Aseprite 101: Pixels and You

Tips, tutorials and resources for those who are new to the art of Pixeljitsu.

Getting Started: It's hip to be square!

Pixel Art: Where to Start[lospec.com]
This is the ultimate beginners guide to creating pixel art, to point new artists in the right direction and guide you through getting started and how to improve.

Derek Yu's Pixel Art Tutorial: Basics[derekyu.com]
A fast-paced tutorial that shows you the basics of making pixel art by walking you through the creation of a sprite.

Creating Pixel Art Tutorial[pixeljoint.com]
A tutorial designed to explain what pixel art is, what it isn't and how to get starting making and improving your pixel art.

Miniboss Pixel Art Tutorials[blog.studiominiboss.com]
A collection of pixel art & animation tutorials by Pedro Medeiros with step-by-step instructions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51u9ZgrEThg&list=PLmac3HPrav-9UWt-ahViIZxpyQxJ2wPSH Pixel Pete's Pixel Art College Course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6W79jtLJM MortMort's introduction to Aseprite.

More Tutorials for Beginners:

https://drawabox.com/ (drawing fundamentals)
https://medium.com/pixel-grimoire/how-to-start-making-pixel-art-2d1e31a5ceab
http://androidarts.com/pixtut/pixelart.htm
http://gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/sywtbapa_almighty_grass_tile.php
http://samkeddy.com/category/tutorials/
https://conceptartempire.com/pixel-art-tutorials/
https://conceptartempire.com/aseprite-tutorials/
https://www.pixilart.com/tutorials
Intro to top-down tilesets

Online Communities & More Resources: Share it if you Square it!

The best way to learn and improve is by asking questions, requesting feedback and sharing your art with other pixel aficionados! Checking out the work of other pixel artists is also a great way to get inspired and help develop your own style.

Here are some great online communities for aspiring pixel wranglers!

Websites & Blogs:
LOPSEC[lospec.com]
Pixelation[pixelation.org]
Pixel Joint[pixeljoint.com]
SLYNYRD's Pixel Blog[www.slynyrd.com]
r/PixelArt (Reddit)
DeviantArt (online art community)[www.deviantart.com]
Spriter's Resource[www.spriters-resource.com]
Official Aseprite Community[community.aseprite.org]

Discord Channels:
Aseprite Official Discord[discord.gg]
PixelArt Discord[discord.gg]
PixelJoint Discord[discord.gg]
Pixel Art Community Discord[discord.gg]

Youtubers:
Pixorama
MortMort
PixelPete
Brandon James Greer
GDQuest

If you have suggestions, feedbacks or would like to recommend more great resources, feel free to comment below!

How do you master Pixel-Fu?

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!


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[Caw]

peepeepoopoo

[Ghostly-Gadget]

iii) The complete guide to isometric pixel art.
Probably the easiest to start off with, which introduces how to draw 3d shapes then puts them in an environment. Still, this is only isometric pixel art


iv) Learning pixel art ($1)
Not sure about it since I still haven't bought it, but looking at the price it seems worth it.
v) Pixel Logic ($9)
Seems like a really interesting book, still it is under completion.

[Ghostly-Gadget]

I do have a few additions when it comes to books. Though be warned if you want to get the books for free, there are shady websites that do so. Though they are safe, I would recommend buying the books below in amazon/google books. I won't put the links here as i'm sure it's better to support those wrote the books, and to not have your information be potentially be stolen by other people

i) Pixel art for game developers ($40)
Maybe a bit too early as a starting point, since the first thing you do is to draw a person. Admittedly. $40 as a price point is too expensive for me.

ii)Design Arcade Computer Game Graphics (Free)
Around half of it is about gamedev and the other half on pixel art.

[Nitromandiude]

thanks!