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@urenzal39022 жыл бұрын
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@aaronjohnson36522 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed to you when I get a tablet i definitely will be doing I wanna keep myself busy on the weekends and learn a new skill!!
@Kingpix1572 жыл бұрын
your tutorials are good but tbh Naw I'm not paying sorry (because I'm underage :/)
@ballman20102 жыл бұрын
I know it's just a blink-and-you-miss-it sort of thing, but "find inspiration, not jealousy" really hit me. It's such a useful idea with applications way beyond the topic of the video.
@mememan54662 ай бұрын
I'm jealous of your way of thinking
@micyoz52833 жыл бұрын
I needed this, the pixel art of my first game was extremely meh. So hopefully this will help my next one!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Glad I could help Micy!
@_Ezra19_3 жыл бұрын
what program do you use for pixel art?
@_Ezra19_3 жыл бұрын
@@micyoz5283 ty
@baddogproductions97223 жыл бұрын
Whats your first game? Is there a possible way to get it?
@baddogproductions97223 жыл бұрын
@@micyoz5283 nice
@somebody31415 Жыл бұрын
My first actually playable game consists of crudely drawn images that were mostly designed by my son. I’m coming from a much more technical background, so I’m in dire need of all the artistic advice available! This is good stuff! Keep it going
@DrCrazyEvil3 жыл бұрын
Great tips man, just got into sprite art, trying do be more productive but man school and stuff just feels like I dont have any free time, I wanna learn a lot as I'm 29 before its too late. But so hard managing time.
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Ohhh man. I love this. Don't pressure yourself too much, but it's NEVER too late to pick up new skills. You are still young, so practice with no judgement on yourself when starting a new craft! 💜
@plague_doctor02373 жыл бұрын
People never stop learning, so it's never too late to pick up a skill
@DrCrazyEvil3 жыл бұрын
@@plague_doctor0237 appreciate sadly haven't been able keep it up too well, as I took up studies as well. But nice motivational speech bro
@plague_doctor02373 жыл бұрын
@@DrCrazyEvil it's ok, at least you are doing it, even if you take a lot of time you will eventually get the results you wish for
@leo_lolzz3 жыл бұрын
@@plague_doctor0237 i have never agreed so much with something in my whole life
@im_shinfr3 жыл бұрын
While I don’t really do sprite art or extremely detailed art for indie games (I do commissions for textures for weapons, I even turn them into 3D models if the client requests it) I found this really helpful so thanks!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
No problem! Glad you could get some use out of the video 🙂
@thomasbrush2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! gonna be using them in my next vids
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Thomas, just hit me up if you ever need any help with pixel art brother 🙂
@gamedevlooper4112 жыл бұрын
Two of the youtubers I follow at the same place? This sure motivates me
@Goodgis3 жыл бұрын
Great advice! :D
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mahk 😍
@fennecfugames3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, love how you included tips and advice for people at all stages of pixelling 💜
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fennec! Glad you liked it :]
@Azaelia0Love3 жыл бұрын
The whole time I was watching I kept thinking the game you were playing looked really fun, happy to find out it'll be available on steam eventually. Thanks for the tutorial, look forward to playing your game!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ashley!
@galactikhex Жыл бұрын
Made my first 16x pickaxe and I'm really proud of it. Some tips I think are helpful. Establish where your light source is coming from straight away and think about where it should be lighter, Instead of a black outline. Just get the colour next to the edge and darken it. Do the same all the way round but darken it the exact same amount all the way round. That way in lighted areas it doesnt go from yellow to black. But rather from yellow to dark yellow
@thekingscrown893110 ай бұрын
Hello, I know I'm about a year late to this comment, but I'm going to type this anyway just in case it helps someone else along their pixel art journey. An even better way to kick your shading up a notch would be to actually change the hue slightly as well. A good rule of thumb is to change the hue to a cooler color for shadows and warmer for highlights. For example if you have a red object then you'd want to go from yellow/orange to red to purple, with yellow being your highlights and purple being your shadows. Also never use pure black or pure white.
@galactikhex10 ай бұрын
I did manage to learn this throughout the year after this comment but I appreciate a lot@@thekingscrown8931
@ThePixelExpedition3 жыл бұрын
Great video! We need as many pixel art reference and tutorial videos out there as possible. I want to see this as a growing community sharing love for this style of art work and game design! Thanks, man! ♥️
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! I want to try and do 1 every year to see how much I have learnt and what new lessons I can teach! :D Maybe I will do a course in the following year or something..who knows :P
@ThePixelExpedition3 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy That's all sounds great. Look forward to it!
@MariJadeWrites3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, this is an useful tutorial, I made my first pixel art creation today! :)
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
YAYYY! Love that!
@PLAYER42_ready Жыл бұрын
Personally I do my art with flat shading or basically no shading at all with big, black and bold outlines this is definitely gonna help me broaden my horizons thanks!
@bepositive271 Жыл бұрын
please tell mr the software
@W4cky_2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this, I honestly think this was one of the best and most interesting pixel art tutorials I've seen on the internet. I fell in love with pixel art after joining a Terraria mod server about two years ago and never stopped practicing it every once in a while, so it is always great to find some nice videos on youtube that could help me improve :D
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate this wacky!! 😁
@oboethewizard29043 жыл бұрын
I love your work and your drive and the way you explain things! I'm trying to get into sprite work and pixel art myself! Love what you do!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Oboe!!
@WhatnotArt2 жыл бұрын
I’m actually working on a pixel art Mario inspired game, and this is exactly what I needed!! I was really confused, because I didn’t know how to start designing, or how to make a good design for my characters.
@dr.toukan-ka-moon97233 жыл бұрын
feels good to see ur name in a vid (even if its just the stream chat).
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha true! Yeah I like use the livestream footage from time to time!
@Skeffles3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I definitely agree that you should learn why people are doing particular things, whether it's pixel art or coding.
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@JakubSK2 жыл бұрын
Pro Tip: When making a game, don't have a girlfriend
@phoenix-lt6in5 ай бұрын
What if she is my artist cough
@kyleshanahan22745 ай бұрын
@@phoenix-lt6inLike hitting two birds with one stone. Both your dreams die😂
@JosiahJames-h1c5 ай бұрын
WHAT IF SHES HOT
@JosiahJames-h1c5 ай бұрын
What if shes hot
@JakubSK5 ай бұрын
Then you don’t need to make a game. Achievement Unlocked.
@lorddurrosXIIIXXXIII2 жыл бұрын
3:19 BOULDERDASH!!! With statistics you can find what is objectively more appealing to the eye. Thank you for your pocket of insight on Pixel Art it helped me quite a bit. Great video!
@conrad7623 жыл бұрын
"You have to know the rules in order to properly break them" - some smart guy
@silverszi6909 Жыл бұрын
beginner to slightly better beginner
@imyasuka3 жыл бұрын
It think the skill in pixelart is not about drawing in high resolution, i think the skill is about placing as much information in as few space as possible.
@soninhodev78513 жыл бұрын
Specialy if you use an 8*8 grid
@rodgermccallister16063 жыл бұрын
This video will be very useful for me because the next game I'm working on is pixel art :)
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome Rodger! Hope you find it helpful!!
@donaldazevedo55543 жыл бұрын
Your game honestly looks dope, doing a super awesome job on it!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Donald! 😁
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Hope this video is useful! Let's keep learning and progressing our skills...Good luck everyone!
@rogancliphub3 жыл бұрын
hahaha. the word talented pixel artist and my name dont work in the same sentence
@joashendriksen22523 жыл бұрын
Can you make a animation tutorial?
@artsybixch62283 жыл бұрын
It is useful
@SiIverRaven3 жыл бұрын
i dont want to waste 4 year
@betterteen3 жыл бұрын
What's the ap you're using?!??
@heavensfield4943 жыл бұрын
If you are a low-budget game maker like me, you can create your character by take a picture of your self in same distance and use some app or program to pixelate the pics, crop it out The quality is not too good, but decent, only requires a few retakes, at least it’s original and useable
@jamesmcbride8612 Жыл бұрын
'Find Inspiration, not jealousy'......INCREDIBLE words to live by! Thank you!
@thekingscrown893110 ай бұрын
For absolute beginner's I'd reccommend piskel, it's interface is insanely simplistic and you won't get bogged down with having to learn how to use it. I haven't tried to animate in the program but for static sprites it works more than well enough.
@Nutellagott2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this vid i went from bad art in paint to 16x16 and i am now using 32x32. I also made my first 64x64 background today so thanks man 👍.
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Good luck 🤞
@Richard_dale_112 жыл бұрын
I came for a tutorial...I found greatness. . . . Instant subscribe. I love your energy bro. God bless you.
@thewizard5291 Жыл бұрын
6:30 if yall want some tips on animation, look up the 7 principals of animation. They will improve your animation significantly.
@simmzzzz3 жыл бұрын
excellent video and great advice! thanks!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful! 😍
@samuels1123 Жыл бұрын
A unique concept is resolution, things closer to the screen will usually have more detail than things way in the back, a foreground element pushed into the background unprocessed would seem disproportionately large and out of place next to the smaller low resolution landscape.
@rareshika3 жыл бұрын
A really cool video as always!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dragono!! :]
@DJGamer_202210 ай бұрын
What is the program?
@hurtigbane2 ай бұрын
Aseprite
@AbigaleWalker-h7sАй бұрын
Thank you! This helped me out so much!
@backlog23892 жыл бұрын
It's so cool that you've never gone to school and your still holding it down. Slay.
@SoaringElk12311 ай бұрын
So I just started pixel art... yesterday. I did one piece and I really liked it. I've had a lot of problems with being bad at art, which caused a lot of anger at myself and jealousy of my friends throughout my life. But I actually the pixel art I made. But anyway, what app or whatever is good for making pixel art?
@1s4482 жыл бұрын
i kinda just accidentally learned these things over the coarse of a year, just without knowing the name of any of these things, and im kinda glad i didnt try to follow tutorials because i instead just learned how to put my heart on the screen, which is a lot more fun than when i was going for some sort of objective perfection in my pixel art
@AzA6093 жыл бұрын
#1 Tip: Always keep learning. This one is really important. One video is never enough. Watch other tutorials and don't stop. Especially when it comes to an art based topic like pixel art. The most skilled artists don't stop learning.
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Love this. You can never know enough in any skill 😄
@Abraham1stcha Жыл бұрын
Thanks it was very helpful😁😁👍
@1Chitus Жыл бұрын
Nice video, love how you included tips and advice for people at all stages of pixelling
@master.92023 жыл бұрын
That video is CERTAINELY going to improve my poor pixel art (for your own sake dont play one of my games). Thanks a lot!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Yayyy!!! Glad you will find it useful! :D
@guto_45493 жыл бұрын
how can i play one of your games?
@wdrbumk2 жыл бұрын
I want to play one of your games!
@master.92022 жыл бұрын
@@wdrbumk Do you want to lose your eyes?
@chatter_box30492 жыл бұрын
Even tho i don't have much of a interest in pixel art I really enjoyed this video and still pulled good tips and information from this, Great video!
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chatter Box!
@naydra36352 жыл бұрын
Dude this is super helpful. I’ve been into pixel art and animation for a long time now, and recently decided to try it. I came here for shading, and got so much more. Would you be open to giving me some more basic shading tips?
@EnricoUniverse3 жыл бұрын
Is there any particular reason why every creature's eyes in your game is just 1 pixel? I feel like this limits your monster designs greatly. There is so much you can do with the eyes.
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm actually working on some creatures with different styles of eyes, but for the most part it's just a stylistic choice, as it makes the monsters feel more like monsters and not as much like pets
@westingtyler12 жыл бұрын
one funny note is how when LucasFilm Games made Maniac Mansion working with Mark Ferrari for art, that game is remembered as having a unique character style. the heads are big and the bodies are small. But the artist later said it was due to necessity - with all the characters the only way to have detailed and unique faces was to make their heads out of proportion, larger than they should be. it allowed more pixel detail there, and created a unique style.
@drygordspellweaver87612 жыл бұрын
@westingtyler ff6 character faces were 8 by 8 pixels and contained tons of depth. So it can be done but requires real mastery of the art
@zachcapricorn3512 Жыл бұрын
Pets would have the white part of eyes replaced with black, LOL.
@Leonardo-G3 жыл бұрын
Ngl that pixel art on the thumbnail reminds me of Minecraft's Texture Update and how the 1.14+ textures looked a lot more competent.
@rakan-hj4fz3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sensei
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
No problem, Son.
@shutterstockwatermark60863 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy Da..Daa....Dad
@isra98629 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video, you might not have thought but it helps with cross-stitch patterns as well. I was trying to make a pattern but it never turned as I wanted, now I can do whatever I want!
@kelp-ist346911 ай бұрын
Also another thing that I've learned is that you can input blender renders into aseprite, so if your trying to understand how something would look in 2d you can take the render and see. this is something that I've learned while trying to imitate dead cells fluid and beautiful 2d sprites, it's all 3d just pixelated
@potatom27653 жыл бұрын
Thanks i started doing pixal art as hobby and its so fun
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad I could be a part of the journey haha
@isto_inc3 жыл бұрын
Great video :)
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen! :D
@LOSTnerd8152 жыл бұрын
I love your animation style, tbfrank.
@outdatedgear50362 жыл бұрын
Always question the artists. I’m a musician and I started learning how to play by learning other peoples songs. Find inspiration not jealousy. Damn dude that’s some real advice.
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks man!
@ItsRave_n Жыл бұрын
Great video! one question what app do you use for pixel drawing?
@bloxiancoder2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, your a great yt because you interact with your community (in the comments), you inspire me
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bloxian! Appreciate the support and I'm glad I can help inspire you to create. Good luck out there!
@Dylan-tt3ic Жыл бұрын
so cool. im straight up inspired. instant sub to your channel. thanks mate
@gabe99253 жыл бұрын
Environment pixel art is what level of skill? I needed to see this video, cause I'm blinding diving into
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Environmental art is my favourite, but I am unsure where that would fall on the spectrum for other people. I personally found it pretty hard to get into, but once I learnt the basic forms of nature sprites and how to apply textures it came pretty natural and is something I love to do! Good luck and I hope you can find some more resources to help you along the way :)
@gabe99253 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy i Tried as a begginer and fail miserably (its okay, we need to fail to learn). I draw other styles, I just got to Pixel Art recently. I loved your explanation in the video, will see how I go (always using refs.). Thanks for taking your time to respond me! Good journey to us bro! see ya
@AwesomeRepix2 жыл бұрын
Didn't need this, but I still prefer your beginner version compared to the "pro" version in the thumbnail :D
@lullylew9083 Жыл бұрын
This is so cool. I might have to give it a go. Is there a way we can manipulate our pixel art so that it looks as though we're viewing it on a CRT tv? If we could get that style down then pixel art could go so much further. The natural blending from the CRT tv keeps the pixel art somewhat in tact while adding a tremendous level of depth to the image. God I miss CRTs. Apart from their size and weight they were so much better.
@raoinshishiza152 Жыл бұрын
this man did not give one actual demonstration of a technique just a bunch of anime advice: dont give up, have goals, have mentors, youll get there.
@lnc-to4ku2 жыл бұрын
This was really great! Thank you!!
@typhonplume93742 жыл бұрын
I'll admit I like the look of the beginner art over the pro stuff in the thumbnail.
@jastonang84252 жыл бұрын
thx this really help me alot since i am trying to become an pixel artist
@badfunkyplayer74482 жыл бұрын
I think of 2d animation with pixel art as a flip book it may help to watch how to make a flipbook
@bryannascott73642 жыл бұрын
Thanks for very useful tips and tricks. I will try it out and practice more on the Faketown drawing tool then. I'll make sure to apply these tutorials.
@ituffa Жыл бұрын
i like the begineer one on the thumbnail
@ridderu2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this insightful video. I just got into this several days ago, trying to replicate some pixel art sample to understand how it works. One thing that I would like to ask, should I purchase pen to start or I can just use mouse and keyboard? Just want to know how much should I invested to get into and be more active in developing my skill. Thank you.
@tatupenttonen2722 жыл бұрын
Good video and i tried monster tribe and woah it was really well made man
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Oh awesome! Thank you :)
@thekryptonitesandwich84753 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for that Video, it was very helpful!
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@AlexEcrit3 жыл бұрын
Dude you’re great 😍
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sunny!!! 😍
@westingtyler12 жыл бұрын
this is a great vid. consider getting a pop filter for the mic to prevent plosive sounds, and speaking at a glancing angle to the mic rather than directly into it.
@MelanieAlexander-n2b11 ай бұрын
The video really helped me, thank you very much.
@AvnoArts Жыл бұрын
i juust got into pxiel art, thank you
@brandonsmith11989 ай бұрын
I was doing pixel art on my iPad, but is there a way that you could do a tutorial about pixel art your dining room table or Christmas tree in your next video? I like this one
@minFitAppАй бұрын
Very helpful for beginners 🤓
@murphyalaon73133 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed it!
@slimescm98473 жыл бұрын
Uh hi, could you make a tutorial on how to make a simple rpg videogame?? I don't know what platform to use, i don't have any experience but me and my team have worked on storyline and design for quite a while now, we just don't know how to make the actual game
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Hey I actually have a tutorial I made a while back on my channel for creating your first game in GameMaker Studios 2, which is what I use to create my games! Hope this helps 😁
@itsME-dc4vm3 жыл бұрын
nice ;D
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@PolyMars3 жыл бұрын
what if I'm already a pro
@PRDGL_WindyBW3 жыл бұрын
...then you don't need this video...
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
If anyone is wondering why this video came out late...just point fingers at PolyMars over here 😍
@barj3 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy shut
@Wicaugen11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the help!
@st1ckblaze146 Жыл бұрын
This is helpful for me since I'm making a minecraft mod, i need to learn pixel art for the textures.
@chasestewart42252 жыл бұрын
I just got accepted to create reskins for this game I play, your vid is helping me learn a lot more lol
@criminechen3 жыл бұрын
You should look into color theory
@astrowyrm68713 жыл бұрын
there's a lot of stuff this dude can look into, he has a lot to learn himself
@wlevy78252 жыл бұрын
ok you got a new subscriber and a new twitch viewer
@blackletterstudios83983 жыл бұрын
another banger brother; whats your game called so i can pick up a copy
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Monster Tribe, my man! It's going on kickstarter April 15th and we need all the help we can get 😭😭
@blackletterstudios83983 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy join our group man, ill happily tell the ghost army about it too :) facebook.com/groups/722834938407525
@dacid90183 жыл бұрын
thx for the tips this will be useful for my rpg fighting game
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think it will be useful! Good luck!!!
@superclodd3 жыл бұрын
I saw this video on youtube since its first release, i followed all the tips and my art was actually great! You are literally a life changer for me, you helped me become famous (not on youtube). Now.... My new game has been released a couple days ago on steam its already got over 30,000+ Downloads. You have helped my family a lot since we was running low on money but as most of that proft that i have gained from my game, I could help out my family! This video is a MUST for beginners! :D i subbed
@ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if this is a sarcastic comment or if you genuinely got help from my content, but either way GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY!!!! If this was a real comment make sure to send me your game. I'd love to check it out 🙂
@superclodd3 жыл бұрын
@@ReeceGeofroy No im not being sarcastic you actually made my life change.
@wdrbumk2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to play the game, what’s it called?
@ariztheackee5052 жыл бұрын
This will help me designing my modpack
@RisforRexxy Жыл бұрын
I'm a guitarist, NOT an artist but I'll give it a shot.
@splitfancycake90692 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Im thinking of making sprites for games!
@ethanhunt67312 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial I just started sprite making for my game im making and I was struggling how to make it look good like some of the sprites only had one color with no lighter or darker pixels or if I should add a outline your tutorial made my brain click and now I can remake my sprites with good shading and light reflections I have so much depth to master. I do have a question how do you pace yourself on how far you want to achieve high state perfection? like if you watch tutorials every day and learn new skills how far would you advance at a time from project to project?
@ReeceGeofroy2 жыл бұрын
Thank Ethan! Personally I have slowed down my skill progression to focus on consistency. Developing a video game over a couple years means I can't experiment TOO much with new styles, so instead I am continuously drawing to get more consistent and efficient at creating my work to speed up my own progress. I'm sure I'll go back to testing with new styles and higher levels of detail when I'm starting a new project though!
@animationsbelike2 жыл бұрын
Cool! :)
@animationsbelike2 жыл бұрын
and thank you for the Tutrorial :)
@monkeeeeyt8 ай бұрын
Tbh pixel art is easier than any other art form that i've experienced. i started pixel art because of making a mc mod
@shalevforfor55508 ай бұрын
2:00 this is called uv like xyzw it's making a 3D as 2D the you can put on a 3D like Minecraft skins
@TheEpicSpire5 ай бұрын
"no one is better than anyone else" .. i respectfully call bullshit on this. You are far better than I am.... for now. i know the term "better" is by definition a subjective term because it is based on an opinion, but on some base skill level, the term does hold an objective foundation. now saying, "no technique or design preference is better than any other" is 100% subjective because some techniques may be easier to for a person to learn than another. with that said.. thanks for the inspiration.
@rasati Жыл бұрын
i noticed the berries and wood from forager in the thumbnail