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Published: 2014-01-16 20:00:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 23048; Favourites: 1430; Downloads: 193
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Description here's a pixel icon tutorial! i hope it helps you guysΒ  Β 

if you have any questions, just ask!


gimp is not required as an animation program, it's just the one i use and i really recommend it c:

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Comments: 98

HDsadness [2017-03-21 00:23:26 +0000 UTC]

this is pretty old, for being posted in 2014, but it's helpful!
i got continuously confused over how so many cute icons were made when the max is 50x50
thanks to your tutorial i feel comfortable making my own icon!
thank you for this contribution to the community!

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Artsyn3ko [2016-06-08 14:44:56 +0000 UTC]

is this made with gimp?

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nepheloyd In reply to Artsyn3ko [2016-06-08 15:01:13 +0000 UTC]

yep it is c:

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sspottedfawn [2016-05-21 20:38:28 +0000 UTC]

how do you deselect the transform tool in sai?

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nepheloyd In reply to sspottedfawn [2016-05-23 04:12:41 +0000 UTC]

ctrl +dΒ 

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Lunangel07 [2015-11-07 12:46:07 +0000 UTC]

Ooh sweet! Thanks so much β™₯

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MelphisArt [2015-10-11 14:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Omg Great tutorial ! I've done my first pixel animated !
melphisart.deviantart.com/art/…
What do you Β think ? (^w^)/

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nepheloyd In reply to MelphisArt [2015-10-11 21:53:40 +0000 UTC]

I think it looks really cute! Great job ^ 7 ^

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MelphisArt In reply to nepheloyd [2015-10-12 07:26:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you \o/Β 

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Voxollous [2015-10-01 04:47:54 +0000 UTC]

Β I MADE ONE.

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icequeeniselsa [2015-05-16 08:36:46 +0000 UTC]

Where is transform tool to be found in gimp? I also use gimp.

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Snow-AngeI In reply to icequeeniselsa [2015-11-02 17:39:14 +0000 UTC]

aaa for making the actual icon they used SAI! you can toggle transform mode by doing CTRL TΒ 

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icequeeniselsa In reply to Snow-AngeI [2015-11-03 15:18:27 +0000 UTC]

ok ok ik now.

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Milliemewz [2015-03-14 02:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Really helpful!!Β 

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Nefertferi [2014-08-14 17:04:52 +0000 UTC]

Very helpful! thank you for making this :3

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That-Black-Wolf [2014-08-14 06:52:04 +0000 UTC]

That was really helpful! Thank you A LOT!

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x-DigiGummy [2014-07-06 04:30:05 +0000 UTC]

This was really helpful. >w<

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nepheloyd In reply to x-DigiGummy [2014-07-06 20:49:22 +0000 UTC]

That's great! Good luck with your future pixelling!

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CrispyCrayon [2014-07-05 20:48:51 +0000 UTC]

Such a a helpful tutorial!

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nepheloyd In reply to CrispyCrayon [2014-07-06 20:49:12 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it was! Good luck with your pixel art!

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medithetic [2014-06-01 01:41:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! ^^ Finally there's a tutorial about this!Β 

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Kitsunikki [2014-05-23 12:43:28 +0000 UTC]

Really great Tutorial! Love it! :3

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nepheloyd In reply to Kitsunikki [2014-05-26 17:12:19 +0000 UTC]

thank you ' 7 'Β 

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kailapumanaki [2014-04-28 16:41:21 +0000 UTC]

>w< Thank you! This is uber kawaii!Β  Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to kailapumanaki [2014-04-30 01:29:15 +0000 UTC]

<333 good luck on your icons!

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Cha0smic [2014-04-21 14:07:58 +0000 UTC]

AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaah !! THANK YOU SO MUCH Β !!Β I finally managed !!Β  Β 
THANKS A LOT !!Β  Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to Cha0smic [2014-04-22 23:38:51 +0000 UTC]

yayyy! congrats ' 7 '
no problem! good luck on your future pixelling escapadesΒ 

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Cha0smic In reply to nepheloyd [2014-04-23 13:48:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you *β™₯* !

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heartparasite [2014-04-10 07:52:45 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial is very simple but you've managed to cover the topics.. Thanks for sharing!Β  Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to heartparasite [2014-04-15 03:37:59 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! im glad it helped!

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BingBoo [2014-03-30 00:34:10 +0000 UTC]

This is such a great tutorial! I'm really excited to get started on my first pixel art/icon now Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to BingBoo [2014-03-30 22:24:46 +0000 UTC]

hehehe yay! good luck on your first pixel art *v*

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BingBoo In reply to nepheloyd [2014-03-30 22:44:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Djpgirl [2014-03-26 15:31:02 +0000 UTC]

It don't works on me LIES

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nepheloyd In reply to Djpgirl [2014-03-26 16:34:21 +0000 UTC]

what

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heartparasite In reply to nepheloyd [2014-04-16 03:21:51 +0000 UTC]

What's the resolution of your canvas? it should be around 72 px.

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nepheloyd In reply to heartparasite [2014-04-16 12:50:41 +0000 UTC]

for icons and regular art its usually 100 px since i dont really like to go below it

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Fairycakie [2014-03-08 21:26:02 +0000 UTC]

What Are Eye Frames?Where Do You Put Them In.

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nepheloyd In reply to Fairycakie [2014-03-10 02:35:33 +0000 UTC]

you need a program called gimp! eye frames are the frames where you have the eyes blinking
so one layer will have the eyes open, the next will have the eyes closed a little bit, and the next will have eyes closed a little bit more, etc

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Kilo13 [2014-03-06 11:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you oh goddess of tutorial making pixel. I made myΒ 
first decent pixel art with your tutorial (has you can see from the icon of my pic)

all I wanted to say is Thank you*bow*

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nepheloyd In reply to Kilo13 [2014-03-10 02:34:43 +0000 UTC]

wowowow really! your icon is super cute! im so so so so glad it helped ; v ;
good luck on your future icons!

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OtakuPup [2014-03-01 19:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Wooooah!!!!!! I have always wanted to try making my own pixel art,,,, thank uuuu!!!!!!!!!! This is gonna help me soo muc!!!!!!Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to OtakuPup [2014-03-04 21:50:49 +0000 UTC]

yayy! no problem <33 good luck on your pixel art > u <

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AffaOtto [2014-02-26 09:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Woaaa thank you very much !!

I want to try it, hope i can do it

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nepheloyd In reply to AffaOtto [2014-02-26 21:33:43 +0000 UTC]

i hope you can too! good luck <3

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Angeldemonrawr [2014-02-23 23:28:21 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

im not good at animation but i just wanted the pixel art ^w^ THANK YOUUUUΒ  Β 

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nepheloyd In reply to Angeldemonrawr [2014-02-24 22:01:37 +0000 UTC]

yayyyyy no problem! im glad it helped!

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Khastirys [2014-02-19 13:29:23 +0000 UTC]

Thans soooo much for this tutorial *u*

I did my first own icon last night, it was really fun!

Ok, I did the same pose, but as it was my first... QuQ


Here's my work if you eventually want to see it: khastirys.deviantart.com/art/M…

(I put a link to your tutorial :3)


It was fun, but I think the gimp animation is at the beginning a bit complicated... because I didn't want the blinking as fast as yours, so it took more time to do the animation, but I finally succeeded! (even if it's quite weird.. xD)

Your tutorial is very clear and easy to understand.

Thans!Β β™₯

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nepheloyd In reply to Khastirys [2014-02-22 18:08:19 +0000 UTC]

wow it looks great for your first icon! you have a lOT of potential! and it's perfectly fine if you did the same pose uvu

yay! i'm so happy that it was easy to use! good luck on making more icons in the future <3

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ratellini [2014-02-16 16:26:40 +0000 UTC]

a-aaahaaahga, thanks to you I finally got my own made icon! QvQ

I've been searching for a good tutorial but no one ever explained the frame speed! Geebas!

Thank you so very much! It's a wonderful tutorial!Β 

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