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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><description>Pixel art and pixel things</description><title>xPokiehl</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @xpokiehl)</generator><link>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/</link><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1f3b8379f5c9071d42c1d20a2277bdbd/tumblr_n1epn3CQfV1szip0ro1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77492039451</link><guid>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77492039451</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:54:39 -0500</pubDate><category>color theory</category></item><item><title>xpokiehl.deviantart.com</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/298111ea1234b7ab28c70f48494c32ac/tumblr_n1ehz17vhK1szip0ro2_400.gifv"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://xpokiehl.deviantart.com" title="xPokiehl" target="_blank"&gt;xpokiehl.deviantart.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77479409658</link><guid>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77479409658</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:09:01 -0500</pubDate><category>xPokiehl</category><category>pixel art</category></item><item><title>xpokiehl.deviantart.com</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f1ba4cb4c3e5d6bf351350256292a8a8/tumblr_n1ei0dSLOp1szip0ro1_250.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://xpokiehl.deviantart.com" title="xPokiehl" target="_blank"&gt;xpokiehl.deviantart.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77479457906</link><guid>https://xpokiehl.co.vu/post/77479457906</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:09:00 -0500</pubDate><category>xPokiehl</category><category>pixel art</category></item><item><title>Pixel Art Tools</title><description>&lt;p&gt;For a more organized list, visit &lt;a href="http://pokiehler.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/pixel-art-tools/" title="Dots of Odd" target="_blank"&gt;Dots of Odd&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Software&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/" title="Acorn" target="_blank"&gt;Acorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aseprite.org/" title="Aseprite" target="_blank"&gt;Asesprite&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://az-paint-pro-icon-editor-animated-gif-editor.soft32.com/" title="AZ Paint/ Paint Pro/ Icon Editor" target="_blank"&gt;AZ Paint /Paint Pro/Icon Editor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://koti.mbnet.fi/paulkp/brick/brick.htm" title="Brick Atelier" target="_blank"&gt;Brick Atelier&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://crankeye.com/?page=downloads" title="Character Maker" target="_blank"&gt;Character Maker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://retroidea.com/?p=9" title="D-Pixel" target="_blank"&gt;D-Pixel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://takabosoft.com/edge" title="Edge" target="_blank"&gt;Edge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://takabosoft.com/edge2" title="Edge2" target="_blank"&gt;Edge2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://firealpaca.com/en" title="FireAlpaca" target="_blank"&gt;FireAlpaca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gimp.org/downloads/" title="Gimp" target="_blank"&gt;Gimp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/gpaint/" title="Gpaint" target="_blank"&gt;Gpaint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://code.google.com/p/grafx2/" title="Grafx2" target="_blank"&gt;Grafx2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/" title="GraphicsGale" target="_blank"&gt;GraphicsGale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://kolourpaint.sourceforge.net/" title="KolourPaint" target="_blank"&gt;KolourPaint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gmaker.org/downloads/view.asp?id=248" title="iDraw" target="_blank"&gt;iDraw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/image-editor/" title="i.Mage" target="_blank"&gt;i.Mage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/lodepaint/?source=directory" title="LodePaint" target="_blank"&gt;LodePaint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MSPAINT&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://mtpaint.sourceforge.net/" title="mtPaint" target="_blank"&gt;mtPaint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/" title="Paintbrush" target="_blank"&gt;Paintbrush&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.getpaint.net/" title="Paint.NET" target="_blank"&gt;Paint.NET&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.systemax.jp/en/sai/" title="Paint Tool SAI" target="_blank"&gt;Paint Tool SAI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.photobie.com/download/download.php" title="Photobie" target="_blank"&gt;Photobie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.photoshop.com/products" title="Photoshop" target="_blank"&gt;Photoshop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fenrir-inc.com/us/pictbear/" title="PictBear" target="_blank"&gt;PictBear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pinta-project.com/" title="Pinta" target="_blank"&gt;Pinta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/download.html" title="Pixia" target="_blank"&gt;Pixia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wnsoft.com/pixbuilder/" title="Pixbuilder" target="_blank"&gt;Pixbuilder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://thepixelartproject.wordpress.com/" title="Pixel Art" target="_blank"&gt;Pixel Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104?mt=12&amp;amp;ls=1" title="Pixelmator" target="_blank"&gt;Pixelmator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pixenapp.com/" title="Pixen" target="_blank"&gt;Pixen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://teknopants.com/pixothello/" title="Pixothello" target="_blank"&gt;Pixothello&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cosmigo.com/promotion/index.php?Features" title="Pro Motion" target="_blank"&gt;Pro Motion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pyxeledit.com/" title="Pyxel Edit" target="_blank"&gt;Pyxel Edit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.saintpaint.com/download.htm" title="Saint Paint Studio" target="_blank"&gt;Saint Paint Studio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.simplej.org/?q=node/2" title="Simplej" target="_blank"&gt;simpleJ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/183482-texturetooltilemaster-exchange-tiles-v135-rpgmaker-like-updated-7th-january-2013/" title="Tilemaster" target="_blank"&gt;Tilemaster&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ultimatepaint.com/" title="Ultimate Paint" target="_blank"&gt;Ultimate Paint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sf-xpaint/" title="xPaint" target="_blank"&gt;xPaint&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;My personal recommendations are Grafx2, Gimp, D-Pixel, Aseprite, and GraphicsGale. I personally use Gimp.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tutorials and Guides&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11299" target="_blank"&gt;The Pixel Art Tutorial&lt;/a&gt; by Cure&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5692" target="_blank"&gt;Noob Tutorials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pixel.schlet.net/" title="Pixelation Knowledge Repository" target="_blank"&gt;Pixelation Knowledge Repository&lt;/a&gt; by Helm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/" target="_blank"&gt;Tsugomo&amp;rsquo;s Tutorials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://files.byondhome.com/TheMonkeyDidIt/BoilerRoomStyleGuide.html" title="A Seiken Densetsu 3 Style Guide" target="_blank"&gt;A Seiken Densetsu 3 Style Guide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gotoandplay.it/_articles/2004/10/tcgtipa.php" title="The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art" target="_blank"&gt;The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art&lt;/a&gt; by RhysD&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://finalbossblues.com/pixel-tutorials/" target="_blank"&gt;Final Boss Blues&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/" title="Gas13" target="_blank"&gt;Gas13&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.manningkrull.com/pixel-art/walking.php" title="Manning Krull" target="_blank"&gt;Walking Animation for Low-Res Sprites&lt;/a&gt; by Manning Krull&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.drububu.com/tutorial/index.html#pixel-art-structure" title="Drububu" target="_blank"&gt;Drububu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.photonstorm.com/archives/2291/16x16-pixel-art-tutorial" title="16x16-pixel-art-tutorial" target="_blank"&gt;16x16 Pixel Art Tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pixel-zone.rpgdx.net/shtml/tutorials.shtml" title="Pixel Zone" target="_blank"&gt;Pixel Zone &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://kiwinuptuo.deviantart.com/gallery/27054576" title="Kiwinuptuo" target="_blank"&gt;Kiwinuptuo&amp;rsquo;s Tutorials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;AlexHw&amp;rsquo;s Pixel Art Guidebook &lt;a href="http://www.alexhw.com/pabbc1.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;1&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.alexhw.com/pabbc2.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;2&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.alexhw.com/pabbc3.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;3&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.alexhw.com/pabbc4.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;4&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href="http://www.alexhw.com/pabbc5.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pixel.nascimpact.com/tutoriaux.php" target="_blank"&gt;NascImpact&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vbgore.com/Pixel_Art_Tutorials" target="_blank"&gt;vbGore&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://opengameart.org/content/les-forges-pixel-art-course" target="_blank"&gt;Les Forges Pixel Art Course&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.elitepigs.de/blog/archives/17" target="_blank"&gt;Optimizing Tile Sheets&lt;/a&gt; by robotriot&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://neota.castleparadox.com/aa_tutorial.html" target="_blank"&gt;Neota&amp;rsquo;s Antialiasing Tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.natomic.com/hosted/marks/mpat/" target="_blank"&gt;Mark&amp;rsquo;s Pixel Art Tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.matriaxweb.com/tutoriales/tuto.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Matriax Web&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vg-resource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=14" target="_blank"&gt;The VG Resource&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.exotica.org.uk/mirrors/gfxzone/articles/goblin_pixelling_tutorial-article.html" target="_blank"&gt;Goblin&amp;rsquo;s Pixelling Tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=258339" target="_blank"&gt;How to Pixel on Photoshop&lt;/a&gt; by Hulio-G&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kawaiihannah.com/pixelart/view/pixeltutorials" target="_blank"&gt;KawaiiHannah&amp;rsquo;s Tutorials&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://2dwillneverdie.com/tutorial/" target="_blank"&gt;2D Will Never Die&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wayofthepixel.net/index.php?topic=922.0" target="_blank"&gt;Choosing colors and palettes&lt;/a&gt; thread&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://makegames.tumblr.com/post/42648699708/pixel-art-tutorial" target="_blank"&gt;Derek Yu&amp;rsquo;s pixel tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pixel.oceansdream.net/" target="_blank"&gt;Oceansdream&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://purloux.com/artwork/tutorials/" target="_blank"&gt;Purloux&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gaslampgames.com/2010/07/29/pixelcraft-the-colors-of-frogatto/" target="_blank"&gt;Pixelcraft: The Colors of Frogatto&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://brandontreb.com/Configuring-Photoshop-For-Pixel-Art" target="_blank"&gt;Configuring Photoshop for Pixel Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://karnakgames.com/wp/2010/10/gimp-for-pixel-art-shortcuts-setup-and-tips/" target="_blank"&gt;Setting up Gimp for Pixel Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.foreverbroken.org/modules/articles/index.php?cat_id=2" target="_blank"&gt;Forever Broken&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://steve.neonstar.net/mini_background1.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Background Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=16760" target="_blank"&gt;An Attempt at Spriting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://themechanicalmaniacs.com/guides/spriteguide.php#Type3" target="_blank"&gt;The Spriting Tutorial&lt;/a&gt; by The Mechanical Maniacs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.freewebs.com/gmjunk/Tut/pixtut/Mspix.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Basic Pixel Sprite&lt;/a&gt; by Agustin J R&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=967" target="_blank"&gt;Scratch Spriting Tutorial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://academy.smc.edu/courses/et13/pixel%20characters.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Beginner&amp;rsquo;s Guide to Pixel Art&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fay.iniminimo.com/paint.html" target="_blank"&gt;A Very Expansive MSPaint Tutorial &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gandogames.com/2010/05/148/" target="_blank"&gt;Pushing Pixels for 2D Game Sprites&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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