Everything You Need to Know About ASEPRITE | Pixel Art Fundamentals

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An introduction to all of Aseprite's most useful tools, and a quick peek at how to use them effectively. Aseprite truly is a very powerful pixel art editing tool, and I'm hoping to give beginners some insight into how to get started with it. Thanks for dropping by!
Video Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Why Aseprite?
0:54 - How to Get It
1:37 - Making a New Drawing
2:27 - Brush Tool
3:52 - Eraser Tool
4:06 - Shape Tool
4:38 - Selection Tool
7:33 - Eyedropper Tool
8:37 - Grid
9:01 - Color Editor
9:30 - Outline Tool
9:50 - Horizontal/Vertical Flip
10:20 - Layer/Frame Window
12:00 - Palette Window
12:59 - Color Selector Window
13:19 - Preview Window
13:58 - Common Issues
14:40 - Exporting Image/GIF
16:11 - Exporting a Sprite Sheet
16:28 - Other Stuff
Here's everything you need to get started:
Buy Aseprite on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/43...
Download from their site: www.aseprite.org/download/
And here's how to get it for free (LEGALLY): / guide_how_to_build_ase...
You can find more palettes here: lospec.com/
Here are all the hotkeys I mentioned in the video:
B: Brush
E: Eraser
U: Square shape (tap again to toggle if it's filled or not)
Shift+U: Oval shape (tap again to toggle if it's filled or not)
M: Box marquee
Shift + M: Circle marquee
Q: Lasso
W: Wand
Alt: Eyedropper
G: Paint bucket
Ctrl + ': Toggle grid
Ctrl + U: Color modifier
Shift + O: Outline
Shift + H: Horizontal flip
Shift + V: Vertical flip
Tab: Open layer window
Shift + N: New layer
Alt + N: New frame
F7: Preview Window
Ctrl + F: Fullscreen mode
Shift + S: Snap to grid mode

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  • @GoodmansGhost
    @GoodmansGhost Жыл бұрын

    Rotating while holding shift used to not give perfect 90-degree rotations a few years ago so I asked the dev to make the 90-degree angles the same as when you click to have those specific rotations in the menus and he fixed it within a day. Great program and great dev.

  • @smmmma
    @smmmma Жыл бұрын

    a capital Q looks like a lasso. in my mythology this is why Q is the hotkey for lasso.

  • @yaosun9299

    @yaosun9299

    4 күн бұрын

    mind blown

  • @cosmotect
    @cosmotect Жыл бұрын

    Excellent. I love how the developer of this tool was a sensible person that did not try to reinvent most of the hotkeys and straight up used PS's. I think that alone warrants a buy

  • @av3ngers17

    @av3ngers17

    2 ай бұрын

    exactly! I was so happy when I tried to use what I'm used to and bam, it worked. wonderful

  • @edwardtheduck4039
    @edwardtheduck40392 жыл бұрын

    I've been trying to break into Aseprite for awhile, but other tutorials dive extremely deep and are quite daunting. This was a great mix of useful content while being very digestible and not hours long. Thank you for the great content!

  • @TyCischke
    @TyCischke9 ай бұрын

    This is a perfect example of a walkthrough video for me. Super concise and to the point. Talking quickly with not a lot of pauses. Everything was really clear and you gave great examples for every step. Thanks for putting this out!

  • @issolomissolom3589
    @issolomissolom3589 Жыл бұрын

    @6:24 This magic wand does reminds me of something

  • @SarahnTea
    @SarahnTea Жыл бұрын

    You have by far the best tutorial videos out there. I hope you do more! You relay information clearly, concisely, and with humour which makes it re-watchable! I have shared this and watched it many times. Keep up the good work!

  • @Dylan-tt3ic
    @Dylan-tt3ic Жыл бұрын

    you killed this tutorial. concise, well thought out. its a beautiful cheat sheet for beginners. thanks man

  • @bill_makes_games
    @bill_makes_games Жыл бұрын

    Best video on Asesprite fundamentals and efficient use. Will be eagerly waiting for the colour and animation videos!

  • @astropossum
    @astropossum Жыл бұрын

    I'm a beginner at pixel art, used to draw 11 years ago and recently picked it back up. It's been amazing, I made a big project over the course of 2 1/2 weeks and I wish I watched this video earlier, the preview & symmetry tool would've come really handy. I'll 100% use it moving forward. Amazing video! very easy to understand. I also thank you for putting examples put into it on how and when to use the tools :P

  • @MewnFrostFang
    @MewnFrostFang Жыл бұрын

    I like the tempo un your video. I was expecting a slog or for it to be way too fast but you explained everything enough without making me feel like I missed something. It also helps a LOT that you demonstrate each thing you show! Subscribing already.

  • @traviummorphine6901
    @traviummorphine6901 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou very much for making a great easy to follow tutorial video. I got Aseprite about 2 days ago an have been feeling somewhat overwhelmed, when it came to all the tools an what they do. So again thankyou it has helped me start my pixel art journey 😀 long road ahead but it's going to be fun!

  • @brandiganBTW
    @brandiganBTW2 жыл бұрын

    really been enjoying your journey through your devlogs and coincidentally picked up Aseprite a few months back! awesome stuff, keep it up!

  • @RukoS-xy6jo

    @RukoS-xy6jo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi stardew fam

  • @alman5156
    @alman5156 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Very helpful. Just started using Aseprite and I LOVE IT! Pixel art rules.

  • @user-yf8dj7jm3o
    @user-yf8dj7jm3o5 ай бұрын

    Man that was amazing, well done. This is the first tutorial that has felt like I am actually learning

  • @jessejburton
    @jessejburton2 жыл бұрын

    Wow! A picture a day for 500 days? Now that's a commitment! Would love to see some of your favorites! I really like your art style. Thanks for sharing your journey :)

  • @moosegoosegamer
    @moosegoosegamer Жыл бұрын

    This is incredible and you are epic! You deserve way more subscribers!! Keep up the good work

  • @LonKeyxote
    @LonKeyxoteКүн бұрын

    This is so useful, I have to stop every 10 seconds to take notes

  • @LonKeyxote

    @LonKeyxote

    Күн бұрын

    the best aseprite tutorial to me

  • @geburu
    @geburu8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for putting this together. Just hopped on the pixel art train and I’m learning from scratch as a non-artist. Would definitely appreciate some sort of learning plan or pathway to follow.

  • @N3Selina
    @N3Selina2 ай бұрын

    i needed a tutorial to find these icons on the right. truly a tutorial for all kinds of dummies. thank you!

  • @djaracolman4259
    @djaracolman4259Ай бұрын

    Very good and concise, just like the software you're teaching. Thank you!

  • @Discordantmusic
    @Discordantmusic10 күн бұрын

    I finally got around to compiling my own copy of aseprite today and your tutorial videos have been absolutely invaluable. They are PERFECT- no excess commentary, no dilly-dallying, just tips and jokes. Liked subscribed and bell'd. If you ever make more tutorials for aseprite (or anything else honestly, i can't stress enough how refreshing it is to just sit down, watch something, and get the exact information I needed!), I can guarantee that half the watch data will just be from my actually ADHD ass gratefully replaying over and over again as I forget things and need quick refreshers

  • @Izzy-fr1zu
    @Izzy-fr1zu2 жыл бұрын

    Woah that animation looks cool! I'm looking forward to seeing some animation-tutos! :D

  • @Poachy
    @Poachy6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much. This video is exactly what I need to get back into pixel art on aesprite. Good information with entertaining commentary, liked and subbed.

  • @rubbish_kat
    @rubbish_kat Жыл бұрын

    I've been doing pixel art for a little while now but i suck at learning the shortcuts and tend to do things the slow and stupid way, and a lot of videos dive into what the program can do without explaining the shortcuts and efficiency stuff, so great video as well as great art.

  • @ninjagraphics1
    @ninjagraphics1 Жыл бұрын

    So well made, thanks for sharing!

  • @variance470
    @variance470 Жыл бұрын

    I have been using aseprite for a while and I have no idea for some of the tips in the video, this is just perfect for me XD

  • @danielmadsen100
    @danielmadsen1004 ай бұрын

    Thank you, super helpful video - Can't wait to get started

  • @grashoppah
    @grashoppah29 күн бұрын

    Just started messing around with this, thanks for the guide:) Very helpful!

  • @fruitcupproductions
    @fruitcupproductions3 ай бұрын

    Holy smokes what a fantastic video. Informative, hilarious, easy going. Kudos sir!

  • @Thormes
    @Thormes Жыл бұрын

    Very good introduction. Best one i've seen yet.

  • @piosammut519
    @piosammut5197 ай бұрын

    such a good video, was looking for pixel art software to help with my game and this has all the tools to make it efficient and easier to grasp for a non designer mofo like myself, props to you man.

  • @girkyHD
    @girkyHD10 күн бұрын

    Very useful. Thanks for the information mate!

  • @j.r7872
    @j.r78726 ай бұрын

    Excellent!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!

  • @porkman1838
    @porkman1838 Жыл бұрын

    Straightforward and very useful ty

  • @Mk2kRaven
    @Mk2kRaven2 жыл бұрын

    This is the best video on Aseprite that I have seen. I am curious what helped you the most in learning pixel art.

  • @Darkfault
    @Darkfault Жыл бұрын

    A lot of useful information - thanks Watt!

  • @Yunky_
    @Yunky_Ай бұрын

    Man, this is extremely helpful, thanks!

  • @AquilesAwK1
    @AquilesAwK13 ай бұрын

    I was trying my hand at pixel art using Ps , but it lacks specific tools for this style. Your video convinced me to buy Aseprite. It really answered all my questions about the software. Thank you!

  • @TheThehaze89
    @TheThehaze89Ай бұрын

    Thanks man! I didn't know where to even start.

  • @aarondcmedia9585
    @aarondcmedia9585 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant run down of the app, thank you.

  • @joetucus4299
    @joetucus42996 ай бұрын

    Perfect intro, keep up the good work.

  • @rajatstudios7970
    @rajatstudios7970 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Bro, The Video has been Really helpfull.

  • @rhymewave6777
    @rhymewave67772 жыл бұрын

    Nice, clear and useful

  • @KChurros
    @KChurros7 ай бұрын

    Love the hotkeys, just speeds up the workflows!

  • @Rutleif
    @Rutleif3 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Thanks for the explanations.

  • @sheebakp8124
    @sheebakp8124 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing . Thank you So much dude

  • @lucanos34
    @lucanos3410 ай бұрын

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @MindandSorcery
    @MindandSorcery6 ай бұрын

    Omg man! Very clear, to the point and highly informative, i wrote everything down, i feel already like a pro and i can't draw if my life depends on it 😅 This is great thank you :) I'll be watching the other Tutorial as well.

  • @nehasharma8896
    @nehasharma88962 жыл бұрын

    Good video we want more of this video between devlogs please

  • @WattDesigns

    @WattDesigns

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ll try my best!

  • @Charziot
    @CharziotАй бұрын

    I'm new to this, but I thank you very much for sharing your wisdom!

  • @georgenyvlt6202
    @georgenyvlt62029 ай бұрын

    But seriously. This App was the best investment in my life! Thanks for great tutorials!

  • @lanlejarde7323
    @lanlejarde732311 ай бұрын

    what a great tutorial!

  • @darkowl9
    @darkowl98 ай бұрын

    I have a suspicion that Q is the lasso because it looks like a rope loop, and G is paint bucket because in Photoshop it's the gradient tool (and gradient is grouped with the paint bucket). That's just my guess.

  • @1210brianwalsh
    @1210brianwalsh10 ай бұрын

    Thanks this video was very helpful

  • @coloradogames5054
    @coloradogames50545 ай бұрын

    Nice guide! thx

  • @The_Soup_Master
    @The_Soup_Master9 ай бұрын

    The magic wand appearing made me lose it, a very real lol. A+

  • @lovebirdfriend7409
    @lovebirdfriend74092 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this amazing video

  • @kgrayman
    @kgrayman2 жыл бұрын

    Love the tutorial. Instant sub

  • @Matshiro
    @Matshiro7 ай бұрын

    I've learned much more from half of this video than from few courses.

  • @lm5050
    @lm505010 ай бұрын

    As someone who wasted many hours making sprite art on microsoft paint with a mouse my mind is blown. Also your pixel art style is delightful "cleanup on isle goblin" added to my steam wishlist

  • @jameschappfillmore
    @jameschappfillmore Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the video.

  • @nugrohowahyu6073
    @nugrohowahyu6073 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It helps a lot

  • @Neptune17_Edits
    @Neptune17_Edits9 ай бұрын

    Great Vid! thanks

  • @LolixBelle
    @LolixBelle2 жыл бұрын

    Just got aseprite non Long ago and was trying to figure out how to select multiple stuff, this help a lot 😅

  • @kenfrancis4850
    @kenfrancis48508 ай бұрын

    great intro thanks

  • @the-killer-squirrel
    @the-killer-squirrel Жыл бұрын

    this will really help, thank you :)

  • @twixie__5651
    @twixie__56512 жыл бұрын

    I learned a lot from this tutorial. Thanks! I just want to ask fi it is possible if you can make a tutorial about sizing of canvas. I’m confused which size is good for pixel art. Like if i make a house or a whole store. Thanks

  • @SleepingXero
    @SleepingXero11 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @guccicontroller
    @guccicontroller2 жыл бұрын

    Pixel art may not be what I like to do, but this seems like a really good software

  • @stephen5070
    @stephen5070Ай бұрын

    I want some of that Jigglybuff bro! Hot air balloon of love.

  • @ZacMarvinGameDev
    @ZacMarvinGameDev2 жыл бұрын

    As someone with years of aseprite experience this video was still helpful. I learned a couple small things. Great video!

  • @mcdondagd
    @mcdondagd2 жыл бұрын

    cool. I use asperite and learned some things I didn't know about it

  • @glasshalffull4891
    @glasshalffull48918 ай бұрын

    super helpful ty

  • @UnluckyNinja
    @UnluckyNinja2 жыл бұрын

    I guess that the hotkey for lasso is Q, is because it looks like the icon for lasso.😂

  • @aragorn420
    @aragorn4208 ай бұрын

    wonderful thank you

  • @dani_is_dumb
    @dani_is_dumb5 күн бұрын

    i've already got about 30-ish hours into aseprite, and DAMN how did i miss out on saving palletes, the colour editor, and you can just CHANGE THE COLOUR OF A SINGLE PIXEL TO CHANGE FOR ALL OF THEM?? i'd say my 30 hours would be about 15 if i knew all of this. so massive thanks for all the tips, this'll definitely help me out

  • @janvangils5560
    @janvangils55609 ай бұрын

    6:21 SIR?! I was just calmly looky at new programs while sipping my morning coffee no need to kill me like that

  • @Cizgi-27
    @Cizgi-275 ай бұрын

    ur a life savior.

  • @abdulalialotaibi7062
    @abdulalialotaibi7062Ай бұрын

    Thanks dude

  • @isukwithnames1811
    @isukwithnames18116 ай бұрын

    Is it possible to watch the full timelapse of the Avata pixel art? Great vid btw

  • @specterent
    @specterent Жыл бұрын

    Dang it, what is with these cool videos luring me in and then teaching me things?! You're not supposed to teach old dogs new tricks! Joking aside, loved the video, stumbled upon it and subscribed after seeing it.

  • @heibk-2017
    @heibk-20175 ай бұрын

    Hi there, great video! Question; at 9:28 you use the color modifier to darken part of your character. It looks like you use the Lasso to select the portions you want, and then you modify the values. When I replicate this, it not only modifies the outline color, (which doesn't happen in your clip) but also fills in and then modifies any index 0 background space in the lasso. Any workarounds? Thanks!

  • @dizzymadethis
    @dizzymadethis Жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @AmodeusR
    @AmodeusR Жыл бұрын

    Compiling it by yourself if more of a annoying/complicated task than hard. It may be a little bit confusing and harder to people that doesn't have anything with programming, but just following a tutorial, specially if it's a video tutorial, I think anyone can get it working. As you said, it's great for testing it if anyone wants and actually, you can get the most up to date version compiling, it just won't update by itself, so if you want the newest version always, you'll need to be recompiling the base code whenever a update is launched.

  • @SkaiCloud562
    @SkaiCloud5625 ай бұрын

    That was so educational. Is it still revelant in 2024?

  • @WattDesigns

    @WattDesigns

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes! All the same :)

  • @Spirhack
    @Spirhack Жыл бұрын

    thank you.

  • @403gtfo
    @403gtfo5 ай бұрын

    6:50 ... I died. (Great video)

  • @superfunsurf
    @superfunsurf Жыл бұрын

    love it. would really like to see how you do your animations i here

  • @readypanda5116
    @readypanda5116 Жыл бұрын

    nice video

  • @user-hz3xe9jz4q
    @user-hz3xe9jz4q6 ай бұрын

  • @jessejames6692
    @jessejames6692 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I couldn't figure out how to save my art without it getting blurry!

  • @thebigheartyradish
    @thebigheartyradish11 ай бұрын

    the q is used for the lasso because "Q" looks like a little lasso

  • @StrixTheGamingCat
    @StrixTheGamingCatАй бұрын

    How did you get your layers window to the right?

  • @jmlncl
    @jmlncl Жыл бұрын

    do you use pentab? if yes, what do you use? thank you!

  • @vegasdealer777
    @vegasdealer7774 ай бұрын

    I've got the Windows version 1.3.2. I don't see the Symmetry Tool. Am I missing it? Never mind; I found it under View/Symmetry Options.

  • @louisromska5943
    @louisromska59432 жыл бұрын

    That was incredibly easy to follow! Does anyone know the dimensions (16x16, 8x8, etc...) of the little goblins he made?

  • @WattDesigns

    @WattDesigns

    2 жыл бұрын

    There meant to fit in a 32 x 32 box with a bit of room to spare, so they’re about 19 x 22 😊

  • @JustCommenMan
    @JustCommenMan2 жыл бұрын

    Make colour choosing video, like hue shifting and value etc.

  • @miyunyan
    @miyunyan2 жыл бұрын

    That jigglypuff looking kind good ngl =3

  • @shirakage_
    @shirakage_ Жыл бұрын

    I decreased duration time of my few frames but When I export the animation, they turn into the normal speed frames, how can I avoid it? thanks.

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