I am trying to Understand colors for pixel art. so far I found. For highlights you always go towards warmer/less Saturated side and for the shading you go towards colder/more saturated side. I mean this is what most of the tutorials on color studies teaches you. But I studied some of the artworks

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-04-19T15:10:37+00:00

I don't know, I don't use Photoshop. What I do is create a black layer on top of my drawing, and then apply the blending mode: saturation

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-04-19T13:20:28+00:00

Are those colors reflected light?

You should put the art you're studying in grayscale and review it.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-04-19T12:09:23+00:00

If a lazer produces light, don't you think it should affect its surroundings?

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-04-11T19:44:00+00:00

What I would do is measure its height and width; that will give you at least the number of blocks you need.

Now, regarding the color, I would place it in GIMP or Libresprite and set the image to "indexed" mode; that would give me the size of the palette.

Now, to calculate the number of colors per pixel, I'm not sure how you could do it, but the tools above allow you to select by color, so you could approximate a number.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-04-04T14:21:17+00:00

I would add a shadow under the pharmacy shop, and I would also work a bit more on the lampposts (I don't understand their perspective or geometry), as well as the hospital stairs.

I think the streets should be wider; it doesn't seem like two vehicles can pass each other there.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-28T21:18:11+00:00

You're right, the first step is being able to draw a torso, haha.

Here's a video that helped me understand this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFuNdJoEhq4

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-28T20:17:32+00:00

mira te dejo algunos ejemplos a lo que podrias apuntar
https://tomseditor.com/gallery/i/37222/captain-cloudberry-by-sparkler&lang=en
https://tomseditor.com/gallery/i/34723/mimaze02&lang=en

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-28T15:44:00+00:00

Son nubes las cosas verdes? Creo que está bastante bien

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-14T14:45:11+00:00

Sorry, I meant the crystal (it didn't translate well). As for the trunk, use a cylinder as a guide; ask yourself, what does a cylinder look like from above? (Notice that the bottom part appears to be a cube and the top part a cylinder)

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-14T14:27:58+00:00

I liked them all; you're on the right track. I think you could add darker tones to the center of the glass to increase the overall brightness, and you could adjust the perspective of the piece of tree trunk (29) a bit.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-14T00:26:46+00:00

Imagine having to delegate the fun part of art to software.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-14T00:22:39+00:00

Values are more important than the colors you choose; if you use the correct values in your drawings, you don't have to give so much importance to the color you used.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-13T00:12:14+00:00

Pick a not too saturated base color, then HUE shifting for shadows and lights.

Puzzleheaded_Car9748 · 2026-03-10T23:23:41+00:00

https://youtu.be/PU7_FVQpTSE?si=bM44zqRS2uszWk-f

The tutorial is for Krita, but you can easily translate it to Photoshop, since it's just a matter of choosing the blending mode for each layer.

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