Complete Beginners Guide to Pixel Game Art

What you’ll learn

The ability to create tiles , tile sets and assets for 2D games
Have competed over 50 2d assets for mobile desktop and console games.

Requirements

Any Pixel art Software or App
Photoshop or any Graphics editing Software
The ability to draw simple shapes (Circles and squares)

Description

I will constantly update this course based on your and your fellow students input. This is your course.

Learning game art can be difficult. You not only have to draw but you have to learn software. This course demystifies that process. In it you will start out with the very basics of simple asset design. Then to more challenging subjects like tiles and tile sets as well as modular 2D art for mobile games.

This relaxed and fun course is for the complete beginner as well as more experienced artists who want to expand their skills. Weather you are trying to create your own game or trying to add to your freelance abilities this course is for everyone.

Not only will you learn pixel art but this course covers modular art as well as side scrolling , platforming and top down styles.

How is this course set up?

In the first section I explain how to use reference.
Then there are 2 sections on Photoshop and Aseprite .
We will then move on to creating your first simple assets
We start out with pixel art to build your confidence
Then its on to environmental assets as we slowly increase the resolution
We take a break and discuss color theory and Design
We now move on to creating our first tiles and tile sets
The you’ll have so much confidence and skill that creating the “Hauntedvania” assets will be a breeze.
For the RPG creators there is an entire section on top down assets and tile sets
There is a special section on designing you own top down RPG style buildings
Finally we close out with creating modular and hand drawn tiles and assets
By the end of this journey you will have the confidence and skill to create any 2d game asset or tile set.

What else will you get?

Lifetime access to the course and all of the materials
Daily responses to your questions
Quick responses to your suggestions
An ever evolving curriculum
Over 60 assets free for you to use in your games

Who this course is for:

Beginning artists
Anyone who wants to create their own game art
Anyone who wants to put in the effort to make their own game art
Anyone who wants to make 2d assets for mobile or desktop games
Anyone wanting to add a new skill for their freelancing business