I was recently told that traditional pixel artists do not practice their work professionally so In rebuttal I wish to see who here has been employed or would consider themselves a "professional" though it is impossible to be a professional artist in skill rather than occupation in my opinion.

Edited by Pixel_Outlaw - 15 November 2007 at 10:15pm

This is my dilemma. The term "professional" has become ambiguous. Either meaning is fine.

Zero the kamikaze squirrel and sigma star saga, atleast. his gallery
that's pretty amazing.

I've been paid for stuff before, however i wouldn't have considered it a proper job or anything. I knew the guy who paid me quite well and stuff. So nah i'm no proff. I do get offered jobs quite often though... 

I would say that professional, in pixel art, would be a mix of quality and skill of the art.  Cause anyone can get paid for work, while not everyone has the skill to hold the title of professional.

If by "traditional pixel artists" they meant "pixel purists" that may be more-or-less true, as when you're working to output a large quantity to a tight deadline you probably aren't going to be too fussed about using "cheater" tools if it gets the job done.

Basically it was a matter of saying that traditional pixel art is outdated and something that is a relic of the past.

huh? lol

I'm employed fulltime atm... I pixel for the most part, but sometimes I do normal Photoshop work too.

I think it's great, because there are quite a few occasions where I do something that I haven't done before, so I'm constantly learning.

On the Professional-thingie: I think that it's a portion of both; A "professional" Pixel-artist ( as in getting paid ) is nothing without a good amount of skill. No one can be perfect, and there's always some areas where said "professionals" are not as good as in other portions.

The key is, to practice your weak spots, IMO.

Well I'm 13 so I can't exactly be employned now can I? I plan on keeping it as a hobby.

for official stuff etc? no. but if some1 says I give you a dollar if you pixel me some sprites, why say no because you are thirtheen? As long as you be honest about your age, and you believe you can trust him, its all ok :)