Learn Pixel Art for Games

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Pixel Art Basics

Lecture 1: Choosing Pixel Art Programs

Lecture 2: Basic Tools For Drawing

Lecture 3: Starting Simple – Drawing an Apple

Lecture 4: Using References to Improve Your Pixel Art

Lecture 5: Saving and Exporting Your Work

Lecture 6: Understanding Shading

Lecture 7: Avoiding Pillow Shading

Lecture 8: Using Outlines

Lecture 9: Drawing Curved Lines Using Pixels

Lecture 10: PIXEL ART BASICS CHALLENGE

Chapter 3: Ground Tileset

Lecture 1: Setting up a new document (For Multiple Programs)

Lecture 2: Creating First Dirt Tile

Lecture 3: Adding Grass Tiles

Lecture 4: Making the Bottom Tiles

Lecture 5: Making the Left Edge Tiles

Lecture 6: Making the Right Edge Tiles

Lecture 7: Making A Thin Platform And Understanding Inner Corners

Lecture 8: Making Inner Corners

Lecture 9: Making Thin Pillar

Lecture 10: Making Sloped Tiles

Lecture 11: CHALLENGE – CREATE SLOPES GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY

Lecture 12: Finishing Touches for Tiles

Chapter 4: Backgrounds

Lecture 1: Laying Out Test Map

Lecture 2: Laying out a Rough Background

Lecture 3: Adding More Mountains

Lecture 4: Using Colour to Show Depth

Lecture 5: Adding Highlights To The Mountains

Lecture 6: Adding Clouds

Chapter 5: Understanding Colour & Colour Theory

Lecture 1: Colour Basics

Lecture 2: Applying Warm and Cool Colours to Test Scene

Lecture 3: Understanding Colour Combinations

Lecture 4: CHALLENGE – DESIGN YOUR OWN TILESET

Chapter 6: Creating a Character

Lecture 1: Setting up Character Sheet

Lecture 2: Simple Process for Creating a Character – The Head

Lecture 3: Adding The Body

Lecture 4: Adding Shading

Chapter 7: Animating the Character

Lecture 1: Creating an Idle Animation

Lecture 2: Creating a Jump

Lecture 3: Creating a Walk Animation – Leg Movement

Lecture 4: Creating a Walk Animation – Shading The Legs

Lecture 5: Completing the Walk Animation

Lecture 6: CHALLENGE – DRAW & ANIMATE A NEW CHARACTER

Chapter 8: Platformer Objects

Lecture 1: Setting up Platformer Objects Document

Lecture 2: Creating Spikes

Lecture 3: Creating a Coin

Lecture 4: Animating the Coin

Lecture 5: Creating Hearts

Lecture 6: Creating a Gem

Lecture 7: Creating a Dangerous Weight on a Chain

Lecture 8: Creating a Rotating Checkpoint

Lecture 9: Creating a Signpost

Lecture 10: Creating a Log Bridge

Lecture 11: Creating a Fence

Chapter 9: Making Enemies

Lecture 1: Making a Simple Slime

Lecture 2: Animating the Slime

Lecture 3: Making an Enemy Bat

Lecture 4: Animating the Bat

Lecture 5: CHALLENGE – CREATE MORE ENEMIES & OBJECTS

Chapter 10: Dungeon Tiles

Lecture 1: Understanding Top-Down Perspective

Lecture 2: Creating The Basic Wall Tile

Lecture 3: Creating the Floor Tile

Lecture 4: Weathering the Floor Tile

Lecture 5: CHALLENGE: Use the same weathering techniques on the bricks in the dungeon walls

Lecture 6: Adding More Wall Tiles

Lecture 7: Adding Shadows

Lecture 8: Completing the Walls

Chapter 11: Dungeon Objects

Lecture 1: Extending The Tileset

Lecture 2: Adding a Door

Lecture 3: Adding Gold Coins & Bars

Lecture 4: Adding A Wooden Crate

Lecture 5: Adding Wooden Barrels

Lecture 6: Adding A Wooden Sign

Lecture 7: Adding A Torch

Lecture 8: Adding Tombstones

Lecture 9: Adding Decorative Carpet

Lecture 10: Making Worn Carpet

Lecture 11: Adding A Stone Pillar

Lecture 12: Adding A Water Pool

Lecture 13: Adding A Treasure Chest

Lecture 14: Opening The Treasure Chest

Lecture 15: Dungeon Tileset Complete

Chapter 12: BONUS: Completed Images (For Reference)

Lecture 1: Completed Images (For Reference)