Pixel Tutorial {FOR ALL TO USE}+Shading +Text added!

i think its time there should be one, even tho IMO pixeling is something you should learn by yourself ive made a tutorial on request.

Step1.!

Get a hand drawing skill , practice it learn how to draw some characters objects and shapes (BY HAND) and get a art program , MS Paint higly recommended , i wouldnt recommend Adobe Photoshop tho

Step 2.!

In your art program tho

Step 3.!

Draw out the stick characters of the background/secundary characters, if you dont have them skip this

Step 4.!

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Give the characters Muscle+Armor shape and remove the stick lines

Step5.!

Shade it pixel by pixel Line by line (use zoom to see how)

Step6.!

hey its starting to bring shape, color in the entire foreground and add details

Step7.!

Draw and color t he background starting to get allot better?

Step8.!

color the sky (use multiple colors to get a nicer effect)

Step9.!

add a border , make it look cool it really helps the image

FINALÃÆÃââââ¬Ã°

add a text and maybe draw a outline around it to make it look better

Shading Tutorial:

Shading 1

Dithering good if done right

Shading 2

this is a very innacurate way of shading the shape is not defined.. i used for the characters above now.. 3 months later as i write this i regret i ever said this was a good way of shading ..it could be done right if the shape was defined

Shading 3

this is actually quite good way of shading if once again done right.. many wont believe me but if you put it in the right place it could actually come out looking quite 3D

Text Effect in MS Paint tutorial

Step 1

select a pixel font (i prefer Arial and use arial on this one) and i recommend using size 9 because its read-able etc. etc. and use spaces between each letter for the effect

Step2.

select a secondary color (orange in my case, and put it around the lines pixel by pixel (or line tool)

Step3.

select a third color and put it around the second color pixel by pixel or the line tool and thats how it works.

End result (without zoom):

Remember never use more then 3 colors if you use one space between your text, well you can but it will look pretty weird

EDIT: another tutorial on the way with more things to practice on.. more tips and better tips an actual accurate one that will help more people unlike this one.. stay tuned.. and dont post on this thread

NICE tutorial

hehe, good job Quer :D

i like it, should help alot of people, maybe add more details on the colouring.

Well done QUERT !!!

Hope this will help a lot of people out there.

Just if u have time add more details on the text part :)

nice quert, now we wont have many noobs asking how to pixel.

Looks good, I'll use this sometime, I'm really bad at drawing scenes involving people in action :oops: .

Yeah very good, I also think more details would be good on the shading part... Very good though

Just noticed :

-it's FOCAL not VOCAL

-you missed to post the muscle building step image...double posted previous :)

If the sky wasn't so blue, that would actually be kinda cool. Even though I'm not a big fan of freehand pixel.

Quer_Skulll i was wondering, see i have a graphics site called GFX industries and i'm always looking for tutorials to add to my tutorial section, i was wondering if i could take your tutorial and make a page for it and make it a tutorial at my site. Of cource i would say it was made by you, and maybe if you want have you e-mail or something, but if you are to do this then pm if you are not then thats ok.

Heres the site if ya wanna have a look.

http://www.Gfx-Industries[LikelyScam]

wicked guide ill try it 2moro if im not boged down with homework

(Quickly bookmarks:))

Im going to use this guide...I suck at pixel siggehs

awesome dude!, its really good!, i was just going to do one a few days ago in the hols, but i couldnt be bothered, and im also by the looks of it a=, not a verygood pixelor!*Looks Down* lol, my shop is going down hill! im gunna close it after these people pay!, i go to the trouble tomake one and the never go on forums again.. :evil:

but very nice!!! 9/10 for a tutorial!

u missed a few little things but yea! really good :D

.:'':.Cool Banana :wink:

Heres the site if ya wanna have a look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.Gfx-Industries[LikelyScam]

Offtopic im sorry,

Dude your site just dies in firefox! Even in IE you get a horizontal scroll bar. You got iframes everywhere. Can you at least conform to some basic html standards..... :roll:

Quer_Skulll i was wondering, see i have a graphics site called GFX industries and i'm always looking for tutorials to add to my tutorial section, i was wondering if i could take your tutorial and make a page for it and make it a tutorial at my site. Of cource i would say it was made by you, and maybe if you want have you e-mail or something, but if you are to do this then pm if you are not then thats ok.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heres the site if ya wanna have a look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.Gfx-Industries[LikelyScam]

sure , do add my nickname and E-Mail adress tho (its in my profile)

thanks for all the positive comments :D ill add some more stuff on it soon like how to color it and text as TeeJay suggested

EDIT : shading tutorial added

wow thx. ive never even made a pixel drawing of any kinda be4 so ive given it a go now. i thought as a first time i wud jus try to make an alrite looking bloke and maybe later add some shading. im not gonna make a full scene until im a bit better tho.

here's the pic.

also do u think this is any good at all for a first try at any kind of pixel drawing??

Sigh..I figured this would happen. You're not supposed to copy the people from his tut. It's jsut a guide, make your own people.

duh i kno. but im jus practicing as ive never even used paint be4. wats the point in trying to make something good or original wen i hardly kno how to draw?? u see my point. u gotta start somewhere and im starting by using his guide to draw my first ever guy. next time i make sum1 i will make sum1 i think of myself.

duh i kno. but im jus practicing as ive never even used paint be4. wats the point in trying to make something good or original wen i hardly kno how to draw?? u see my point. u gotta start somewhere and im starting by using his guide to draw my first ever guy. next time i make sum1 i will make sum1 i think of myself.

You hardly know how to draw? That's what real life is for. You can't expect to not be able to draw with a pencil and paper, yet draw on the computer..It's a good way to practice if you follow his guide but not the pictures. Therefor, making your own guys.

like ryan said you wherent supossed to copy the characters but if its just for practice im cool with it ,

its cool could use some practice but everyones first work does

i think im gonna try a character now that isnt completely copying urs

hey skull, can u help me out... im using ur guide, and when i go back to my moms im gonna make my 1st pixil sig.im gonna hand draw my charcter. could u gimme a good suggestion fer a background/scenerio i should try my guy in. summing simple. o i also havent picked apperance or wep/ armour so what should i learn to master? thx in advance

hey skull, can u help me out... im using ur guide, and when i go back to my moms im gonna make my 1st pixil sig.im gonna hand draw my charcter. could u gimme a good suggestion fer a background/scenerio i should try my guy in. summing simple. o i also havent picked apperance or wep/ armour so what should i learn to master? thx in advance

uhhm.. something simple uhm a tree or three and a broken house would be nice i think and maybe some mountains if you whant its up to you

mages or priets are the easiest so its good to start with,

well shading is good think to start with in mastering and line art ground detail and background detail should come later