> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citrusexists.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # #58 Make it look - URL: https://www.citrusexists.com/make-it-look/ - Published: 2025-11-27T21:50:15.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-30T21:20:26.000Z - Author: CitrusExists - Tags: PixelArt Today, we are proud. I didn't feel like pixeling at all. I was absolutely sure this is going to be a catastrophe. But I sat down anyway and did what I could. And she turned out really nicely if I can say. I hope you don't struggle as much as I do, the chance that you are as lazy as me are really slim, but I hope this will help you a little. The whole art is a really big thing, a lot of elements, and every single can come out wrong. It's often intimidating, makes me feel like I can't even start. What kinda works for me is thinking only about one small part at the time. Chopping the giant, impossible project into little doable parts. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h21m52s038.png) Like almost every piece, I started with the rough texture, just to have some canvas to place things onto. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h23m44s616.png) But, here's my first small element, one eye. I can make one eye, right? It's that hard. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h23m54s158.png) By the way, I feel like, I'm getting more comfortable with Ides color pallet. Especially the yellow comes much easier. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h24m03s250.png) One eye always looks weird. I think we got programmed to expect more. Don't worry, it will look much better after adding another one. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h24m44s902.png) I got used to drawing the upper part first to kinda mark the boundaries of the eyeball. I have no idea if this habit is correct, but helps me a lot. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h25m13s619.png) Together they look nice and really helps with setting the perspective. One smaller than the other and slightly going onto hair, makes all the difference. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h26m12s293-1.png) We are getting somewhere. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h26m33s274.png) This hair making method is much simpler, than the one I'm used to. Use thicker lines to show the hairstyle, and minimal shading. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h26m40s217.png) The hair are the second most important things when it comes to the perspective (don't quote me on that, I have no idea what am I doing, you remember?). Fortunately, it's much easier to shape than the face. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h27m08s933-1.png) Right shapes, minimal shading at the ends. The shade on the top of the face is crucial, don't ask me why, but it saves the pixel from looking flat. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6d/f0/6df020d6-b03c-4a5b-8644-7e28dcb05753/content/images/2025/11/vlcsnap-2025-11-27-21h27m39s141.png) A little haircut and my favorite colorful strips, and she is ready! See? Step by step and we can topple the empires! Also, as a side note. After OVER A YEAR, I noticed that for the entire time there was a black bar at the bottom of the recordings... my stupid is endless... Anyways, thanks for reading. It was a really fun art and a great experience. Remember, don't get overwhelmed, you can do it! In your own pace, your own way, but surely you can!