For many artists and geeks who were born in the 80's, seeing pixel art brings back nostalgic memories of when we played with the Atari 7800, Nes or the Sega Master System. A new generation of amazing pixel art artists is tapping into this nostalgia and creating pixel art that pays homage to gaming history by reminding fans of a simpler (arguably more impressive) time.Creating these beautiful pixel art illustrations is incredibly difficult to do and requires great skill and patience. Modern pixel artists love the fact that a limited color palette and small resolution force them to think carefully about every artistic choice they make. It's crazy to think that pixel art bilder with 32 colors and a screen resolution of 256x240 was something seriously advanced in the 80s.Pixel art is generally divided into two subgenres. Isometric pixel art is drawn to simulate 3D and differs from perspective drawing in that the edge lines do not converge to a vanishing point. Isometric pixilation is often used in games because it gives the illusion of 3D without the need for a complex 3D engine.Non-isometric pixel art is basically anything else and includes art drawn from a side, top, or bottom view, as well as actual perspective.So, with this short pixel art manual, we are going to introduce you to 5 of the best pixel art artists! Everyone we've chosen for this collection is absolutely amazing at what they do and we're completely in awe of their abilities.eBoyeBoy is an artist collective specialized in pixel art based in Berlin and Vancouver, founded in 1997 by Kai Vermehr, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital. eBoy create incredibly detailed and intricate pixel art cityscapes for gallery display, as well as selling their own range of posters, t-shirts and toys.eBoy's influences are drawn from all kinds of pop culture references, including video games, LEGO, toys, and magazines. It can take up to 8 weeks to complete one of their huge works of art with all 3 team members working on it.Their unique style has earned them a worldwide cult following and they have worked with some incredibly influential clients including Nike, Red Bull and Adobe.KirozakeGerardo Quiroz aka Kirozake is a digital artist based in Peru. We know little about him, but his art in the form of pixel art is mainly based around medieval settings, science fiction and fantasy. Kirozake is another artist who needs his work to become old-school adventure.Valeriya SanchillValeriya Sanchill , better known as Wanella, is a brilliant pixel artist who focuses on moody and atmospheric scenes. It's easy to get lost for hours in the detail and beauty of his amazing pixel art illustrations.His work often focuses on urban scenes as well as science fiction and fantasy settings , and each piece is visually stunning.foolYuriy Gusev known as Fool is an artist originally from Russia and currently living in the US Fool is known for his highly detailed pixel art and truly amazing images. The more you look at the Fool images, the more intricate and tiny details you will notice.Octavi NavarroOctavi Navarro is an artist from Barcelona and is one of our favorite pixel art artists in this selection. He creates pixel art under the name Pixels Huh and has been interested in the medium ever since his parents bought him a Commodore 64.His work has been featured in scores of magazines including Edge Magazine, Die Welt, How Design Magazine and Kill Screen and he has worked with influential clients all over the world.As if that were not enough, he has also worked on the video game Thimbleweed Park, the point and click adventure game by Ron Gilbert (creator of the Monkey Island and Maniac mansion video game sagas).
