Yet there is a small, but vibrant community of enthusiasts who not only keep these techniques alive (art by Snake on Pixeljoint), but even add to the form with bold expressionist techniques(art by Calv on Pixeljoint). I think it’s safe to say that the tricks of the trade employed to make primitive games look good are no longer required. Nowadays, it’s used to achieve a look(art by Larwick on Pixeljoint) Modern screens can literally display colors upwards of a billion. This technique is called dithering.īack then, they had to dither. At a glance, this looks like a color exactly halfway between the two. Blending colors was impossible, so artists would “checker board” two colors together.
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In the early 80s, IBM PCs could only display 4 colors for a full screen illustration(black, white, cyan and magenta). Only now, after the fact, is “pixel art” an elective aesthetic style. “Pixel art” was never a thing – nobody was thinking “I think we’ll go with pixel art for this game.” Rather, they were simply working in the “H-est D” available to them. Techniques like those used in Mighty Final Fight, we have only retroactively come to call “pixel art techniques.” If the artists of the time had access to better production tools, I’m sure they would have been thrilled. As you can see, I was able to infer a ton of detail and depth from Guy, but even though both examples use virtually the same amount of pixels, I could barely do anything with Rambo. To illustrate, I drew a higher- resolution extrapolation based on the information coded into these little squares. The pixels in Mighty Final Fight contain actual information. The use of flesh tone under the eyelash and on the iris even implies other colors! By strategically grouping colors and observing their relationships, more complex shapes and forms were implied. In Mighty Final Fight (pictured on the left above), Guy’s eye is constructed with illusion in mind. It’s very much like tile/ mosaic art – you can only add as much detail as your smallest available tile.Įarly game artists had precious few “tiles.” This square grid is the smallest possible subdivision of detail available to an artist. The total squares supported by the hardware is the device’s “resolution.” A computer divides a display into squares, and each square can be assigned one RGB value at a time. In the earliest days of game art, the extreme technological limitations created serious adversity. Just as the canvas has its edge, graphics processors have their thresholds. Greater production technology means fewer limitations imposed by the medium.Īll mediums have their limitations, however. This is no different in the case of art production technology. Technology’s primary function is to make human life as easy and efficient as possible. It’s my responsibility deliver them quality in a language they understand.Īrtists of any era tend to create with the best, most current tools available to them. I could write you an entire book on why that is absolutely not the case, but that’s the thing – it’s not the audience’s responsibility to read that book. Some may even be so taken with the spectacle of added color and resolution that they might think Bubsy has the better artwork! To the average person, I’m sure it’s self-evident. However, it is easy to explain that the second image has a higher level of technology. It takes a lot effort to explain how this: Problems arise when it comes time to convey to a non-artist what constitutes quality art. A good artist can make anything from a Gameboy screen to a 60 inch LED look good. But as you all now, everything is on HD now, from games to movies or even gaming channels on youtube, here is a list of the the top YT channelsĬreators understand that screen size/resolution is just a canvas like any other. 25 years ago, “16 bit graphics” was the operative word, but it was ultimately the same concept 16 bit graphics was just the the HD of its time. The “high” in “high definition” is relative. HD is the current buzz word used to market both hardware and software. It reinforced our stance on pixel art purism.īut in the last year, I’ve come to a very different conclusion. In a way, our culture’s obsession with higher and higher resolutions made us defiant.
The debate arose from the occasional anxiety we would get from the “HD this, HD that” fetishism that began in the early 2000s.
Our team has been debating this for a long time, because we all unanimously love the aesthetic. Auro is likely to be the last Dinofarm Games title to feature pixel art. That said, the word “renounce” is not just click bait. It’s a beautiful form, and some of my favorite pixel artwork is being made today. That art was probably the primary reason I got into this field in the first place. Auro was a love letter to the amazing stuff Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, and SNK produced in the 90s. I hope it’s clear from this image that I love pixel art.
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