Alien Ape #71

Pixel art, though not yet considered an art at the time, was a way for developers to create images using limited graphics and computing resources. Graphics cards were not yet able to render more than a few pixels, so programmers had to work with each pixel and ensure that the overall image made sense. This was meticulous and difficult work because of the aforementioned restrictions, but as technology progressed, this technique became obsolete. However, because of both nostalgia and the uniqueness of the visual style, this method of creating images has carried on as a digital art style. Many modern games still use pixel art as the main visual theme, but they are no longer limited to the numbe...View all