Pixel Art Tips from a Professional Artist - Tips & Tricks

Here are my top 8 tips on how to improve your pixel art. These tips are how I grew my pixel art skills and how I become a professional graphic designer.
┈ Who is Goodgis? ┈
I’m a full time Graphic Designer, Game Dev, & KZreadr. I specialize in making cute, colorful games in Godot and telling my story through my videos. I also run my own little game studio called Firith. My dream is to hire my friends and make Firith a full-time job. I’m known for games such as The Keeyp, Wizbirds, Snomes, and Dewdrop Dynasty.
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┈ Timestamps ┈
Introduction - 0:00
Tip #1 - 1:00
Tip #2 - 1:34
Tip #3 - 2:36
Tip #4 - 3:21
Tip #5 - 4:00
Tip #6 - 4:44
Tip #7 - 5:33
Tip #8 - 6:08
Conclusion - 7:15
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  • @JOHNDAYLL
    @JOHNDAYLL3 жыл бұрын

    "Art can already be a challenge, so why make it any harder by insulting yourself" Holy shit man this hits home

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    We gotta build ourselves up. I'm not saying we brag or put other down, but we need to know our self worth! :D

  • @myfuelisramen2890

    @myfuelisramen2890

    3 жыл бұрын

    That lift my spirit up

  • @iluvlittenanimations2.010

    @iluvlittenanimations2.010

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because I’m actually good at insulting myself

  • @aCavemanNamedJaR

    @aCavemanNamedJaR

    2 жыл бұрын

    @toby wong it doesn't have to be either, the real point he's getting at is that you should be proud of what you've accomplished even if it could be better. Because it always can be! I've been a self-taught artist for about 20 years and I 100% understand what he means. Be proud of what you do don't be afraid to show it to people insulting yourself only put you down it doesn't actually help you to improve

  • @tetracev

    @tetracev

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but sometimes i feel like my art is good and then think that i'm pretentious

  • @adamkonig3753
    @adamkonig37533 жыл бұрын

    "Don't belittle yourself" is an outstanding piece of advice. Its about progression not perfection! You'll get there if you keep working at it!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @Nick-Bel

    @Nick-Bel

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah like i was so Bad at art before but i only Say that now that i am better and i am looking back but while i am not perfect just like anyone else but i don't belittle myself i belittle My past self because i am better than the past me but Then i said i am good and this the cringe of your past self applies to everyone and ecerything Even cooking and totally i am not talking about myself i have "never got oil in My arms"

  • @shak-alt1235

    @shak-alt1235

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Nick-Bel your comment was nice then it just fell apart

  • @Nick-Bel

    @Nick-Bel

    10 ай бұрын

    @@shak-alt1235 yeah It happens to me when i talk, my sentences devolve into nothing Help

  • @miloverreijt6396
    @miloverreijt63963 жыл бұрын

    While practesing art, draw something you like. I like duckies

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah!

  • @person4579

    @person4579

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like space.

  • @unitysparticlesystem

    @unitysparticlesystem

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like demons But not in real. I like their badass look

  • @user-le1zr2dp1k

    @user-le1zr2dp1k

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like minerals and natural stuff. It was terrible the first time. But it got really better in less than a week!

  • @miloverreijt6396

    @miloverreijt6396

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@user-le1zr2dp1k nice :)

  • @dailydoseofhalal6767
    @dailydoseofhalal67673 жыл бұрын

    It's actually crazy how underrated you are...

  • @cherricake1796

    @cherricake1796

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah He's pretty GOODgis HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHSNEJSKNEIDHENEIXNRMDKDJFNDIDND

  • @Egitheegg

    @Egitheegg

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cherricake1796 ... no.. just no

  • @yeye-bt5fy

    @yeye-bt5fy

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @pokepoke1889

    @pokepoke1889

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Egitheegg yes

  • @ssscout
    @ssscout3 жыл бұрын

    11/10 video, so underrated

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @CallMePoker

    @CallMePoker

    3 жыл бұрын

    Crazy to see my favorite music youtuber there

  • @kailucy9595

    @kailucy9595

    3 жыл бұрын

    sc6ut what are you doing here ?!

  • @graedev

    @graedev

    3 жыл бұрын

    go back to making edits, sc6ut.

  • @7own878

    @7own878

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really good video. I want to get into this flat 2d art more and I can take away a lot from this but at the same time agree with the things said as somebody who is confident to say that they know a little about art. Looking at what other people do and being confident about your own stuff is important. It's the moment you realize nobody knows what they are doing when you know that you can take on whatever you want. It's the same with making idols. These idols will keep you down. You focus so much on them that you forget who you are and what you do and you don't want that. So don't make idols and go and do what you want. What you do is probably already better than what 90% of the others are doing.

  • @JustFredrik
    @JustFredrik3 жыл бұрын

    "I wanna get better at what I do but I'm proud of the accomplishment that I've done right now" is exactly the right mindset and you formulated it so well! Great job! :)

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love that! :D

  • @DDMPlayer06
    @DDMPlayer063 жыл бұрын

    Sad how i lost the premiere, this channel may be one of the most underrated game dev channels out there. Good job with your videos tho!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! :D

  • @minimario571

    @minimario571

    2 жыл бұрын

    DDMPLAYER

  • @BenBonk
    @BenBonk3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for pointing out how important color is! I totally agree that it is a great idea to use a premade color palette. I've seen sooooo many pieces of art that could look amazing, but just use really bad colors, and don't hue shift at all. Color palettes are a great way to hop into pixel art and just get to creating stuff without worrying about learning color theory and all that stuff, and palettes can even make you work more creatively if you only have a preset amount of colors to use. I also totally agree that you shouldn't belittle yourself, I've also seen this way too many times to count with beginner artists. If I had to give one more essential tip, it is, that for game development, please keep pixel size consistent! This kind of goes along with your tip number two, but besides having bad colors, this is the second most common pixel art mishap I see. People sometimes get lazy, and if a house they drew is too small for their game, they might just scale it up in their game engine. Please don't do this! Spend the time to hop back into your pixel art program and make a house that looks right, while maintaining the same pixels per unit as all the other objects in your game. It makes a massive difference, and keeping pixels size consistent will make your game look so much better, at least in my opinion. And take that from someone who used to scale up pixel art all the time.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great tips, Ben! :D

  • @niksfishingworld

    @niksfishingworld

    2 жыл бұрын

    This man wrote a whole essay

  • @Kiwi-fl8te

    @Kiwi-fl8te

    2 жыл бұрын

    Completely agree with the size consistency thing. I think it's nice to think of each sprite you make in terms of tiles. If you decide from example that a tile is 32x32 pixels then you can know that your character might be one tile and a tree might be 5x5 tiles so 160x160 pixels. Then the sprites are more likely to look like them belong in the same space.

  • @sarahschmautz7147

    @sarahschmautz7147

    4 ай бұрын

    also, don't stretch or squash pixel art. I saw this in a devlog and it looks super wrong.

  • @jjthepikazard212
    @jjthepikazard2123 жыл бұрын

    love the video! also, saying you're art sucks, especially before someone sees it, tends to make them focus more on the flaws. it's called the anchoring principle. i saw them discuss it on extra credits once & it fully changed my outlook on how to talk about my art

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a fantastic point!

  • @baker7280

    @baker7280

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are art

  • @swordfishxd-

    @swordfishxd-

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your*

  • @anyshittynickname

    @anyshittynickname

    Жыл бұрын

    @@swordfishxd- focusing on the flaw of the sentence makes you miss the point of the argument presented in the sentence, thus showing exactly what that person was talking about.

  • @swordfishxd-

    @swordfishxd-

    Жыл бұрын

    @@anyshittynickname I cant understand that sentence anyway

  • @LoxagosSnake
    @LoxagosSnake3 жыл бұрын

    Hands down one of the best videos about game dev-related creative endeavors. It doesn't mindlessly regurgitate cliches ('just practice', duh), it has solid advice, and most importantly, it talks about issues that are common to most beginners yet no one talks about.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks so much! :D

  • @emmaly8993
    @emmaly89933 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to watch this!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @McConnellMatthew
    @McConnellMatthew3 жыл бұрын

    This comment is to let the algorithm know that this is a good video, and deserves to appear in search.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @krowsilver8966

    @krowsilver8966

    2 жыл бұрын

    And it did! :D

  • @griffinwaring2608
    @griffinwaring2608 Жыл бұрын

    The funny thing is, I feel like I'm way better at tilesets than I am at characters. I mostly got into tilesets because I was very inspired by Terraria and Celeste, and I dug into their game files to find the graphics for all of the tiles just to admire them basically. In my experience, redrawing tilesets from other places (in my case mostly Terraria) can actually help a lot, and using them in different ways can also help because it lets you see how they all connect together. This video was very helpful, thanks man!

  • @randomguyontheinternet7940

    @randomguyontheinternet7940

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel the same, I love drawing landscapes and most of the custom graphics ive made have really just been tilesets. Ive always had a hard time with anatomy, and pushing that into pixel art is kinda like trying to take out 2 birds with one stone so Its a bit harder for me.

  • @RobokiYT
    @RobokiYT3 жыл бұрын

    One tip was missing "Colours" colors show emotions and emphasises the look of game like a serious game will not use super saturated colors as they are cartoonish a bit and we use a less hue shift for them also less saturation and in sorrow moments the saturation is decreased even more these things expresses the story and game too well.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great point! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Xenofinite

    @Xenofinite

    2 жыл бұрын

    sorry but all of my pixel art is made on a tiny ass 240p screen on a console known as the nintendo dsi with a software known as flipnote studio and it only has 2 colors and stuf sooo

  • @xxhyphenxx9365

    @xxhyphenxx9365

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Xenofinite well just go the kekeflipnote style

  • @cesarkaedbay6436

    @cesarkaedbay6436

    2 жыл бұрын

    saturation and value are underrated in the beginner artist community

  • @RobokiYT

    @RobokiYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cesarkaedbay6436 yeah they are but you cannot forget them as you learn

  • @cubeco
    @cubeco2 жыл бұрын

    Here’s another tip i’ve learned over the years: develop your own style and stick with it! Not only is consist the key, when you develop a style you’re comfortable with, you’ll be more confident when making new pieces.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely!

  • @HalloweenCafe2024
    @HalloweenCafe20243 жыл бұрын

    As someone who has been drawing for years, this advice definitely holds up for more than just pixel art. Great job at explaining!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you think so! :D

  • @Pacca64
    @Pacca642 жыл бұрын

    As someone whos been in a rut with her art abilities for my entire life, and in a very poor mental state for the last two years, this video was INSANELY inspirational! Thank you, I really needed this!!!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Super glad to hear it! And hey, I've been there. Just continue to believe in yourself, and you'll do great things! :D

  • @DazzlingAction
    @DazzlingAction3 жыл бұрын

    All starting artist should watch this video as a mandatory video.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha :D

  • @TylerHaddad
    @TylerHaddad3 жыл бұрын

    Really great tips! Setting rules is one of the most important things you can do to keep yourself in check and keep everything cohesive. Took me awhile to realize that, but it really helped elevate my pixel art. Keep up the quality content!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! :D

  • @furkanaytan
    @furkanaytan3 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is only 3 months old? Your content is amazing man keep up. Love watching these informative videos

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    This means a lot. Comments like these are why I keep pushing to make great content! Thanks so much!

  • @simschleider
    @simschleider3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! I agree 100% with everything you said. I've been doing pixel art for more than a year and I think the most important thing is to know that you can always get better at it. It may be the colors, the details, the characters, but there's always something you can improve on, so in my opinion, the best way to get better is by watching games or artist that you like and writing what they do that make their (pixel) art unique. And also, as you said, try new concepts, things and ideas. This art style is like any other art form, you will always be learning new stuff and that's what makes it fun. Keep up the good content!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic tip! Thanks for sharing.

  • @BookdashYoutube
    @BookdashYoutube2 жыл бұрын

    I must say notes definitely help. Having a little notes io page where you write down all your little ideas and possible thoughts is SUPER helpful, just to make sure you don't forget anything, as well as this amazing fact: If you write down ALL of your possible ideas in one place, then look at it and brainstorm, you can just take a load of different ideas from each possible game you thought up and make one dream game. GOOD LUCK GAMEMAKING!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great tip!

  • @jttdiana
    @jttdiana3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Great video! I’m starting on a game idea and I’m new to everything. I have a small background in art, but pixel art is super new to me, so I’ve been watching a bunch of videos. Amazing tips, thank you for uploading!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Best of luck to you.

  • @minzy421
    @minzy421 Жыл бұрын

    Really insightful video. My college tutor once said "theres no right or wrong in art and has no limits either" its a learning curve where you learn whilst your doing art.

  • @kaywi1057
    @kaywi10573 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video! I absolutely love your content and it makes me feel inspired and passionate about developing video games (even tho I have no software to do so) I am looking forward to more content

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D I will continue to do my best.

  • @Skeffles
    @Skeffles3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! I'm definitely planning on spending some time on art when I get to my next project but that being said, even though I think my current projects art looks awful I have learnt a lot from it.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go for it! You can do it!

  • @neil8958
    @neil89583 жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid! I recently bought myself Aseprite and started creating my own pixel art to use in the Unity game dev course I'm following (instead of using the assets they give). It's difficult for an absolute beginner like me, but I'm enjoying it a lot! And vids like these not only give me great tips, but motivates and inspires me to continue and get better. Keep it up, love your channel!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Best of luck to you!

  • @gutsarc
    @gutsarc3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! This channel is seriously underrated and this video has inspired me to try actually learn pixel art!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear that! Thanks! :D

  • @jacobpavone3477
    @jacobpavone34772 жыл бұрын

    this video absolutely slaps, god i love it so much! the advice re: palettes is 110% on point. when i started using a consistent palette is when i noticed my art going from an 8 to a 10! freehanding color choices usually ends up with a lot of clashing shading and none of the lighting ends up matching, so using a palette helps everything shine. also, MSpaint XP is criminally underrated for pixel art. the only thing i wish it had was a bigger zoom.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah, thanks for sharing! :D

  • @ScopeCrepe

    @ScopeCrepe

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's the OG! Hope you and Spaceman Bob doing alright!

  • @Definitely_C_Maybe
    @Definitely_C_Maybe3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this applies a lot to just art in general. Super great video!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was my hope! Thanks so much! :D

  • @ObviousDev
    @ObviousDev3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video as always :) Really motivates me to improve my pixel art skills.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome, man! :D

  • @miguelluceroart
    @miguelluceroart3 жыл бұрын

    For such a humble following, you have a really informative video and I appreciate the effort put in!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that! :D

  • @KennethP1_MC
    @KennethP1_MC3 жыл бұрын

    Honestly you are underrated, this video is cool and it helps me a lot :D

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @lewis9s
    @lewis9s3 жыл бұрын

    This is a tip that I’d say applies to all art: What ever you are drawing, look at images of that thing and analyse it for at least 10 minutes before drawing (e.g. If you’re making a forest, look at pictures a forest or better yet, go out and see one in person)

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely!

  • @mariobroro

    @mariobroro

    3 жыл бұрын

    I want to draw a moon Calls Nasa to prepare a rocket.

  • @TerrariaTree

    @TerrariaTree

    2 жыл бұрын

    B-but I don't want to touch grass 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😳😳😳😳😳😳🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

  • @PurplexiaSphinx
    @PurplexiaSphinx2 жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful! I'm trying to find a consistent style in my work that I enjoy, so I've been watching a lot of tutorials but you explained things *really* well (some people go on tangents that don't have really anything to do with learning how to draw pixel art, so I appreciate this!)

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome!

  • @jaydenmoon1165
    @jaydenmoon1165 Жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel and man I am learning so much and getting inspired! Thank you

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    Жыл бұрын

    So happy to hear it! Thanks so much!

  • @hexajon93
    @hexajon93 Жыл бұрын

    This was very motivating and enjoyable to listen to while my brother and I are learning pixel art. We want to create a HUGE open world RPG pixel art game. 1) because we love pixel art style and 2) because if done right, it can be beautiful. I've seen games that use the most basic colors and minimal shading, BUT the art just worked very well! Plus, the features really made the game even cooler! I really wanted to learn 3D, and maybe some day I will return to it. But this is something I feel I'm learning a lot quicker than 3D modeling. Also, I can see where learning pixel art will help you advance later on as you really are having to learn the basic fundamentals of art itself. Goodgis is absolutely right. Practice is the key, and don't belittle yourself! We went from drawing these trees that looked like a 3 year old did to now making, in my opinion, better trees than we thought we ever would. We are growing on it every day. Also, a tip for you new upcoming game devs out there who are just starting out. Use those first-time drawings as placeholders in your game engine! We took our crappy tree and placed it into our game engine. We kept swapping things out as we progressed in learning, and it's like watching a kid grow up! We have screenshots from day 1 of the game world to now. Every day is a learning day! Edit: Goodgis, you have yourself a new subscriber

  • @NorwegianJoVideos
    @NorwegianJoVideos3 жыл бұрын

    Wow man, great video! I’m not a game developer but I dabble in animation, and this was really helpful for my current pixel based project. Thaaaanks!!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped! :D

  • @elliot9959
    @elliot99592 жыл бұрын

    Your approach and reasoning is 10/10, first video I've seen from you, which was in my recommended. Thank you for this and have a sub ^^

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @bruhbruh5793
    @bruhbruh57932 жыл бұрын

    im here to thank you because you got me on the right tracks with pixel art. Your the first video ive ever seen that explains so good that you d, pls continue with this in the future

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @szym402pl
    @szym402pl2 жыл бұрын

    Being consistent with colors is really important, not only in art. When I had game servers, all the text (system messages etc.) HAVE to match each other. If you have errors in gray and other things in black and some small stuff in completely different color, like yellow + blue, then it hurts to look at it.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah!

  • @dee7661
    @dee76613 жыл бұрын

    This was great! I've been struggling so this helps!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad! :D

  • @HOSTLESS
    @HOSTLESS2 жыл бұрын

    love the editing

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :D

  • @Nadiahope87
    @Nadiahope873 жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel and I’m in love this video was so helpful as I just started making games back in September 2020 and I was genuinely already pretty okay at pixel art but I’ve come a long way these past few months but hearing some things from this video was very much needed

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    So glad to hear! :D Best of luck to you!

  • @rickeyrocket1412
    @rickeyrocket14123 жыл бұрын

    Great job on this one, I will defiantly take the second one to heart! Well, except for that part about not mixing styles... But I've got rules for what each style applies to, so don't worry!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, thanks so much! :D

  • @theEnemyAnemone
    @theEnemyAnemone2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this amazing tutorial! I just started coding, and I’m attempting to make a 2D platformer game, so I had to make some pixel art, and this really helped for it! I’m also glad to know I’m not the only person who adores blobs

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best of luck to you!

  • @Missidian
    @Missidian2 жыл бұрын

    This video just pop in my recommendations. Thanks, I really needed it! Amazing channel!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you! :D

  • @mat-bu7ms
    @mat-bu7ms2 жыл бұрын

    This is great advice! I hope a lot of beginner artists see this, whether or not they want to do pixel art, because your advice can be really helpful no matter what type of art someone is learning. I especially hope they listen to the "practice where it hurts" part because something I see a lot of beginner artists do is to avoid drawing things they're bad at, specifically hands. Avoiding drawing hands often leads to awkward poses and, although I'm not that good of an artist myself, hands aren't actually that hard after you practice them for a bit and learn what shapes they're made of.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @envar1
    @envar13 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Just found your channel, I have been doing art for many years, art is my everything. Over many years I have learned techniques and the rules of art without guidance. The same has happened with pixel art, I have been doing pixel art for a year now and because I am already an artist, learning pixel art and the rules behind it came to me fast without guidance. Sprites and tile sets are my A-game. I am working on a project call NSMW (New Super Mario World) it is a 2D Mario platformer. It plays like the 3D Mario platformers but in 2D. Its art style is like an upgraded Super Mario World style. I have been working on it for half a year now. I lack skill in coding but I do know the basics, that's not my worry now though, the coding comes later. I have planned most of the game already and have made multiple assets for it, there's just one thing I'm struggling with, I can't figure out backgrounds. When I struggle with sprites or tile sets, there is always a guide. But I can't quite figure out backgrounds. I need help on making Super Mario World backgrounds but with more detail and less restrictions. I want my backgrounds to appear as if they have multiple layers and have animated assets, these backgrounds would loop every two screen scrolls. Please help me, it looks like you have the secrets and a background guide video would be great or even just a good suggestion. Sorry for the long essay in your comments :)

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really just recommend looking at reference. Go to Spriter's Resource and you can actually find background from all of Nintendo 2D games. :D

  • @AngryhammerGames

    @AngryhammerGames

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, i know this reply is old, but how did you make ok over the year? There are a lot of challenges to making a game. Being self focused and committed to an idea for 1-2 yrs is a big one for most. But ya you need a skill sets in all areas. For me, art is the hard part. Sound, music are not too bad as its easy to buy that stuff as they come in large packs. Art though is specific and very themed to the game. Programing is also tricky and is the meat of video games really. Game design is also under rated and takes a lot of time an experience to get right. Set goals and start with small projects that can be finished from A-Z is what is usually recommend. Also, its good to copy some ideas from games, but be mindful that you cant sell a mario game if its eh, mario. But ya your own cute platformer, world cant seem to get enough. Recommend coming up with some mechanic that makes your spin on it different though. good luck

  • @envar1

    @envar1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AngryhammerGames cool to see this reply. After playing Celeste, I switched the NSMW project to be its own identity, new characters, themes, story plot, and main character. I called the game “Super Lost” and made a story for it and plan. I didn’t get far before I realized making your own fully fledged game as a high schooler, is mind boggling. I ended up leaving the project alone, and I haven’t touched the game in almost a year. I still go back to it for inspiration and nostalgia. I don’t plan on continuing the game, unless I ever join an indie team by some chance. I would like to make the game some day, but it’s just a plan in the background. Recently, I’ve turned to texturing, data packs, 3d modelling. I now work on Resource Packs for Minecraft. Most of these I haven’t finished, but the one I am currently working on has gone further than any other of my packs. This one I’m making, I plan on completing it and releasing it for download. I still have lots to do, and new plans for the pack keep coming. It is a quality of life pack, and it converges the original Minecraft textures, whilst recolouring, remodelling, and changing blockstates. I’ve also began to replace some of the sounds in the game. Changing the thunder files was fun. I am very proud of the pack, and it’s a project that I am committed to finishing. Sorry for the super long comment, I just enjoyed reading yours so much, and I agree a lot with your points :)

  • @ReeceGeofroy
    @ReeceGeofroy3 жыл бұрын

    Great tips written by a great artist 🔥💪

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙌

  • @pixelbasement
    @pixelbasement Жыл бұрын

    Awesome tips, learned quite a bit from it! Thanks for putting the time in making these top videos!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @MoosemeIon
    @MoosemeIon Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This was entertaining, informational, and very helpful. I'm developing a game currently and I've been dreading the pixel art. I have tons of concept art and many ideas, but now I need to work with them.

  • @gamedev5404
    @gamedev54043 жыл бұрын

    Awesome advice! I agree that aspiring artist must stop belittling themselves and begin appreciating and believing instead. Emulate the attitude of that which you wish to become!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @isto_inc
    @isto_inc3 жыл бұрын

    love your tileset art document. So cool!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @therunescapeguyeleven
    @therunescapeguyeleven3 жыл бұрын

    This channel is awesome, great work dude. Just gonna wait for this channel to explode

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @ThatTartToter
    @ThatTartToter Жыл бұрын

    Great video man, this has been the inspiration that I needed rn!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear that!

  • @laudj_art
    @laudj_art2 жыл бұрын

    I remember when i used Paint when i was a 6 year old kid and feeling like a professional pixel artist

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    haha that's awesome!

  • @hallowdplays5148
    @hallowdplays51483 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY. MY BOI, YOU HAVE DELIVERED!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @mattdavis3036
    @mattdavis3036 Жыл бұрын

    Consistent style and draw the outline were great tips that nudged me in a better direction. Thanks!

  • @Kappq
    @Kappq2 жыл бұрын

    The comparisons with programming were on point and really useful, nice video! 😄

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :D

  • @kaulis6524
    @kaulis65243 жыл бұрын

    0:36 i was one of them now im trying to learn pixel art finnally (since drawing is to difficult for me and i love this style) This video is way too helpful thank u

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    You got this! :D I believe in you!

  • @kaulis6524

    @kaulis6524

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks :))

  • @Landon_Hughes
    @Landon_Hughes3 жыл бұрын

    KZread recommended your channel to me 😁 subbed!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Thanks so much!

  • @senorbill374
    @senorbill3743 жыл бұрын

    Really glad you made this Keep up the good work mate

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @apuppetandacookie8200
    @apuppetandacookie82002 жыл бұрын

    As someone who recently start practicing pixel art this is really helpful, thanks for the amazing video

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Super glad! :D

  • @BagelVR
    @BagelVR2 жыл бұрын

    I love the design at this point (6:28)

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @Magnymbus
    @Magnymbus3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, if you want precise geometry and shading, you can use Blender to reduce the resolution and color palette procedurally. There are some things you'll still have to do by hand, but it changes the workload. This sort of method is also really rewarding for those who make models out of almost exclusively primitives. Really, the tricky part is getting the nodes in order and getting the lighting to play nice, but a little bit of color theory (Literally just adding a tiny amount of blue to shadows and a tiny amount of yellow to highlights) works wonders for that last one. Then once you have it set up how you like it, you spend your time playing with shapes, angles and colors rather than shading and such. You do still have to be careful though.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're absolutely right. 3D is a blast and can be easier in some ways.

  • @crispy0range
    @crispy0range3 жыл бұрын

    I’m constantly rewatching this because it’s so nice to listen to

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That means so much! :D Thanks!

  • @albertozapata2607
    @albertozapata26073 жыл бұрын

    I've been doing pixel art for over a year now, and I gotta say I've improved a lot! Sadly I've made those outline mistakes, a lot, but hey it's all apart of the growth, currently my weaknesses is tileset and background, and I've been training like crazy for it, anyways love your channel keep posting amazing stuff

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey man, that's perfectly fine. This video is to help point out issues so you can learn. Even as a full time graphic designer, I still am learning every single day.

  • @EmmanO12345
    @EmmanO123453 жыл бұрын

    I’m making my first game and this video helped me so much,nI normally do digital art but not pixel art and I learnt rly fast cos of this, thanks so much and I hope this comment brings joy to your day

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, I did! :D Best of luck to you.

  • @premedlynx
    @premedlynx3 жыл бұрын

    This is really going to help me for my game...

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @watermelonkingjus2677
    @watermelonkingjus26773 жыл бұрын

    Great video again! This should be really helpful for making games! Thanks!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad this helped! :D

  • @OrangeDied
    @OrangeDied2 жыл бұрын

    "Steal everything, don't plagarize" is my new favorite advice for starting with game development.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heck yeah!

  • @vaibhavpandey6640
    @vaibhavpandey66403 жыл бұрын

    4:21 dino the best ever pixel art that i have ever seen

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha :D

  • @pixerpinecone
    @pixerpinecone3 жыл бұрын

    Good tips!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :D

  • @TheLastVicaris
    @TheLastVicaris3 жыл бұрын

    Jeez... this was the video I needed to watch. The things you said are things that one hears all the time but I guess is not what you say but how you say it. Thanks for the inspiration and tips.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad! Best of luck to you!

  • @TheCarbonMirror
    @TheCarbonMirror3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, thank you. especially for that last tip.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @Darekmot
    @Darekmot3 жыл бұрын

    This video is very educational, it was one of my favorite videos of yours. Also what was that Mega Man fan-game you've shown as an example for art styles, I got interested.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it! I spent waaaayy too much time editing this one. Also it isn't a game, it's just some pixel art mock up. Check out that's artist's name on twitter.

  • @caketheraid1193
    @caketheraid11933 жыл бұрын

    Just with a little video you got my heart, Lets push those likes!!!!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @wehavebiscuits
    @wehavebiscuits3 жыл бұрын

    Your vids are so professional, your channel is gonna grow exponentially

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :D

  • @LeafyCooldown
    @LeafyCooldown3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! I learn a lot!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! :D

  • @literallyataco.7753
    @literallyataco.77533 жыл бұрын

    Honestly the part of game design I struggle in the most is programming.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's easier than you think! Just go for it! :D

  • @abdulkadirdursun6072
    @abdulkadirdursun60723 жыл бұрын

    I Came Looking For Copper And I Found Gold. Thank you for the great video.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :D

  • @grubbsy6046
    @grubbsy60463 жыл бұрын

    This helped me so much! I always knew my art would constantly be changing styles but I never knew how, like the palette, simple rules like outlines, etc.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! :D

  • @ZeeLyie
    @ZeeLyie Жыл бұрын

    So I'm with my phone right now, calm night, watching some of my watch later playlist, removing them after watch it. But this one is a gold piece! I'll keep it there, and I'll back whenever I feel like I need it again. Thank you so much

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    Жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @unitysparticlesystem
    @unitysparticlesystem3 жыл бұрын

    5:35 You actually predicted the Blackthornprod's third game jam theme Bruh...

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! XD

  • @north_ray183
    @north_ray1833 жыл бұрын

    for the characters at 0:16 can I use them as inspiration

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of course!

  • @paulapaul724
    @paulapaul7247 ай бұрын

    I love to just listen to vibe music and get in the zone so my art influences my attitude. -That's the best I have, and I take you're advice to heart. doing great Goodgis!

  • @easter-man
    @easter-man3 жыл бұрын

    also, remember that if you make objects fade into black around the outside, the area looks darker

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    True!

  • @paprika8795
    @paprika87953 жыл бұрын

    thank you for tips, dont get it wrong, just don't use jumpscare sounds :D consistent sound and voice over is better.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was modern art too much for you? hehe

  • @Raininwinter
    @Raininwinter Жыл бұрын

    Thank you this helped so much!

  • @JustToSaveYou
    @JustToSaveYou3 жыл бұрын

    When I got started I found it helpful to take an image that I liked or had the feel/composition I was after and turn down the opacity then block in the image with less detail in the colors that I was wanting to use. It helped me figure out what I was doing wrong with shading/positioning, then I could take that re-colored image as a reference for what I wanted to make and start over with a new canvas now that I understood how to compose the image.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a great idea!

  • @vyktorio805
    @vyktorio8053 жыл бұрын

    Hello hello luv ur vids :)))))

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thx

  • @everydaynoob1
    @everydaynoob13 жыл бұрын

    Take time to mess around if it looks bad then find why it does and avoid it next time and continue to mess around until your comfortable with whatever it is

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Truth!

  • @BumpDev
    @BumpDev3 жыл бұрын

    I just found this channel! It's awesome. You got a new subscriber!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ayyyeeee, welcome aboard!

  • @BumpDev

    @BumpDev

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Goodgis I did not expect a reply. +1 Billion respect

  • @Kyjor_
    @Kyjor_3 жыл бұрын

    High quality content as always!

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @thatcreativebrain8575
    @thatcreativebrain85753 жыл бұрын

    4:57 I love making tile sets so much wdm?

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's fantastic! :D

  • @mymelodiisugars
    @mymelodiisugars3 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I had to design a poster for the game in my collaboration...I completely messed it up because I drew the 1st character and another artist drew the second character. The poster ended up terrible.

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, it's hard to mix styles!

  • @pogchamp1283
    @pogchamp12833 жыл бұрын

    thank you lots big man!! really glad i came across your channel :]]

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help! :D

  • @CoolJJX
    @CoolJJX2 жыл бұрын

    love it keep up the fantastic work and vids

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @mysiph
    @mysiph3 жыл бұрын

    So I saw this video, watched the whole thing, loved it, and then scrolled to see your sub count... *what*

  • @Goodgis

    @Goodgis

    3 жыл бұрын

    :P