Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode
Matej 'Retro' Jan · 2024 · Pixel Graphics, Relaxing, Game Development, Indie, Cozy
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About Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode
Pixel Art Academy is an educational game for learning how to draw. In Learn Mode, you jump straight into the game's interactive tutorials for the fastest way of becoming a pixel artist. After you learn the rules behind pixel art lines, test your skills by drawing fan art and unleash your creativity with designing and illustrating your own pinball machine.
Please note that during Early Access the game does not cover all areas of art yet!
The game's content is organized around the 7 elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, color, and texture. The current version only covers lines with about 2–3 hours of gameplay for a minimal playthrough (more if you complete all the challenges and put extra effort into game projects). The other 6 elements are planned to be developed during Early Access.
Please keep in mind that the game is designed, drawn, and coded by a single person—me! I also have to run the business side of things, do marketing, and organize collaborations with other artists, all of which take time. Expect slow, but steady progress. I have been working on the bigger Pixel Art Academy universe for 9 years now and I don't intend to stop any time soon.
I also keep a completely transparent development process. Visit my YouTube channel for frequent devlogs or catch me anywhere on the internet to chat about current progress.
Please note that during Early Access the game does not cover all areas of art yet!
The game's content is organized around the 7 elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, color, and texture. The current version only covers lines with about 2–3 hours of gameplay for a minimal playthrough (more if you complete all the challenges and put extra effort into game projects). The other 6 elements are planned to be developed during Early Access.
Features
- An immersive user interface with a cozy, relaxing atmosphere.
- Carefully designed interactive tutorials teach how to use drawing tools, followed by intermediate lessons covering pixel art fundamentals with a focus on line art and jaggies.
- Put theory into practice with drawing challenges where you copy other indie game sprites or draw fan art from reference.
- Design video game sprites as you customize the game Snake and create your very own pinball machine. Of course, you get to play the games as well!
- Get in the groove with more than 6 hours of background music to accompany your drawing sessions.
Future development
Please keep in mind that the game is designed, drawn, and coded by a single person—me! I also have to run the business side of things, do marketing, and organize collaborations with other artists, all of which take time. Expect slow, but steady progress. I have been working on the bigger Pixel Art Academy universe for 9 years now and I don't intend to stop any time soon.
I also keep a completely transparent development process. Visit my YouTube channel for frequent devlogs or catch me anywhere on the internet to chat about current progress.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
1% learning, 99% tedious forced pixel tracing over already marked areas over and over and over again with no option to skip steps. Like I get it, I don't have to click over hundreds of pixels that you have already marked for me, this is just color-by-number but way worse. Imagine Khan Academy, but it gives you all the answers but you still have to manually type the answers it gives you, for hours. Has some extra features like a music library, which makes me wish that they had put the effort in to improving the teaching aspect, and the way they make the user digest the information. I can listen to my own music while practicing if I want to. I'm sorry to say that, short and free videos on youtube is a way superior medium to learn and practice pixel art in comparison.20 found this helpful
It's a glorified tracing simulator3 found this helpful
i am low vision and have dreams of creating a pixel art game, i am hoping that after giving up for years, i will finally be able to have the courage. this has kept me learning every single day. i am so thankful for it. books, and just opening aseprite weren't enough to get me through that initial interest, but this is doing a lot for me right now.1 found this helpful
Beautifully designed education game, at times I have to remind myself I'm here to learn and not just blindly treat it like a fill in the dots type easy art software. Actually read what its teaching you lol. Very helpful for me, I'm a noob artist in general and this is a way to get me excited to improve my skills. Great game!1 found this helpful
Very solid and fun tutorial that is sure to get your creative side flowing.
this is a lot of fun and nostalgic, it reminds me of the early 2000's Paint program, not only that but the way they've made the learning was a good choise... i'm learning a lot more than i thought i would and they make it so fun.
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