Beginning Pixel Art

Your computer screen is made up of many tiny little squares called pixels. Each pixel holds a single colour. Pixel art is the placement of these pixels and choosing the colours they hold.

Because pixel art is made up of tiny little squares, drawing lines on certain angles looks better than others.

Notice that the pixel placement is very uniform, it goes up in steps of one or two pixels, which is why it looks nice and clean. It's not always possible to stick to these "perfect" lines when pixelling, but whenever you can, do so.



The 30 degree angle is technically not 30 degrees, but hey, it's close enough XP

To get a nice, gradual curve, we have to gradually decrease or increase the length of the lines we use ^^ The circle to the left starts at 3, then goes down to 2 pixels, then 1. This keeps the curve gradual.