The Complete Pixel Art Bootcamp: From Zero To Hero!

Create professional pixel art for Platformer, First-Person, RPG, and Isometric style games, designs, and illustrations!

What you'll learn

Gain skills to create pro-level pixel art for Platformer, First-Person, RPG, and Isometric games.

Become a professional pixel artist who can freelance confidently with commercially viable art skills.

Add pixel art to your professional skillset as a graphic designer or an illustrator.

Create pixel art for real-world projects, sell your art, join a creative team, or start freelancing.

Requirements

No prior experience? No problem! Just bring a computer with a mouse and keyboard, and you're set. Everything else you need is packed into the course, ready for you to start

Description

You want to become a professional pixel artist, right?This is the perfect course for you to get started!At the end of this course, you'll have the skills to create professional pixel art for real-world use. You’ll be fully equipped to use your art in your games, and creative projects, sell your art, join a creative team, or start freelancing!The course will teach you everything you need to start creating stunning pixel art for Platformer, First-Person, RPG, and Isometric style games and illustrations.Master Pixel Art With 100% ConfidenceThe course is carefully crafted to strike a perfect balance between technical skill-building and creative expression in pixel art It’s a perfect recipe for your pixel art mastery.Become a Pro Pixel Artist - Quick and SimpleWith step-by-step lectures and a wealth of over a hundred downloadable resources, this course will take you from pixel art newbie to pro, quickly and effortlessly.Pixel Art Mastery Without the GrindGet instant access to all the tools you need: custom assets, ready-to-use palettes, and worksheets that make learning pixel art straightforward and fun!Plus, I'll be there to help you every step of the way, making sure your path to becoming a pixel art pro is smooth and hassle-free.What's Inside?97 (and counting!) straightforward video lessons: Jump right in with step-by-step tutorials that make learning pixel art simple and fun!Premium instructor support if you ever get stuck.Lifetime access to all new lectures and bonuses!Your Exclusive Bonuses:Bonus One - 48 Downloadable Pixel Art Sprites & Sets: Begin each lecture with ease, using ready-made references and palettes to quickly get up to speed and start creating with confidence!Bonus Two - 34 Easy-to-Follow PDF Guides & Checklists: Keep these handy for quick access to best practices and tips.Bonus Three - 29 Practical Worksheets Hone on your pixel art craft with ready-made worksheets, and accelerate your journey to pixel art professional.From Pixel Novice to Game-Changer:At the end of this course, you'll have a portfolio to be proud of and the skills to keep creating stunning pixel art for your games, and creative projects, sell your art, join a creative team, or start freelancing.For Every Creative Soul:The Pixel Art Mastery Course is perfect for:Indie Game Developers who want to create the art that'll make their games stand out;Beginner Pixel Artists who want to start their pixel art journey on the right foot;Graphic Designers who want to add pixel art to their design skills and open new doors;Beginner Artists who want to get into digital art through pixel art, as the fastest and simplest way;Illustrators who want to make their illustrations pop with pixel techniques;Support That's Got Your Back:If you need a hand or get stuck along the course, no problem! I’m here to help you in any way possible. Just reach out anytime for my support!My Promise To You:Complete the course, tackle every project, and you'll have the skills to create professional pixel art for real-world use;You’ll be fully equipped to use your art in your games, and creative projects, sell your art, join a creative team, or start freelancing.If for some reason you're unhappy with the course, just apply for a refund and get your money back. And you'll still get to keep all the course bonuses as my way of thanking you for giving the course a try;Hear It From My Students:"I needed to start designing my own game assets, and it took me this course only to start doing just that! " - Sam G"Great support, and I'm actually making my own pixel art! Highly recommend it!" - Alex T"I appreciated the straightforward approach It felt like I was learning from a friend who happens to be a pixel art expert" - Mia R."The support is phenomenal, It's like having a mentor by your side!" - Jessica R.About MeI'm Roman, I've been creating game art for ten years and have been teaching it for six;I've guided over 2,000 students, many of whom have launched successful careers and indie game studios;Today I’m finally bringing my pixel art course here, to cultivate the next generation of industry-ready pixel art professionals!Do you want to become one of them? Go ahead and claim your spot, click the enroll button now, and I'll see you inside the course!Cheers!Roman

Overview

Section 1: Welcome! And Let's Get Started!

Lecture 1 What You'll learn In This Course

Lecture 2 How To Pixel Art Like a Pro: The Top 3 Must-Know Rules

Lecture 3 SPECC: A Simple Method I Wish I Knew When I Started

Lecture 4 How Long Does It Take To Learn Pixel Art?

Section 2: Mastering Aseprite

Lecture 5 Our Course Toolbox

Lecture 6 Aseprite Tools & Layers

Lecture 7 Aseprite Colors and Settings

Section 3: Crafting Stunning Pixel Art Sprites: The Workflow

Lecture 8 The Workflow Overview

Lecture 9 Shapes

Lecture 10 Outlines and Contours

Lecture 11 Colors

Lecture 12 Shading

Lecture 13 Lighting and Details

Section 4: Mastering Outlines and Contours

Lecture 14 Practicing Straight Lines

Lecture 15 Curved Lines and 3 Critical Mistakes Everyone Makes

Section 5: Mastering Shapes

Lecture 16 Introduction To 2D and 3D Shapes

Lecture 17 Practicing 2D Geometric Shapes

Lecture 18 Practicing 3D Geometric Shapes

Section 6: Mastering Colors

Lecture 19 Introduction To Colors

Lecture 20 What Makes Up a Color?

Lecture 21 How Do Items Get Colors?

Lecture 22 Color Models And Why They Matter?

Lecture 23 The 4 Color Wheels You Should Know

Lecture 24 4 Tips To Design a Great Color Palette

Section 7: Mastering Shading And Lighting

Lecture 25 Introduction To Shading and Lighting

Lecture 26 Shading and Lighting a Cube

Lecture 27 Shading and Lighting a Sphere

Lecture 28 Shading and Lighting a Cylinder

Lecture 29 Shading and Lighting a Pyramid

Lecture 30 Shading and Lighting a Cone

Section 8: Mastering Details

Lecture 31 Adding a Final Touch: Details and Anti-Aliasing

Section 9: Mastering Natural Pixel Art: Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water

Lecture 32 The Art of Flames: Mastering Fire In Pixel Art

Lecture 33 Let's Draw a Simple Camp Bonfire

Lecture 34 Level Up! Drawing a Bigger Bonfire

Lecture 35 Bonfire Challenge!

Lecture 36 Let's Draw a Fireball For Rocket Launcher

Lecture 37 Beyond The Basics: Drawing a Universal Fireball!

Lecture 38 Reinforcing The Fire Mastery: Fireball Challenge!

Lecture 39 Mastering Water Basics for Platformer Games

Lecture 40 Advanced Water Techniques for Top-Down RPG Games

Lecture 41 Taking Your Skills Up In The Sky: Drawing Clouds!

Lecture 42 Crafting Ground and Grass for Platformer Games

Lecture 43 Pixel Puffs: Drawing and Animating Smoke

Lecture 44 Rock On! Crafting Pixel-Perfect Rocks

Lecture 45 Bits and Bushes: Let's Draw Some Stunning Bushes!

Lecture 46 Level Up! Crafting a Tree Out Of a Bush

Section 10: Mastering Industrial Pixel Art: Steel, Wood, Concrete, Sand, and Glass

Lecture 47 Metal Mastery: Drawing Shiny Metal Plates

Lecture 48 Pixel Plumbing: Crafting Pipes, Angles, Sleeves & Junctions

Lecture 49 Brick By Brick: Let's Build a Concrete Brick Wall!

Lecture 50 Level Up! Sand Brick Wall Challenge!

Lecture 51 Crafting a Pixel-Perfect Wooden Floor

Lecture 52 Mastering Tinted and Transparent Glass

Section 11: Bringing Characters Into The Game

Lecture 53 Let's Draw RPG and Platformer Characters!

Section 12: Pixel Art and Perspectives: A Complete Guide

Lecture 54 Introduction to Perspectives

Lecture 55 Aerial and Color Perspectives

Lecture 56 One-Point Perspective

Lecture 57 Two-Point Perspective

Lecture 58 Three-Point Perspective

Lecture 59 Four-Point Perspective

Lecture 60 Dimetric Perspective

Lecture 61 Isometric Perspective

Lecture 62 Trimetric Perspective

Lecture 63 Cabinet Perspective

Lecture 64 Cavalier Perspective

Lecture 65 Military Perspective

Lecture 66 Reverse Perspective

Lecture 67 Photo Perspective

Lecture 68 Perceptive Perspective

Section 13: Mastering Tiles, Tilesets and Tilemaps

Lecture 69 Introduction To Tiles, Tilesets, And Tilemaps

Lecture 70 Let's Build a Pixel-Perfect Tilemap!

Section 14: Time To Build a First-Person Game Mockup!

Lecture 71 Let's Prepare the Sprite Set For Our FP Game Mockup

Lecture 72 Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance

Lecture 73 Let's Build the First-Person Game Mockup!

Section 15: Level Up! Let's Build Platformer Game Mockup

Lecture 74 Let's Prepare the Sprite Set for Our Platformer

Lecture 75 Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance

Lecture 76 Let's Build the Platformer Mockup!

Section 16: Mastering RPG Game Mockup

Lecture 77 Let's Prepare the Sprite Set For Our RPG

Lecture 78 Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance

Lecture 79 Let's Build the RPG Mockup!

Section 17: Mastering Isometric Pixel Art

Lecture 80 Warming Up With Isometric Pixel Art

Lecture 81 Let's Draw an Isometric Air Conditioner!

Lecture 82 Pixel Soda: Crafting an Isometric Vending Machine

Lecture 83 Mastering Isometric Text Signage

Lecture 84 Signage in Motion: The Art of Isometric Animation

Lecture 85 Level Up! Isometric Sprites Challenge!

Section 18: Time To Build an Isometric Game Mockup!

Lecture 86 Let's Prepare the Sprite Set

Lecture 87 Let's Add Storytelling, Mood, Focus, and Balance

Lecture 88 Let's Build the Isometric Game Mockup!

Section 19: Let's Build Game Menu UI!

Lecture 89 Game Menu UI Challenge!

Section 20: Mastering Animation

Lecture 90 Let's Learn Animation Basics First

Lecture 91 Let's Animate Our Sage!

Lecture 92 Level Up! Four-Side Walking Animation

Lecture 93 Let's Animate Like a Pro: Advanced Techniques

Lecture 94 Extra Smooth: Sub-Pixel Animation

Lecture 95 Mastering Parallax Animation

Lecture 96 Let's Build Parallax Animation!

Lecture 97 What's Next?

Indie Game Developers who want to create the art that'll make their games stand out.,Beginner Pixel Artists who want to start their pixel art journey on the right foot.,Graphic Designers who want to add pixel art to their design skills and open new doors.,Beginner Artists who want to get into digital art through pixel art, as the fastest and simplest way.,Illustrators who want to make their illustrations pop with pixel techniques.