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3 Reddit comments about Pixel Art for Game Developers:

u/codeartisticninja · 3 pointsr/gamedev

I'm really happy with using Aseprite.. It has a few simple, but powerful tools for drawing, animating and exporting to your preferred game engine..

But ultimately it's not about what tool you use, but how you use it.. I would recommend watching/reading some pixel art tutorials to learn the fundamentals and what makes good pixel art good.. With enough practice, you can make great art with even the worst tools..

In short, to make good art, practice is more important than tools..

edit: A couple of recommendations

u/sooooma · 2 pointsr/gamedev

You can search the web and download the pixel art that you like to your PC and look at it with %1000 zoom and see how the pixels are organized and then try to replicate that yourself.

You can also read a book on the subject. I have this one and it covers the basics for beginners:

Pixel Art for Game Developers

u/galpik · 1 pointr/gamedev

I'm not sure if this is what you mean - https://www.amazon.ca/Pixel-Game-Developers-Daniel-Silber/dp/1482252309/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1511670706&amp;sr=8-8&amp;keywords=pixel+graphics+book

I found it to be short but really clear on how to actually make pixel art.