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16×16 Pixel Art Weapons

Begin with six core projects in order. After that, use the intermediate studies to focus on curves, negative space, mixed materials, and more complex silhouettes.

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34 interactive projects

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Pixel Art Steel Dagger, One Pixel at a Time
Lesson 1 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Pixel Art Steel Dagger, One Pixel at a Time

Rebuild a CC0 steel dagger on a 16×16 grid. Follow the exact blade, outline, shading, guard, and grip stages, inspect every drawing state, then watch OvO Pixel place each pixel automatically.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Diagonal Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 2 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Diagonal Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 diagonal sword with a narrow steel blade and a segmented ivory, gold, and dark-leather grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Golden Quarterstaff in Pixel Art
Lesson 3 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Golden Quarterstaff in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 quarterstaff with two rigid outline rails, mirrored copper-and-amber end transitions, and a ten-pixel golden core.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Curved Steel Saber in Pixel Art
Lesson 4 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Curved Steel Saber in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 saber with a near-vertical hooked tip, bright inner cutting edge, dark steel back, broad amber-and-gold collar, and wrapped leather handle.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Winged Steel Spear in Pixel Art
Lesson 5 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Winged Steel Spear in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 spear with a faceted central steel point, separate upper and lower side lugs, a three-cell gold collar, and a long warm shaft.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Tapered Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 6 Core project Beginner

How to Draw a 16×16 Tapered Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a widening diagonal blade, continuous pale bevel, blocky dark steel face, tiny warm guard, and copper grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Basket-Hilt Steel Saber in Pixel Art
Lesson 7 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Basket-Hilt Steel Saber in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 saber with a dark hooked blade, pale cutting edge, swept gold knuckle guard, and short leather-and-copper handle.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Broad Steel Longsword in Pixel Art
Lesson 8 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Broad Steel Longsword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 longsword with a wide diagonal blade, two different edge-light patterns, a compact gold guard, and a three-pixel leather grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Crescent Steel Sickle in Pixel Art
Lesson 9 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Crescent Steel Sickle in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sickle with a hollow crescent blade, graded cutting edge, charcoal back, blue-and-deep inner hook, reinforced collar, and amber handle.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Dark-Edged Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 10 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Dark-Edged Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with twin dark blade rails, a pale steel bevel, and a branching leather, copper, and gold basket hilt.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Faceted Steel Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 11 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Faceted Steel Rapier in Pixel Art

Build an exact CC0 faceted rapier on a 16×16 grid: block the blade, carve reflective steel planes, add two hooked guard curls, and finish a compact leather grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Four-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art
Lesson 12 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Four-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 polearm with four interlocked steel blade branches, a dense faceted hub, and a short amber, gold, and copper shaft.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Fullered Steel Longsword in Pixel Art
Lesson 13 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Fullered Steel Longsword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 longsword with a pale edge, dark central fuller, layered steel bevel, and compact copper, gold, and leather hilt.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Gilded Lattice-Guard Steel Broadsword in Pixel Art
Lesson 14 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Gilded Lattice-Guard Steel Broadsword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 broadsword with a faceted steel blade and an expansive black guard lattice filled with gold, copper, and leather.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Gilded Wing Broadsword in Pixel Art
Lesson 15 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Gilded Wing Broadsword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 broadsword with a broad faceted steel blade, bright diagonal ridge, two separate gilded guard wings, and a short leather grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Golden Crossguard Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 16 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Golden Crossguard Rapier in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 rapier with a faceted steel blade, long upper hook, broad lower gold quillon, leather grip, and bright pommel on a 16×16 grid.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Long-Bevel Knuckle-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 17 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Long-Bevel Knuckle-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a long faceted steel blade and a compact copper, gold, and leather knuckle-guard hilt.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Needlepoint Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 18 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Needlepoint Rapier in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 rapier with a narrow stepped blade, graded pale face, one-pixel charcoal spine, compact gold-and-copper guard, and warm grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Ornate Rapier with a Pixel Art Basket Guard
Lesson 19 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Ornate Rapier with a Pixel Art Basket Guard

Draw an exact CC0 ornate rapier on a 16×16 grid. Construct its diagonal steel blade, asymmetric gold basket guard, grip, and pommel through interactive history and automatic pixel playback.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Prismatic Knuckle-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 20 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Prismatic Knuckle-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a multi-faceted steel blade, compact gold guard, leather grip, and a long protective knuckle bow.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Radiant Branch-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 21 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Radiant Branch-Guard Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a broad faceted steel blade, asymmetric copper framework, gold guard accents, and a compact leather grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Ridged Steel Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 22 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Ridged Steel Rapier in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 rapier with a slim diagonal blade, pale front edge, expanded dark-steel middle ridge, compact gold-and-copper guard, and warm grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Side-Blade Steel Halberd in Pixel Art
Lesson 23 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Side-Blade Steel Halberd in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 halberd with a faceted central point, separate left-facing steel blade, reinforced socket, and leather-and-gold wrapped shaft.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Square Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 24 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Square Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a narrow multi-tone steel blade, hollow square basket guard, and offset leather, amber, gold, and copper pommel.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-and-Gold Nunchaku in Pixel Art
Lesson 25 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-and-Gold Nunchaku in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 nunchaku with two offset faceted steel batons, blue-steel sockets, and a four-link leather-and-gold connector.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-Capped Golden Quarterstaff in Pixel Art
Lesson 26 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-Capped Golden Quarterstaff in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 broad quarterstaff with mirrored faceted steel caps, dark-leather rails, and a bright gold-and-amber centre stripe.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-Tipped Golden Staff in Pixel Art
Lesson 27 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Steel-Tipped Golden Staff in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 diagonal staff with paired black outline rails, a three-cell steel tip, copper collar, gold shaft, amber transitions, and copper foot.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Swept Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 28 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Swept Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a straight steel blade, wide swept basket cage, leather lattice, copper joints, and eight gold highlights.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Swept-Hilt Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 29 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Swept-Hilt Rapier in Pixel Art

Learn how to fit a narrow blade, widened forte, swept gold guard, long leather grip, and pommel into an exact 16×16 CC0 pixel-art weapon.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Triple-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art
Lesson 30 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Triple-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 polearm with three offset blade tips, a broad interlocked steel head, and a narrow gold, amber, and copper shaft.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Twin-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art
Lesson 31 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Twin-Blade Steel Polearm in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 polearm with two separated steel blade tips, a densely faceted central head, and a narrow amber, gold, and copper shaft.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Wavy Steel Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 32 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Wavy Steel Rapier in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 rapier with a stepped wavy blade, graded pale face, continuous charcoal spine, extended gold-and-copper guard, and warm grip.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Wide-Bevel Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art
Lesson 33 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Wide-Bevel Basket-Hilt Steel Sword in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 sword with a broad layered steel bevel and a branching copper, gold, and leather basket hilt.

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Finished pixel art for How to Draw a 16×16 Winged-Guard Rapier in Pixel Art
Lesson 34 Skill study Intermediate

How to Draw a 16×16 Winged-Guard Rapier in Pixel Art

Recreate an exact CC0 rapier with a zigzag steel reflection, two asymmetric golden guard wings, a short leather grip, and an amber pommel on a 16×16 grid.

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