Also: If you don't know where to start shading, you can google images. Like for example, if you're making a sunset beach you can google sunset beaches and look at where the dark sections are and the light sections and work with that.

Well if you're wanting to make scenery like this, you could get a piece of paper and pen and draw the basic idea you're aiming for then start drawing it with pixels afterwards. You don't have to make the lines perfect, think of it more as a sketch at first. Then, you can clean up the lines to make it less crazy looking and then just add extra details. If you want to find good colors to shade/color in things with, you can go on DeviantART and look up color palettes.

hi, i'm a pixel artist (beginner) could you give me some tips on how to make stuff like this?