Very Classic Pixel Picture Series Tutorial - Selection of Tools on page 1
Editor: "Pixel Painting" we said here is not a dot matrix image corresponding to the vector map, and the pixel painting is also a dot matrix image, but it is an icon style image, more emphasizes clear contours, bright colors. There is almost no blending method to draw smooth lines, so it is often used in GIF format, and its shape is more cartoon, and many friends are loved. Drawing this pixel painting must have quite patience, modeling, and drawing methods are also important. This series of tutorials will introduce a variety of drawing methods and techniques to draw a pixel painting from a shallow to profit. I hope everyone likes it. (Note: Text illustration is marked by this author Lang, the rest is drawn by the author Lang, and the other illustration is drawn by the iConcn's Jill, thank you.) When many different colors, a smart combination is made up of the arrangement in one piece. A complete image, these points are called pixels (Pixel), the image is called ICON (icon) or called pixel painting. Although other dot matrix images are also combined by the pixels, they are not very emphasized in the drawing process, and even do not need to take into account the changes in pixels, which is more depicted for pixels than pixels. See the true chapter everywhere.
As a pixel painting, the application range is quite extensive, until today I suddenly realizes, I originally played the FC home red and white machine from time to time until today's GBA palm machine; from black and white mobile phone picture until today full color handheld computer; even if we Days of the computer are in the face, there is nowhere to all pixel icons for various software. Nowadays, pixels have become an art, deeply shocking you. Let's talk about the first step, the choice and use of the tool. Pixel painting (building)
Many people should use tools to make pixel paintings, in fact, what kind of software is chosen, depending on the habit of each person, no matter what software you choose, the process of making pixel paintings is still the same. Software for making pixels can generally be divided into two types, one is a dedicated software for making ICON icons, such as Microangelo, IconCool, Articons, etc. The other is to edit graphics software, such as: Photoshop, Fireworks, and even the drawboard tools with Windons. Because I prefer Photoshop, the software used in this series of tutorials is Photoshop 6.0. When using photoshop as a tool drawn pixel drawing, of course, you must master photoshop's use, if you have never touched Photoshop, then you can use Windons to bring it with the drawboard tools. Second, it is necessary to be good at using Photoshop's functionality: 1. Canvas size You can set it at will (but the resolution is preferably left at 72dpi); 2. Shortcut and convenient copy of various tools; 3, network Grid, ruler, assist line function helps you correctly locate; 4, the most powerful layer function, let you want, galloping. 5, the double window function, copy a content, the name is exactly the same, one amplified, one to maintain a 100% size preview, which is important for drawing pixel paintings. (Menu View / New View) 6, history function, etc. Pixel painting (character)
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