How hard is pixel art & aseprite?

[JIIINGJING]

Just how hard is pixel art compare to other stuff like, 3D Sculpting, Drawing (on pc)

[MetaVT]

I think its a bit easier but it depends on the person

[Hac 3432]

For pixel art , it gets much easier if you start to find out your style.
Lets keep on it together

[MrSwagster]

to be honest with you, i am a begginer too and i think the pain comes up when you wanna make curvy lines. but that doesnt mean you should give up ofc.

[my butt is erect]

Well unlike physical traditional drawing/painting, you can't add flavor and nuance with delicate artsy brush strokes. Here it's about measured small details. That makes the source of difficulty super different. It feels really different. But I'm just an amateur at either.

[VforVeranda]

I think I can maybe answer your question a little more thoroughly:
As a bitmap manipulation program, Aseprite is great. It is very intuitive and easy to learn. It is also specifically geared towards pixel art and it really REALLY excels at it.
I've used Piskel a bit in the past and Aseprite is much better in my opinion.

Secondly, Pixel art is a fun one. It can be amazingly hard but also amazingly fun; but maybe the wording "Hard" is bad, or misleading. Let me describe it like this: being good at pixel art is kin to godhood, but anybody can be decent. A single wrong pixel can destroy the image.

An example is the cat from the game called INMOST if you have ever played it. (Not the furries you meet later)
That cat is generally a fraction of 16 by 16 bits and it's one of the smoothest, most beautiful animations I have ever seen and it has less resolution than a teen in a porn shop. The guy that animated that is my hero.

Here, for reference: (at 7:56)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChsQDlUQpks&ab_channel=IndieJames

[JIIINGJING]

Originally posted by MetaVT:

I think its a bit easier but it depends on the person

How hard is it for someone with probably a mental disability or someone who is bad at art in general, like with crappy motor control on their hands or something and then comparing it to just drawing on paper? Is it some way easier for dat type of person? cuz i think it might be. (hopefully cuz i ♥♥♥♥♥♥ suck at anything art based)

[my butt is erect]

If you keep talking about yourself like that you're gonna suck at everything. Serious.
Since you're clicking individual squares and have the ability to undo it does help some of the stuff you're saying.

[Rhombus Dealer]

To do Metal Slug quality stuff? Insanely difficult - but to make interesting and convincing art for a game? - potentially much easier than normal drawing I'd say, especially if you have motor skill issues. The important part is figuring out style that looks good, not necessarily proficient. You can make something highly stylized and learn your own style proficiently, even if you are not proficient at drawing in general. Just having some aesthetic intuition on top of the basics like avoiding jaggies, knowing a bit about outlines and using simple color gradients goes a long way, then look up some sprite animation tricks to make it satisfying.

More importantly - just try it. Only way you'll actually find out, we can't know for you.

[🐾 Squishmallow 🐾]

On top of all the tips you've received so far, I want to add that using a colour palette can really go a long way! I highly recommend this website: https://lospec.com/

[Bird]

if you wanna try before purchasing there's libresprite, it has fever functions according to some but if you wanna try out pixelart it's a good place to start and you can always come back and buy asesprite later.