Pixel Art Summary

Pixel art is a fine art, usually categorized by older game art. All images on an electronic is made up of hundreds of thousands of "pixels." A pixel is a small square of color. Pixels are among the easiest art forms to "animate" due to the fact that it's a little less complicated then drawn art. This is because pixel art usually has a defined "pixel" characteristic. For example the picture to the left is an enlarged photo of the pixelized "Mario" character, you can tell this is pixelized because it is made up by squares of colors, which are easy to adjust to make it seem as though the picture is moving.

Many people argue that pixel art is a very easy and often lame art form. However, pixel artists have adjusted with the days and new programs and have made their pixel art compete with the very art most people worship! Though most merely create pixel art in their spare time.