Practical Pixel Art Techniques in Photoshop

Master a variety of useful pixel art techniques for custom assets!

Pixel art remains a steadfast art style to use in games, and is particularly popular in the indie sector. While there are a variety of different ways to render pixel art, there are also foundations that can be applied fairly universally.

Working with the popular software Photoshop, you’ll explore these foundations while mastering shading, color palettes, animation sprites, different materials & objects, and more. You’ll also learn all these techniques while practically applying them to several projects, including characters and tilesets.

By the end, you’ll have not only learned several key techniques for creating pixel art, but gained insight in further customizing your 2D project’s aesthetics.

This course assumes basic familiarity with Photoshop.

You will learn how to:

  • Select and apply character color palettes
  • Deal with walk cycle animation sprites
  • Mimic motion blur with trails
  • Craft tilemap-ready tilesets
  • Shade different organic materials
  • Apply material-appropriate highlights to metallic objects

… and more!

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A basic understanding of Photoshop and pixel art and any version of Photoshop installed.

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By mastering the skills taught in these courses, you’ll prepare yourself for roles in a wide range of industries. Whether you want to work in a startup or a Fortune 500 company, you’ll learn in-demand knowledge and techniques that will help you to succeed.

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I’m an absolute beginner who’s never coded before. Can I still do these courses?

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