How to "Proofread" Your Pixel Art (5 Review Tips!)

[@makokx7063]

Can't underestimate that 5th step. I can't count the times I fell in love with a picture, came back to it a week later and felt physical pain by its hideousness lol

[@bevvy.bee9]

i can't count how many times I suffered looking at code and then figuring out how to fix my problem the next day

[@makokx7063]

@@bevvy.bee9 The French polymath, Henri Poincaré, lead us to this idea, " fringe consciousness" or "idea incubation”. When you actively think about something too much there is noise that prevents you from finding the answer. However even when you stop thinking or focusing on the problem the subconscious keeps grinding away at it without the noise that distracts our conscious thinking. This often leads to being able to solve it when focusing again or just downright "Eureka!" moments when doing something completely unrelated.

[@bevvy.bee9]

@@makokx7063 lmao this is really true for me, I figured out my last problem when I tried thinking about it again quite easily, I have also had a lot of euraka moments

[@someobscuremusicchannel]

that's me with music tbh

[@moose200]

How is everyone ignoring the fact that he _animated_ the sprite mirroring? *HE.* *ANIMATED.* *IT.*

[@jarlfenrir]

He actually animated many things in this video. I don't get your point.

[@moose200]

jarlfenrir im talking about how he didnt even need to do it, he couldve just pulled up a recording of a sprite being mirrored

[@matthewstone2545]

Haha, that's one of the reasons why he should have WAY more subs, he works hard on his vids and they look very professional, like a youtube with hundreds of thousands of subscribers

[@emza8964]

I'm not saying he's bad, but it's a sad world. some people like the people my sister watch *cough cough* chadwildclay *cough* get millions of subscribers from acting stupid and screaming. i wish he could be popular though.

[@glottalstop2080]

That was in the program

[@turtleflyte]

To quickly flip the canvas or a selection press shift + h Edit: You can also flip vertically with shift + v

[@BJGpixel]

Well that is certainly much faster, thank you! :D

[@turtleflyte]

Glad I could help :) Great video btw

[@user-qh5jk1mn5i]

how does this only have 3 replies it’s pinned

[@theduke7268]

@@user-qh5jk1mn5i I can be the fourth reply if it makes you fell better.

[@BrainBoy25]

@@user-qh5jk1mn5i 5th reply!!!

[@retrocademedia-announcements]

This channel is so high quality, it deserves way more subscribers!

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@CKTDanny]

I love how technical this one is! This is something every pixel artist needs to see, IMO!

[@BJGpixel]

Thank you, I agree! I slowly picked up these techniques over time and each has really helped me improve so wanted to share :D

[@CKTDanny]

@@BJGpixel I'm really glad you started sharing these videos, it's been making an impact in the quality of our operations too!! 😁

[@kasekuchentv7869]

I love your videos! Most tutorials the narrator says something like "you can do this and that to improve your drawing", but you actually back it up. You show perfect examples which you can only do if you really know what you are doing.

[@amisner2k]

Checking the silhouette is a really great idea. I also enjoy how all your infographics used in your videos are in a low-res pixel-art style as well as the retro sound effect cues sprinkled throughout. It shows a level of dedication and quality to presentation that is well above the norm. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience, Brandon. It's very much appreciated.

[@mindelofortes12345]

I find that if u duplicate the same image and alternate each one slightly, your able to compare each of em and you can better choose the best image

[@BJGpixel]

Oh yes that kind of iteration is a great approach! Sometimes I'll put one on top of the other and then toggle the layer on/off for a quick in-place comparison

[@xXDragonTribalXx]

Ah yes, iteration seperates a good artist from a great one, not only in pixel art.

[@cubalib]

I didn't know about these! Thank you! I'll give them a try

[@BJGpixel]

Oh cool, well I hope they work out for you! :D

[@IdaeChop]

Did it worked?

[@alcheim12]

A couple of other things you could add is viewing your work at different zoom levels; and then also viewing your work against different background colours to see if it still reads well.

[@watsonwrote]

These tips are also true for non-pixel artists!

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@NeverduskX]

I've heard of many of these tips from different places, but it's incredibly convenient to have them collected and into a single very well-explained video.

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@misiekfarao49]

Great content! Keep going, this is already one of the highest production value channels in the community

[@BJGpixel]

I really appreciate that, thanks for your support! :D

[@munchii-dp]

I'm so happy i found your channel, the way you breakdown and explain makes everything so easy and approachable. after watching this and your hue shifting tutorial I think I'm ready to push my pixel art to a new level!

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@chunkymonkey7983]

That's exactly what I did. lol!

[@Tracks777]

nice content

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@ryandsouza8495]

Nice checkmark

[@ItsKavi]

This is one of the best channels of all time.

[@Ютуберанець]

I do not regret that I started following you as soon as I saw you. But only now, when I saw your shirt, I realized that this was one of the most correct decisions in my life.

[@RockTo11]

I'd have some caution with checking contrast in a grayscale converted image. Humans see some colors brighter than others. For example, full value green looks considerably lighter than full value blue. Something to do with out eyes having more green receptors than blue. When converting to grayscale, full value blue and full value green will have the same gray value your even though we perceive those two colors at different brightness.

[@grimfang4]

There are alternative color spaces that do a better job of dealing with this problem. See CIELAB.

[@jarlfenrir]

If it works as you described, maybe your program is not converting colors to grayscale correctly. Naive approach is to get an average of all three components, but nowadays most programs are using weights for each color. The most common equation is: 0.30*R + 0.59*G + 0.11*B so indeed even in grayscale full green is much lighter than full blue.

[@blazerchocobo]

This is great. I already knew about a couple of those tricks, but I never thought about the palette and the grayscale ones. Keep up the amazing work.

[@jeo5198]

the last tip works amazingly,when you make it at night your brain i tired therefore seeing less mistakes,sleeping on it rests your mind and makes you realize mistakes or irregularities of the work

[@fenvinetwist]

A way that I check my art is draw different parts on different layers (e.g. body layer, clothes layer, hair layer, accessories layer) and it helps to hide layers when I want to see if everything sorta matches up and it makes it easier to readjust if you make a mistake without having to redraw the entire section

[@FlamingFoxProd]

Many of these aren't just tips for Pixel Art, but Art in general. Very helpful!

[@labeardod]

So, there is a way to get your sprite's color palette in PhotoShop without eye-dropping, but because it's PS there's more than one step involved. Step 1: Image > Mode > Indexed Color - leave palette as "Exact" - leave matte as "None" - click ok Step 2: Image > Mode > Color Table - click save and save it wherever you'd like and give it a name Step 3: Image > Mode > RGB Step 4: Open your swatches panel: Window > Swatches - click the hamburger menu - choose replace swatches - change the file type on the right to Color Table(*.ACT) Now you have your color swatches - plus black and white. >> Credit to this short tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bairhmuCe92hhrM It seems like a lot, but it's pretty quick. Could be useful for getting palettes from other images with more than 4-10 colors.

[@nithen8179]

Thx :)

[@tristanwegner]

1:34 Wow, this is such a good visual example!

[@qywhe3123]

Amazing tutorial as always. Your very talented and I hope your channel grows so everyone can witness your amazing artworks. Have a nice day!

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@maxlearnsgamedevelopment9328]

Love these tips, I think can make my designs way better thanks to this.

[@bloodypommelstudios7144]

Amazing tips for any style of digital art!

[@QuetzalcoatlGames]

Excellent work here! You are giving tips other pixel artists don't... very useful to start improving my own pixels

[@BeingFriends]

Phenomenal advice. Seriously, blown away by your content :)

[@otterpopsyeah]

I'm commander Shepherd and this is my favorite youtube channel on the citadel

[@augustusbrown1061]

Thanks for the tips and keep up the good work!

[@EpicPatrick]

Brandon, you make such great videos. Thank you for your knowledge!

[@meliasnahtony2951]

Well, with studying animation, I like to differentiate the pieces that make up said animation with up to five simple colors; red, blue, green, yellow, and Purple. I like making sure they are as bright as possible as well so I don't get them mixed up with the main body, which is usually grey or black

[@umz9234]

very helpful, thanks!

[@eduardovargas7655]

Hi Brandom! The tips are very great, I appreciate the advice, now I can make pixel art of my ideas. Greetings from Cusco - Peru.

[@foxtorche]

Super helpful! I'm learning a lot from your videos. Thanks!

[@Tracks777]

awesome content

[@Melly_The1]

one thing i do is change the pallet in a different layer. It makes me notice details I haven't seen before doing so.

[@vgmixer7593]

Your tips are real good. I like the monkey too.

[@andregraca6532]

Man, you are amazing. Thank you for this channel

[@ameliaharper3762]

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[@hmaiusculooinimitavel3705]

Now THESE are useful and simple tips. Thanks.

[@WaylonFlinn]

These tips sound really helpful, thanks!

[@BJGpixel]

Thanks, hope they work for you as well! :D

[@emikillua]

this is so helpful thank you!

[@BJGpixel]

Glad to hear, thanks! :D

lovely video

[@kahwull014]

I really love your videos!

[@loba8924]

Beautiful tips. Thanks a lot!

[@hexar260]

that greyscale thing there is a simpler and faster way (on windows) search filt(er) in settings or the search bar thingy ad then select turn on filter and allow shortcut then press the grayscale option and then when you need it press (windows+Ctrl+C) to turn it on

[@zeldrias]

this is excellent! somewhat unrelated, but: is the palette from the sushi stand available somewhere? (2:18)

[@frosts1lent19]

I’ve been enjoying your videos, keep up the great work man! And quick question have you switched programs?

[@BJGpixel]

Thank you! No I'm still primarily Photoshop, but thought I'd present these tips through Aseprite. It's great how it's able to handle everything here the same as Photoshop, especially the layer mode for the greyscale look

[@frosts1lent19]

Brandon James Greer It’s nice to see how Photoshop and Aseprite are almost the same and once again keep up the great work your videos are inspiring people like me to create pixel art

[@russianniken]

I use to set the art that I'm working on as a wallpaper. Given some time I can end up finding what feels off and what I want to change.

[@swarth8632]

Flip it! So useful but easily overlooked!

[@jamstarx]

These are great tips

[@RetroRewindXII]

See you space cowboy (Jokes aside, thanks for these videos. You’ve helped me make some amazing art for my games!)

[@inuinuinuinuinu]

this is amaaaaazing! :D

[@dynamicsketch]

I've been working on a sprite and showing it to a few friends for feedback. I keep making small changes to make ot read better.

[@FarizDrawing]

Very nice tips 👍👍👍

[@HeightAboveSeaLevel]

Thank you for this.

[@miles3279]

Thank You For This tipss !!!!!

[@carololiveira9920]

Eu amo teus video Brandon me motiva a continuar estudando pixel cada vez mais

[@santinosuarez3729]

I love your shirt

[@chimklee]

Tip: ask others about the art, see if there would be any neat additions or mistakes.

[@melihklcer3609]

What is the name of the palette in the sprite in 3:34

[@Matzu-Music]

Try to not only have contrast in light but also in color.

[@jdcarling]

what a good video

[@angelthedog7614]

i sketch before i draw so that i have a good idea of what im going for. but thats because i make maps and mostly not characters

[@FFF33311]

u are so good channel, one day u will have a millions viewers :)

[@cccccece]

You are a very good channel, one day you will have millions of viewers :)

[@FFF33311]

@@cccccece srry for the bad english i'm not fluently in english

[@cccccece]

@@FFF33311 ehh me neither

[@MaxwellCatAlphonk]

Maybe try to make pixel art with resolution 1920z1080

[@factuallystray]

These video's are too useful. I spend more time watching them than doing pixel art!

[@Jellyjam14blas]

*Neat™️*

[@ygorhenrique4027]

For me this vid could have like an hour

[@cootloot5675]

I’m gonna carry that weight 😫

[@ishcagamer8003]

am I the first to say that the pixel art is blinking?

[@Brik2246]

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