Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I thought it’d be fun to take a page from Akira and reinterpret it as pixel art - and in the process, I discovered some neat practice with composition, perspective, and portraits!

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Finding the Canvas Size
1:21 Panel Composition
2:44 Complete Panel Workflow
6:38 Angled Perspective
8:26 Portraits
10:29 Two-Point Perspective
11:49 Characters and Finishing Details
13:50 FINAL ARTWORK
14:55 CRT Time
15:40 VID OVER

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Check out my art here:
instagram.com/brandonjamesgreer
twitter.com/BJGpixel
► SHOP: rdbl.co/bjgpixel

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Software used: Adobe Photoshop (CS6)
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this: youtu.be/90BghUX7SD0
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Title sequence theme music by Failpositive:
failpositive.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/failpositiv

Chiptune music by mcguy215/Concrete Castles:
fiverr.com/mcguy215
youtube.com/mcguy215

Other music featured throughout this video was obtained from the Youtube Audio Library.