Make a Minecraft Pixel Art

Everyone's seen Minecraft Pixel Art. Well, how do you take a regular image and put it into a 3D game such as Minecraft? With a little preparation, you can create almost any image in Minecraft.

Steps

  1. Find an image. This will make things easier, but you can also make pixel art from the top of your head. You can use anything, but video game sprites and "8-bit" pictures work the best.
  2. Prepare your art. Though Minecraft carries multiple different-colored materials, your picture may have different colors. If you want to change the colors of your art, simply find a color that best matches the color of the art. If you do not like Minecraft's colors, you can edit the colors using a texture pack.
    • Use an image editing program (preferably Gimp) to edit a texture pack. To view texture packs, open your start menu and type %appdata% into the search. Press enter and a folder called "Roaming" will appear. Click on a folder called ".minecraft" and open a sub-folder called "texturepacks". You may insert and edit texture packs here.
  3. Create a world and decide placement style. Open up Minecraft and create a world for your pixel art. You may prefer your world to be in Creative Mode, as it allows infinite items and flying. Your art will be either horizontal, meaning it is flat on the ground, or vertical, meaning it is "standing up". Both offer different ways to make a pixel art.
  4. Open image. Use your default image editor and open up your art. Open up a grid if possible.
  5. Begin creation. Choose a starting point on your art. Start by tracing out the image, taking one part at a time and remembering to count pixels. Once you have an outline done, you can begin to fill it. There are different methods to do this, and it depends on your art style.
  6. Try using flat mode, creative mode, flat art, and peaceful mode. This way is the arguably the easiest. You can place blocks, fly out for an overview, and doesn't risk death or destruction of your art.



Tips

  • Peaceful mode will keep Hostile mobs from spawning.
  • Do this on a superflat world so things like mountains do not get in your way whilst building.
  • A quick way to fill a large space when your art is flat is to dig a brick one block underneath your art, look down, and start filling. This will allow to hold the mouse down without making mistakes.
  • Remember not to do pixel art in the nether. Especially if it is made of wood or wool.
  • Some mods help in the process of creating pixel arts. Some mods can automatically make pixel arts. Mods like "X-ray mod" and "Too Many Items" help give night-vision and allow you to control time of day, respectively.
  • Mobs will sometimes walk on your art. Be careful when killing them and don't damage your art.
  • Try changing the sizes of your art editor and Minecraft so you can view both at once.
  • Try using pixel art from an online search.
  • Label your design to explain who made it and what it is.
  • If you are a Gimp user, you can open up a grid to help you work. Decide the placement, probably 1x1 for smaller arts; 2x2 makes counting easier and allows you to do "a little at a time".
  • Clay is very good for shading instead of wool blocks!

Warnings

  • Wool is a flammable material in Minecraft. Watch out for other players attempting to burn your stuff.
  • If you are on a server, do not make anything explicit or against the rules.
  • Lightning has a chance of striking your art.
  • Be careful of monsters. Creepers can easily destroy an entire piece of art.

Things You'll Need

  • A version of Minecraft, or a Minecraft-like game
  • An image (optional)
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