A Brief History of the Modern Pixel, 8-bit Heroes, and more…
Simon Cottee, animator of the pixel art cartoon Rule (created in Sleep is Death, see it after the jump) has put together this short documentary on pixel art, where he talks to SiD creator Jason Rohrer, chiptune musician Dot.AY, and Studio Joho, creators of the Dan the Man video (also after the jump)
Ars Technica also recently posted a great pixel art article, 8-bit heroes: Ars explores the resurgence of pixel art. They talked to some of the field’s best artists and developers, such as Gary J. Lucken (Army of Trolls), and Adam Saltsman (Adam Atomic)
Lucken dabbled in pixel art as a child, starting with a Commodore 64 before moving on to the Amiga and Atari ST. Eventually his hobby became more serious when he met a number of like-minded artists on the Pixelation forums, and he has since created gorgeously detailed pixels for clients like Edge magazine, the BBC, Honda, Disney, and more. He cites classic arcade games like Bubble Bobble, Tapper, and Donkey Kong as his influences, as well Super Nintendo titles like Secret of Mana.
Continue reading the article here.
[via Boing Boing and ars technica]
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