Tutorial: How to Make PIXEL ART in Adobe Illustrator with Live Paint Tool

In this tutorial, you'll learn to make vector pixel art in Adobe Illustrator using the Live Paint tool, how to set up your workspace with a handy preview window, and the best export setting for pixel art.

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Awesome Pixel Art Channels for Pixel Art Foundational Concepts:

00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Setting up the Pixel Grid
01:21 - Importing a Reference Image
01:42 - Setting up a Preview Window
02:24 - Hiding Edges of the Pixel Grid
02:42 - Where to Find the Live Paint Bucket Tool
02:56 - Color Palette Set Up for Live Paint
03:36 - Getting Started with Live Paint Coloring
04:10 - Live Paint Functions
04:30 - Speed Paint of Pixel Art & Erasing Tip
05:05 - Expanding the Live Paint Group for Exporting
05:44 - The Best Export Settings for Pixel Art

Thank you so much for watching! If you have any questions or ideas for tutorials you'd like to see next please leave a comment below.

Cheers!
Kat

#learnillustrator #adobeillustrator #graphicdesign #illustratortutorial

[VectorArtAcademy]

Hope you enjoyed! I'll be posting a few more pixel art tips next week, let me know if you have any questions. Happy Vector Pixeling!

[savinarachma]

such a thorough and detailed tutorial, super helpful for beginners... thank you!

[scottytownsend]

this is so awesome ty for posting this- super detailed and informative yet also concise and to the point. keep slaying queen

[Hey-Chef-Mike]

I've been using Adobe programs since 2001 and I'm always learning something new.

[frescolfo]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[AnjanaLK]

Your tutorials are awesome 😍
This channel deserve more subs, likes, views

[hanimoon]

You're such a great teacher 🥰 thank you so much for sharing

[kopeke_]

Thank you so much! I wanted to do some pixelart for my uni assignment and had no idea how to!

[haardshah]

Excellent video, excellent tips and trick, excellent details, excellent explaination! You just earned a like and a subscribe. Thank You!

[costaluca]

Wow that's avery neat ad usefull way to creat epixel art, well done.

[EasternGoose]

Do you recommend Illustrator > Photoshop for Pixel Art?

[Colancio]

Hi great video! One question about this tutorial, you said that this pixel art example is 32x32 but when you export the PNG it shows a size of 1667x3334 instead of 32x32. How can you export it in the real game dimensions like 32x32, 64x64, etc?

[leemartinez]

Thanks, dd you ever upload the video you mentioned at the end?

[Luna-ljqm]

Hi what's the size / dpi in the beginning of the project?

[TheFlossa]

What are the advantages of using illustrator for pixel art? Using a pixel based program instead of a vector based program seems more logical to me for pixel art

[WhatdoIevenknow]

Hi there! This was so, so helpful, thank you very much! I just have one question… for some reason there are lines showing between the pixels as soon as I export my artwork. It doesn’t show in illustrator though. Do you by any chance know how to fix it?

[Troy-olfk]

Please make a video about low poly art

[shalalala]

When I make the grid, nothing shows up, it is completely transparent, and I'm not able to use the live paint bucket tool. I'm not sure why, but I keep watching over and over again 😭

[lianelin]

Hi Kat! Thanks for the video.
I have a little problem, my double click doesn't fill the empty space.
Could you help me with this? Do I need to activate something?

[kokomon_desu]

idk why, but in my case grid will leave gap wherever i export the art and that's kinda frustating T.T do you ever have this problem when makin pixel art? or maybe the gap won't be visible since usually pixel art is small?