Hand anyone a pencil and paper and they can start drawing, but it's just as easy to draw digitally using a keyboard and mouse. With Make Your Own Pixel Art, pixel artist Jennifer Dawe and game designer Matthew Humphries walk you step-by-step through the available tools, pixel art techniques, the importance of shapes, colours, shading, and how to turn your art into animation. By the end of the book, you'll be creating art far beyond what's possible on paper!

Make Your Own Pixel Art is a complete, illustrated introduction to the creation of pixel art aimed at beginners just starting out right through to the experienced pixel artist wanting to enhance their skills.

About the Author
Jennifer Dawe is a self-taught animator and character designer who has been a professional pixel artist for the past 15 years. She can usually be found on Twitter @GMShivers posting doodles and answering questions about drawing and digital art.

Matthew Humphries is Senior Editor at PCMag.com and a professional game designer. Over the past 15 years he has worked on games for Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Games Workshop among others. You can find him on Twitter @mthwgeek.

Reviews
"Aside from being unbelievably cute (the cat character throughout the book) it has been useful."
-Tired Fox Projects Blog

"This book is incredible and you 100% should buy it if you have even the slightest interest in learning how to create pixel art! It's so much fun."
-Lisa Hignett, @LisaHignett



Book Information
ISBN 9781593278861
Author Jennifer Dawe
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US