Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPGs and has one of the most quintessential 16-bit pixel art styles that I can think of. I think we need to learn this power, so let’s take a deep dive on the character sprites and see if we can figure out any secrets to replicating this style!
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Size & Proportion
2:54 Colour
3:44 Sprite 1 (Cloud)
8:21 Sprite 2 (Tifa)
11:02 Sprite 3 (Barret)
13:02 FINAL SPRITES
13:22 CRT Time
13:52 VID OVER
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this: https://youtu.be/90BghUX7SD0
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