Pixel Joint Forum: #4: "Overrated" Pixel Art Fixation

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   I gotta say color restriction.  Unless it's specifically stated in
a challenge or contest rules I honestly do not get it....

Unless it was his original intent....why would an artist limit himself to a smaller pallette? 

Poll Question: What is the most overrated pixel art fixation?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
AA (Anti-Aliasing)	23	[16.43%]
Dithering	60	[42.86%]
SelOut (Selective Outlining)	10	[7.14%]
Transparency	2	[1.43%]
Palette	2	[1.43%]
Color Restriction	30	[21.43%]
Canvas Size	2	[1.43%]
Black Outlining	8	[5.71%]
Animation	3	[2.14%]
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NMEwithin Midshipman Joined: 29 December 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Posted: 08 January 2007 at 12:29pm
	I gotta say color restriction. Unless it's specifically stated in a challenge or contest rules I honestly do not get it.... Unless it was his original intent....why would an artist limit himself to a smaller pallette?
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 08 January 2007 at 12:45pm
	color restrictions help an artist utilize the most of their pallette. Think of it as if you were a real painter using acrylic paints but you only had red, yellow, and black. You obviously couldn't make a green colour with those but you could concoct something that would make most of the limitations you have. You tend to learn alot about the placement of your colours as well as highlighting and shading using colour. I find it very helpful and rewarding
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NMEwithin Midshipman Joined: 29 December 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Posted: 08 January 2007 at 12:54pm
	Makes alot of sense...I agree with your points. I guess it's the sometime obsessive fixation with limited pallette that sort of bugs me....If someone creates a piece and decides to use 64 colors even though they probably could have achieved the same result with 16....who cares? It's the finished product that counts IMO Edited by NMEwithin - 08 January 2007 at 1:10pm
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Vertigo-Zero Midshipman Joined: 14 July 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 59	Posted: 13 January 2007 at 11:52am
	I also voted AA... In pixel art you should be able to see the pixels, right? Anyway outer AA is mostly overated, as some people said earlier, Inner AA can be usefull in small canvas pixel-art. Not that I didnt do that on big images when I started...
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