2 3 5 2 1 Pixel Art Tool Guide Installing Aseprite Working with a Canvas Creating a Canvas Saving Your Work 4 Opening Your Work How Aseprite Is Organized Layers Box and Circle Selection Mirroring Images A Bit About Color You Are Ready 17 26 24 25 22 6 2 Shapes and Shading Silhouette Puppets 28 Forming Basic Shapes 28 Shading Outside the Lines Using Primitives to Shade Shading Techniques 35 The Inside Is the Outside 39 29 32 Contents Preface xv Contents
3 Colors and Palettes Forming Basic Shapes in Color Spin Around the Spectrum Choose Your Color Destiny Palettes and Swatches 53 57 47 44 4 From Concept to Complete Sketching Drawing Perspective 71 Warm Up the Happy Way From Sketches to Pixel Art Balancing Act Getting a Better Edge 70 87 88 5 Get in the Game Harmonizing the Colors 94 Background vs Foreground Tiling and Tilesets Creating Game Characters Making a Character Portrait 105 100 112 118 75 82 Contents
6 Animating Pixels Blobbing Away Break It Down Keyframes and Tweening 134 Life Has Pointless Movements 126 132 141 7 Special Effects for Animation Flame Effects 146 Lasers for Blasters Trip Wires and More Making It Glow Blowing It Up 152 Damaged Goods A Little Science Before the Fall Revise Revisit Reuse Research 148 151 157 166 166 8 Where to Go from Here Review Your Work Once a Year Make a Plan Use the Tools You Have Sharing Your Work 171 Recommended Reading Thank You 169 170 175 177 168 163 Contents
