Heya, Pals!

This week we're having a chat about Canvas Sizes for your pixel art! I get asked about this all the time, so hopefully I can give some answers on the topic.

Enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:46 Pixel Art for Art's Sake
05:14 Pixel Art for Games
07:34 About Palette Depth
12:04 Character Sizes
17:00 Screen Sizes
20:27 Picking Your Game's Resolution
29:58 My Approach
32:13 Canvases for All Other Assets
35:15 Towards Pixel Art Proficiency
37:21 Outro

Music Credits:
Zelda: Threshold of a Dream https://threshold.ocremix.org/
Zelda: Essence of Lime http://essenceoflime.revasser.net/

Art References:
  / kyssalian  
  / cyangmou  

Game References:
Links Awakening DX
Super Mario Bros 3
Celeste
Stardew Valley
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Owlboy
Iconoclasts
Insignia
Rogue Legacy
Blasphemous
Zelda: The Minish Cap



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Later, pals!