Pixel Art Advice

After reading about pixel art here and there, many seems to use GraphicsGale, so i
downloaded the free version.. but even with 24bit colors in the image, i cant make grey color..

One would assume i pick black and then adjust the brightness of the selected color and show in the pic, but no, it still pitch black color even if i set it to max brigthness.. Wierd program

I believe the first bar is alpha (transparency), not brightness.  Try HSL if you prefer the hue/saturation/brightness setup.

I believe the first bar is alpha (transparency), not brightness.  Try HSB if you prefer the hue/saturation/brightness setup.

nope the first bar is light
Double click a color then chose gray then press again on the same color to use it.

RGB is gross, use HSL.

A compilation of pixel-art tutorials:

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/

So when you guys import your pixel art into your games, how do you do it? I noticed that my test pixel art looked fine in flash but total shit in the iPhone simulator...

Check out 2D Will Never Die for some great pixel tutorials: http://2dwillneverdie.com/tutorial/