Hai /wsr/
I need some help to learn how to do pixel-art
Im trying to do 24x24 icons of some pokemons and dragon silhouettes
But, see, is pretty hard to do a 24x24 transparent full pixel, transparent like this one
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Is pretty minimalist and hard, specially on 24x24px images, How do i do it?
Like you said, it's minimalist and difficult; pretty much the only way to figure out how to do it, is to try it. That's a suuuuuper tiny work space. Use your preferred drawing software to make a 24x24 transparent background and use a 1px brush to slowly draw your outline.
You could try to make it automatically with the gimp by scaling with no interpolation algorithm (Image > Scale Image... > Interpolation:None) and setting it to indexed with, say, the Classic Kit 01 palette (Image > Mode > Indexed... > Use Custom Palette:Classic Kit 01).
But of course, the result will be subpar. Have an example made following the instructions I gave you, applied on the dragonair image from bulbapedia.
>>143672
Wot, look good, is not exactly how i imagine it but i think you can edit it, i mainly use Photoshop.
In photoshop there is a option to scale the image without any filter, like ms paint.
I used that way but it is not perfect, and sucks when i try to resize something to 24x24, specially a dragon silhouette
>>143672
Sometimes, the art can be improved by adding an extra black border. You do it like this:
1 - Scale the image to 2 pixels under what you want (in this case, I scaled it to 78x78).
2 - Image > Canvas Size, and set it to the size with the 2 extra pixels. Make sure to press "center" before you press "accept".
3 - Right-click on the layer, and then on "Alpha to Selection" (near the bottom)
4 - Make a new transparent layer.
5 - Select > Grow > 1 pixel
6 - Using the bucket fill tool and with the transparent layer selected, fill the selection with black. Then, Select > None.
7 - Drop the black filled layer under the original layer.
8 - Right-click on the top layer, and do "Merge Down".
9 - Image > Mode > Indexed... > Use Custom Palette:Classic Kit 01
>>143674
24x24 using this method >>143675
>>143677
>>143675
>>143672
And the original.
>>143677
How it looks if you try to do with a silhouette like this one?
>>143680
Not perfect, as you'd expect.
I added the eye myself. The scaling killed it, but hey, 24x24 nearest neighbor, can't expect much better than that.
>>143663
>pixel art tuts
http://mediafire.com/download/93ka9a4x6grdlvt/pxl.rar
also there's usually a pixel art thread going on at /ic/
>>143681
>>143680
This is my result, your one is done with gimp right?
This happens when i try to do it with PS
>>143680
Like you see it kills mainly lots of details, what do you think?, should i change to gimp to do pixel resize?, i liked pretty much how gimp does not kill too much details like photoshop.
Or maybe i do something wrong.
>>143687
>Or maybe i do something wrong.
You do.
You're using photoshop when gimp respects your freedom.
>>143682
Tuts of pixels and /ic/ pixel thread?, sure, Thanks!
I'm gonna check them, maybe it can helps me to figure how should i do it manually, or perfect what i resize.
>>143689
hahahahahaha okay okay, im not get used to gimp, is awkward to use another program, but if you say so then i need to try it.
Now i know where to start, also, i had never think on indexed images, that thing is great for pixel art
Thanks for your help o/
