pixel artist

plural pixel artists

1. One who makes pixel art.

   Some skilled pixel artists even use unexpected colours in the shading within their sprites, using complementary colours to produce an enticing artwork.

   2021, Cindy Lee, “Best Practices for Pixel Art”, in The Digital Gaming Handbook, CRC Press, →ISBN

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   Perhaps not unlike the farrier whose horse-shoeing business declined with the advent of the motorcar, the pixel artists’ time is drawing to a close. Or is it? There’s a growing demand for pixel artists again, thanks in part to a growing demand for portable games.

   2006, NFGMan, Character Design for Mobile Devices, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 011

   However, I’m a pixel artist by profession, and I know we can’t go back in time. Whether the demand for pixel art continues, or it ends up being forgotten, we have no choice but to keep pushing forward.

   2020, Square Enix, quoting Kazuko Shibuya, FF DOT: The Pixel Art of Final Fantasy, Dark Horse Books, →ISBN, page 276