PIXEL ART in Photoshop (Tutorial)

Learn how to create Pixel Art in Photoshop!

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Edited by the awesome Sofibab and Lebonques.

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[Brackeys]

To those of you saying that you should always use PNG over JPG in this case: You are completely right! JPG can cause compression artifacts and is meant more for photos.

Apart from that, hope you enjoyed the video! :)

[musicdudejoe]

If anyone is having a problem with the grid not aligning properly, go back to preferences and change the grid from every 1 pixel to another number and back to 1 pixel. It allows Photoshop to recalculate the size of the canvas and grid. Worked for me.

[mrkeencool]

Even 6 years later, this is more helpful with getting started than 99% of the other videos. You actually show HOW to draw in Pixel Art Style in PS. THANK YOU!

[TheButtonSlasherZ]

Crazy useful. Thank you for telling us what keys to press. It's SO helpful for beginners!!

[thaddeusheitmann]

This is a fantastic walkthrough!

Most walkthroughs I see have all the tool preferences already setup and just focus on creation.

You made it easy for someone who just downloaded photoshop to understand and avoid hours of frustration!

Thank you!

[filipefealves]

Instead of using the bucket tool to fill an entire layer you can use ctrl + backspace to fill it with the background color and alt + backspace to fill with the foreground color. I think it's very useful, especially when you have to use the gradient tool and doesn't want to go back and forth between the bucket tool and the gradient tool all the time.

[michaelmorozov]

Your way of explaining is amazing, everything I'd want from a tutorial developer. Clear, swift, thorough.

[Maggiethegsd]

I was looking for pixel art tutorials for the recent jam, and here it is, the quickest, most efficient and no bs tutorial in the world

[YousifPhotoshopTutorials]

i came back to this video after nearly one year ♥ still awesome and helpful ♥

[timburgess]

Oh my God! This guy! I've used photoshop for over 2 years and he already showed me about 8 new things in photoshop in the first 3 minutes! I rarely ever subscribe to tutorial channles but this one's got my subscription!

[Khaktos]

>makes pixel art
>saves as jpeg

[James-rctw]

Honestly, that was one of the best tutorials I've ever seen - at no point did you forget to explain what you were doing, making it incredibly easy to follow. Well done, man. Excellent tutorial.

[vakusvakus]

legit started making pixel art, 10 minutes later Brackeys releases pixel art tutorial... what kind of magic is this?

[ayayron]

I've been wracking my brain over how to get such clear lines even after making my own square brush and shrunken down canvas size. This video is a godsend. Thanks for the tutorial!!

[reinalto]

Your video is without a doubt the best one I could ever find her! Sometimes people forget to expose the little details, and you made sure to explain to us everything. Love you man, thank you!

[merrick]

Even after the retirement I'm still finding things I can learn from past tutorials... The world needs you back!!!!

[mxhuczh]

Oh my god, thank you! Finally somebody explains everything clear and easy:)

[Wolf-E-Romeo]

So, with in 6 and a half minutes my mind was already blown, I have learned more in this video than I have the last 2 semesters of my GAT college courses combined. Thank you so much!

[hardbargains]

7:07 you slapped Enter so hard jesus christ

[izzes]

My friend, you have simply fired my pixel art admiration and enthusiasm with this video. For the longest time I wanted to attempt to draw pixel art, but never could figure the settings... thank you very much! Quick, easy to grasp the overall idea and how to work. Loved it!