Pixel Art Avatar Design: From Basics to Customization

Creating Pixel Art Avatars

“Now that we are at the end of the course, I hope you have enjoyed the journey. I want to thank you for getting this far and for spending your time with me. It's time to share your creations and show your project's progress. Comment on how you made it, discuss the challenges and difficulties you faced, and how you overcame them. In short, share your experience. I want your project to be different from mine. Repeat what I do to learn, but when making your project to publish, create something unique. This enriches our creative community. Gather your images and share your project by clicking the button "Create your project" . Your publication will become part of your portfolio on Domestika. Your portfolio is your showcase to the world to display your talent. Remember, explaining the project is crucial, not just showing photos. Here are some links to help you organize it: Support link 1 Support link 2 These are my recommendations: • Brainstorm your character and decide the type of creature, when and where they exist, and what their reason for being is.

• Sketch out your base character and several trait ideas. • Ink your art, import it into Photoshop, and convert it into pixel art. ">https://assets0.domestika.org/course-images/000/054/550/54550-big.png[/img] • Create more traits in Photoshop until you have five or more trait types (ex. Background, Body, Outfit, Hat, Eyes) with at least four variations of each trait type (ex. Outfit: Tuxedo, Baseball Uniform, Leather Jacket, Cardigan). • Save several variations of your PFP and upload your favorite to update your Domestika profile picture. I invite you to participate in the forum and interact by commenting on the community's work. After all, we will help each other, so take advantage of this opportunity! See you in the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello. And thank you for joining me in this course. I've been creating pixel art since 2003. and I've learned a lot of techniques over the years. In this course, i wanted to share with you some of those methods for creating striking pixel art images. For the final project, I showed you how to create a customizable profile picture that you can use in your social media accounts. The first step was to create a concept for our character. Remember, think about the four W's in relation to your character. What is it? When and where does it exist? And finally, why? What is your character's purpose?...”

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Course summary for: Pixel Art Avatar Design: From Basics to Customization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (5)
• 200 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 48m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Digital Illustration, Pixel Art