Summary
A tutorial covering three different ways to make pixel-art-style sprites in Scratch's paint editor -- using the pixel grid, the rectangle tool, and bitmap mode -- for a retro video-game look.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video shows three different ways to make blocky, pixel-art-style sprites.
- What are the three methods the video shows?
- What makes "pixel art" look different from the smoother sprites in other tutorials?
- Which of the three methods would you want to try first?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: pixel, bitmap, grid.
Try it: Switch a sprite's costume to bitmap mode and zoom in to see the individual pixel squares.