Pixel Art for Games

What you'll be able to do

• Pick the right canvas size and understand why pixel art looks the way it does
• Draw clean lines and shapes without jaggies, doubles, or orphan pixels
• Build a small, cohesive color palette using value and hue-shifting
• Shade a sprite with a consistent light source (and know when to dither)
• Export a transparent, crisp sprite your game engine can actually use

Lessons

1. 1 What actually makes it "pixel art" Resolution, the grid, and why every pixel is a deliberate choice.
2. 2 Clean lines and shapes Beat the jaggies: consistent stair-steps, no doubles, no orphan pixels.
3. 3 Color and limited palettes Value first, then hue-shift. Why fewer colors look better.
4. 4 Shading and light One light source, avoid banding, and dither on purpose.
5. 5 Making a game-ready sprite Silhouette first, readability at actual size, consistent scale.
6. 6 Exporting for your engine Transparency, integer scaling, and no antialiasing.
7. Graded quiz + certificate 8 questions. Pass to earn a shareable certificate.