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Process of a Pixel Butler

Published: Sep 21, 2012

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^{Big file D; This is what each step of colouring my Pixel chibi of Sebastian looked like, as well as the palette colours I used.

Art (C) *Chikukko

F.A.Qs

1.) What size do you use for your pixel art?
- I use a canvas of about 250x400 -w/h- (for the most part)

2.) What program do you use?
- Paint tool sai, more specifically the Binary pen.

3.) Do you use a tablet?
- Yes, I do. I have Wacom: Bamboo Fun Small.

4.) How long does your pixel art take?
- Anywhere from 3-5 hours. It can be longer but it depends on the detail that needs to be added.

5.) How do you make your backgrounds transparent?
- GIMP. It's a free program so google it. When I use GIMP I open up the file and select the white background that I don't want with the magic wand tool (with pixel art I can use a threshold of about 15% but for traditional anywhere between 35-70% will be enough to clear the white as long as your lines don't have gaps in them) - Afterwards go to the layer option and - add alpha channel. Then simply press delete (making sure your white background is still highlighted with the magic wand tool.) and Presto! You have a transparent background. Then make sure you save with an extension file of .PNG.

6.) How long did it take you to learn?
- I started doing Pixel art when I was about 12, by making and editing sprites on MS Paint where I got a grasp of how to do pixel art, I then mostly did icons until I started experimenting with bigger sized canvases a few months ago.

If you have a question feel free to ask and I will answer it here~}

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Violeta-Adopts

Nov 15, 2015

I love him.