Pixel Art 101: Shading Tutorial 

The real color strat is memorizing every single hexcode for color there is and referencing them from memory on the fly

0:40 ,,Let's make a circle" **makes octagon**

For anyone interested in WHY you wanna hue-shift towards Yellow for bright lit areas, and towards Blue for dark shadowed areas. It's because our eyes and brains (mostly our brains have to do with interpreting colors), have evolved here on Earth, where shadows are blue-tinted due to the atmosphere, and bright areas in the daytime are yellow-tinted due to the sun. Also related fun fact, contrary to popular belief, ALL stars in the universe give off yellow light, even the most red dwarves / giants, they give off light in the warm range of household lights, while the most blue stars give off cool light similar to in an office, which still appears totally white to us. This is why some games look unnatural, with pure 255.255.255 white highlights on say a white wall in the sunshine. Because if you go outside IRL and look at a white wall (say in Italy), during a sunny summers day, the white wall is NOT 255.255.255 white, it's actually more yellowish due to the sun. This is what we instinctively "feel" is bright. The same applies to things lit by fire or a campfire, naturally. But people forget it applies to our sun too. If you were evolved on Mars, for example, you might find lighting more natural if you hue-shift towards RED in the shadow, and (still) Yellow in the light. This because the Martian atmosphere tints shadows reddish, rather than blue (though the sunset / sunrise is BLUE on Mars, so for a game set on Mars, you might wanna add cool blue shadow tint for sunset scenes). Yes it might look unintuitive, but it will give your scene a proper unique feel, as it should if its on another planet.

I subscribed when he said "do you suck at shading, you probably do cause you clicked on this video" gg ya got me man lmao

"Don't use Rgb that's for noobs" Me:

12:35 This man creates wonderful things with his hat covering his EYES. LOL

Pete is the kind of guy that , you havent met yet but you know you could sit down with and play games, drink beer, eat pizza and talk random shit.

Really good video! Good shading can make or break an art style. It can immerse you so much when done well, but be jarring when done wrong. Great tutorial and nice demonstrations!

THAT BEANIE IS ALL UP IN YOUR EYES BUT YOU CAN STILL SHADE 10/10

no matter how many times i watch your videos they always bring me joy, the aesthetic of pixel art and the music you put in the videos makes everything so perfect

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I have been throwing shade at people all day thanks to you!

11:48 He's a mad lad. Clearly, he becomes Daredevil between cuts

This is one of the things that I was struggling the most at doing pixel art, thanks for the tutorial! Now I understand how to shade the right way.

Man your content is so much fun to watch - learning while having a blast...it doesn't get better than that :)

Your content is helping me with my game...for that I will be wishlisting your game. Best of Luck and thanks for all the info!

One of the best tutorials ive used hands down. Not just for art, in general

I'm all 'bout that dev life, yo!

Dude you're rad. Recently discovered your channel and love all the videos I watched so far. Keep it up dude

This dude is so good that he didn't even need go use his eyes 60% on the way, respect

Damn dude, we've got such a similar vibe haha love the videos! Really helps understand the different dimensions to the shading.

11:57 bro is literally so good at pixel art he doesn’t even need eyes 😂 great video man i love your energy

This was MEGA helpful, thanks!

I had a pixel art assignment for a college class and this video helped me so much! Thank you.

This is oddly specific but I first used the HSV slider in Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time. Since then, that’s what I have preferred.

This master Dev Life 🤙 shading tutorial kicks pixel ✨ butt! I love it 💕

I love your tutorials! Do you also make higher pixel count pieces? I'd love to see how you do one of those aesthetic scenery.

"Get off the RGB, that shit's for noobs" bro I almost spit out my coffee lol

Greatest intro ever. “Hi, do you suck at shading? You probably do because you clicked on this video.”

Thanks a lot, this tutorial is amazing

I know the video is a "bit" old, but thanks to you I don't suck anymore at pixel art Lol. (I think This guy is god... Follow him!)

Nobody: Pixel Pete: So, as I mentioned in my furniture tutorial...

I've found magic, art is MAGIC and when that red ball turned from red to purple . i . go . BOOMb !

i started pixel art some time ago and didn't understand shading. this tutorial helped my SOO much. also just a cool and really helpful video!

Thanks for the tuts man! you saved me tons of remake work hours!

This video has the finest, most authentic intro ever.

That orb adjustment thing completely knocked me out. PS: I’m (not) stoned

“Welcome back” totally caught me off guard 😅😂

My god! Best pixel art channel ever!

tbh it looks great and all, but on the apple you should probably try to use fewer shades

Great tutorial Pete! The best! Thanks for sharing knowledge!

Ya got a new sub! Great Video! Helped a lot, Just what I needed

When doing indirect light, should the indirect light be slightly darker than the direct light highlights? or shifted towards the color of the initial surface it's bouncing off of?

Bit of a nitpick, but a few times throughout the video you say "Vibrance" when V stands for Value. Thanks for the tut!

I can see how the apple turns into a ruby pixel by pixel

Everytime he said "Vibrance", my copy of DaVinci Resolve tried to unninstal itself

Gotta say the stuff you skipped saying "everyone knows this" "this is how kindergarden shades" is the stuff I would expect from this vid, it would be nice if you showed and elaborated on those given it's titled 101 :) I guess some art background is required

Him: *Do you suck at shading?* Me: *What shading?*

YOU'RE AWESOME MEN! I love it! Ty!

I loved the video!! You've just got a new subscriber =D

Never thought I would be learning pixel art from Tommy Wiseau

Appreciate this! Appreciate your approach to videos too. Makes it fun. Also ...givin off Pauly Shore Vibes.

You are the best teacher ever like pls 😩😩😩 tysm for what you dooooo

13:21 my man just predicted among us 😅😅

that was super useful, subscribed

Great tutorial pete i had some troubles with shading before, and this helps a lot n.n

Love your videos, man 👍🏼

This is very helpful! Thanks, mate!

He's the Bob Ross for pixel art.

lol i just found you from the gdc character talk...aaand yah man i suck at shading haha great video, subbed and thanks!

@2:39, you can almost see a representation of the double slip experiment in the hsb sliders color chart

Great video. Thanks for posting this content for noobs like me that totally DO suck at shading. Haha

Hey been watching your videos and find them really helpful! I'm currently trying to break into Games UX. I'm curious what your workflow looks like as far as how you keep track of your pallets for different projects and object to object.

thanks for tutorial :)

Here cause of the Jonas video. Thought the intro was actually good in this case, because it was showing off your art, sort of lends to credibility. Nice tips, I think it'll be a while before I'm getting things to look decent though. Idk where to put the pixels.

Best. Video. Intro. EVER!

lol'd the whole way through man. thanks for the tips!

🔥 Thaaanks , I learned a lot !!:D

i mean i started pixel art a few weeks ago and im happy i made minecraft skins before pixel art cuz atleast now i know what hue shifting is

I like how you took your hat more and more off and put it back on. :p

HAHAHA THE INTRO WAS GREAT. instant like

Nice tutorial for shading... although I think it is more than just a Shading Tutorial (color shifting and others techniques) which is way more informative and attractive than most of other youtuber pixelart videos!

Great tutorial. Entertaining as well. Subscribed!

Thanks Pete

5:35 making shading more interesting

Thanks for this series.

Lol the ending was great

No more locked doors lol....i love the video bro it helped me a lot! keep it up

thats some real nice video. Look how deep you can go with a simple block

“Do you suck at shading?.” Me: no, I jus- “You probably do that’s why you clicked on the video.” Me: 💀

Im not stereotypist but pixel art people grow hair as a symbol are Saw AdamCyounis Btw both of you are gem to pixel art

appreciate

This was extremely helpful!

There must always be a party inside your head.

Shading a square, *P E R F E C T !*

Thanks man, it helps a lot U got new subscriber

Now you are a master shader! Lmaoooooooooooooooooooo. Like someone throwing shade constantly.

Love this!

Shouldnt you stick with the colors in you color palette? You constantly on the fly create new colors? Dont you get like many different versions of the same color that way?

13:20 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

tysm im trying to make sprites for a doom wad im making this helps a lot

That intro crack me on laugh so loud!

Bro, you're a God damn gift! We'd probably be best friends if we ever met IRL....Probably ask you to help Pixel Pete my scripts/stories. HAHAHA!

i love how you have free merch ill probably try to get one when I'm able to

Teaches how to shade, also doesn't know how to make a 16x16 circle! jk jk man this was a great tut! I like to use an outline color that matches the inside color but just darker, gives it a neat look... also top and a side is brighter for a 3d look!

Thanks so much man! Subbed bc this help alot

Yay for Chechu Rolemusic 😉

13:20 amogus

Snazz it up Brodettes