Pixel Art Courses and Certifications

GDC

High Resolution Pixel Art and Animation

Learn to create high-resolution pixel art with fluid, appealing motion for game development through silhouettes, spacing, smears, overlapping action, color, and shading.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GDC

Skill-Building Series - Pixel Art and Animation in the Hi-Bit Age

Explore techniques, tools, and innovative approaches for creating pixel art and animation for contemporary games.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

School of Motion

How I Used Rive to Build a Punchy Pixel Art Character for My Website

1 rating

Master Rive animation by building an interactive pixel art character with mouse tracking, click responses, state machines, and advanced behaviors for portfolio websites.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Art with Flo

You Can Draw This Pixel Art in Procreate - Step by Step Procreate Tutorial

Step-by-step guide to creating charming pixel art fox illustration in Procreate. Learn essential techniques, from grid setup to shading, perfect for beginners exploring digital art on iPad.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Elaine

Pixel Art to Semi Realistic Digital Art - Live Drawing in IbisPaint

Discover how to transform pixel art into semi-realistic digital art through a live drawing demonstration using IbisPaint X.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

Getting Started with Lighting for Pixel Art

Discover how to illuminate pixel art games with Unity's 2D lighting techniques in this hands-on spotlight session with Luna and Aaron.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SouthernShotty

EASY 3D Pixel Art Texture Generator in Blender

Create 3D pixel art textures in Blender using modifiers and shaders. Transform high-res images into crisp, eye-catching pixel art while maintaining 3D depth and appeal for enhanced artistic expression.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Elaine

Can You Turn Pixel Art to Semi Realistic Art?

Discover how to transform pixel art into semi-realistic digital artwork using ibisPaint X with custom brushes and blending techniques in this 16-minute tutorial.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Elaine

Pixel Art to Semi-Realistic Digital Art in IbisPaint

Master the transformation from pixel art to semi-realistic digital art using IbisPaintX on iPad, with a complete drawing process demonstration.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Career Certificate

Art for Games

443 ratings at Coursera

Create 2D and 3D game art: pixel art, low poly models, current-gen 3D props, and concept art using Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Unity 2D Pixel Art Tower Defense Game Tutorial - Complete Development from Scratch

Build a complete 2D tower-defense game in Unity, from enemy waves and towers to mobile controls and WebGL publishing.

• freeCodeCamp
• 9 hours 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

J Hill

Creating Comic Art in Zbrush with Pablo Munoz Gomez - Pixel Peeping

Follow Pablo Munoz Gomez’s ZBrush workflow for comic-style rendering with comic materials, NPR filters, render passes, and Photoshop compositing.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Skillademia

Complete Design Fundamentals - UI/UX, 3D Design, Video Editing, and Creative Development

Master comprehensive design skills across 40+ creative tools including Figma, Photoshop, Blender, and Adobe Creative Suite for UI/UX, 3D modeling, video editing, and digital art.

• YouTube
• 5 days 14 hours 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unity

Create a 2D Roguelike Game

Build a fully functioning 2D roguelike game in Unity: organize and prioritize development tasks, work through complex programming concepts, and use pixel art assets.

• Unity Learn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Max Novak

Create Animated 3D Pixel Visualizers - Music Videos - Retro SNES Style in Blender

Create custom 3D characters, animate them, and give them a retro SNES pixel-art look in Blender.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video