An introduction to all of Aseprite's most useful tools, and a quick peek at how to use them effectively. Aseprite truly is a very powerful pixel art editing tool, and I'm hoping to give beginners some insight into how to get started with it. Thanks for dropping by!

Video Contents:

0:00 Intro
0:24 Why Aseprite?
0:54 How to Get It
1:37 Making a New Drawing
2:27 Brush Tool
3:52 Eraser Tool
4:06 Shape Tool
4:38 Selection Tool
7:33 Eyedropper Tool
8:37 Grid
9:01 Color Editor
9:30 Outline Tool
9:50 Horizontal/Vertical Flip
10:20 Layer/Frame Window
12:00 Palette Window
12:59 Color Selector Window
13:19 Preview Window
13:58 Common Issues
14:40 Exporting Image/GIF
16:11 Exporting a Sprite Sheet
16:28 Other Stuff

Here's everything you need to get started:

Buy Aseprite on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/43...
Download from their site: https://www.aseprite.org/download/

And here's how to get it for free (LEGALLY):   / guide_how_to_build_aseprite_from_source_as...  

You can find more palettes here: https://lospec.com/

Here are all the hotkeys I mentioned in the video:

B: Brush
E: Eraser
U: Square shape (tap again to toggle if it's filled or not)
Shift+U: Oval shape (tap again to toggle if it's filled or not)
M: Box marquee
Shift + M: Circle marquee
Q: Lasso
W: Wand
Alt: Eyedropper
G: Paint bucket
Ctrl + ': Toggle grid
Ctrl + U: Color modifier
Shift + O: Outline
Shift + H: Horizontal flip
Shift + V: Vertical flip
Tab: Open layer window
Shift + N: New layer
Alt + N: New frame
F7: Preview Window
Ctrl + F: Fullscreen mode
Shift + S: Snap to grid mode