I saw some videos that some guys draw pictures with MS paint real easy.
Where is the trick?
Any good tutorials?
I mean how can you draw straight lines and erase stuff so quickly
Of course, to choose colors.
Thanks
Jack
I saw some videos that some guys draw pictures with MS paint real easy.
Where is the trick?
Any good tutorials?
I mean how can you draw straight lines and erase stuff so quickly
Of course, to choose colors.
Thanks
Jack
I would consider looking into slightly more capable software, like Paint.net or GraphicsGale (both free downloads). For example, here's a GraphicsGale tutorial (not necessarily the best one):
As for tricks, I'm not sure there really are any, Paint's pretty simple. You can hold Shift to draw straight lines with the pencil tool, if that's what you're referring to. The color picker and eraser don't have shortcuts as far as I know. Here's some more info about paint: http://www.drububu.com/tutorial/mspaint.html
Here are some generic pixel/art tutorials that you should look at, too:
http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5692
http://petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/
http://makegames.tumblr.com/post/42648699708/pixel-art-tutorial
And of course my more generic article about game art in general:
Just remember to practice, practice, practice. That's 99.9% of becoming a better artist.
-Mark the Artist
Digital Art and Technical Design
Developer Journal
Paint is really good for pixel art, as it's simple and no smoothing, which is perfect. Try these tutorials, they really are detailed and even though there are powerful tools out there, I still use MS Paint myself for pixel art.
http://makegames.tumblr.com/post/42648699708/pixel-art-tutorial
http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5692
These are some games that are made out of pixel art to have a look at for ideas:
http://cloudgames.com/en/games/Action/Clarences-Big-Chance
http://cloudgames.com/en/games/Action/Raider-Episode-1
http://cloudgames.com/en/games/Action/Aqua-Boy
http://cloudgames.com/en/games/Action/Infectonator-2
As Prinz Eugn said, practice a lot and it will become second nature over time.
Have fun!