Will someone explain

[gpacioli]

the art, culture, and overall advantages pixelart holds over other formats such as vector or images? I suspect pixelart is a basic format that enables users to greater flexibility. Should I try to learn to get good at it? I'm probably in the wrong forum but I'm learning.

[necrotic]

No art holds advantages over another, in my opinion. Pixel Art is just another style that works in some situations, but doesn't in others. Just like any other style.

If you like Pixel Art, learn it. Otherwise, why waste the time? True Pixel Art is very time consuming (you are drawing each pixel by hand individually). Also, most Pixel Art is done in the Isometric Projection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isometric_projection) giving it a 3d look.

[redrum87]

Let me break it down for you.

First of all, pixelart isn't a new format. There's only vector graphics, raster graphics, and whatever kirupa and his pals might be doing over at MIT. Pixelart falls into the raster graphics category, and what makes it unique is that it doesn't have any anti-aliasing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aliasing). It doesn't enable greater flexibility or anything like that. It's just a style of art. That's it.

Secondly, from an art and culture point of view, pixelart holds value because it requires a unique approach. To be really good at pixelart might mean you're a great artist and it might not, but what it's probably safe to say is that it comes with a certain cool or wow factor. Culturally, I guess it holds value because of its nostalgia. Back in the 8 bit days of computers and especially computer gaming, people had to be good at pixel art simply because that's all there was. Now, with 32 bit color and much higher resolution displays, we can represent very vivid images easily. Thus, the current wave of pixelart isn't anything new, it's just a revival of an old/lost skill.

Does that help?

[gpacioli]

Very helpful --- I appreciate --- I think I would choose vector drawing every time --- I intend to concentrate on vector --- don't know how much I'm giving up that I will regret later --- but I can't just sit there --- need to practise practise practise.

[redrum87]

Learn both! Not that you need to, but sometimes vector graphics are useful for some situations and raster graphics are useful for other. One isn't superior over the other, they're just useful in different situations.

[gpacioli]

Thanks --- very helpful --- I appreciate.

[Berg]

vectorart could be made looking like pixelart and the other way around, depends on artists swing at his work ;]