Pixel art

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just wanted to know what program most people use to do pixel art?

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You can use any graphics program to create pixel art, since all pixel art is, is the create of an image pixel by pixel… dot by dot… with an un-anti-aliased pencil tool.

I personally use Photoshop. The use of layers makes it easier to add/remove/change things without having to make a whole new character/object/etc.

But heck, people even use MS Paint for pixel art. It works just as good, it just isn’t as flexable.

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is flash better since you can go smaller than 1 pixel in it?

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You can’t go smaller than 1 pixel in any program. 1 pixel is 1 dot on your monitors screen. It is impossible to have anything smaller than a pixel when dealing with computer graphics.

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ok nm that was .25 pts not pixels. thanks for the clarification.

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I like Paint Shop Pro for all the effects

but i use MS paint all the time for quick things and because of its simplicity

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I usually use flash at 2000% zoom. Later you can add like drop shadows and outer glows using flashes soften fill edges technique. And the great thing is it’s still vector hehe :).

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Pixel art in a VECTOR program?!?!?!? are you guys on crack? (the ones asking about / talking about pixel art in flash)

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*Originally posted by Sharif *
**I usually use flash at 2000% zoom. Later you can add like drop shadows and outer glows using flashes soften fill edges technique. And the great thing is it’s still vector hehe :). **
that’s surely not pixel art then?

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*Originally posted by APDesign *
**Pixel art in a VECTOR program?!?!?!? are you guys on crack? (the ones asking about / talking about pixel art in flash) **

Flash MX started the ability for “snap to pixel”, where when you zoom in it shows you a 1px by 1px grid. Using this you can create pixel art in Flash.

I’ve done it plenty of times.

@Sharif: How many drop shadows, fades, and softened edges do you see in pixel art :sure:

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Pixel art that actually looks like pixel art??? I should take a look at that. Do you have any examples online?

edit: by the way - where is the option for the 1px x 1px grid?

eidt2:Found it - snap to pixel.

edir4: That actually works really well. I feel like a huge moron now.

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i tried it, but it still looks like a vector image to me

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did you turn “snap to pixels” on and use a lineless box tool zoomed at like 2000%?

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thanks!