Pixel art is a form of digital art.
It is made with software where images are edited on the pixel
level, and sometimes enlarged if it appears too small. An example of a drawing software like
that is Scratch's bitmap editor.
Pixel art on Scratch is used in a variety of media, from animations to games to simulations. It is
one of the more common types of art on Scratch, and one of the only forms of art that is
extremely difficult to recreate in the vector editor.
Making pixel art is actually quite simple. First, the user must set the paint editor to the bitmap
editor. While it is possible to make pixel art in vector, it is much more difficult, due to requiring
making multiple squares and getting them perfectly aligned with each other.
The user must then set the brush size to the smallest option, and zoom in. It is now in the shape
of a single square, one of the smallest sizes the bitmap editor can handle. From there, the user
must start "drawing" the shape. However, one must be cautious; when making pixel art, avoid
clicking and dragging as much as possible. Instead, carefully place each square where it must
go, and repeat the process.
When making pixel art, it is best to start with the outline first, and then fill in the details later.
The shape is the hardest thing to figure out, but separating it into parts may help. After the
shape has been separated, usually into rectangles, the outline, usually black, would be drawn.
Afterwards, fill in the inside with different colors, in the places that whatever your shape is
would have them. For example, if you made a banana, the top may be colored in brown, while
the rest in yellow.
If shading is wanted, use a slightly darker version of the shape, and place dots along the side of
the outline. The side will be opposite of which side the light is wanted to come from.