As you can see, I am highly skilled 😏

Thank you!

I've always been drawn to environmental design more than character design. I enjoy studying architecture and interior design for inspiration and seeing what I can learn from each new style I come across. It's always a good idea to keep a database of images that inspire you from across the internet. These can be anything and ideally not just pixel art. For example, I have an extensive Pinterest board collection and keep a library of design based images on my PC for reference. A great, but maybe odd source of inspiration on how to compose a scene to give the impact of a theme or the sense of being somewhere is to look at how theme parks capture the essence of each theme. They use a theme and break it down into parts that when put together give an illusion of being somewhere completely new. They are not trying to recreate a realistic version of that theme. But, rather trying to capture the source of what makes that theme. In a way this is the same concept as my small scale pixel art. I don't have many pixels to express an idea so I have to find a way to express the themes and ideas I want in a very limited way. Maybe, you'll prefer a higher resolution canvas and your style will be different. Explore, play and have fun. If you're having fun with what you're doing the learning never feels like a chore. Good luck!

Thanks! Appreciate the comment :D

Haha easter egg doggos!

Thank you! It's for a game I am working on

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to make

Yes, I noticed this after I published the video and fixed it for the print! I don't know why I overlooked it :D

Hi hi! I have a copy of the grid you can paste into a new layer above/below your artwork layers. As far as I know Aseprite doesn't support isometric grids without plugins at least. It's a pretty simple process setting up a canvas though with a premade grid. Anyway, you can grab the one I used here cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/isoTemplate.png Happy pixel artin' :D

@ thanks a lot!

Thank you! It's true, a few hours is lost to Aseprite when I get in the zone 😄

No worries! :D

Thanks!

Hi! Sorry I have never played the console version

Hi hi ^^ Thank you so much for the kind comment! Actually, my brother is color blind and managed to achieve great results with digital art by using values. It's always good to have someone with typical vision to check over. But, if you learn what color values go well with others you can take an almost mathematical approach

@@parker8ball awh ya that’s true how genius thank you so much I will have to try that.

my what sorry? 😃

@@parker8ball please excuse the typing mistake. I fixed it. How did you get your grid to look like that? I am trying to make pixel art for my website. I want to do different rooms but I am new to this. I do have aseprite and photoshop.

No worries! I made a custom grid which I placed on a layer at the top of the document. You can download it here cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/isoTemplate.png

@@parker8ball Thank you so much. Do you do tutorials?

Not yet! I have thought about it. I would like to make a new video to thank all my subs now we've reached 1k

Hi! The latest version comes with the setup guide. But here are the links: cleverbones.co.uk/twitchaquarium/commands/ cleverbones.co.uk/twitchaquarium/setup/

Thanks! I hadn't really thought about it looking like a Polaroid. But, now I can't unsee it 😂

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment :D

@@parker8ball Your welcome :D

You can adjust the grid size using the code. If you want to align the grid to something other than the 0,0 of the frame you can insert that position before the placement code. For example; 100+(xGrid(Active)*32) edit: spelling

The best advice I can give you is just go for it and learn whilst failing. I learned a process of blocking out basic shapes and then shading them by practice, failure and watching others. That's always been my main motivation for sharing these speedpaints. To hopefully inspire people to try the techniques they see for themselves. Have fun with it and thank you for the kind comment :D

Hmmm, let's see if we can fix that! Here's a link to the original source code I made for this tutorial cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/dragAndDrop.zip

Thanks! The original artwork was on a canvas of just 80x112px but then for the composition at the end I upscaled the image to 960x960px. The really beautiful thing about pixel art is it can be scaled to any integer

@@parker8ball wow! I didn't know it can be scaled! That's awesome! What about the resolution? How many dpi do you use?

as a general rule of thumb I would stick to 72dpi for images online and 300+dpi for print material. If you're working with an online print shop they will often have the specifications they require

@@parker8ball got it! Thanks =)

No problem, always happy to help :D

cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/isoTemplate.png here's a link to the grid I made for this project

Thanks! :D

That's a very good question! Normally, I leave the pallet file in the directory with the art. But, on this project I seem to have forgot that step 😢 I'm pretty sure it's Duel by Arilyn (lospec.com/palette-list/duel) but I am casting a purple shade over everything that alters the colours slightly

Thanks! You’re welcome

There’s an idea! 💡

Spokane looks so lovely! Especially in winter ❄

Do you remember what the game is called? I would love to see it

@@parker8ball Theotown, It's a neat little game with a nice community you should check it out!

Added to my Steam wishlist in anticipation of the upcoming summer sale! Thanks :D

the game is called Theo Town i Believe well its the only pixel art themed City building game i know

​@@parker8ball ^ couldnt figure out the way to answer the message my bad

I’ll try and be more careful with my bytes next time!

lol

cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/isoTemplate.png Here's a link to the grid I made for this project. Hope it helps

Thank you! If I remember correctly it took around 4 hours of work on stream. Then, I spent another 30-45 min tidying up things before finalising it

Thank you! I am working on a project at the minute. But, I want to get some more isometric pixel art out soon 😃

Thank you! I am sure your art is wonderful 🤩

I appreciate your comment! Thank you 🤩

I have a vague memory of doing something similar in the 90s! If you are going to try it again I can't recommend Aseprite enough. Really is the perfect app for pixel art and it's strangely affordable. Thanks for the kind words 😃

Nothing special? Nothing good? Lol mate I'd like to see you retry doing this

Now paint has layers.

Not me watching the video like:🧘

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Thanks! It's a custom grid I made before starting. You can get it here cleverbones.co.uk/parker8ball/isoTemplate.png

@@parker8ball thx for template

no worries!

Haha! I am still not happy with the legs on the desks. But, hey you gotta move on at some point right? Thanks for the comment 😊🥰

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Sure! I would love to see the result too :D

Thanks! It was fun to make :D

Thank you 🥰

Something tells me I wouldn't even get through 'normal' mode