Creating Pixel Art from a Mech Figure (Armored Trooper Votoms)

[@uNine-qb8gt]

You know you've found your art style when a useful skill is drawing humanoid mechs

[@bentonclayton2385]

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[@jaydenayaan1930]

@Benton Clayton Instablaster :)

[@bentonclayton2385]

@Jayden Ayaan Thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and Im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@bentonclayton2385]

@Jayden Ayaan It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thanks so much, you really help me out !

[@jaydenayaan1930]

@Benton Clayton no problem =)

[@burner9147]

here i am learning about sprite art ANY MY FAVORITE MECHA ANIME SHOWS UP I FREAKING LOVE VOTOMS

[@johanneszockt3637]

You make really cool and high-quality Videos you are inspiring me to get better in Pixel art because I am pretty bad in it ^-^. Also not really good in English reading or speaking because I am from Germany so I really sorry for the wrong sentences. So have a great time

[@BJGpixel]

Hey thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy the videos and hope you continue to improve at pixel art! :D Your English is great by the way!!

[@bomber_g]

your English is not bad at all!

[@johanneszockt3637]

@@bomber_g Of course it isn´t bad with Grammarly and Google Translator but without (・_・;)

[@jr.p.8429]

It's funny how people who learn English against people who grew up knowing English are much better at English than the people who grew up with English... I mean, It's funny how people who learn English are much better than people who grew up with English. That still doesn't sound right...

[@constant9892]

@@jr.p.8429 Yes this fumny

[@Booskop.]

Awesome man. I really hope for you your channel will explode sooner or later, because with your skill not only in pixel art, but also in teaching, as well as the amazing quality of your videos in general, this is amazing content.

[@BJGpixel]

Ah thank you so much! It's been a learning curve for me to be able to put this content together, and I feel like I'm still getting things off the ground. Glad to hear it's resonating! Thanks for watching, I truly appreciate your encouragement :D

[@livanbard]

man this is pretty interesting, specially since I'm doing a couple of mechs for starbound mods.

[@iennefaLsh]

Who'da thunk? I didn't expect a VOTOMS pixel art video, of all things. A very pleasant surprise to see one of my favorite real robot series get recognition in a niche like this. Unrelated: Fang of the Sun Dougram, VOTOMS author's previous work, was used as an inspiration for Battletech(e.g.: see the Shadowhawk mech). If Titanfall really did take inspiration from VOTOMS, I wouldn't be too surprised.

[@AmeleeBasham]

ooh boi that's the same robot Mellowlink fights! I'll have to check out this series next. Beautiful art as always!

[@WillowEpp]

Hell yes, VOTOMS might be Takahashi's best series.

[@gurenchamp]

You even did stop-motion! Man of many talents! I also like the animated character card at 9:17.

[@CKTDanny]

Haha, that little stop motion animation at the end was brilliant! Loving these regular uploads! I've been meaning to ask, do you have a background in video? Your stuff has been top-notch from the get-go!

[@BJGpixel]

Haha thank you, had fun on this one! :D No video background actually, but I've got a good deal of (amateur) experience in photography and audio recording - so that's been helping - and I learn to fill in the rest as I go. I really appreciate that comment coming from a tech guy like yourself!

[@CKTDanny]

@@BJGpixel Ah, I see! It's really showing - especially your experience with audio, your stuff sound great. However, I was more impressed by some of your graphics animations in your other videos! Anyway, keep up the great work buddy :)

[@BJGpixel]

@@CKTDanny Thanks so much! Yeah I realized I could build the graphic animations like I would when making pixel art animated GIFs. It can be tricky to sync with audio but I'm getting better! :D

[@Dan_d00d]

@@BJGpixel All your work is increasingly high quality - and it would be an easy thing to sleep on your actual Clean and eye-friendly layouts and vid editing, but on this one you went all out and the Stop Motion work itself is to be acknowledged as excellent. Def excited to see any 2020 star wars stuff. My wish is a Space Adventure Cobra themed piece (psycho gun reveal animated gif) - look it up if not familiar. Amazing!!

[@openjcd]

Jus' saying, but your intro is REALLY good.

[@arnomleonam149]

Your channel are helping a lot on my creative process. Thank you bro!

[@Dan_d00d]

All your work is increasingly high quality - and it would be an easy thing to sleep on your actual Clean and eye-friendly layouts and vid editing, but on this one you went all out and the Stop Motion work itself is to be acknowledged as excellent. Def excited to see any 2020 star wars stuff. My wish is a Space Adventure Cobra themed piece (psycho gun reveal animated gif) - look it up if not familiar. Amazing!!

[@pudimlaranja4118]

The vibes of your videos are so good

[@_loxymore_]

3:11 i love the "refinement" step that transforms a potato into a beautiful drawing.

[@thatgirlinamask8699]

If you want the sidescrolling mecha human combo, I have to recommend Blaster Master NES for shooting, and the new Panzer Paladin for melee, both are super solid games.

[@KiranWade18]

Would it be possible for you to do a video where we send u art and you explain possible improvements? U are the most helpful pixel artist on KZbin btw

[@BJGpixel]

Yes I've been considering that! I'll make a community post or a short video about submission guidelines when I'm ready to accept them. Thanks for your support! :D

[@brandonjacksoon]

Amazing! So professional! You really talented person! Thank you for the best pixel art content!

[@018FLP]

The figures photoshoot just made me go aaawww

[@Inciwalker]

Hey brandon! you are being a big part of my inspiration when im doing pixel art! keep the good work dude

[@BJGpixel]

Hey happy to hear, thank you! How long have you been doing pixel art?

[@Inciwalker]

@@BJGpixel its been 1 month i think, it literally got my atention when i finished playing Katana zero and that game have gorgeus pixel art ! i have some previous hand drawing experience and sometimes helps me in my projects. Anyway im having a really good time doing pixel art! now its a hobbie, but im getting very engaged with it. Sorry for my english!

[@BJGpixel]

@@Inciwalker ah very cool, haven't played that one but it looks like a gorgeous game! Very cool that you decided to try pixel art for yourself; best of luck on your pixel art journey! :D

[@artvandelay8830]

Flipping genius! Amazing art!!!

[@ezrareimer8789]

Love the video Brandon. I showed this to my students today while we were trying to design pixel art mechs.

[@Fred79444]

Very impressive, thanks for sharing your work, and process!

[@roncash7640]

2:54 He looks like Solid Snake in gray-scale, but great sprite work. . .🤩😁👌💯

[@LewisNakao]

I tried pixel art once before and it went terribly, but after seeing a handful of your videos, I might give it another try. Otherwise, you videos are interesting to watch because you describe your thought process for an incredibly amazing skill that I appreciate a lot more.

[@zyrkugilgamesh]

7:37 Try Front Mission: Gun Hazard, it's more or less what you defined, though is not the same franchise

[@AndyB-yv3zg]

Freaking sweet mech sprite!

[@HelmutKohlrabi]

Cool stuff. Votoms is the only decent Mecha show I've seen that does not have whiny children protagonists. It's also not popular enough so seeing this makes me happy. Good work on the color schemes!

[@guireisjpg]

Great video! Somehow the Chirico character reminds me of Kaneda from Akira haha. Thanks for sharing your illustration process, you know, my greatest struggle with drawing is to understand how to properly cast shadows. Keep up the good work! :)

[@BJGpixel]

Haha I can see that, probably the red jumpsuit! It'd actually be amazing to do a mash-up and colour the Scopedog suit like Kaneda's bike with all the stickers too 🤔 And yeah, I still struggle with shading as well. I find it easier to visualize for boxy shapes (like the mech suit), so it's a matter of applying a similar approach to more "organic" shapes

[@sebleonard8273]

Oof I have so much more to learn. I just retrace over people in pixel-art for fun and wish to improve and learn more. Thanks for the amazing videos

[@CammieRacing]

Can very much see Eggman robot in this, must be where Sega took some inspiration.

[@reesecastillo9081]

I just picled up pixel art and really enjoy your content! Just some constructive critisism for this piece, I think the lens on the Scope-Dog or whatever its called shoukd be a few more pixels to the right instead of the middle because the head isn't dead straight.

[@matthewbrookeart]

I have a model kit of votoms I need to build I love the design of them!

[@boredcast5149]

The robot lowkey looks fucking sick

[@ihadabaddaytoday]

gosh i wanna watch votoms soon

[@hapofils]

Nice work. For the mech, legs would have looked better, if one leg have had hide just a little the other one. If we just look to the bottom of the robot, legs seems to be on the same plan, or the right one behind the left one. Thx for the videos, I am drawing on MS paint, and I am having as much fun as you ^^

[@bagusnaga01]

very lovely

[@jaredjohnston1259]

So awesome! I love these videos. Please keep them coming.

[@BJGpixel]

Thank you, I had a lot of fun putting this one together! Thanks for watching; got a mix of tutorial and personal projects in the works!

[@jaredjohnston1259]

​@@BJGpixel Awesome! I can't wait. You definitely have the best pixel tutorials and helpful tips that I've seen so far.

[@BJGpixel]

@@jaredjohnston1259 haha well thanks! Are there any tutorial topics you're curious to see in particular?

[@jaredjohnston1259]

@@BJGpixel Well, I really enjoy your color tutorials. Color picking is hard for me. But, off the top of my head, maybe something with turning real-world objects or people into pixel versions of themselves. Often the simplification can get messy for me and choosing what to include and omit can be tricky.

[@BJGpixel]

@@jaredjohnston1259 those are great suggestions, thank you! Yeah I'd like to do one about colour combos/pairing, and another about translating details into pixel representation and how to size it out. Adding to my master list!

[@loganirons2751]

I know you have already touched this topic with this video and a lot of other videos, but do you mind if you can do a tutorial on various different robots. You could try doing some that are futuristic and that look like they could be from WW II. Also, do you know how to make arms look more defined when they are overlapping the body?

[@theknight334]

I'm still catching up on the videos you've uploaded, but I'd love to practice some animation in the pixel medium. The game idea you presented reminds me of "Hardcore Mecha," but they went with a much more detailed medium and 3d style; some of there levels backgrounds blend too well with foreground and platforming.

[@mtownanddown]

Hey Brandon! Great videos. Really helpful for me in getting started with pixel art. I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil and have photoshop experience, but this is the first time I've used it for pixel art. I'm having trouble understanding some of the basics of how to replicate lines and work more quickly. Are you using the marquee tool to copy and past lines and shapes inside of individual layers without affecting the background layer? Also are you using the marquee tool on selections and then filling those selections with color? Thanks in advance and hope this question makes sense.

[@pixelpolraptor2192]

awesome!

[@doodleplayer4014]

Don't worry, if you do draw any fruit bowls in the future they'll already be pixelated and safe to show on youtube.

[@nuevoinvolve]

my BRAIN can’t take it. 🤯

[@the7569]

Love this video! Your art is incredible. If you like armored trooper votom i reccomend you check out Armor hunter mellowlink. It takes place in the same universe and is on KZbin, its a great 80s anime

[@BJGpixel]

Thank you! Oh that's awesome, would love to see more from this universe - I'll definitely be checking that out, thanks! :D

[@maxlearnsgamedevelopment9328]

Man, you should make a Drawing 101 series 🙏

[@NotHere2SellCookies]

I know this is 4 years old but how did you calculate the size of the sprites based on the size of the figures? Lile what formula did you use to get that?

[@gonzaloarvietti7189]

how can I know the size of my character in pixels?

[@Rardie]

Nice Marie Kondo reference lol

[@BJGpixel]

Haha thank you! Haven't actually seen the show, but I still exercise my right to recognize when things spark joy or do not spark joy

[@corgikun2579]

glad I subscribed

[@a.krugliak]

very cool))

[@InerciaVirtual]

How long does a project like this takes you

[@MangoFlamingo]

What is the canvas image size?

[@taube_g]

U need to do another pixel art about Titanfall! Please i beg you man!

[@faiz704]

Another cool videoooo

[@BJGpixel]

Thanks! :D

[@dersps5905]

I know exactly why they're using nude models, but the bowls of fruit I am yet to understand. Overall, I think I'd go for plastic robot too.

[@TheAgentAPM]

Heh. I think you left something below the knee pad. Other than that, amazing work!

[@BJGpixel]

Thanks! Do you mean the little flap that pokes out? That's on the figure! ;p

[@TheAgentAPM]

I mean that his farther leg suggests that it should be a sort of mesh blend between the leg and cap, making the other look quite cutoff. Especially that you've recorded how you sheared the front leg to expose the farther more. I think the contrast is too high to consider it a cap flap by the first glance.

[@WispKeeper69]

Do you use a drawing pad or mouse and keyboard?

[@lordduvington5924]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Nice Peter from Epic Rap Battles Of History?

[@sho1175]

8:16 "dagrons" ;D

[@WQ_11]

Hey, can you make more videos similar to this? Cause this was really useful in knowledge.

[@sammiller8925]

I know this isn't titanfall but oh do I want it to be

[@davidwoek3041]

I also prefer plastic robot toys.

[@00jirow32]

すごい！ボトムスだ！これはむせる

[@kartarva3556]

Soo its basically a old titan from titan fall

[@BJGpixel]

Pretty much! I love Titanfall, that's definitely another reason this thing caught my eye :D

[@araisannanoda3688]

Museru vibe

[@belacile]

Titanfall anyone?

[@BJGpixel]

LOVE Titanfall! I've actually made a bunch of pixel art based on it as well, here's my favourite: twitter.com/BJGpixel/status/957653433309282304?s=19

[@kartarva3556]

Yea im getting the same vibes

[@killensuckaz]

Made me think of the amazing game "Master Blaster" for NES when you were talking about the side scrolling game where you can get into and out of your mech. Absolutely fantastic game.. would be some fun sprites for you to play with. Love you channel and your work! Keep up the awesome job!!

[@haydenhyde9395]

You should check out the Bpasrer Master remake called Blaster Master Zero. Its super good, but Blaster Master Zero 2 is even better!

[@steffenderfreak1]

awesome!