Guidance for Artisans

=Pixel Art=

Below are some rules & tips to help artists quickly produce materials.

Note that all patterns should be at 3x pixel zoom.

Canvas sizes
soft limit for each category:


 * Pets: 81x99
 * Mounts: 105x123
 * Icons: 42x42
 * Bosses: 216x177

If anyone needs help with a starting point, Shaners  made these two templates that can serve as the bottom layer when working then hidden before export:

Work at this size and then export at 3x without any anti-aliasing or interpolation.

Gimp
Gimp related tips.

Use an existing image


In this video are shown the following tips:


 * Search a reusable image on google.
 * Scale an image
 * Add alpha layer to remove the background color
 * Change colors with posterize and contrast
 * Pixelize an image
 * set half-transparent pixel to black
 * draw a border around the image.