06-14-2018, 09:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2018, 10:04 AM by rich2005.
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What is your Operating System and which version of Gimp?
I do not think there will be many volunteers for step-by-step instructions. Do a google search for pixel art, plenty of video and tutorials. example http://www.indiebrew.org/gimp-pixel-art.html and the first video reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAaoh49yf5A lots and lots more of the same.
Then it is an "artistic-ability" function. However, a few things that might help.
These pixel-art images are usually small, The default Gimp 2.10 canvas is very large. Define your own size.
![[Image: GWMXwOb.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/GWMXwOb.jpg)
Use a suitable color palette (1). You do not need all the colours the regular gimp FG/BG color changer provides. There is a EGA palette, only 16 colours, the one above it Default might be OK as well. How to get there, Windows -> Dockable Dialogues -> Palettes gets the pallets dock. Click on a palette to open the editor. Click in the editor to select a color.
Use the pencil tool (2) with a square brush. Why the pencil tool? It gives hard edges.
Adjust the spacing (3) to give broken lines when painting.
A separate tiny image (4) - this one 4x4 pix and copied provides a clip-board pattern, the very first in the pattern dock.
Fill a selection with it for a patterned fill.
But again it all depends on some artistic ability, sadly lacking on my part.
I do not think there will be many volunteers for step-by-step instructions. Do a google search for pixel art, plenty of video and tutorials. example http://www.indiebrew.org/gimp-pixel-art.html and the first video reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAaoh49yf5A lots and lots more of the same.
Then it is an "artistic-ability" function. However, a few things that might help.
These pixel-art images are usually small, The default Gimp 2.10 canvas is very large. Define your own size.
Use a suitable color palette (1). You do not need all the colours the regular gimp FG/BG color changer provides. There is a EGA palette, only 16 colours, the one above it Default might be OK as well. How to get there, Windows -> Dockable Dialogues -> Palettes gets the pallets dock. Click on a palette to open the editor. Click in the editor to select a color.
Use the pencil tool (2) with a square brush. Why the pencil tool? It gives hard edges.
Adjust the spacing (3) to give broken lines when painting.
A separate tiny image (4) - this one 4x4 pix and copied provides a clip-board pattern, the very first in the pattern dock.
Fill a selection with it for a patterned fill.
But again it all depends on some artistic ability, sadly lacking on my part.