/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4952460
I didn't even comment on the Sailor Moon drawing, because my opinion on it is irrelevant. It's not relevant to what pixel art *is*. Do you even make pixel art? It doesn't sound like it. Automated tools don't do the work for you, don't even come close to it. How often does anybody do serious pixel art with a fucking circle tool for one thing? Something that's been around since at least Windows 98 by the way, not exactly cutting edge tech.
The line tool is used for rectilinear shapes, same as a ruler in trad/digital art, but I feel you're being obtuse here. You wouldn't say Moebius didn't draw by hand just because he used a ruler sometimes.
When I say every pixel is carefully considered (not carefully "placed"), I don't mean every pixel must literally be placed one at a time. You can block in large masses with a big brush, but any serious pixel artist will review every pixel at some point to make sure they're optimally placed for the best possible read. It's a time intensive style of drawing, that comes with the package. If you don't want that why would you bother with it?
I'm also not saying if you theoretically drew a pixel-perfect, high-resolution copy of the president's portrait, that counts as pixel art. Obviously not. There's a line, but it's not "this image is 1000 x 1000 pixels, it can't possibly be pixel art." Use your brain and good common sense to decide what counts as pixel art instead of saying "too big doesn't count." Is my point.