Pixel Art Tutorial - Architecture

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[@zephaniahlaertn637]

As an indie solo game dev - Your amazing pixel art skills are intimidating!

[@NightTimeDay]

A drawing background shows in pixel art, architectural design means he has been drawing for years. For me this makes it less intimidating to remember that a lot of time goes into being good at any skill, it just means you have to keep going :)

[@pointless3k]

Working on a 2d game. Always considered myself shitty at art so I never worked on it. But the goal now is to take the time needed to make the art for my own game. This is super inspiring!

[@so_l6441]

@@pointless3k Same! I feel like I probably do everything wrong but you gotta start somewhere right? How are u doing with your game ? How much progress have you achieved ?

[@robertnett9793]

No. Inspiring.

[@AzA609]

I love how you use your architecture knowledge for your pixel art designs. You explain it really well for non architects like me. 👍

[@KigyoDev]

Thanks for this great tutorial! My pixel art tends to look too "clean", so this has been really helpful and inspiring. Since I've noticed you often draw a rectangle by hand before filling it in, here's a tip that should save you a lot of time: When using the bucket tool, select "All Layers" at the top. This lets you fill in spaces based on the outlines that are already there. :D (This trick also works for the magic wand tool, letting you select anything within an outline you've already drawn on a different layer.)

[@NotASpyReally]

Woah great tip!!!!

[@matildemonaexe]

Absolutely lovely, I'm all for that ghibli vibe!

[@Anne-tx3xg]

The UI is looking so smooth and clean, so excited!

[@Melina.folina.123]

dude, this is by far one of the most beautiful aesthetically games I have ever seen in my life. just wow

[@iohannroos]

i fell in love with pixel art because of your channel, your art style is beautiful and your videos are so well put together! i’m looking forward to play chef rpg on the nintendo switch

[@yukira_karishima]

This is such an awesome youtube find. I'm a high school student who's inclined to arts but chose STEM strand because it fit what my parents wanted for me, and I've been feeling so dejected this year that everytime I tried to draw I'd finish it but be completely unhappy with it majority of the time. Now finding out my drawing software can do pixel art resparked my desire to draw, and then finding out there's someone who's both an architect, a game developer, and an artist? Maybe my dreams of combining media art and architecture aren't as far fetched as I've been repeatedly told. I don't know if it means anything but thank you for being my inspiration this week and I hope to watch your work for more weeks to come.

[@pascalperron7629]

This is INCREDIBLE. No intention of doing pixel art myself, but I could watch this all day

[@rachiekiins]

these videos are my favourites :) i always get excited when I see them on my fyp, and every video makes me want to play the game more!

[@lulu_8615]

Wow ur mastery of color has improved even more from last video

[@antoniarachita2304]

Amazing video and amazing work! Really enjoying watching your videos and the way you explained everything step by step made it even better! Keep going and cannot wait to be able to see the final product and play it

[@ectofrost]

This turned out beautifully. Thank you for saying to actually finish the drawing by the way. Excited for your game!

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@timbaker9412]

Wonderful insights on color theory and pixel art execution. Very helpful. Thanks so much!

[@andrewandroulidakis5578]

After watching this, I feel like a pro! Great job man! Best wishes on the game!

[@_olives]

This is awesome! Thank you for sharing how you do this awesome environment pixel art :D

[@ryancarlile7794]

Awesome video--lots of great ideas that are useful for a pixel art building I was working on the other day. Thank you!

[@cainwalker7304]

This video has been very enjoyable to watch!

[@arkangelmerici1170]

Wow!! Your it´s amazing!! Even the small, cute houses looked so good just with some minor details! I´ll set up a Kickstarter account just for this project! I love food let me tell you 👍😊!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@synnabunnies]

your voice is so calming, love these videos

[@glowstickyshop]

Your tutorials are very in depth and helpful, I love them! Please make more!

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you like them. More coming soon :)

[@Arko_3]

I'm speechless, this is so good. such clean drawing and really shows the message of what the building's look and taste to the viewers. I love it man. I'm excited to get to this level in a year but at the same time scared if I have the discipline to practice consistently.

[@annafox7618]

definitely my favourite channel right now. i’ve rewatched these design videos so much i’ve started falling asleep to them your voice is so so soothing- this information is gold. this guy is going places

[@LukeSly91]

Yeah I have feeling this game's gonna blow up when it gets released

[@hexajon93]

I love concept art, it’s amazing to see how it and the final piece come together in any game!

[@Amelia-sr2lr]

Absolutely loved the video, especially because of the commentary. Very informative!

[@thelastwhitelion]

looking forward to this game! your art looks amazing and your video is very relaxing

[@itscashew1075]

It looks absolutely stunning!

[@andrewsneacker1256]

Yoooo! Cant wait for this game! Really cool concept!

[@erikm9768]

Wow the house really looks amazing

[@littlesaigon1042]

Looking really, really awesome! Can't wait for the launch!

[@DoMa94]

Fantastic video, very clear voice and a lot of knowledge and information

[@fatimaalhammadi6119]

I'm so excited for this game! thanks for the cool insight

[@jandavid3395]

The amount of love and dedication for this game

[@fireflieer2422]

dude that is so cute! I always loved the very comforting feel of pixel art. Had to subscribe to see more and support you going onward.

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad you enjoyed the video! I'll have more cozy architecture to show in the future :)

[@fireflieer2422]

@@PixelArchitect Awesome, I'll look forward to it!

[@penguentt]

thanks youtube for the recommendation, love pixel art haha. I could watch this forever, is sooo beautiful!

[@kenmakozume9930]

oooohh even the game play at the end looks amazing, did turn on the notification 🥵🧡🧡 you have my full support on kickstarter

[@PixelArchitect]

Really appreciate your support!

[@THEspindoctor84]

this is a stellar tutorial, thank you!

[@brandonjacksoon]

Nice work! Looks really cool :)

[@pachozrastafar]

Love to see more 👏and thank so much for master class 💯💚

[@Screamo_RC]

Good to see that kickstarter going, I'm gonna watch this one.

[@devpatel8453]

Fantastic, keep making this pixel art

[@johnbroe]

I'd like to see more tutorials like this. Well done.

[@catnapsandramen9435]

This tutorial will forever be timeless.

[@jehriko7525]

Dude you've got a great niche going, I love making pixel art but struggle with dealing with environments, and ofcourse in this case, structures, and this helped a ton!

[@PixelArchitect]

Glad it helped!

[@malimakes]

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing this!

[@ThePixelExpedition]

This was a fantastic tutorial. Absolutely love your style and use of colour. Thanks for this!

[@EpikStudios.official]

Bro your pixel art is on point.

[@caionogueira2452]

Bro, your tutorials are top-noch omg

[@lulu_8615]

Amazing video like always !!!!!!!

[@yingli2793]

Love the colour palate!

[@yuvrajzala7992]

Amazing work!

[@siraulosakanto]

I love this video! thanks mate

[@pcm8409]

Nice video! I learnt a lot!!!!

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Hope your skill rise even more. Thanks for the video.

[@Tiago-ud4ww]

amazing, loved it

[@drioko]

I can't wait to play on the switch!!! It looks just like my type of game!

[@mistrace]

Honestly can't wait for your Chef RPG game, my credit card is ready!

[@hannahr6324]

I have no knowledge of pixel art and have no plans to engage in it, but I will take this advice to heart haha. Keep up the good work !!!!

[@bonbonbon1597]

oh your voice is so comfort to hear

[@perennialcoma]

Is one video a week too much? I really like these. They are so serene. I also love your videos when you're having it sped up, no voice-over with chill music. So good.

[@PixelArchitect]

Thanks! It does take a while to draw edit these videos, especially the ones where I talk, so one a week may be too much. The time-lapse videos are a bit quicker, but still takes about 2-3 days to complete.

[@perennialcoma]

@@PixelArchitect highly understandable! In any case. Looking forward to see more ^^

[@arabiannights7183]

Love this video

[@Exauray]

I’ve never been great shakes at art but I really love pixel art style and am hoping to develop my skills. Just need to force myself to keep practicing!

[@NotASpyReally]

2:27 what ??? I think it looks amazing like that. I think it looks great. I don't like chibi tbh but this final result is also amazing. I just love everything you do lmao

[@kidscastle-5063]

we need more tutorials like this

[@mparis130]

Loved this video! I'd be down for some more tutorials!

[@kenmakozume9930]

I´m new to your channel but holy shit the city looked sooo good wow !!!

[@zetathix]

Your game looks interesting! Waiting for it and hope for depth of the systems, I will buy it for sure if game allows player to dig deep with hundreds of playtime.

[@VaughnCampbell]

This game is so fricken cool. I love this art

[@cryingwatercolours8127]

Using the symmetry tool and then going in after to add Imperfections will help with making sure things are even

[@meddtwalker2194]

Love this ❤️

[@xseigniorx8586]

bro , keep it up i have full support

[@strafinggg]

I love ur videos

[@ultimojeffao4410]

Love! fantastic!

[@UbaidahAmir]

Amazing

[@idontwanttopickone]

You should totally watch Porco Rosso if you haven't done already. I think it'll really inspire you as a lot of the scenes in that capture things you've been dealing with - European architecture and cuisine in a pixel art version of the Studio Ghibli aesthetic. I could totally see your main character getting in a little red seaplane and flying to an island restaurant - insert travel cutscene and flying towards a sunset. Maybe dealing with some pirates on route and then you could incorporate the island and pirate elements into that level of the game. Perhaps you'll have to deal with water leaks or fights between different groups of pirates, maybe you have to keep them out or make sure you have enough space between them when seating them. Or maybe that level only has limited ingredients to choose from, like seafood and fish. The limitations of being on an island could make for some exciting play elements within the story and the restaurant.

[@SynthHunters]

Good stuff! Keep it up.

[@hawahawalol]

Thank you! I always overestimate the size of my furniture since my character is always so big. Due to this I always made my building 2-3x bigger than my character!

[@_Gabyo_]

Really like the commentary.

[@Chillerll]

I appreciate the American Psycho soundtrack in the beginning

[@shineyfish]

Oh these look amazing!! I've watched a couple of your videos about the game and everything just looks so lovely

[@tovvaar]

Wow, amazing vídeo, please do some more videos like this one. 🙏

[@Jacobwashere77]

Very Well Done💌

[@maulidalyda]

This is so good...

[@olyna]

Another amazing video, thank you very much for this wonderful insight into your creation process. I do have one question if you allowed me. I'm guessing you don't use tilesets for your game? Does not that affect performance? Having these big texture in game? Thanks again for producing these high quality content videos, and for sharing your architectural knowledge, this is priceless.

[@johnnyahrens]

Great tutorial. I am looking out for your game.

[@model7494]

Your game best pixel graphic in the world 😯

[@anime.barbar]

wow very amazing, your skills exceed the limit. but as a beginner I can't follow this, make a series about drawing pixel art in photoshop from scratch, introduction to functions, tips, shortcuts, and many more. maybe it takes a long time but many beginners can understand.

[@benixmaximus]

are there any books you could recommend about fundamentals of building architecture for people looking to do what you are doing?

[@liamduguid]

I think the top middle of the curved roof should probably be lighter like the top of the roof is. this is so good though

[@picturamusica-musicalpaint1074]

nice,,, nice,,, very nice!

[@ghostly7139]

Love the video! What program did you use to make this?

[@beansavacado8134]

One year. One year? One year!!

[@harrasika]

2:27 the buildings feel so big because in real life we don't see buildings from a bird's-eye-view. We see them from the ground so the upper floors seem smaller in real life since they're farther away. In your game, all the floors are the same height as they're viewed from a higher angle.

[@GaluhPrasetya29]

Cool

[@ashrafsaiful]

Dope game when release ?! Love the graphics

[@kelliecanscan3364]

Hey there! I've been watching your videos and trying my own pixel art out. Can I ask what size do you make your pixels for buildings and cityscapes? (Ps. I'm looking forward to playing your game!)

[@PixelArchitect]

Hey glad you are interested! My canvas size for this drawing is 640 x 360 pixels. So buildings are about 1/2 to 1/3 of that

[@ThePancakeJedi]

Tip: Look in to 'jaggies' and 'doubles'. Your art will benefit from it.

[@baebee9132]

2nd also cant wait for the game

[@andtrahma]

may not be a coincidence that I found your channel but I'm an architect myself and this year I'm starting to work on a video game with my friends, I got to design the game map and your tutorials really inspire me! is it possible for you to provide the canvas & brush settings (all the basic stuff, I know :')) for a noob like me? thanks in advance!

[@blackwhite214]

Muy bueno gracias