Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art

Overview

“Here I will analyze the importance of silhouette in video games and how we can tell a story through the simple form of our character. ”

In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: Basic forms (silhouette of the character), 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

“Basic Shapes (Character Silhouette) In this lesson, we'll look at the importance of silhouettes in video games and how to tell if we're creating a good shape for the character or not. Let's get started. Once we have the document ready, we'll take two steps that will help us out a lot in designing our character. The first is to name the default layer "Background." I'll add a neutral color with the Bucket tool like white, for example. Now I'll create another layer that I'll call "Limits," and I'm going to add a black square. A 64 x 64-pixel square. We can see the pixels to the bottom right of...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art

• Level: Beginner
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• 21254 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 18m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Game Design, Pixel Art, Video Games