Convert Vector Graphics to Pixel Art in Adobe Illustrator

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Let me know if you have any vector to pixel art conversion questions! Grab the free starter file to follow along here: www.patreon.com/posts/85953894 Happy Illustrating! 😊

[@danusdragonfly6640]

What is the attraction of pixel art? I genuinely don't get it.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I personally love the look of pixel art, it holds a lot of nostalgia when it comes to favorite childhood games. There are a lot of visual styles I don't necessarily love though that lot's of other people like. It's all subjective 😊

[@danusdragonfly6640]

@@VectorArtAcademy Definitely! I thought it must be something like that - thank you for your response & I appreciate your time being put into these videos. I have been a Production Artist for years & am happy to say that I have learned several new techniques watching your channel. ☺

[@VectorArtAcademy]

It's so good to hear that you've learned some new things here, I feel like production art is where you have to have so much specialized knowledge (and patience!) I've been on that side of things but very briefly and it was about 15 years ago now. I still have the utmost respect for anyone dealing with an influx of client files of varying quality!

[@ViirtualCafe]

straight to the point and i like it

[@genthba]

This is insane. I've attempted to make pixel art, pixel by pixel and always failed. This is huge for me. Thanks!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I know this is a late reply but I'm really glad you enjoyed this :) If you are making a lot of pixelart that does not need to be vector I highly recommend www.aseprite.org/ its the first pixel art program I really fell in love with using, I found it way easier that Photoshop and others.

[@genthba]

@@VectorArtAcademy thank you! I’ll definitely check it out

[@Ve.rachana]

Thank you so much. This is wonderfully explained.))) I'd never have thought it would be that easy!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful and easy to follow 😊

[@erin9868]

I cannot express how helpful this is.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thanks Erin, very happy to help!

[@andrewandrew3762]

I'm from Ukraine and unfortunately I'm very bad at English. But this is the first video that I came across on this topic and I’m glad that I came across it, it helped me a lot!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

So happy I could help 😊

[@tayyubahmed1646]

Never knew I would make pixelated art one day, loved it, thank you!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

It can be addicting once you start playing with pixel art! If you get into it and want to do more that doesn't need to be vector I'd recommend trying out a pixel art specific app. I love Aseprite for any non vector pixel work. Cheers! Kat

[@nox_craft]

Thank you for this tutorial! I didn't know this mosaic tool existed. I've been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out a good workflow to vectorize my existing pixel art. This worked wonders! All I had to do was input the dimensions of the pixel art into the width and height of the mosaic and it perfectly converted it.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm so glad you found it helpful! I didn't discover the mosaic tool until last year its one of those hidden gems. Not sure what program you are doing the original pixel art in but I believe Aseprite has an SVG export option as well, I haven't experimented with that but may be another thing to try.

[@nox_craft]

@@VectorArtAcademy I'll have to look into that one! I've just been using photoshop, but if have seen quite a few options out there.

[@SagarDalia]

this is what I am searching for days! thanks a lot!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

That's wonderful Sagar, I'm happy to help!

[@ebabuks]

this is amazing and straight to the point. love your channel thank you for this!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it! 😊

[@goppo01]

It’s really cool and understandable

[@EnterOsaka]

This was extremely helpful and I am excited to try this out in my own projects!

[@HasanEjaz-b4r]

i want to convert my art into 8 bit classic graphics so what shoul be my settings?

[@deskreanimation]

love this tuto, thanx

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Glad you like it!

[@gigliotube]

Very intersting and usefull tut: i was looking for somenthing like that from a while. Thanks

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JustAmoon__]

This is exactly what I needed, thank you so much!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

So happy I could help!

[@HumongousFungus]

Awesome! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@randybacurnay8089]

I love thee!!!! Great tips

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm glad you found them helpful! 😊

[@halitsanr4439]

Thank you for your efforts !!!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial! 😊

[@EasternGoose]

What's a better process? Doing it this way, or with the live paint tool? Which is more efficient? and do they produce the same quality image? Thanks!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thanks for the question! I think it depends on the complexity of the art you start with and how accurate it needs to be to the original. with simple art that doesn't need to be too accurate (or will be heavily edited later,) this is a quick way to get started. For art that is a little more complex you might want the control of the live paint method, however if you're making anything extensive that doesn't have to be vector based I'd say you're better off in a program specifically for pixel are like www.aseprite.org/

[@raulorm9037]

Ty so much girl!

[@krisbaseofficial]

Very helpful Thanks

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Glad it helped!

[@JaapGrolleman]

Thank you!

[@atulkrishna3467]

You are a lifesaver😭 btw can we convert this to vector? Like if I scale up the pixel art, it'd probably pixelate right? or are the tiles vector?

[@laillaE]

the tiles are vector

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thanks Layla! I'm super behind on comments appreciate you chiming in 😊

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Sorry for the late reply, so happy you liked the tutorial! It is indeed all vector this way so you can scale to your heart's content. I've had a few questions about why one would make pixel art in vector in the first place and one of the great things is that you can scale it up infinitely which is super helpful for using your pixel art in designs like marketing materials or logos for a game that need to be produced in different sizes and stay super sharp.

[@atulkrishna3467]

@@VectorArtAcademy no need to apologise! I figured out a while later the tiles are vector only. Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's super helpful in a webtoon am working on. Thanks for the amazing tutorial 🥺❤

[@ed.love.travel_estercheng]

thank you for your sharing 😍

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Happy to help! 😊

[@ed.love.travel_estercheng]

@@VectorArtAcademy 💗💗💗

[@Psyonixx3m]

Thank you.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Happy to help!

[@NawazAlamgir]

Really useful, thank you

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@_garcos]

life saver

[@VectorArtAcademy]

happy to help!

[@nazlikoo_o]

Appreciate that ❤️

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm happy you found it helpful!

[@takeoats]

GODBLESSSSS

[@wcandra664]

Very cool

[@xxxxx409]

is there a way to do the opposite? Pixel art to vector graphics?

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hmm not that I know of, sorry! That's a more complex process that you'd probably have to build manually. I wouldn't be surprised if there was an AI tool for this in the future though!

[@malifarsyt]

Thanks

[@georgenicko8199]

Thnx :)

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Happy to help 😊

[@jacobthompson1209]

now you can turn fakemon into pixel art for a fan game

[@VectorArtAcademy]

The possibilities are endless :D

[@royadesign]

😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏

[@danusdragonfly6640]

I don't understand why anyoe would want to do this. I love your channel. I just don't understand the attraction of "Pixel Art".

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hey glad you are liking the channel! This has been requested quite a few times now, it's definitely still a popular look for indy game design, (some of my favorites like Stardew Valley have the classic pixel art look.)

[@danusdragonfly6640]

@@VectorArtAcademy OMGosh! The comment kept disappearing so I tried reposting it several times and now I see them all. I am very embarrassed! 😶 I will delete the repeats. Again _ I do *enjoy* your channel and thank you for the response!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Oh no worries at all, I'm so happy you enjoy the channel and if there's anything in particular you are interested in or curious about with Illustrator I'm always open to ideas and happy to help!

[@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333]

it's just one of artstyles that is now available, some people love it, some don't . Same with "flat" graphics.

[@danusdragonfly6640]

@@kurisuchiinathecrocodile333 I do enjoy flat graphics as it is just a simpler graphic design that conveys meaning with the most stylized, simple look. It's a great way to use less colors if you want to stick to a 3-color or less job for budget or branding purposes. I do also get why the pixel art look is appealing in a nostalgic way to older gamers or people who want a retro gaming look. To me though it just sets of lo-res warning bells in my graphics brain. I have been so trained to look out for lo-res art that needs to be replaced.

[@halitsanr4439]

Thank you for your efforts !!!