Sequenced project track
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.
Start lesson 134 interactive projects
Practice from simple to complex
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.