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Pixel Art Master Course - Beginner to Professional/Freelance

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Overview

Learn ALL about pixel art in an always growing course! Get access to basic and pro techniques with daily feedbacks!

What you'll learn:
  • Learn how to create both SIMPLE and COMPLEX pixel art! Objects, characters, environment, animations - ALL of it!
  • Build your own game art with prototypes!
  • Where to find clients, how to talk to them and how much to charge for your work!
  • You will learn to design and animate pixel art for all game genres (e.g. RPG, Platformer, Top-down)
  • Get access to Discord server where you can work on real projects with other people

This course teaches everything about pixel art for video games. Fromthe verybasics to the advanced techniques. Students will learn about lines,shapes, color theory and harmony, creating a colorpalette, designing characters, backgrounds, items, making animation and even how to start freelancing. You will also learn a lot about game design principles and how art is connected with game design.

If you are new to art (or pixel art) or want to create better art for your indie game then this course is for you.

This course is always growing with new lessons. If there is a topic that you would like me to cover, you can message me and I will make it. I am on Udemy and Discord server every day and Ialso stream on Discord every month so you can easily get into contact with me.


By purchasing this course you get a LIFETIME access to this course, including all future updates. The course started with only 60 videos, now it's over 200. And there are more videos in the making!


I am available every day on Udemy and Discord - to give you feedback, to help you overcome your limits, to help you become a better artist in fun and relaxing way. I'm here for you every step of the way if you need me.


Discord (3000+ members) also provides certain benefits once you reach a certain role on the server such as getting access to exclusive channels. The wonderful community there also provides a place for you to share your work, get feedback or even just hang out and chill with people of similar interest!
Connect
and work with other people on game jams (if you want). Yes, even if you want to find game coders and music compositors (or if you're one who's looking for an artist)!


This course has 3 big parts: beginner [B], intermediate [I]and advanced [A]. Each section is marked with a letter inside square bracketsat the end of it's title with corresponding difficulty.


This course will strengthen your foundations in art and pixel art. It will build your confidence in your art and give you the information you need to continue improving your pixel art and start making money.


By the time you finish the course, you will already have a portfolio for different game genres with practical gamedesign.


Languages and subtitles: entire course is available in multiple languages. English subtitles have been manually reviewed, fixed and they work properly. Please note that other languages for subtitles have been auto-translated from English language. While I'm aware it's not a perfect solution, it should be of great use.


Current videos in the making:

Topics for Q1 2026 - Currently new videos are on pause. I'm releasing a demo on Steam for my game Jancer in March 2026

Topics for Q2 2026 - Finishing VFX animation section + expanding existing sections with showcases of pixel art principles in my commercial game Jancer

Syllabus

  • Getting started
  • Lines and Shapes [B]
  • Shading and lighting [B]
  • Colours and textures [B]
  • Drawing simple objects [B]
  • Tiles [B]
  • Backgrounds [B]
  • Basic characters [B]
  • Simple animation [B]
  • Platformer View [I]
  • Top Down View [I]
  • RPG View [I]
  • Isometric View [I]
  • Intermediate Shading [I]
  • Materials [I]
  • Checkpoint before Advanced Lessons
  • 12 Principles of Animation - with Game Design explanations [A]
  • VFX Animation [A]
  • Highly Detailed Pixel Art [A]
  • Freelancing [A]

Taught by

Mislav Majdandžić

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4.7 rating at Udemy based on 10493 ratings

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