How to Make a Minecraft Pixel Art

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Everyone's seen Minecraft Pixel Art. How do you take a regular image and put it into the game? With a little preparation, you can create pixel art of almost anything in Minecraft.

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    This will make things easier, but you can also make pixel art from the top of your head. You can use anything, but video game sprites and "8-bit" pictures work the best. [1]
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    Though Minecraft carries multiple different-colored materials, your picture may have different colors. If you want to change the colors of your art, simply find a color that best matches the color of the art. If you do not like Minecraft's colors, you can edit the colors using a texture pack. [2]
    • Use an image editing program (preferably Gimp) to edit a texture pack. To view texture packs, open your start menu and type %appdata% into the search. Press enter and a folder called "Roaming" will appear. Click on a folder called ".minecraft" and open a sub-folder called "texturepacks". You may insert and edit texture packs here.
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    Open up Minecraft and create a world for your pixel art. You may prefer your world to be in Creative Mode, as it allows infinite items and flying, but you can do this is Survival Mode as well. Your art will also be either horizontal, meaning it is flat on the ground, or vertical, meaning it is "standing up". Both offer different ways to make a pixel art. [3]
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    Use your default image editor and open up your art. Open up a grid if possible. [4]
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    Choose a starting point on your art. Start by tracing out the image, taking one part at a time and remembering to count pixels. Once you have an outline done, you can begin to fill it. There are different methods to do this, and it depends on your art style.
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    This way is arguably the easiest. You can place blocks, fly out for an overview, and doesn't risk death or destruction of your art.
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    Get an anvil, and put the item in the left most slot. Then click on its name and rename it.
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    Yes, you can use a computer to look up the image you want to build and open it in an image editing program. Then you can go into Minecraft on your Wii U and build the pixel art.
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      • Peaceful mode will keep Hostile mobs from spawning.
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      • A quick way to fill a large space when your art is flat is to dig a brick one block underneath your art, look down, and start filling. This will allow to hold the mouse down without making mistakes.
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      • Some mods help in the process of creating pixel arts. Some mods can automatically make pixel arts. Mods like "X-ray mod" and "Too Many Items" help give night-vision and allow you to control time of day, respectively.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7x07BIic8
      2. ↑ https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Tutorials/Creating_a_resource_pack
      3. ↑ https://education.minecraft.net/lessons/pixel-art-gallery/
      4. ↑ https://education.minecraft.net/lessons/pixel-selfies/

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