Creating a 1-Bit Pixel Art Illustration | From Pencil to Pixel!

It’s time for another entry into my ‘1-Bit Detective Boy’ series - but this time I’d like to try a larger illustrated piece, so follow along as I take this from a rough sketch concept on paper into a full pixel art piece!

1-Bit Detective Boy playlist:    • 1-Bit Detective Boy  

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0:00 Intro
0:07 Pencil
4:20 Pixel
10:08 FINAL ARTWORK
10:54 CRT Time
11:24 VID OVER

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Check out my art here:
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this:    • What Program to use for Pixel Art? (P...  
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Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
http://www.failpositive.bandcamp.com/
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Background music obtained through Royalty Free Planet:

Le Gang – Magic:    • Le Gang – Magic [Chill Electro] 🎵 fro...  
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e s c p – Sunset:    • e s c p – Sunset [Chill Electro] 🎵 fr...  
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Sleep Through Winter by Props
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Floating on the Water by Stevia Sphere
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Phantasia by Timecrawler 82
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Arcade by Raven
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