2014-01-07

In this post we will share with you about some best pixel art tutorials.

We are already in the year of 2014, and we have seen so many styles of web design, graphic design or another kind of design. One of the most unique design style that we still can see in works of many designers is pixel art.

Pixel art was starting to become famous in the 90′s through many old school games like Super Mario, Pac Man, and another games that we played when we were kids. Pixel art also gained its fame through mobile phone and another digital devices. Amazingly, this kind of art or design style still exists until today and has its own fans, including many artists or designers that use pixel art as their basic style.

So, if you love pixel art or you just getting started to know how to make a pixel art, then these 15 best pixel art tutorials will be great for you. Enjoy!

How To Start with Pixel Art

This is the very basic tutorial for creating a pixel art. It tells you the tools that you need, and teaches you how to draw a simple pixel square.



Form and Light

This detailed tutorial will teach you how to make a good lighting to 2D shape so it can be 3D form.



Using and Choosing Colors

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to conserve colors, making your own color palette, and another aspects to get the most out of every colors.



Thinking In Color

This tutorial will tell you how to make a great pixel character by focusing on the right coloring technique.

Dithering Tutorial

This tutorial will teach you anything about dithering, one of the most used techniques in pixel art.

Basics of Animation

This is a great tutorial that provides you the information of basic ideas in creating animation in pixel art. It’s very simple and useful.

Texture and Color Theory

This tutorial will teach you to create a realistic pixel art by combining the right techniques of color shading and texture.

Read Between the Pixels: Color Contrast

This tutorial will remind you about the importance of color contrast in order to create a better pixel art.

Tiling Tiles

This is a detailed tutorial that will tell you about tiling and pixel clusters technique.

Fur Tutorial

This is a tutorial about how to make a realistic furs in pixel art. Actually it also tells you a quick steps to create a character for your pixel art.

Isometric Pixel Art

This tutorial contains basic and advanced information about how to create an isometric pixel art.

Isometric Pixel Building

In this detailed tutorial you will learn to apply the concept of isometric pixel art to create an isometric building.

Isometric Pool

This is another tutorial related to isometric pixel art that focuses on how to create an isometric pool.

Pixel Face

This tutorial contains some quick and easy steps to create human face in pixel art.

Pixel-Over Tutorial

This tutorial will teach you to pixel-over or to sprite the picture and turn it into pixel art.

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