Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art

Overview

“I will teach you the most important lighting techniques and their use in video games. We will see it applied to the character of the course. I will also explain the most important shading techniques using brightness and color. ”

In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: Lighting and Shading, 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

“Lighting and Shading In this lesson, we'll look at the lighting techniques that are most important and commonly used in video games, and we'll add shading and lighting to our character by using brightness and color. Let's get to it. When we start designing a video game, we choose the kind of lighting we'll use, and this is a super important decision. The goal is to put ourselves in the player's shoes. We have to think about how we'll facilitate playability through the use of highlights and shadows. I want to warn you because once we paint scenery, characters, and objects with specific light...”

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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)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Game Design, Pixel Art, Video Games