PISKEL

Go to:

1. http://www.piskelapp.com/

2. Create an account using you google account.

3. After that you will be able to save your creations in your personal online gallery.

4. Begin creating an object or character using Piskel. 

5. Try the different tools and see what they do.

How to Use the Free Program Piskel to Make Pixel Art and Animation: Basic Tutorial by PXLFLX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlpCU871Xyg

How Pixel Art is changing in modern games! - Discover Indie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBHpWQRBZhU

Vocabulary:

Piskel: free online sprite editor. A simple web-based tool for Spriting and Pixel art. Create pixel art, game sprites and animated GIFs. Free and open-source.

Sprite:

A computer graphic that may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity. Every image is a Sprite.

Examples:

Mr. Morales' Piskel creations:

http://www.piskelapp.com/user/5926256860200960