Hi,

I'm at the very start of my pixel art learning and as almost any newbie I'm struggling with rendering (color) really hard.

I use aseprite and there's a lot of palettes to choose from and I have tried to use some (For example Game boy one with just 4 colors) and I feel like it frees me of the burden of selecting right colors beside applying good form and shape to my sprite. But, on the hand I think this won't let me improve with color :/.

So, do you think it is a good thing to use pre-made palettes to try to create pixel art for a newbie? (At this stage I am just trying to pixel anything I find in 16x16. It doesn't matter if they are pieces from other pixel artists, still life or whatever).

Cheers!

Hi,

I'm a seasoned game developer that want to get into art. I'm looking for a pixel artist mentor/tutor/teacher. The work consists in guide me through the process of getting better at pixel art mainly at rendering subject (coloring). I'm not totally new to pixelart. I have done several pieces and I can show them to get a grasp of what my level is (I think it could be low/medium).

The main flow I would like to follow (I'm opened to any other if it is consistent) is:

1) We talk about what I would like to improve
2) You send me exercises, supply ideas, what I could do to improve on the subject, etc.
3) I send you my work and you critic it and explain how I could improve it through skype or just by sending back annotations.
4) Loop to 1

It is a long time job because I'm really interested in improving but it won't take too long from you everyweek. I think no more than 1h. If you are good and I see improvement, I can fit any schedule you have. I know we all have day jobs we have to attetnd, so, I am very open to any schedule you could have.

What can you expect from me:

1) Regular payments
2) Practice, Practice and Practice.
3) Very flexible schedule
4) Very open to new ideas


Some art styles I like as reference:

- https://www.destructoid.com/ul/560385-ninja%20saviors%20release%20date.jpg
- https://cdn.gamer-network.net/2017/usgamer/ten_missing_games_09.jpg
- https://sm.ign.com/ign_ap/screenshot/default/198x-beat_5eh3.jpg
- https://www.yoyogames.com/uploads/new_showcase/1241_feature.png?1474038675
- https://r.mprd.se/fup/up/33932-Hagane_-_The_Final_Conflict_(USA)-1.jpg
- https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JUh09N-EzoM/maxresdefault.jpg


Please post your portfolios here or just PM me. I speak spanish and english. Only serious people!



Thanks in advance.

I tried to avoid extreme streching here and try to keep the roundness a bit more. Perhaps it feels better now:



What do you think?

Hi,

I'm a newbie at animation. Have found some really nice exercises to start and would like to hear the opinion of the community for my first exercise. A simple bouncing ball (inplace).





For me it is ok, but perhaps more experienced users can spot problems. What do you think?

P.D. I can send ase file if needed.

Cheers.