Choosing the Right Resolution for your Pixel Art Even—perhaps especially—when your pixel art is not encumbered by the requirements of a particular game or project, it is crucial that you select your resolution wisely. To figure out what size your sprite should be, you need to answer two questions: "What
Social Media for Pixel Artists Although many, if not most, people utilize social media in one way or another, I find that an honest discourse about its use as a legitimate tool for any sort of personal or business endeavor can either be quite taboo and often vitriolic, or
Dithering for Pixel Artists Dithering is a technique in digital graphics which uses patterns to create the illusion of greater color depth in situations with real or self-imposed color constraints. In historical applications of pixel art, dithering was often a necessity, as old platforms were limited in various
Color Theory for Pixel Artists: It's All Relative Although we all have our preferences, there are no objectively "good" or "bad" colors. There is also no such thing as an objectively "perfect" color choice—there are only choices which, after trying them, we may discern if they are more or less effective in the context of the specific piece
Boob Basics for Pixel Artists (and Everyone Else) Breasts are, in my opinion, one of the more difficult aspects of the human form to convincingly capture in pixel art. Anatomy is a massive topic on its own, and I would recommend reading some traditional art books on the topic if you'd like
Anti-Aliasing Fundamentals for Pixel Artists The pixel is the smallest unit of digital displays and of pixel art as a medium. The arrangement of these pixels in rows and columns creates something called "the grid," which is the implied vertical and horizontal lines that divide individual square pixels. No
The Care and Feeding of Clients As I said in my previous article on applying for freelance pixel art jobs, the majority of your time and energy as an artist should be allocated towards the actual creation of the work. However, a crucial and seemingly often overlooked aspect of being
Getting the Job As someone who has been on both sides of the client/contractor relationship, often simultaneously, I thought it might be helpful to share my thoughts on the extremely unideal process of hiring freelance pixel artists via social media. There are certainly ways in which
Hello World Hey! I’m Lux, a professional pixel artist from North Carolina. I’ve found social media platforms increasingly inadequate for any actual discourse or education, so I thought I’d return to the good old blog format for those purposes. I am writing a
