Creating Isometric Pixel Art in Photoshop
In this collection of lessons, we will focus on creating isometric pixel art in Photoshop. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
What you'll learn
In this collection of lessons, we will focus on creating isometric pixel art in Photoshop. We'll get started by learning what isometric projection is and how it is created using pixel art. During the first half of this course we will learn the basic workflows for creating pixel art by building a simple fire hydrant. We'll break the object down into basic shapes, use those shapes to create the objects outlines, then add color, shadows and highlights. We'll finish our fire hydrant off by learning how to use dithering to create softer diffused shadows and highlights. During the second half of this course, we will use our knowledge to create a much larger composition. First, we'll learn some time saving tips like creating custom brushes and recording actions that will make the process of creating pixel art much faster. Next, we will walk step by step through creating a detailed, isometric pixel art scene. During this process, we'll learn how to create a gable style roof, a tile able brick pattern and interesting textures using dithering. Software required: Photoshop CS5.
Table of contents
- Understanding Isometric Pixel Art 11m
- Creating the Main Body of Our Fire Hydrant 11m
- Continuing to Create the Main Body of Our Fire Hydrant 9m
- Creating the Domed Top and Cross Bar of Our Fire Hydrant 10m
- Completing the Outlines of Our Fire Hydrant 11m
- Choosing Colors and Planning for Highlights 11m
- Planning for Shadows and Painting Over Our Outlines 12m
- Understanding the Process of Dithering Colors 11m
- Time Saving Tips and Workflow Overview 13m
- Beginning a Larger Composition 12m
- Creating the Basic Geometric Shapes for Our Building 11m
- Creating Recessed Alcoves for Windows on Our Building 11m
- Creating Garage Doors and a Loading Dock for Our Building 12m
- Creating a Gable Style Roof for Our Building 9m
- Adding Arches to the Window Alcoves on Our Building 13m
- Creating a Tileable Brick Pattern for Our Building 10m
- Creating Interesting Textures Using Dithering 12m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more