Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Pixel art

Pixel art is the form of art through the use of graphics software. Pixel art mostly exists in old games and phones.  An example of a company which specialises in pixel art is Shynola.  I have researched pixel art and found a number of images as well as videos and have been inspired enough to create my own images.  I began by writing my name, then drew i an apple which allowed me to experiment with an odd shape.  I finally moved on to a more challenging image, which was to draw a self portrait.
cupcake designed using pixel art

An example of part of the video created by Shynola
An example of my work


I experimented with shape, colours and shade until i was happy with my finished product.
Along with creating a self portrait i also animated my picture using Adobe Photoshop.  By creating new layers i managed to include different facial expressions.






Self Portrait
Overall i enjoyed this project as it was different to what i would normally do, and my first time creating my own pixel art. 

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