pixel graphics
Blocky digital art
Pixel graphics refers to digital images created or displayed as a grid of individual pixels, where each tiny square of color is visible and deliberately placed.
The term often describes a retro aesthetic associated with early video games and computer displays: The game uses pixel graphics reminiscent of the 8-bit era.
Artists working in this style embrace the blocky, low-resolution look rather than trying to hide it.
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- anti-aliasingDigital edge-smoothing technique
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- colorVisual hue property
- Pac-ManDot-consuming arcade icon
8-bit · voxel · sprite · scan lines · rasterization · retro aesthetics · old school · grid · color palettes · limited palette · NES · digital illustration · blocky · retro · bitmap · mosaic patterns · flicker · zoom in
- arcade gamesclaw machine, Asteroids, Galaga, Defender, coin-op
- roguelikespermadeath, procedural generation, runs, roguelite, restart loop
aesthetic style in digital art
pixel graphicsanalog photography
Image-making using light-sensitive emulsion