![]() Let’s change those to another, simpler set. On the left you can see your color palette, with some of the default colors. Just click the button, or press B, and click on the screen to place down a pixel of the selected color. The main tool is the Pencil, that should always be kept with 1 pixel of width, and it will be how we place our pixels on the canvas. There are lots of toolbars and menus there, but don’t worry, we just need a few buttons for now. Just make sure that Advanced Options is unchecked (but feel free to experiment with them later) and you are good to go! Let’s Draw! Keep the background transparent or white, it won’t change much for now. Some pixel artists like to work with an indexed palette which allows some pretty cool color tricks, but comes with some drawbacks too. You can leave the color mode in RGBA, that is the most simple and intuitive for now. Bigger resolutions can distract you from what you should focus now: understanding the interactions of pixels with their neighbors. 16 by 16 probably seems a little too small, but I think it’s a good starting point. Just click the “New File…” link in the home screen or go to File > New File so we can start drawing. You can also get the free trial for Aseprite, but keep in mind it won’t save your files, which I guess it’s OK if you are just practicing. Aseprite tutorial software#I chose Aseprite as the software for this tutorial but I’m pretty sure you can adapt it to any other software you use with minimum changes. It’s incredibly powerful, packed with features and yet simple to use.
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