/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2154477

>>2154477
anyone know good programs or languages to make a simple mario-esque game

i have no idea how people can make stuff like this, how many hours must it take

How do I into pixel art? I've always loved it.

>>2154477

>>2154495
2

>>2154496
3

>>2154477
pixel art always looks bast animated

>>2154489
simplest tool is to start with is paint. move it into flash or aftereffects if you want it to move and Photoshop to play with colours. i still have a copy of paintXP running on my computer because i find it the easiest to use
(not my work btw, im no where near that good)

bumping

>>2154504

>>2154505

>>2154506

>>2154477

>>2154477

>>2154477

i dont get why so many people dont like pixel art, i think its cool, even the simple stuff

/wg/ has pixelart thread up most of the time.

>>2154506
This reminds me of Bob ross' paintings.

>>2154523
Too bad it's a screenshot of some guy's desktop
>My dad's a fucken loli what the fuck man.
Always cracks me up

>>2154489
could start by looking at game sprites. try not to copy the style of DBZ ones and such. everyone will think you are 12 and like sonic

>>2154554
ha ha ha ive never noticed that

>>2154478
>.jpg
wtf are you doing

>>2154501
ms paint is total shit, stop giving bad advice.

grafx2 is made for pixel art and is freeware. promotion (now on sale in the humble bundle I believe) is the preferred choice of the pros.

>>2154489
http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299

What's the point of pixel art? Why not just paint it digitally?

>>2154595
it is digital painting, just a more specific form of digital painting. pixel art is about precision and control, a regular digital painting will not have the same crispness or detail at the same resolution.

>>2154595
What's the point of twitter? Why not just make a blog?

There's skill in limitation.

>>2154619
I think that's a bad analogy

>>2154572
bitch please, apart from layers which is completely useless in pixel art paint does everything grafx2 can do but with a much better lay out

>>2154619
Awful comparison.

>>2154707
it lacks keyboard shortcuts, it lacks palette control, no animation or layers, way fewer tools and effects (outline, transparency, tilemap, etc.) doesn't support .gif filetype...

It's shit. Only absolute noobs use the program, you have no idea what you're talking about. Pixel moar faggot.

>>2154744
if you need layers and effects to make good pixel art you are doing it wrong. you might as well make it in photoshop

>>2154751
there's literally no reason to choose paint over grafx2. I pixelled for years in mspaint before making the switch, and it's unbelievable how much time I've saved. the customizable keyboard shortcuts and the palette control options are the most useful aspects, which you've conveniently ignored. As for the rest being useless, I guess you've never made a tileset, because tile mapping is incredibly useful. As is the outline tool for outlining and entire sprite in one click. And transparency/opacity is useful for early stages, where you can do index painting.

I've pixelled in both programs for years, just trying to save other artists time and frustration. If you want to use mspaint, or a stone tablet and chisel, be my guest.