In this easy pixel tutorial you will learn how to create a pixel art trophy! We will go over the different steps it takes to make your very own trophy made out of pixels!

How to Make a Pixel Art Trophy for Beginners

Are you ready to design your own pixel art trophy? Learning how to draw a cute pixel art trophy is more popular than ever! Whether you’re looking to create a simple pixel art trophy sprite for your sports video game or maybe you just want to share a cute new pixel art trophy as part of your sports arena scene on social media, this pixel art tutorial will help you make a pixel trophy fast and easy.

How to Make a Pixel Art Trophy

These are the basic steps for how to make a pixel art trophy:

  1. Select a Pixel Art Software such as Adobe Photoshop or Mega Voxels
  2. Create a 32×32 pixel grid
  3. Sketch out an Outline for the shape of the trophy
  4. Fill in the color of the pixel art trophy
  5. Draw a Shade on the trophy to create depth
  6. Fill in the Background with Color

Now that you are familiar with the basic steps on how to create a pixel art trophy, we will cover each step visually so that you can follow along on how to create it.

If you are completely new to pixel art we recommend reading our post How to Create Pixel Art: Beginner’s Tutorial

Select a Pixel Art Software

In this beginner tutorial we will be showing you the steps to design your own pixel art trophy using a pixel editor software. Before we begin you will need to know how to create a grid and use the pencil tool in Mega Voxels. Once you create your pixel art trophy, you can use the pixel art in other games such as Minecraft or software such as the Unity Game Engine. In this tutorial we will be using the Mega Voxels Pixel Editor. We offer tutorials on how to use the Mega Voxels Pixel Art editor below:

Want to see what pixel art software is best for you? Read our post Top Free Pixel Art Software

Create a Grid

To begin we will be using a simple 32×32 pixel grid to draw a small pixel art trophy. Making 32×32 pixel art is a common size when making pixel art, especially for projects like video games. Be sure that your canvas is set to the color White (#FFFFFF). This will be our canvas that we use to draw our pixel art trophy on. Your trophy pixel art grid should have a canvas, also known as a spreadsheet, that looks something similar to this:

A blank canvas for drawing the pixel art trophy

Sketch an Outline for the Trophy

Next we will start by making the outline for the trophy so we can get the overall shape for our pixel trophy. To do this choose the color Black (#000000) and activate the pencil tool in your editor. Since this determines the overall shape, feel free to adjust the outline to what match your game or art project. As a guide, you can use the outline we made below for your trophy or like we mentioned before feel free to design your own.

An outline of the pixel art trophy grid similar to a spreadsheet

Fill in the Color

Now that you made an outline for your pixel art trophy, we will add some color to make it stand out. Fill in the main section of the trophy a gold color (#E9B217) and the base of the trophy a brown color (#884E3B). Try matching the picture of our 8 bit pixel art trophy below.

Simple pixel art trophy with solid colors

Draw the Shading

So whenever you create pixel art there are essentially two parts to shading: the highlights and the shadows. We will start with the shadows. We will be applying a shadow to our 32×32 pixel art trophy using a single color. This color will be applied to the bottom of the trophy. Remember, to create a shadow color for the trophy we will use a darker gold based on the color we used before (#D4A00F). Try to match where we put the shadows in the image below.

32x32 Pixel art trophy with shadows to give depth to the trophy

So now that you got the basic idea we will continue adding some depth to our trophy to give it a 3D feel. Let’s create a highlight using the same gold from the main trophy section, but instead of going darker this time we will go lighter (#FCC21E). Remember, this doesn’t have to be the exact color in fact this is an opportunity to make the trophy look like your own. Use our image as a guide for your trophy.

Adding highlights to the 8 bit pixel trophy

Great! When you are happy with your shadows and highlights on your trophy, be sure to view your final image. To see your pixel art trophy go ahead and turn off the grid lines to make sure you like the way the trophy came out.

Kawaii pixel art trophy on a transparent background

Fill the Background Color

Finally, let’s change the background color of our trophy sprite to really make our trophy stand out nicely. Select the Bucket fill tool in your editor. For the color enter a very Light Blue (#BCEAFE). Then simply click on the white area outside of the pixel trophy.

Cute Pixel Art trophy on Blue Background

Where to Go From Here

Congratulations! You now know how to create your very own pixel art trophy. Try creating different color trophies like you see at major sports competitions such as silver and bronze.

Bonus: Make a 3D Pixel Art Trophy

3D Pixel Art Trophy

Now that you have drawn your own pixel art trophy, you can turn it 3D with Mega Voxels. Mega Voxels contains a 3D Pixel Art Maker that allows you to convert traditional 2D pixels into 3D pixels. Simply download the free Mega Voxels app for iOS or Android.

Then import the pixel art you just made using the Add File button inside of the My Gallery page. And that’s it! Mega Voxels automatically transforms you pixel art trophy into a 3D pixel art trophy. You can now create 3D turntable videos of your 3D pixel art trophy and even view your trophy in Augmented Reality!