Last week I did a pixel art speed challenge and somewhat cheated. I told myself I would do the whole thing in an hour or less and ended up breaking that rule. I finished up that one at about an hour and half. So, for this week I thought I would do it right. I did a one hour pixel art speed challenge. I decided to do something a bit simple just so I didn't get tripped up like last week. A mug of beer... it's been a long week, it's Friday and you know what I've got on my mind.
Step 1
First things first, I've got to get an outline of what I'm doing. A mug is pretty simple, just a rectangle and a handle... although I started to get tripped up on the handle and wanted to do a better one I've got to keep moving, it's a speed challenge and NO CHEATING this time!
Step 2
In this step I'm just adding a few details to the mug and the foam top.
Step 3
Next, I filled inside the outlines with color. I started to try a different color on the glass handle as you can see, but decided to just go with it.
Step 4
Removing outlines and adding some foam definition.
Step 5
At this step I added a few more details to the foam and some bubbles in the beer. I also did some basic shading on the bottom of the mug and where the handles meet the outside of the mug.
Step 6
This is the step that almost cost me the challenge. I really wanted the glass to look like glass and although I thought I had chosen an easy item for this go around, glass can be kind of tricky to make it look right! Either way, I chose a look and moved on.
Step 7
At this point, I've got about 15 minutes left so I'm just looking for quick ways to improve the overall look. I decided to add a highlight on the glass.
Step 8
The previous step was quick and I still have 10 minutes left. I decide to shade the handle. Of course, I would have liked to spend a bit more time on this, but I'm sticking to the challenge. And that's it! A pixel art mug of beer in 1 hour.
ANIMATED PROGRESS
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