pixel artist

English

Noun

pixel artist (plural pixel artists)

1. One who makes pixel art.
   • 2006, NFGMan, Character Design for Mobile Devices, Focal Press, →ISBN, page 011:

     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.

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

     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.

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

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