The amount of effort you put into the ui and styling of your visual brand identity is astounding...just wow. Great job
@PixelOverloadChannel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@uselessgoblin3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@oldaccount65553 жыл бұрын
First ever person I saw to congratulate him for it
@naturelist2 жыл бұрын
I am 101% agree! XD
@Tazerboy_102 жыл бұрын
😲
@domjanabi60063 жыл бұрын
4:15 both are valid, the left one would be for something interactive while the right one would be background, as it implies fog
@cuboembaralhado82943 жыл бұрын
yes, but the second frame would be bad if I didn't use fog difference between the closest and the farthest, without fog it would seem like everything is on your face, like to have a far mountain at your side
@-ism81532 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. I think he was using it as an example of a standalone piece, but the right side would be great as a background of a larger work or video game, drawing less attention to itself for focus on the foreground. The left is better if it's the focus.
@hiiambarney44892 жыл бұрын
Yeah if this was a background for a platformer I would prefer to use the right one, maybe with SOME more contrast in special places but if you can convey a background to your player, making him know what is solid and what just bg image, is half the battle really.
@flask223 Жыл бұрын
agree. it's important to think about choice tho. if you chose to make something with little contrast, there should be a reason. So e.g, it's a background image, or it's far away etc
@burntbeansoup3 ай бұрын
I think white outlines, especially when passing, grab your attention more.
@janikarkkainen39043 жыл бұрын
All of these tips are good, but just remember, it's okay to break any rules if it is something that you feel makes what are you creating "more you". Nothing wrong with liking and using, for instance, black outlines on objects, if that is the aesthetic you are going for. EDIT: And just to make it clear for everyone, I do realize that's exactly what the video says too: these are just tips, not hardline rules that make your pixel art not be pixel art if you don't follow them.
@janikarkkainen39042 жыл бұрын
@@lapelusa993 Dude, I literally say that I know that that's what the video says. It's a really important point though, and bears repeating.
@Cythil2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. It bears repeating. I have seen them be broken for stylistic choice. Sometimes you may even go for what the video warns you about. It can serve a purpose. But is more about knowing what you're doing. The issue comes up more when people do not think about what they're doing. Breaking the guidelines can be great, when you do it on purpose.
@elthomas_2 жыл бұрын
You have to learn the rules before you break them. Someone taught me this in middle school; I think it's very applicable to all kinds of art doing.
@janikarkkainen39042 жыл бұрын
@@elthomas_ Oh yeah that's a good point and is applicable to basically anything.
@sharpfang2 жыл бұрын
Like in any art: when to break the rules? When you know what you're doing. When the rules stand in the way of your goal.
@flofrost83353 жыл бұрын
It's funny how most of these do's and don'ts root from just having limited hardware. I'm working on a project, which consist of making a video game on very limited hardware. So "have limited color", i only have 136 possible colors ever, so it's pretty much covered. "don't overuse anti aliasing" it just doesn't exist on hardware, unless hard made in the sprites, which isn't easy still. "have small canvas" to limit memory usage, small sprites are preferred. So i'm basically forced to follow most of these tips. I really admire how creativity sprouts from restrictions. The other tips are useful for my use case too tho, so thanks for this video!
@plague_doctor02373 жыл бұрын
What hardware are you using?
@flofrost83353 жыл бұрын
@@plague_doctor0237 I'm making my own graphics card, for a CRT TV. I'm using a ATMEGA1284 clocked at 20MHz as the core of the GPU, along with some analog electronics to aid the color fabrication. I've managed to pull off a 120x120 resolution with 200 colors. If you are interested, you can look up my name on github.
@sam_642 ай бұрын
CRT TVs often simulated anti-aliasing before it was a thing too.
@cupofdirtfordinner3 жыл бұрын
this is all amazing advice! however, at 3:52, it largely depends on what you are making your drawing for. close together shades make the art far more relaxed and less bold and loud. if you, for example, are making a background for a desktop, or a game, or anything that shouldnt attract too much attention, then having close together shades is generally beneficial. With darker outlines as apposed to little to no outlines, it can often appear more clean or less intrusive. other than this, this video is really good and offers tons of great tips!
@alessiobenvenuto51593 жыл бұрын
I always use black outline, maybe sometimes not 100% black, but always one single color for everything. It mantains the clear and cartoon look
@CaseyFaris3 жыл бұрын
Dang. Excellent job. Beautiful roundup.
@nerdygeekyart3 жыл бұрын
You're quickly becoming one of my favorite pixel art content creators. Keep up the exceptional work!
@JITEG3 жыл бұрын
Same
@redaipo2 жыл бұрын
6:00 I think both of them are nice. I've seen games use the large pixel art style. I think Yoshi's Island does it and it looks nice.
@Jar.Headed3 жыл бұрын
Do: Use warm colours for lighter areas and cooler colours for darker areas UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE DO NOT: Mix your colour with white, black, or any other monochromatic colour
@owohub93782 жыл бұрын
is this a challenge
@Pikrioling2 жыл бұрын
Mix?
@Scarabola Жыл бұрын
idgi
@GerbilDrip Жыл бұрын
@@Scarabola If you use white/black to add shading/highlights, you won't be changing the warmth with your shade, which this video advocates for (and it really does make your palettes look a lot better). Instead, you should experiment with mixing with a dark blue for your shade, and a yellow (for warmth) for your highlights
@Potatotherealone Жыл бұрын
@@GerbilDripIf you have a light source that is white you can mix the bright side with white and the shadows with black. But I agree that you offen have a yellow light source and that you should shift your hue a bit then.
@Am3ricium3 жыл бұрын
1:20 IMO rocket on the right looks nice, if you can handle your colors well and can shade like this. The game Blasphemous has some realistically shaded encounters, yet you likely would not argue that it is not pixel-art. 5:48 once again the drawing on the right looks nice, it reminds me some of Pixel-boy art. While I mostly agree with all the previous points, the canvas size one is the most subjective. Outcome piece size doesn't really matter if it still achieves pixelated look or style you aim for.
@cosmicreciever3 жыл бұрын
I have to say I wouldn't hold too much weight in these rules, half the time I preferred the images on the right
@astrocatsoft3 жыл бұрын
True.
@8bitpineapple_dev3393 жыл бұрын
I disagree with "Don't use black for outlines". Especially for the example of a key. Looking at screen shots of Super Mario World, things like Coins/Mushrooms/Keys/Enemies/etc have black outlines. Black outlines seem to be more of a stylistic choice ... and can help hint at gameplay -- like distinguishing what's background art and what's an enemy/collectable or solid ground.
@8bit_pineapple3 жыл бұрын
My comment bugged and got sent by no user?
@destinyjewel25883 жыл бұрын
I do agree that it can be a stylistic/utility purpose. Just depends on the situation. Like for example if a key is a decoration or if it's for utility purposes. Like if it's in the background of like a jail or home then don't use a black outline as the eye maybe drawn to it. But that can be useful to an important object as it needs to be found to progress. But I feel like because of how this video is structured and how the tip was talked about seemed to be more of a "Don't overuse black outlines as it can break immersion". In the end these are more or less guidelines than actually solid rules so it's hard to have a correct answer and more so a generally accepted one.
@halfbakedmedia Жыл бұрын
@@8bit_pineapple Whoah, look what it did now!
@Muho_is_me2 ай бұрын
I think black outline also looks cartoonish so if you want something cartoonish black outline might be better Oh also here is a different advice too Dont take advice from people who have no idea what they are doing (me)
@Scott...3 жыл бұрын
According to this video, Terraria has committed several crimes against pixel art
@ronsronshirt41772 жыл бұрын
At 3:34, the key with the black outline you listed under "don't" actually looks A LOT better to me. I THINK this is because the severe contrast in brightness indicates that the key is made of a reflective material, and so the side of the key that is perpendicular to your vision will be dramatically brighter than the edges of the key, which are parallel to your vision.
@stmiqote32423 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! Ive always just done pixel art by adding what looks good without looking at any tutorials, but it's always looked... flat? So I've recently been more serious about learning to do pixel art properly. Kinda hurts seeing the things I always do - outlining with black, and just picking any colour that looks good, and pancake shading - all listed in the don'ts. But now I know better thanks to you! I also love the way all the UI in this video is beautifully done pixel art.
@hugoclarke32842 жыл бұрын
Your Pixellency, this selection of beautifully presented tips has attracted me from afar to serve as your humble subscriber
@rokimaks13 жыл бұрын
Quality work as always, I hope the algorithm finds you soon.
@JITEG3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@joseguilherme23867 ай бұрын
Even though I have years of experience in pixel art this video was so diddatic and helpful, amazing work ❣
@zedelstein28262 жыл бұрын
Worth noting that Pokémon sprites from, heartgold for example, use a fair amount of “jaggies”, and they work very well! Of course those are very small sprites that move as well, so they’re only noticeable so much if you examine them to learn from them in the same way I do haha
@Tails20203 жыл бұрын
Ok, admittedly that large-canvas art in your last tip looks amazing. I could totally see a game made entirely in that style
@PixelOverloadChannel3 жыл бұрын
We made one! It's called Soup 'em up and you can see my process in the MS Paint video.
@Czimbala2 жыл бұрын
This game is TBoI, isn't it?
@ViralKiller Жыл бұрын
your work is amazing. I did a John Wick 2 SNES animation a few weeks ago. Wasn't really consistent in terms of pixel sizes
@idrawpictures91403 жыл бұрын
Most underrated KZbin channel I've ever seen. Keep at it you're doing amazing things.
@leobernardo91752 жыл бұрын
The amount of work that was poured into this tutorial is amazing!
@JITEG3 жыл бұрын
I follow all nearly all of these always :3. Ofcourse it depends a bit on artstyle. I just want to say that u can use big canvases if you are doing a larger scene. But still you should remember to devide the canvas to smaller sections so they have the picel art look. But everyone propably realized that :D
@Ph4n_t0m3 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video! I can't imagine the hours you invested in just this one, not to mention all of them! The dedication to your craft is commendable and I feel honoured for the gift, thank you!
@kobi...2 жыл бұрын
Pancake shading doesn't look very good most of the time, however this does to mean don't use it, It will be very useful for you when creating Buttons and other 2d style UI things.
@MattListor Жыл бұрын
This channel is unreal. Thanks for putting in the time to make quality stuff
@totallyjustmagic3 жыл бұрын
This is soo good, you deserve more than a million dude
@cacelo15093 жыл бұрын
This is underrated
@InkyTrashBagg3 жыл бұрын
Yea bro
@andremarcatti76003 жыл бұрын
Your videos are superb, please keep them coming! I'd love to see a video with some examples of these rules being broken but to good effect.
@JITEG3 жыл бұрын
Yeh me too. I like sometimes to experiment with different styles that break these unwritten rules
@vee-ya55128 күн бұрын
i love your videos so much!! it's so informative and the topics and format and top tier. HOW IS THIS FREEEEEEE
@MiScusi693 ай бұрын
I adore your videos, man! Keep up with this amazing work!
@jucicat3 жыл бұрын
So cool! The tips are very good and the explaining is briiliant :D I always felt like I prefered pixel art more than regular digital art. I planned to return to pixel art this summer but I lacked motivation. Your videos inspired me to draw again!! TYSM for your work!
@spindash643 ай бұрын
To be honest, the heavily shaded rocket looks quite nice. Obviously it's more shading than necessary, but it just looks so smooth and cylindrical
@Sundji2 жыл бұрын
You said a smaller pallette makes your work cleaner but that right rocket looks so much better. "cleanness" be damned.
@Z0RLIG3 жыл бұрын
I've always had mad respect for pixel artists, because it is so different. And how does one even fit so much detail in a few pixels, it's crazy. Thanks for the recommendation, KZbin. xD I'll be doing a pixel art challenge for myself now, lol. Amazing video though! So much work put into it. Love the details.
@silverblue738 ай бұрын
Coloring with gradients gives some pretty sweet effects
@kerstenbr3 жыл бұрын
A animation tutorial would be awesome!
@paypercutts3 жыл бұрын
Yes yes most definitely
@czarsquid8552 ай бұрын
Those are some good rules. For the last one, big canvas is discouraged because it means a lot of detail. I love working on a big canvas but it's very time consuming
@mustafacanguvercin5 ай бұрын
Perfect simplified narrative and presentation❤
@Amieee3 жыл бұрын
The background is outstanding, wonderful work all around!
@clydoscope5841 Жыл бұрын
EVERYTHING LOOKS SOOOOO Fascinating
@ThePixelExpedition3 жыл бұрын
Great video summarizing the essential rules of pixel art! And you're right - there are very few comprehensive videos like this one that illustrate this. Great work!
@vitorz.57849 ай бұрын
Great video, excellent content. Many relevant and well selected tips that make all the difference when starting at pixel art
@tyronorxy56463 жыл бұрын
*Do: Scale pixels with distance, and use parallax.* *Don't: Remain pixel consistant regardless of distance.*
@valletas2 жыл бұрын
I disagree with that Pixel consistent will always make your project look better even if you dont use parallax Especially for game dev having pixels be inconsistent between sprites looks really amaturish
@JackieCodes2 жыл бұрын
amazing video! all hail pixel overlord! xD
@archive60943 жыл бұрын
These visuals make my eyeballs happy. : )
@dynajay41062 жыл бұрын
When I work on a large canvas just to get the overall form down, I'll shrink it and retranslate the pixels. For tools like Photoshop, I always go into Preferences > General, then set interpolation to "Nearest Neighbor"
@covereye57314 ай бұрын
4:14 Close together shades make sense for a far distance background as you can see on the image on the right. Things become blurrier as they move further away and you want to draw focus to specific elements in the scene, those are the thing that should show the most detail.
@MythicBeanProductions8 ай бұрын
Your stuff is very inspiring and makes me want to work hard to be able to make such good and charming art like you
@samaeltheangelofdeath Жыл бұрын
This rings true with my heart, very technically perfect, see how much information is saved, while also making your art more aesthetic?
@icyperception186 Жыл бұрын
I am so glad to stumble upon this channel first when searching for pixel art tutorials! Really nice vide, as a beginner, I learned a lot
@KennesuBakkuro3 жыл бұрын
I've been doing pixel art for like a month now i always watch tutorials and stuff, thanks for this tutorial btw it really helps me :3 I Enjoy Pixel Art So Much.
@a-pose7 ай бұрын
Im trying to get into pixel art and this is a major help. Thanks man.
@HollowedEyeHounds2 жыл бұрын
I think Hyper Light Drifter showed how great gradients can be with pixel art. I personally use gradients a fair bit in my work, and it makes a lot of my stuff blend better and feel more cohesive.
@joaquinvenegasjara92503 жыл бұрын
This channel is just amazing. Please continue uploading more videos. I wish your channel a lot of success.
@GlowingManga2 жыл бұрын
animation tutorials ? yes please - thanks this was great!
@joegillyart Жыл бұрын
Loved how the whole video is pixel art
@tidcy48143 жыл бұрын
Ok but WOW is the video just so well made! The music and visuals are amazing keep it up!
@minah.2 жыл бұрын
i love this and your voice is so calming.
@sulayenhanglimboo51103 жыл бұрын
One of the reliable sources to learn pixel art ,great work.👍🏽
@untintedxd32422 жыл бұрын
im just getting started with pixel art and this was really useful
@AkeigaАй бұрын
Awesome video! Really enjoyed this!
@Beatsbasteln3 жыл бұрын
the close-together-shades image looks cool in case that the image should appear a little foggy though
@llluana3 жыл бұрын
yesss, i was thinking that too!
@kuroyari53213 жыл бұрын
thanks again for the opportunity to be better in what I love
@surprisinglysam37283 жыл бұрын
You don’t miss!! Love your channel, it’s helping develop my pixel style!
@arachnophobik4333 жыл бұрын
This has been veeery helpful, great vid man!
@BenjaminAlternate Жыл бұрын
Your video style is my favorite!
@talithanabila90153 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the next upload!
@loopeyfluff2 жыл бұрын
OMG U R CRIMINIALLY UNDERRATED
@gatosandrea3 жыл бұрын
I also make computers in Pixel Art and yours are like super beautiful, damn, I admire them :')
@MariJadeWrites3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips, this is very useful! Would love to see an animation tutorial as well :)
@4eyedblaccat3 жыл бұрын
the visuals you use are so nice and easy to look at , it really makes the information much easier to understand and follow along with !!!!!! thanks for doing that !!!!!! ( also , yes please please make an animation tutorial !! )
@thelengendzach74733 ай бұрын
incredible video, please continue to make more! ❤❤
@Mohit_N.R Жыл бұрын
I wish I've came across this video and your channel sooner, tho it's not late but still. Thanks for the Tips. It's Extremly Helpful. ♥✨
@idle.observer10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the these invaluable tips!
@reismw2 жыл бұрын
Just here because I found your thumbnail beautiful!
@shojohi2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, I’m just starting to learn pixel art and it’s very helpful
@CrimsonEverFrost3 жыл бұрын
An animation video would be great
@nagai_kawa5 ай бұрын
I wish I had seen this video sooner. Thank you very much
@hawkbirdtree36602 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Also, Don't forget to have fun : )
@eboatwright_3 жыл бұрын
I love this channel! It's so high quality and SOO underrated. :)
@DigitalXAddict Жыл бұрын
I think it's funny how you tried to pillow and pancake a square, yet they turned out to look actually good :'D You failed at failing xD Love your tutorials. They are actually good ones, teach people proper art-techniques and don't force a specific artstyle onto people. Rarely do I have such a good reason to subscribe to someone. Keep up the work, it's awesome :D
@cub38053 жыл бұрын
Dude seeing your videos just got me into pixel art i am really just starting so i am watching your videos to learn more! ;D
@justmeandme11972 жыл бұрын
Im new to this and just starting out and your videos is amazing to point out any mistakes .. Thank you soooo much for making this video
@wooden3ofclubs3 жыл бұрын
Wow, your videos are very high quality and you can see the time spent on each one. Keep it up!
@Rand0m_Anon3 жыл бұрын
What's the style on the *right* at 5:42 called?? I always loved that style, but I've never known the name and always called it "the MS Paint effect mmmm" because that's how I see a lot of people (including myself and Pixel Overload) draw on MS Paint
@khajiit44443 жыл бұрын
Most important rules: have fun !
@cuboembaralhado82943 жыл бұрын
If you don't, just stop
@MaxOakland3 жыл бұрын
Would I like an animation tutorial? YES
@Fredo22 Жыл бұрын
Close together shades can actually work for backgrounds
@uncleiroh8683 жыл бұрын
yes pls do a animation tutorial
@DazzlingAction3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know pancake shading was a thing.
@volkadee61512 жыл бұрын
thanks. using some of these tips for my minecraft skins and textures
@raptorswire7212 Жыл бұрын
such a amazing video, just because of so much aesthetic attention! You have a new subscriber!
@jomambo3 жыл бұрын
Yes, make an animation video! You got like the best tutorials out there!
@paypercutts3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I agree! An animation tutorial would help alot of people
@MariJadeWrites3 жыл бұрын
Yes an animation tutorial would be great!
@TheTj93043 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this actually helps understand better in my food drawing and I understand I could use black outlines for pixel drawing but only as a rough draft, But for the final product of a pixel array drawings, the black outlines needs to be a different unique color that fits well in the design choice
@flowiehope70012 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this tutorial😊❤ I'm still a reaally newbie at pixel art(p.s. I heven't even made one pixel art before) since I just got the desire this day to start doing pixel art while learning and learning as I'll start drawing pixel art and teach others aswell to those who want to learn someday in the future🤗😊❤💖
@AbnerRynjah3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video. Especially since you give side by side examples which helps "us" the viewer, to understand what you're trying to explain. Keep up the good work.😁👍🏻 Edit: You deserve way more recognition for what you're doing it's worth the sub, like and share.