Session Spotlight
Drawing pixel art for video games
art
pixel art
drawing
game development
games
Want to create your own art for retro video games? This is the talk for you. This introductory talk will teach you to start drawing pixel art objects with a popular tool called Aseprite. You'll learn about the differences between pixel art and traditional art, basic color theory, shading and highlighting, animation, and exporting to video game-ready formats.
Prerequisites
No experience necessary; this is a talk for people completely new to pixel art (or art in general).
Take Aways
- Learn how to use Aseprite, a popular pixel art tool
- Learn how to choose colors for your art using basic color theory or existing palettes
- Learn about form, shading, and highlighting
- Learn how to export your art in such a way that it's ready to be imported into a real video game