03-14-2017, 08:27 AM
MS Paint or Graphics Gale for PC.
Pixen for Mac.
Personally when I had windows, I've long abandoned MS paint when I realized that Graphics Gale proved to be a better program to make pixel art for the reasons Gors and Hirosoft stated. It's a powerful program that can do as much as you need. Pixen is a good alternative if you have a mac because it has as much as graphics gale in regard to functionality, which I played around with for the last few pieces I have made in the medium.
One thing I will say just as others have outright said is that skill matters more than the program. In other words no matter what program you use, much in the same vein as a painter using different sized brushes, it comes down to the artist and not the tools to make a great piece. So whatever you use just remember that don't get the best program you can afford and expect to become a great artist just because of one program.
Pixen for Mac.
Personally when I had windows, I've long abandoned MS paint when I realized that Graphics Gale proved to be a better program to make pixel art for the reasons Gors and Hirosoft stated. It's a powerful program that can do as much as you need. Pixen is a good alternative if you have a mac because it has as much as graphics gale in regard to functionality, which I played around with for the last few pieces I have made in the medium.
One thing I will say just as others have outright said is that skill matters more than the program. In other words no matter what program you use, much in the same vein as a painter using different sized brushes, it comes down to the artist and not the tools to make a great piece. So whatever you use just remember that don't get the best program you can afford and expect to become a great artist just because of one program.