Anonymous asked:

I want to do pixel art but I have no idea where to get started... what programs do you suggest for newbies? I own a mac(book).

retronator answered:

You’re in luck! I go over this (and more) in my Getting Started prototype for Pixel Art Academy. It’s available here:

http://www.retronator.com/gettingstarted

Specifically, for the tools I include this chart (also available here):

So if you’re new and you want something free, just use Piskel, otherwise grab the wonderful program Aseprite that is the best pixel art tool out there (it’s not expensive and looks really cool as it’s in pixel art itself).

When you’re done with the Getting Started part, here’s also all the other learning materials I made as prototypes for the game:

All the free content from Pixel Art Academy

etc etc … the above is just a glimpse, the full article has a lot of content!

Hope this helps.