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About the Course

This course is aimed to give you the tools and knowledge you need to start creating simple art for video games made in the Unity game engine. Through the aesthetic of pixel art we will explore artistic principals like shape language, color theory, and composition as well as show you a step by step workflow for creating assets that you can use to make your own games. The course is broken into 4 main modules, props, environments, characters, and animation. Each of these courses will have a series of video lessons alternating between artistic and technical skills culminating in a peer-reviewed project based assignment. The last module will challenge you to take the knowledge learned in the previous 4 and use it to create your own pixel art asset pack. This course is aimed at art novices who are interested in creating art for their own games or contributing to game projects. If you are a game designer or programmer, you will find this course helps give you a glimpse into the world of game art. You will be able to better work with artists, or create your own prototype or final artwork. If you are an artist or visual designer who is interested in bringing your style to the world of video game development, this course will give you the workflow to properly interface with a game engine and help contextualize how your artistic sensibilities can enable gameplay. If you have ever wanted to start making art for video games but have no idea how to start, this course is the perfect for giving you a solid foundation while teaching you usable practical skills. Our goal is to give you a sense of the whole pipeline from creation to setting up in a game engine....

Top reviews

IG

Nov 5, 2020

I really loved this course, I learned how to create pixel art (assets = characters, tiles and backgrounds), how to sketch a character before working on it and create animation.

NM

Oct 15, 2020

If you're a beginner trying out pixel art for games for the first time, this would be a great place to start. It will help you get started and would help you in the long run.

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By Ozan H

May 11, 2020

Lectures and pipeline of the course is very well constructed in my opinion. There are a lot to learn in this course.

By Volodymyr A

Aug 6, 2024

Very short but surprisingly efficient course. I drew my first pixel art ever and I am actually satisfied with it,

By Ana G V F

Jun 19, 2020

A great course to learn how to make pixel art! I learned a lot and I found it highly helpful!

By Денис М

May 16, 2019

Very interesting and useful course. I recommend this for everyone you don't waste time.

By Fathmath L A

Aug 17, 2020

Honestly a very fun and helpful course. Was able to learn a lot about pixel art.

By Juan P R S

Dec 26, 2020

Muy lindo y divertido curso para aprender habilidades de diseño en gimp y unity

By Sofia M

Nov 13, 2021

I loved it! Explanations were very clear and assignments were fun to work on.

By Christian H

Nov 1, 2020

I love this course, I learn a lot of desing of word an characters

By Engin K

Jan 28, 2022

It was fun, educational and the most importantly; inspirational.

By Edanur K

May 31, 2021

it has a really great explanation and a nice assignment system.

By Joffre G V Z

Jul 14, 2020

Excelente curso, muy bueno para guías básicas de dibujo pixel.

By Giulianna A N P

Apr 29, 2024

Me gusto el curso, aprendí mejor el uso de diseño pixel art

By Natalya S

Jun 10, 2020

Step by step is given! Definitely would recommend.

By Paolo C G L

Sep 25, 2023

Great overall, actually learned something new :)

By Octavio G V

Jul 14, 2019

It's a nice course, very intuitive and relax

By Ευτύχης Γ

Feb 16, 2020

Really nice course I recommended it.

By Samuel L

May 17, 2021

Nice course and really insightful.

By José A R P

Aug 28, 2020

Very cool course, I learned a lot.

By Pauline B

Aug 29, 2021

Intense but cool and interesting

By Mani P

Jun 22, 2020

it was a really helpful courses

By Amal M J A

Oct 28, 2024

its a bit hard but it is fun

By RAWAN A A A R A A A

Nov 4, 2024

I liked it very much !!!

By Elisavet D

Jan 21, 2021

I loved this course!

By Fernando A G D

Jan 24, 2019

Excellent course...

By Serhii Z

Jul 28, 2019

Love this course.