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Pixel
Illustration Art
"Art is art is art" is a common
saying. More simply put the medium doesn't
matter as long as there is creativity involved
it is art. This is part of the allure of being
an artist; you can break away from what has
been done into something completely new. This
holds true for a rather simple but elegant
form of art, pixel Illustration art. Pixel
Illustration art is art that is draw pixel
by pixel as opposed to graphic illustrators
who make use of lots of automated tools to
do their work. Most would see pixels as a
limitation because you are confined to a certain
number of tiny squares |
that you can fill, however,
pixel Illustration artists make good use of
color to create stunning illustrations. They
have turned a limitation into a means of expression.
Pixel illustration art got big with the games
of 10 years ago like Mario and Ultima. Pixel
illustration art was an easy way to deliver
cool graphics with out a lot of memory. As
time went on, graphics continually got better
and better until the day that computers got
powerful enough to render complex graphics
on their own. However powerful computers did
not mean doom for pixel Illustration art.
People still create beautiful pixel illustrations,
now they do it as art and not for a specific
purpose. Some forms of pixel illustration
are still used today. Emoticons are a good
example of this.
Rules of Pixel illustration art
The most basic rule of pixel illustration
is that you must only use techniques that
directly edit the pixels. Things that automatically
edit the pixels for you are generally not
allowed. These can include filters and render
engines. It is not that those are bad it just
wouldn't pixel illustration art if you use
them. Another basic rule for the discipline
is that all work has to be original. You can't
edit other peoples work or use parts of it.
The whole point of creating art work is to
make it original.
Tools of the Trade
To start out doing pixel illustration art
Microsoft Paint is all that you need. It will
do most of the basic things for you and it
is fairly simple to learn. If after a few
attempts at pixel art and you still want to
keep trying; Graphics Gale is a good tool
to use, especially since it is free. It has
more tools and better control over color.
This will help you make stunning pieces of
art work.
Tips and Ideas
If you are learning pixel illustration art
the most valuable tool that you can have is
a sound understanding of the principles of
art. If you don't, it will be difficult to
learn. It is generally a good idea to take
some kind of formal art class. If you are
an old pro at art then the best things to
do is to do a little research, read through
some tutorials online then jump right in.
Pixel illustration art should have died out
with the passing of time but it didn't. Why?
Because it is a form of art. This simply goes
to show that art can become anything you want
it to be. |
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