gives me a sort of weird melancholic nostalgia, as I sit here, watching some of my old favorite games from my childhood pop up on screen of examples of good sub-pixel animation work.

  • @Koziolrh
    @Koziolrh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those metal slug sprites and animations are just

  • @legitweaboo3357
    @legitweaboo3357 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a unique way to teach, you made it seem like an actual game tutorial. Can’t not sub to this gem of a channel

  • @5mwa
    @5mwa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how the video content was being delivered through a dialogue box of an animated character. It makes me want to read all the content.

  • @khosmo7097
    @khosmo7097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why Metal Slug looks very appealing and satisfying to just even stare at. Love the explanation btw

  • @Joogoo96
    @Joogoo96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I feel like I've wandered across forbidden knowledge with the whole vibe your video has given me. Consider me subscribed!

  • @Trashloot
    @Trashloot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is amazing. The presentation, the content. Its just flawless. I need to see more of your stuff.

  • @juanrodriguez9971
    @juanrodriguez9971 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I already knew this "concept" but I didn't knew it had a name. Is really useful, I hope a lot of people is now making great use of this video.

  • @leostrahl6323
    @leostrahl6323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! That is a masterpiece of a tutorial. I feel sorta like I'm in an Anime and this is part of my hidden technique training montage. With the music right on point and everything. Thank you very much Sensei!

  • @vanbeekster
    @vanbeekster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man I've been struggling with the concept of subpixel animation for a while now and this video really helped me open my eyes. Thanks so much for making & uploading it!

  • @conspiracypanda1200
    @conspiracypanda1200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't entirely understand until the words "smear frame" appeared. It's smear frames, but only using shadows and lighting _limited to the subject's body._ That's really clever!

  • @electroflame6188
    @electroflame6188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was expecting something about subpixel rendering lol

  • @Sauvenil
    @Sauvenil 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, basically showing what 2D pixel artists have to do to hand-render 3D characters.

  • @RexcorJ
    @RexcorJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's not animation, but using similar color tone changes along the edges of characters and lettering makes the designs pop out more, so sub-pixel animation/design can serve two purposes. I love it so much.

  • @johantitulaer1052
    @johantitulaer1052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a great sense of style. Your whole video was very entertaining to watch. Also the music and sound effects fit really well with the colour pallet.

  • @dteragon
    @dteragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's funny is that one of the things that drew me to this video is actually that I'm trying to learn pixel animation in order to create sprites for a hollow knight mod for rivals of aether steam workshop, and here is the song, and I thought I was just being crazy when I heard that soothing rhythm at first

  • @Mtaalas
    @Mtaalas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These techniques are all over 80's and 90's anime. Anime and hand animation in general has utilized these techniques a lot and it found it's way to the pixel animation.

  • @sophia.almeida.r
    @sophia.almeida.r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    "half pixels dont exist"
    Well, we need to talk about parallel universes

    • @mparagames
      @mparagames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      TJ “””””Henry””””” Yoshi was proud of this video, though

    • @XDinky
      @XDinky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao

  • @DreambrushStudios
    @DreambrushStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That minimalist guitar ambience is amazingly refreshing.

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the whole aesthetic and design language of Metal Slug is some of the most beautiful pixel art of all time IMO

  • @ricardchavez8494
    @ricardchavez8494 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly this helps explain why Metal Slug and that one King of Fighters game with the hyper detailed pixel art look so good

  • @bitcrusher3845
    @bitcrusher3845 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic. No unnecessary padding, straight to the point and very informative. I do however feel like a video of such quality should have a voice over.
    Either way great video.

  • @mastafran
    @mastafran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm learning pixel art right now and I was struggling to figure how to make subtler character idle animations! The idea of shifting colors to push that illusion blows my head wide open! Pixel art is definitely a lost art!

  • @HelixGuile4444
    @HelixGuile4444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watched this before, watched it again. Stylized, informative, interesting, precise. Very nice.

  • @frds_skce
    @frds_skce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hoo, Metal Slug arts are great and from pixel art wise, it's timeless

  • @ilhanthediamondcrafter9767
    @ilhanthediamondcrafter9767 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam has recommended this video and I'm impressed. What an awesome knowledge. I'm very grateful for this. Thank you

  • @milksjustice
    @milksjustice 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i don’t know anything about pixel art and have never been a pixel artist but i still found this extremely interesting... great video mate

  • @parinamais
    @parinamais 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was very helpful. I've been struggling with rough pixel animation for a while and had no idea how to fix it. Now I do. Thanks!!

  • @wafflebits
    @wafflebits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:07 is the most important part of this video

  • @undeadmercenary3196
    @undeadmercenary3196 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That thumbnail got me here, now waiting for it.

  • @xeli3046
    @xeli3046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dirtmouth sounds great just as great as this video!

  • @wait-wut3615
    @wait-wut3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wow, I never realised that something's are within your grasp after all. It's just to take one step at a time to get to learn and understand it. Thank you

  • @zamiyonn1964
    @zamiyonn1964 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next to interesting and quick-to-the-point informations, I really liked the general setup of the video. I guess the text boxes fit, since Pixel Art naturally has a retro feeling - so your character avoiding voice-over totally fits the theme ^^

  • @eckitronix
    @eckitronix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're quite helpful! I wondered how this worked, knowing mostly the basis of the colors alternating patterns, but I wasn't sure how it was done, and you've quite swiftly made it clear that this is a good way to do pixel art, which, for me is incredibly useful! I like these and I think I'll sub just to see what else you make.and probably enjoy them too

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pixel art is endlessly fascinating.

  • @GiuHP
    @GiuHP ปีที่แล้ว

    I just want to say, I love this video. First, it's because it made me love pixel animation. Then, it's juste the ambiance.
    Anybofy could do a video short, with face cam and talking about what you said in your video. Bit you created an atmosphere. It wasn't juste a pixelart lesson, it was a real short experience.
    I guess it's like sub-pixel animation: you're video is subtle. A simple music but with sounds effects, written texts but with a videogame style, etc...
    Well, i'l kinda messy expressing myself but I just wanted to say that i love this video, I watched like five times and i'm definitely gonna use what I learned in my future projects.
    Good work, thanks ✨

  • @СеменСковпин
    @СеменСковпин 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldn't be very amazed if I learned about subpixel animation from some average presentation, watched just GIFs with animated game sprites, listened just an audio with this music, observed fact that annotations is shoved like dialogue bar from retro game and etc. But all these details together mixed with illustrative material make very pleasant experience

  • @zaizailiang223
    @zaizailiang223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very nice!This is a important knowledge point for pixelart!
    Thank you!

  • @rodrigoisrael9891
    @rodrigoisrael9891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I as a pixel artist, learned so much from this video, thank you!

  • @ulischmidt03
    @ulischmidt03 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the music and sound effects make it feel like I should be going on an epic quest now

  • @SevScout
    @SevScout 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was super informative. I'm not even really into pixel art, but I think I still leveled up from watching this.

  • @punishedphr1610
    @punishedphr1610 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So nice to see Metal Slug get the recognition it deserves. One, if not the best when it comes to pixel art animation.

  • @Shadow0Heart1
    @Shadow0Heart1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    And subscribed. I just clicked on this out of curiosity, and to my surprise, not only was it informative, it was also easy to understand. THANKS!

  • @gamesthatiplay9083
    @gamesthatiplay9083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Not very common outside the 90s. Like no college teaches it anymore.

    • @leonchi7796
      @leonchi7796 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Pixelart college?

    • @gamesthatiplay9083
      @gamesthatiplay9083 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@leonchi7796 Most people called it art school. They had all sorts of techniques explained in various classes.

    • @ShinyQuagsire
      @ShinyQuagsire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @Stale Bagelz it's a shame bc you can do a lot of neat pixel effects with modern shaders while still enforcing ie 256 colors only, tiling, sprites etc. Love it when games blend modern graphics and actual pixel-limited stuff.

    • @aolson1111
      @aolson1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @Stale Bagelz Who actually gives a a shit if it can actually run on a computer from the '90's?

    • @insanelyheinousbeefer
      @insanelyheinousbeefer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@aolson1111 no one really, but it tends to indicate that the look of the pixels are being manipulated by complicated shader algorithms versus painstaking manual manipulation of sprites, which has become a lost artform as a result. not that it really makes it worse, but it's kind of sad for an entire artistic skill defined by its limitations be erased by technology.

  • @longphan7656
    @longphan7656 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    snk is truly the king of 2d and pixel animation. Their old 90s and 2000s works still amaze me till this day

  • @kingkrispy5289
    @kingkrispy5289 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t even draw in general (I usually do music and writing) but I still got intrigued by this

  • @S4NSE
    @S4NSE 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    awesome, I always wondered how Metal Slug looked so nice, very cozy video, good job:)

  • @SaltyMaud
    @SaltyMaud 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK I'LL WATCH IT DAMN IT. This has been popping on my feed every day for the past couple of weeks.

    • @ansimuz
      @ansimuz  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohh that explains why this video has these many views.

    • @SaltyMaud
      @SaltyMaud 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ansimuz Looks like you won the youtube algorithm. Good video tho, just not sure why it's on my feed. Not that i don't appreciate pixel art, but i don't think i've watched anything related to it lately.

  • @mykytamolodtsov8734
    @mykytamolodtsov8734 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The visual style of the video is crazy, love it. Really glad TH-cam showed me your video)

  • @janorre
    @janorre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is very informative! I think this was used in Suikoden 2. I always wonder how they made the animation of characters in low health looked so life like XD