Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art
What will we do during the course?
A course by Daniel Benítez , Art Director
About the video: What will we do during the course?
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the final project that we will develop in this course.”
In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: What will we do during the course?, 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
“What Will We Do in This Course? In this lesson, I'll tell you about the project that we'll work on throughout this course. We'll use Pyxel Edit for it. It's a software exclusively for creating pixel art, and it's the software I recommend if you're starting out. We'll create a character from its conception through exportation so it can be used in video games. We'll be using a technique called pixel art, which I'm sure you've heard of because retro games have been using it forever. I recommend Pyxel Edit because it's easy, but it also gives you pretty cool, professional results. The project w...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art
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Category
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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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