Pixel Art

Pixel art is a digital practice, used first in early computer/mobile phone technology. It was deemed primitive in comparison to newer art styles used for gaming, especially 3D graphics but it is something that has been popular again in recent years, as it is now considered 'retro' despite still being popular in some hand held games.

Minecraft is a game that takes full advantage of this, with users using blocks and square shapes to create pixel art on a large digital scale.

The game Fear Less, among many indie games uses a pixel art style, and by using a limited palette as well it definitely stands out.

There are many different style of pixel art, some so detailed that you can barely tell what is going on, some using square shapes as large as in Minecraft to show a bold, bright image among others. I am aiming this summer or in some projects next year to try out pixel art, and see what sort of things I can make. It is quite a change from drawing, especially when it comes to animating, so it should be a fun challenge. It is used more traditionally in the gaming industry in the animation industry but I want to try as much as I can in both before limiting myself to just one option.