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In the sea of tutorials called “How to draw X” where X can be very specific thing such as “gems” or “produce”, it’s nice to see the other end of the spectrum where you go as bold as explaining how to draw “anything”.

What is great about Saultoons’ tutorial How To Draw Anything… is that it highlights an important point: you don’t need a specific tutorial to figure out how to draw something. If you know your basic elements of art (line, shape, form, space) and the fundamentals deriving from them (perspective, anatomy), you can indeed draw anything, especially with a reference to know the subject’s 3D shape and materials.

(Also, don’t get me wrong, Saint11 and Slynyrd have done plenty of tutorials explaining fundamentals and overarching concepts, so it took them a while before they came down to the nitty-gritty of individual subjects. Plus, it’s nice to see how they apply their techniques to specific examples. It’s nice to have the whole range covered.)

Guess what, Pixel Art News is back! … For the Summer.

Those of you who have been around the block for a while now—in particular in 2017—will remember my monthly YouTube show where I covered upcoming and newly released games along with random pixel art bits and pieces and a DIY section.

I’m not committing to reviving it, but I will create a few episodes this Summer, calling it #SummerOfPixelArt (it’s not really a thing, I just made it up). On the plus side, I record it weekly now on Twitch and you can even catch individual news as shorts on places like TikTok and Instagram.

In the latest episode, among other things, I give recommendations of important pixel art games for their art direction + they are 50% off or cheaper on Steam Summer Sale. This includes tumblr folks such as @dpadstudio, @thimbleweedpark, @danfessler, and @johanvinet!

I’ve done 4 episodes so far, here are the other 3 you have missed if you don’t follow me on YouTube, X, or Facebook where I also upload them.

Also, here is the episode cover again, featuring key art from Pathway, as otherwise this post won’t appear on my front page. Whoops!

My 2018 guide to pixel artists on YouTube is out!

It’s a 15 minute extended edition of the community feature from November Pixel Art News episode.

Featuring some of your favorite tumblr artists (among many others): 

• @mnrart
  
• @theponchopilgrim
• @aseprite
• @frankiesmileshow
• @bizmaster-studios 
• @6vcr
• @pixelshuh
• @kirokazepixel
• @namatnieks
• @uheartbeast
• @pxlflx
• @estudiovacaroxa
• @pixelprospector
  

Links to everyone’s channels in the video description.

Your entertainment of the month is here!

Retronator Pixel Art News — October 2017

Featuring:

• The Last Night,
  
• Stranger Things,
  
• Let Them Come,
  
• #octobit,
  
• #artistsontwitter,
• and much much more.

View on Retronator YouTube Channel.

Extended edition of October Pixel Art News is already out on my Patreon, in case you wanted to support the show.

Normal version (15 instead of 30 minutes of content) will come as always to my YouTube channel free for all.

It’s time for your monthly dose of pixel art news, delivered in a juicy 16-minute YouTube packaging.

Retronator Pixel Art News — August 2017

My new YouTube show about pixel art is out! Continue watching here for the full 16 min episode.

This is a test, what it would be like if pixel art was big enough to have its own YouTube show.

I want to put more personality into my content, so I’ve been doing live facebook videos on my Facebook page for the last month, but I feel I could do better. This week, instead of spending an hour every day to post things live, I made just one video that condenses the whole week of news into 10 minutes, so it’s much more efficient for you—the viewers.

Like I say in the video, it’s an experiment. It’s fun for me to produce so I might try a few more instead of the live stuff. Let me know what you think.

My YouTube channel now has over 100,000 views! The subscriber count is also appropriately at 301, hahaha.

If you haven’t checked it out yet, take a look at youtube.com/Retro3D.

Tribute Pixel Art Poster Timelapse

Have you seen the timelapse video of my poster yet? I’m making an animated gif version of it, but the video has a rad remix of the Back to the Future theme by Ta-ku, which just blows this piece up. Check it out in HD if possible.

Also: FREE SHIPPING this weekend for the print at Society6!