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.
Pixel Art for Video Games
This course is part of Art for Games Specialization
Instructors: Andrew Dennis
Sponsored by Taipei Medical University [C4CB]
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- Creative Design
- Graphical Tools
- Visualization (Computer Graphics)
- Color Theory
- Design Software
- Graphic and Visual Design Software
- Design
- Design Elements And Principles
- Computer Graphics
- Graphic and Visual Design
- Computer Graphic Techniques
- Visual Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Digital Design
- Graphics Software
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Reviewed on Feb 27, 2019
This was one of the most helpful courses I've ever done about game development or design. It is easy to follow and understand and it is also very rewarding.
Reviewed on Aug 16, 2020
Honestly a very fun and helpful course. Was able to learn a lot about pixel art.
Reviewed on Apr 28, 2020
I did learn a lot from this course after practicing and applying myself. It's clear a lot of practice is going to be required though. Thank you.
Recommended if you're interested in Arts and Humanities
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