Pixel art is about creativity through restrictions. With very few pixels and colors you can create the most detailed and beautiful artworks.
I have been making pixel art on and off for over 15 years, and have also worked as a freelance sprite artist on various video games.
In my free time I moderate Pixeljoint.com, the largest online pixel art community. Here I organise many collaborations and challenges, a highlight being Pixelween 2021 where over 550 artworks were newly created and submitted from all over the world.
A small selection of my artworks:
Some of the many pixel projects I have worked on:
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Open Pixel Project
A collaboratively made pixel art asset pack for platform games, cc0 (public domain)
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Pixel Art Color Browser
A tool for browsing and analysing pixel art by color. Watch the video about it:
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Drop Boy
A fast paced arcade game. Watch the video, or play it for free!
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Ludum Dare
I have participated in 4 Ludum Dare game jams, play the games here:
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Pixel art origins survey
115 respondents filled in my survey about pixel art. I compiled my analysis in a video