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FrozenTimez β Awkward Pixel Icon Tutorial
Published: 2012-03-29 06:42:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 35020; Favourites: 2131; Downloads: 572
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Warning: ginormous file ahead a @So, I think I said I'd make one months ago,
and now I finally have many months later =v=;
I'm sorry if its not very good/unclear OTL;
It's my first real shot at a tutorial and I'm a pixel noob myself
Also, please excuse any typos and grammatical mistakes
since I'm grammatically challenged orz //sobs
ahhh ya, I hope this is useful ; v ;
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This helped me so much!
Thank you! (Here's mine:Β Β )
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no problem! I'm glad you found it helpful!! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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I was just going to start doing some pixel art for the first time so this helps me a ton. So awesome! QuQ
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Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ!!
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Thank you ` 7 `!! <3
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You're welcome!
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WOW! thanks for doing this tutorial! I am so going to try out this pixel thing
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you're welcome! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
good luck with your pixeling endeavors!
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Thanks! I'll try to improve my pixel ar tore
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you're welcome! I'm glad to hear that it was helpful > v π: 0 β©: 0
What are you setting for the pen tool you used to sketch the icon? ;w;
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I use the brush tool set at a 1px hard round brush * v *)οΎ
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Thank you for making this tutorial .. so helpful OuO
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of course! I'm glad you found it helpful!! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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but uh .. I have questions. Is there any rules for making pixel ? and how to stay in one palette?
thank you ,,u.u,,Β
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ahaha I must admit that I don't exactly know the 'rules' myself since I'm just an amateur--I still have a lot to learn too ;w;
(plus this tutorial is super outdated so I probably broke a bunch of rules in it OTL;;; )
but ahh, okyi has a little explanation about pixel art on her tumblr here (she's a fantastic pixel artist)
She has a lot of other great tips tagged under #tips if you're interested~
As for staying in one palette, I don't do this personally (though I probably should ahaha), but I know many artists select their palettes beforehand and then stick to that palette as they actually draw. An example of that is in this tutorial~.
I hope that helps! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎΒ
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thanks for the info. its really helpful to me ^--^. so its like that I have to know how to play with colours right ? but uh .. I did my pixel icon based on your tutorial (but I think it looks kinda weird but I like it)Β and I tried to stay in a palette (and its really hard to me).
can you give any opinion or maybe some tips to make it nicer?
thank you again ,,u.u,, you're really nice to me.
link: fav.me/d7acuur
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haha I know what you mean. I don't really use a palette since I know it'd be hard to stick to it xD
Your icon looks great though!
As for some tips, hmmm~
Since the hair is white and the skin is a light shade, they kind of blend where the two meet, so maybe make an outline for the hair that's darker? I tend to outline the major areas of my icons so they stick out, but that's just me. sorry I'm not all that great at giving advice ahaha;; just keep practicing and you'll eventually get to something that your likeΒ΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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Β NO la !! Your advice is really helping Β ^β½^
I also think there's something wrong with her hair (but I dunno what it is).. and you gave me a great idea ! I never thought to give a darker outline for it. Thank you thank you thank you ! \(β§β½β¦)/
Thank you o///o.. but I used someone's base for my icon since I can't make my own base..Β
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awesome! I'm glad it helped Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
it still looked great hehe~ practice makes perfect!
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thank you ~
Yosh ! I'll keep practice ! o(β§β½β¦)o
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Thank you soooo much for making this!~
This really helped, and with this I made my first pixel icon OuO Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!~
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of course!! I'm glad that it was helpful! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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Thank you very much, this will really help me c':
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you're welcome!! glad to hear that it's helpful! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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Thanks for the tuto! It's the best pixel tutorial I've seen this far. I tried it myself and my icon looked like shit. 
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Thanks you!
aww I'm sure it was fine haha xD
just keep at it! Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ
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used! (not near as good as yours but I had to improvise)Β
thx for making this!
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you're welcome!
aww I'm sure it turned out amazing * 7 *!! <3
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his is very helpfull! Ive been needing to know how to make pixel icons for MONTHS! So I praise you!
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aww thanks! I'm glad it helped Β΄ β½ ` )οΎ!
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omagad *----* so helpful!!!! thanks you a lot!!
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no problem! I'm glad you found it helpful ; 7 ;! <3
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This is great! 
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aw thank you very much!! ` 7 ` <3
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Yeeee... This helped me so much! It's one of the best pixeling tutorial I've seen - just what I needed!
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Thank you!! I'm really glad it helped ; 7 ;! <3
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I also own a Fun tablet, by the way
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Nice It Looks Like Your A NPC designer for a Game Β Β Β Β . Β Β Β Β
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aww thanks so much QwQ!!
i really wish i was an npc designer for a game...;; ΰ²₯β£ΰ²₯
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This will be cool for Animal Crossing clothes.
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This was probably the most helpful tutorial for pixelling I've ever seen. Now I understand.
Thank you SO MUCH ;U;
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Thank you!! I'm really glad you found it helpful!!
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I did! You helped me so much! With this tutorial in mind, I made an icon and a gif pixel doll ;u;
Here they are in case you're interested in seeing!
lovely-leaves.deviantart.com/a...
lovely-leaves.deviantart.com/a...
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uwahh they turned out great!!
keep it up!! pixels are fun aren't they ehehehe > v <9 <3
I haven't made a pixel doll in so long but now I kinda wanna make one after seeing yours!! * O *
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