How to make Chrono Trigger sprites | Pixel Art Tutorial

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Brandon James Greer

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Published on February 23, 2025 2:00:29 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFp_FSTD2bs

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Chrono Trigger (1995)

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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
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