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How do you start drawing pixel art? a beginners guide.

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The first really important thing before you learn pixel is to know the basics of geometry and perspective. for this i recommend the 100 box course. its free. and VERY good. however it takes a very long time to finish and a LOT of practice

after you know the basic shapes and perspective. start practicing on pixel art. i suggest a mouse but a pen can work too. practice basic geometry. so squares. perspective lines etc on pixel

for anatomy. if u know how to draw shapes. u got anatomy covered, the human body is essentially just... well a bunch of shapes. however do not immideatly learn anime or stylized porportions. first learn realism. then switch to anime

then there are the basic pixel art techniques. one is dithering. where essentially u combine 2 colors to form a middle tone. dithering is very useful and lospec has some great guides on it that i suggest reading! however too much of dithering can ruin it

Anti aliasing is also something you will need to learn. it is essentially how we create a "blur" in pixel art. smoothly changing colors and achieving really great shading. again. lospec has some great guides on this

Another thing ul have to learn is pallet choices. since in pixel art you have a very limited pallet. chosing the right colors is a must. so what if u have a pallet that only has a bright red? but no dark red. u need to find a dither or combination that fits the same

There are a lot more people much more experienced then me u can learn from, but i really hope this short "begginers guide' helped!