# Pixel art-ing! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 14, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616 "2006-04-14T18:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/1 "2006-04-14T18:29:06Z")
Hey guys! How ya’ll doin? Listen… I wanna make some kool pixel-ee smilies for my forums like here on Kirupa. Could someone please suggest a software or technique? Thanks! :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/2 "2006-04-14T18:55:19Z")
MS Paint and lots of clicking. [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=IwS&c2coff=1&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=pixel+art+tutorials&spell=1](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=IwS&c2coff=1&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=pixel+art+tutorials&spell=1) ---
**Author:** ![billystar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/billystar/32/9258_2.png) [@billystar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/billystar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/3 "2006-04-14T18:56:46Z")
> [@fester8542](#): > > MS Paint and lots of clicking. > > [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=IwS&c2coff=1&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=pixel+art+tutorials&spell=1](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&hs=IwS&c2coff=1&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=pixel+art+tutorials&spell=1) :LOL: ahahahaha, :|…:whistle: Fester, you have a way with words! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/4 "2006-04-14T19:13:48Z")
yeah, paint is the way to go, for kf, there is a templete, download that and make one on it ---
**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/5 "2006-04-14T19:25:02Z")
hey puki can u dedicate one special smiley just for me there 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jokun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jokun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jokun)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/6 "2006-04-14T19:31:13Z")
i did a few transformers smilies a while back. fun stuff. ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/7 "2006-04-14T19:43:58Z")
> [@Footsie](#): > > hey puki can u dedicate one special smiley just for me there 😃 if u are talking to me, what do u mean? ---
**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/8 "2006-04-14T19:50:45Z")
^sparky, that wasnt for u but pulkit aka lonephoenix. ---
**Author:** ![thesparky007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thesparky007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesparky007)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/9 "2006-04-14T19:52:24Z")
ohh lol ok ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/10 "2006-04-14T19:58:29Z")
Hey KOOCHIE!! Don’t reveal my true identity here… The evil warlords are after me! LOOK! A BLUEBERRY CHIPMUNK!!! _runs and hides underneath a pebble near the viper’s pit_ BTW, isn’t there a better solution than MS Paint??? :huh: And just where is the template for the smilies? Help please! :inc: ---
**Author:** ![footsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7c8e57/32.png) [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/11 "2006-04-14T20:01:08Z")
^sends the blueberry chipmunk right after ya 😛 ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/12 "2006-04-15T02:35:13Z")
you could use fireworks or photoshop:) layers and alpha could definitely help in these programs:) ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/13 "2006-04-16T11:18:46Z")
I was silly slapped for saying that once bro 😛 Nah… Tried PS for it… Ugly results. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/14 "2006-04-16T12:13:37Z")
did you save in the correct format? maybe you exported it as jpg:P ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/15 "2006-04-16T13:31:02Z")
^:P I saved it them as gifs. The thing I was talking about there was that the anti-aliasation in PS gives bad results for small smilies. It’s great for larger smilies though… The Satin effect creates nice dimensions if used properly 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jokun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jokun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jokun)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/16 "2006-04-18T16:41:30Z")
I’ve never used anything other than Paint for my pixel stuff. I can definitely see where layers and alpha could be very useful. Problem is, most of my pixel stuff I do during breaks at my day job. Paint is all that’s available. Here’s the TF “smilies” I did a while back. _ETA_ not really smilies, I guess. Just a bunch of little robot heads. ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/17 "2006-04-18T17:26:51Z")
Nice work Jokun :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![jokun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jokun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jokun)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/18 "2006-04-18T17:27:43Z")
Thanks:) ---
**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/19 "2006-04-18T19:38:22Z")
Dang man! Those are fantastic! :thumb: ---
**Author:** ![jokun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@jokun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jokun)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-art-ing/185616/20 "2006-04-18T20:14:44Z")
Thanks! Now for the big challenge: can anyone name them all?