Pixel Art Class - Art Styles for Indie Games

Heya, Pals!

Since Ludum Dare results don't come out for another week I thought I'd wait for the recap video. Until then, here's a little analysis of art styles throughout the pixel art space and the considerations you might want to make in pursuing one.

Thanks for watching!

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:28 - Pixel Art Styles
4:55 - Stylistic Domains
7:27 - Examples across the Indie Scene
17:58 - Challenges
20:26 - Case Studies
29:59 - Final Thoughts
32:39 - Outro


Games Referenced (per row):

Pong
Pitfall
Shovel Knight
Frogatto and Friends
Iconoclasts
Chasm
Owlboy

Kada Bura
Undertale
Cave Story
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
kingdom: New Lands
Eastward
Songs of Conquest
Heart Forth Alycia

Jump King
Blasphemous
Hyper Light Drifter
Dead Cells
Octopath Traveller

Sword & Sworcery
Celeste
Fez
The Last Night


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