# First pixel art, and boy is it fun to make! **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 4, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070 "2002-12-04T04:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/41 "2002-12-05T18:20:28Z")
## to get the grid go to -view-\>show-\>grid and to edit it go to –Edit-\>Preferences-\>Guides,Grid & Slices How did you draw the lines ryall??? just with a pencil tool? If I use the line tool the lines will come antialiased and ugly and… etc… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/42 "2002-12-05T19:12:25Z")
I just use the pencil tool. Heres a good tip though, have two seperate layers each with one line (on each a different diagonal direction)… then you can copy and past these so if you need a long line you dont have to keep redrawing it - but yeah no use of the line tool here - also the magic wand tool set with a tolerance of 1 is a very helpful tool. Good luck guys - cant wait to see what you come up with!! Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/43 "2002-12-05T19:15:43Z")
oh man I wish I could come up with something! …maybe I could if I could make the grid in flash 1pixel! There I can just drag lines… but oh well… maybe I’ll try it out when I have absolutely nothing to do! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/44 "2002-12-05T19:17:15Z")
ohhhh, I just had an idea for the building I want to make after my hospital - a GREEN HOUSE!! I think that would be pretty challenging… hmmm gotta finish my hospital first though! Peace Hmmm pixel art battle maybe… I might have to post in the battle seciton - I’ll have to think about it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/45 "2002-12-05T19:19:27Z")
you can get the grid to be just one pixel, do the grid dimantions at like 10 with 10 sub divisions… although it will only be truly 1 pixel divisions when you get in really close… either way, I hardly ever use the grid, just eyeball it, zoom out, check it, zoom in, try something else, then recheck - repeat 🙂 Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/46 "2002-12-05T19:35:17Z")
I’ll make a candy store apartment and post it when I’m done, even though I’m sure it will suck ass! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/47 "2002-12-05T20:39:08Z")
sweet! - we should get some people together and do a collab and make Kirupaville! =) Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/48 "2002-12-05T21:24:19Z")
we could all have it, and it could be like 10 stories high!😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/49 "2002-12-05T21:42:01Z")
i am trying to make simple buildings, but the angles are hard to get! i think that is the hardest part. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/50 "2002-12-05T21:54:47Z")
man i have fooled around with this for so long ☹ , i just cant get the perspective! how did you do it? i am really bumming me self out ☹ . ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/51 "2002-12-06T21:39:05Z")
You tried doing this in less than an hour. :-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/52 "2002-12-06T22:26:39Z")
no i was at it since the first post, i just didnt say anything. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/53 "2002-12-07T03:20:44Z")
just keep playing with it… copy and paste mine and zoom in to see stuff that may help you - you’ll get it! Keep working at it! Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/54 "2002-12-07T17:23:42Z")
ryall, you finish the hospital yet? i cant wait to see it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/55 "2002-12-07T18:12:37Z")
i didnt feel like uploading htis image so attatched is the start of my drive in movie theater… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/56 "2002-12-12T00:56:03Z")
ryall, did you ever finish the hospital? if so can we see it? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/57 "2002-12-15T01:20:01Z")
no I havent had time yet… right where I left off I got a buch of work sent my way - I like the money, but I was a little dissapointed - I had been looking fprward to having some freetime for once!! Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/58 "2002-12-15T01:26:31Z")
I looked at the version I posted and realized I have made a few changes… Here is where I am currently at… haven’t worked on it in a while though… ![](http://www.grafikdesigns.com/photoshop7/pixelScene.gif) Peace ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/59 "2002-12-15T01:36:04Z")
I love how the hospital has come on! Good job! :beam: Those two buildings go really well together, ya gonna make a whole city? 😛 - Soul :goatee: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070/60 "2002-12-15T01:39:48Z")
actually I plan on really doing an entire city… it will take a long time as I dont have much time to devote to anything other then work… but slowly as I make more buildings I’ll add them together and add streets and little details Peace [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-pixel-art-and-boy-is-it-fun-to-make/9070.md?page=4)