How To Draw Pixel Art On Paper With Markers

I’m sharing two easy ways How To Draw Pixel Art On Paper by adding color to little squares making cute designs. It is very calming to draw pixel art.

We will start with a blank sheet of paper in your sketchbook, and mark lines to guide us and then create colorful heart pixel art. If you have a graph paper or dot grid notebook, the pixel art process is a little quicker and I show that in the bottom of this post. So let’s get started!

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Supplies I’m using:

Sketchbook: I’m using this sketchbook and can read my Strathmore Mixed Media Sketchbook Review to see why I like this sketchbook.
Markers: I’m using my Tombow Dual Brush Pens here. Any marker of your choice will work here. The color numbers used in today’s painting are 755, 885, 933, 985, 133, 173, 379, 403, 526, 685, 817, 772
A pencil, ruler and eraser

how to draw pixel art on paper

Step by step tutorial showing how to draw pixel art on paper in a heart shape

Step 1: Using a pencil, eraser, and ruler draw your shape, I chose a heart here, and then draw a grid over it lightly. That’s where the ruler comes in handy!

Step 2: With your marker, apply just a touch of color into the center of one of the squares (pixels) and then paint over it with water. You can alternately use colored pencils, crayons, or anything else here.

You can randomize the colors you add, as I did here, or go in a particular order and create a pattern of a kind.

Once the watercolor has dried, you can go in with an eraser and remove all of those pencil guidelines we drew in the beginning.

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how to draw pixel art on paper With Grids

Let’s draw another heart pixel art and I’ll show you how to draw pixel art on paper with grids.

Sketch out your heart shape. Since this is a heart pixel art, you want to use the dot grid on the journal page and draw straight lines to join the dots. No using any curved lines here!
Start coloring in some of the pixels. I started with the lightest color in the pack and then created a small cluster.
Repeat this process with the next few colors. As you start using darker colors, add a few scattered pixels away from your main cluster as well. This will help distribute the color.

Here is how my heart pixel art looks in my journal all colored in! I love how vibrant the colors look on the page here. The pixels add such a fun element that reminds me of 90s romantic comedies.