Making pixel art is like writing kids’ books: Shockingly nuanced, and way harder than it looks. But pixel art site Lospec has collected a gobsmacking 566 tutorials on how to draw at micro-size. Each ...

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, yet somehow they carry stories, emotions, whole worlds. Retro visuals were ...

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As pixel art has expanded into a popular art form, rather than just the evidence of technical limitation, so too have the tools that developers use to create it. Some stick with old favorites, others ...

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