For this project, we were tasked in creating a pixel art character in illustrator. I decided to make something simple enough: an inchworm in with a leaf hat. I chose this because I wanted to make something non-human and simple and cute, so I picked a little inchworm. I also thought that it could be something you could see in an open world video game, so it fits the ideas I was going for.
While working on this activity, I learned how to appropriately create characters - in terms of design and backstory and details - and create pixel art using a variety of tools and such. The main tools used were the 'rectangular grid' tool and the 'live paint' tool. The rectangular grid tool gave me the appropriate basis for coloring, and the paint tool gave me the ability to actually color those squares/pixels. Another thing I learned, in relation to design, was color scheme and composition. It made me think about what colors fit the character (and not just about the fact that inchworms are green) and would make it stand out. A difficulty I had was figuring out the posing and blocking out the correct shapes, as I am much more used to smooth drawing styles than pixel art. Yet, it wasn't really as bad as I initially thought it would be. Overall, though, this piece was really fun to do, and really made me think on other character ideas and was just a real blast! I would absolutely do it again if I got the chance.
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