Pixel artist for PC 2D RPG game wanted!
Hi all,
We are looking for a fulltime anime-style pixel artist to work on a game not unlike Aveyond II which we completed last year. Those interested, please send your portfolio (must include pixel artwork in the same style as Aveyond II. Don't know what Aveyond II is? Please download it for free from our website - click on the first banner at Sherman3D.com) to info at Sherman3D.com.
Angieyeo, pixel artist means dealing with 2d art that is very small, often down to 32X32 pixel(although recent increase of processing power pushed the size higher). Open any of your image editing software, open a new document, and put in 32 pixels for your height and width, and then draw a character in it, you'll understand.
I believe all the other question that you ask, is on Sherman's website. Have a look at it, it's great.
Angieyeo, thanks for your interest. ^_^ Pixel art is the dotted 2D graphics you see in older games or mobile games. Unlike other 2D computer graphics, you do not draw and paint in large strokes. Instead, you have to do a lot of zooming in and out to draw a dot at a time. Then, as you add more dots, you zoom out to view how the dots fit together to look nice. Think of it like coloring the squares on a graph paper to make a nice looking art piece when you view from farther away or cross-stiched patterns (you know those of cartoon characters) on a cloth. You will also need to know a bit of technical knowledge when doing pixel art as you are frequently limited by the number of pixels and colors you can use. You would also need to make certain pixel art as tilable tiles (think of them as lego bricks) so that you can join them to make a game map. You won't want to create every map detail but if you make your tiles properly, they can form virtually every item on your map. The key is optimization and efficiency.
Here are some tutorial links if you are confused:
http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/chapter8.htm
http://www.derekyu.com/?page_id=218
You can see a lot of good pixel art here:
http://probertson.livejournal.com/
It would be good if you can produce something that is like our art style:
http://www.sherman3d.com/Sherman3D/page.php?8
http://www.sherman3d.com/Sherman3D/page.php?3
Our office is located in SunwayMas Commercial Center, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. That's a 15-minutes walk from the Kelana Jaya LRT station.
You can e-mail us at "Info (at) Sherman3D (dot) com". I have purposely separated the e-mail address that way to avoid spam. I am sure you can make it out.
Awaiting your application. ^_^
Hey, Cykique! ^_^ Thanks for helping with the clarification and the compliment. Nice to hear from you again! How have you been doing?
i don't know how to draw,i need learn it from some tutorial.thanks for answer^^can i know your company can include training on draw pixel art?
I am happy to inform everyone that Angie is now part of our team and she is one to prove that as long as you have passion and natural talent, you can learn quickly and be very good at pixel art. That is why we don't hire just based on paper qualifications and experience. We are still looking for more pixel artists if anybody else is interested. Thanks! ^_^
Updated website so please follow the appropriate banner to our Aveyond II download (no more the first banner as posted above). We are still looking for 2D game pixel artists. Our art style is anime inspired cute, bright and colorful, and our staff members are predominantly female at the moment so female artists are encouraged to apply. ^_^
Originally posted by sherman
and our staff members are predominantly female at the moment so female artists are encouraged to apply. ^_^
OMG! what a discrimination! LOL
Common, you need more guys to balance up the environment!
If more gals coming in, the office will sooner or later be dominated by fiminism! ETTO....
Ops, off topic. LOL
OK, people out there!!!!
If ya think you have what it takes to become a pixel artist and game designer, come & join the Sherman3D game art & design team. Show your talent! XD
/wave/
^o^ Well...not many guys would be caught dead liking anime inspired cute, bright and colorful stuff but that's our niche and we are good at it! ^_~ *LOL*
Originally posted by matthewism
OMG! what a discrimination! LOL
Common, you need more guys to balance up the environment!
If more gals coming in, the office will sooner or later be dominated by fiminism! ETTO....
Ops, off topic. LOL
OK, people out there!!!!
If ya think you have what it takes to become a pixel artist and game designer, come & join the Sherman3D game art & design team. Show your talent! XD
/wave/
Haha, I mess around with pixel art but I'm predominantly a programmer. And that skill is probably gonna rust coz I'm moving into 3D programming. Sorry could not be of much help there. 
Originally posted by sherman
^o^ Well...not many guys would be caught dead liking anime inspired cute, bright and colorful stuff but that's our niche and we are good at it! ^_~ *LOL*
Cute, bright, colourful.......but.........FIERCE! LOL
No problem, IGGABYTE. I used to do some 3D programming myself. My university project was a 3D BSP Engine which you can download here:
http://www.sherman3d.com/Sherman3D/download.php?list.6
with source code here:
http://www.sherman3d.com/Sherman3D/download.php?view.5
Good luck! ^_^
Wow, great! Was that done in one semester?
I wished I hadn't used up my electives slots for the web dev subjects. Then I would have gotten into game programming much earlier. Anyway, thanks! Looks like there's some info from the documentation I can look into.
Hi IGGABYTE,
You are welcome and yup, just one semester. Most of what I have learned about game development didn't come from formal studies though so don't worry about using up your elective slots. Try to learn as much as you can online. Try http://www.gameinstitute.com/ My old 3D programming mentor, Gary Simmons, is teaching there the last I heard. ^_^ Get into a number of free hobby projects. All the best! ^_^
I'm just a student, only 17 years old, just finished SPM. I'm very interested in game designing but i'm inexperience and don't know where to start with. Can i join your group? Am i too young?
Hi transcendance,
We only judge you based on your skill. However, at 17, I would really suggest that you continue to pursue your studies so that you have more time to really decide what you want to do in life. Game development is not all fun and games - it is hard work day in and day out. I am not trying to discourage you but I just feel that you need to experience more when you are 17 before you settle for your job of choice. Nevertheless, if you think this is what you really want to do, please do send me your resume and portfolio.
Oh! I noticed that you registered at Sherman3D.com. Please check your spam mail folder for the verification e-mail because my system states that your e-mail account is not verified. Thanks and I wish you all the best! ^_^
I'm actually finding courses related to game development in Malaysia. But don't know which college should i go to. How can i contact u? Jus want to know more about games development and need some advice from experienced people.
From hardest to easiest:
Programming
Computer Science, A DIGIPEN course(only from DIGIPEN!)
Art/FMVs
Advertising, Digital Animation, Multimedia, Architecture
Business
Obvious courses......
Game Design
Comm/Journalism, Anything but prolly start from Tester
For job availability, do art. Art:Programmer ratio is big and can be bigger as a company grows.
For the money, do business but then again, also don't do this industry.
transcendance, you can e-mail me at info at Sherman3D.com but I think you will get more recommendations if you post here. My company is partnered with Adcom Digital Hub: http://www.adcomdh.com/ if you want to get into game art. I won't suggest you go into game design only because it is hard for us to evaluate a good game designer - everybody says their design is the best and I even got one guy trying to sell me his design before. Nevertheless, it is the implementation that counts. Also note that a game that get good reviews for good design does not necessarily translate into high sales. It is much easier for us to evaluate a good marketing/sales person who can even get a badly designed game to sell well - just pay a commission on sales. Both parties are happy.
Hello there, i came across this forum and i was wondering if you need any pixel artist as i would like to apply as one =) . i love drawing manga characters but i've never done pixel art before. i'm willing to learn and i have a rather good base in illustration. Let me know then and i will send in my resume and portfolio. Thanks very much! =D
Thanks for your interest in Sherman3D, blackgothique. We are always on the lookout for talented pixel artists. Could you prepare a pixel art portfolio and send them to us? If you need some pointers, please write me. ^_^
Thank you very much for your reply! ^^ ah yes right now i'm browsing thru some tutorials as you've mentioned in this thread and other websites as well and i would prepare a portfolio to be presented to you asap =)
Thank you very much again! ^o^
Thanks again for your portfolio, blackgothique. For anyone else who wishes to apply, please send us your pixel art portfolio that resembles the art style of the games that we have posted on our website. Taking the time to do them will show us your skill and interest in being our pixel artist. Thanks! ^^
Heterosapiens, would you mind pinning this thread please? Still and always would be looking for talented pixel artists. Thanks. ^_^
Sure, no problem. If you have anything to add on the first post, just create a new reply and put a note there. I'll add it to your first post.
Thanks, heterosapiens. ^_^
i m fresh graduate students,i want to know what is means pixel artist?is it 2d can say is pixel?and which part in Malaysia of your company? if i want apply it,what is your company email address to apply?thanks for read my message,and see you soon reply.^^