Drawing tips
Small tricks that make pixel art quicker: brush sizes, straight lines, filling, right-click colours and a see-through background.
Zoom in
Click + in the top bar until each pixel is a big square. Pixel art is easier when you can see the dots. Click โ to see how it will look in the game.
Brush sizes
The Size control under the tools goes from 1 to 4. Press ] to make the brush bigger and [ to make it smaller. Size 1 is for outlines and eyes. Size 3 or 4 is for colouring in big patches.
Straight lines and shapes
Do not try to draw a straight line with the pencil. Pick โฑ Line (L) and drag. For a wall, use โ Filled box (โงR). For a ball or a head, use โ Filled circle (โงO). The outline versions, โญ Box and โฏ Circle, draw the edge only.
Filling
The ๐ชฃ Paint bucket (G) fills every joined pixel of the same colour. If the fill leaks out everywhere, there is a gap in your outline. Press โZ, close the gap with the pencil, and fill again.
Two colours, two buttons
Left-click draws with your left-click colour. Right-click draws with your right-click colour. Keep the outline on the left and the fill on the right, and you never need to visit the palette mid-drawing. See Colours and the palette.
A see-through background
A sprite should not have a coloured square round it. Pick the See-through swatch and the ๐ชฃ Paint bucket, then click the background. Or use the ๐งฝ Eraser (E) to rub pixels out.
Fixing mistakes
- Press โZ to undo the last stroke. Press it again to go further back.
- Press โงโZ to redo.
- Use the ๐ง Colour picker (I) to grab a colour you already used.
