Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art
Presentation
A course by Daniel Benítez , Art Director
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson I will introduce myself so that you can get to know me a little better and I will comment on the most important steps of my career. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art. Create characters for video games where the pixel is the star.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hi, I'm Daniel Benítez. I'm the art director at Fourattic, a video game studio. As long as I can remember, I've been surround by pens and markers. I've been painting from a young age, and I always did it traditionally until I came across Microsoft Paint and started using the mouse like it was my pen, and that was a life-changing discovery for me because I could do things that seemed like magic to me back then. From then on, I started painting everything digitally. I always wanted to be versatile. That's why I've worked in disciplines like painting, film, and design in general. ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Game Design, Pixel Art, Video Games

Daniel Benítez
A course by Daniel Benítez
Daniel Benítez is an art director specialized in video games and pixel art, a technique that he has been evolving since beginning his career in the world of video games. He is the co-founder of Fourattic, an independent video game studio, and Mucho Pixels, a pixel art products and entertainment brand for video games.
Throughout his career, he has worked on creating games like Crossing Souls and Starr Mazer. He currently develops video games for companies like Gamee and Cartoon Network.
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