Pixel art for Video games

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction Video

Lecture 2: Pixel art and its limitations

Chapter 2: Creating pixel art – Lineart

Lecture 1: Working with Photoshop

Lecture 2: Configuring the tools for pixel art

Lecture 3: Creating lines

Lecture 4: Creating circles

Lecture 5: Drawing your first sprite – a Sword!

Lecture 6: Exercise – trace over a book drawing

Lecture 7: Conclusion section 2

Chapter 3: Creating pixel art – Shading

Lecture 1: Shading in the real world

Lecture 2: Shading a sphere and a cube

Lecture 3: Shading a pyramid and a cylinder.

Lecture 4: Creating an apple sprite – Shading

Lecture 5: Creating an apple sprite – Outlines

Lecture 6: Creating an apple sprite – Texture

Lecture 7: Creating an apple sprite – Bounced Light

Lecture 8: Revisiting the Sword sprite – Adding shading and outlines

Lecture 9: EXERCISE – Shading a chalice

Lecture 10: Conclusion Section 3

Chapter 4: Color Theory

Lecture 1: Color Theory introduction

Lecture 2: Color Harmony

Lecture 3: Color Psychology

Lecture 4: Using color harmonies in mockups

Lecture 5: Color Palettes

Lecture 6: Color in shading – Part 1

Lecture 7: Color in shading – Part 2

Lecture 8: Colors in materials – Part 1

Lecture 9: Colors in materials – Part 2

Chapter 5: Working with tiles

Lecture 1: The basic concept of tiles

Lecture 2: Creating the base tile

Lecture 3: Creating a simple background and adjusting colors

Lecture 4: Conclusion Section 4

Chapter 6: Improving the environment

Lecture 1: Aditional Tiles for variation

Lecture 2: Decorative tiles

Lecture 3: Creating a pine tree

Lecture 4: Reworking the background

Lecture 5: Exercise – Building walls

Lecture 6: Conclusion Section 5

Chapter 7: Creating a character

Lecture 1: Creating the head

Lecture 2: Creating the body

Lecture 3: Detailing the body

Lecture 4: Adding an outline

Lecture 5: Conclusion Section 6

Chapter 8: Animation

Lecture 1: The tools and basics of animation

Lecture 2: Creating the base for animation

Lecture 3: Breathing life into the character with secondary animation

Lecture 4: Animating a run cycle

Lecture 5: Completing the run cycle

Lecture 6: Animating an attack

Lecture 7: Exercise – Character

Lecture 8: Conclusion Section 7

Chapter 9: Bonus Round – Importing to unity

Lecture 1: Importing sprites into unity

Lecture 2: Recreating the animations in unity

Lecture 3: Making it interactive with free scripts

Chapter 10: TopDownTiles

Lecture 1: What is topdown perspective

Lecture 2: Different types of techniques

Lecture 3: Creating Path Tiles – Setting up the pieces

Lecture 4: Creating Path Tiles – Creating a usable pattern

Lecture 5: Creating Path Tiles – Adding Shading to the tiles

Lecture 6: Creating Path Tiles – Trying out the tiles

Lecture 7: Patch Tiles – Understanding the pattern

Lecture 8: PatchTiles – Creating a base grass tile

Lecture 9: Patch Tiles – Improving the grass tile

Lecture 10: Patch Tiles – Creating the dirt tile

Lecture 11: Patch Tiles – Creating the pattern

Lecture 12: BlockTiles – The cliff side

Lecture 13: Block Tiles – Creating the transitions

Lecture 14: Block Tiles – adding a shadow

Lecture 15: Block Tiles – Trying out the pattern

Lecture 16: Exercise – River Pattern

Chapter 11: Top-Down RPG Characters

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Design considerations

Lecture 3: Basic Shapes Method

Lecture 4: Shading Principles

Lecture 5: Shading the body

Lecture 6: Creating and shading the side view

Lecture 7: Creating and shading the back view

Lecture 8: Front view walk animation

Lecture 9: Side View walk animation

Lecture 10: Complete animations demonstration

Chapter 12: Student Edits

Lecture 1: Alan Pauley – Chalice shading

Lecture 2: Jason Brennan – Fish and candle

Chapter 13: Isometric pixel art

Lecture 1: Understanding isometric perspective

Lecture 2: Creating an isometric grid

Lecture 3: Construction lines for an isometric building