Chevron Left
Back to Pixel Art for Video Games

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Pixel Art for Video Games by Michigan State University

4.5
stars
249 ratings

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.

Filter by:

76 - 80 of 80 Reviews for Pixel Art for Video Games

By DeVaughn W

•

Jan 27, 2022

I probably won't finish the course. I guess it's assumed that you have a firm grasp of Unity basics. The tile import module in week two breezed by too many Unity basics for me to understand.

By Iman A

•

Aug 13, 2020

The training was very good and useful, but it was very fast and superficial to go through the tips and tools and needed more guidance.

By Will Y

•

Aug 30, 2022

This course is okay, the main thing it does is give you an opportunity to practise but it is not clear now much value it adds.

By Carla W

•

Feb 16, 2024

I paid for this course and saw nothing on week 5. No videos that include all the information about the course. Very disappointed!

By Isabel J L

•

May 31, 2021

es demasiado tecnico