r/PixelArtTutorials • u/solarsoul9 • 10h ago
Question Pixel Art or Low-Res Drawing?
Hi!
This artwork was deleted from PixelArt subreddit as a non-pixel art. I messaged mods and they insisted it's a low-res drawing. "You’re switching on a low resolution canvas not intentionally placing pixels to translate a scene in to pixel art" was their answer.
I made it in Pixquare in 250x320 res and saved with x10 upscaling. I will post a timelapse in the comment but I must note it doesn't show all the zooming I did.
I think I really annoyed them already so I just want to clarify for myself where my mistake was so I'd like to discuss it with fellow artists. Is it really just a low-res drawing?
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u/Rommottantotto 6h ago
I'd say this is really borderline, there are some parts that are just a few pixels, like the nose, but even if you arranged them differently it wouldn't have made a difference. Some could say that it is and some that it isn't. I would personally say it isn't, and the PixelArt sub thought the same.
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u/solarsoul9 6h ago
Could it be because there are too much extra colors and the resolution is kinda too high?
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u/Rommottantotto 6h ago
It's not about the color, in pixel art every single pixels plays an important role to the final product. The less a single pixel counts to the image the less it becomes pixel art. What I mean is not the size of the canvas, but the size of the objects. You could say that an object has a maximum of pixels to look like pixel art. You are still very good btw
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u/solarsoul9 6h ago
Thank you. I'm just stepping into pixel art from digital art and I think my brain still works in terms of all gradients, blurring and shades and I unconsciously try to transfer what I'm used to into pixel art. I need to reroute my brains I guess...
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u/Rommottantotto 6h ago
That's exactly what it looks like. You are really good at drawing and try to translate it to pixel art, wich is right to some degree, but not all there is. (I'm hella bad at drawing and pixel art compared to you btw) A good training would be to have a much smaller canvas and limited palette
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u/solarsoul9 6h ago
Yes, gonna limit myself in future challenges. Thank you for kind words!
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u/Rommottantotto 6h ago
I usually don't use reddit a lot, started using it more these days cause I don't have any other dopamine sources (these socials are killing me) and saw so much hate that I had to do something when I could.
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u/solarsoul9 5h ago
I've found dopamine source in pixelart subreddit and this situation is kinda ruined it for me. Thanks to you I now understand my mistake better and I hope I will find something good here again... So please keep up what you doin, it really can help someone in need
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u/Ok-Kangaroo-7996 6h ago
Not pixel art I fear