When we create a new tilemap layer, it should behave almost exactly like a regular layer, and tiles should be handled transparently/automatically by default (so even if an user creates a new tilemap layer by mistake, she/he shouldn't see a different behavior from a default layer).

Each pixel in the tilemap image will be a 32-bit value with some bits to reference the tile in the tileset and other bits to specify flip and rotation.

Each cel in a tilemap layer will be a new kind of image where each pixels reference a tile:.

One tilemap layer will have its own tileset, a tileset will have its own tile specs (grid size, etc.), but the tileset could be linked from an external file (with possibilities to embed the external tileset content inside the tilemap optionally).

As tilemaps will be a kind of layer, we'll be able to have several tilemaps in one sprite.

Everything related to tilemaps must be hidden until we create a new tilemap layer using a new Layer > New Tilemap Layer menu option (in this way we avoid bloating the UI with tilemap stuff).

My last tip would be to make sure you don’t ignore some of the basic fundamentals that apply even outside of pixel art! For example, color is used in just about every art form, but color choice is just as applicable in pixel art as it is elsewhere.UI design and main goals of the tilemap feature: I would recommend looking up pixel art tutorials for beginners on YouTube! That’s what I did when I started.Īlso, always look carefully at art from your favorite pixel artists and analyze how their art is created on a pixel level! Make sure when you look at other people’s pixel art you’re paying close attention to their technique and not just glancing at the piece as a whole, as you won’t learn unless you dig deep.

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