64x64 is just the maximum size for avatars here at PJ. There are no separate categories or names for pixel art depending on size, just as there aren't separate names for large and small paintings. At this scale, careful management of the pixel cluster is going to be most important, outlines may needlessly take up useful space, and high contrast will help readability. The same principles apply to pixel art regardless of size. Read about these techniques in the Pixel Art Tutorial, and you may also want to look over the Ramblethread! mentioned in the description of the tutorial.

As far as knowing what you want to create, that's entirely on you. There are no limitations on subject matter, it's purely a personal choice.


Edited by cure - 02 March 2012 at 12:22pm

It's literally whatever you want to make. Personally I think flowers are a horrible subject for photography because they're so over-photographed that they've become cliche. Pixel art is just a medium, there's nothing inherent in it that limits the type of subjects you can depict. People are fine, still lifes are fine, plants and tree and rocks and boats and snakes and landscapes are all fine.

It just depends on what you WANT to pixel. When I first started pixelling, I was inspired by the trainer sprites in Pokemon, so I tried making small sprites of people. I like working with human anatomy, so I often do portraits as well. Some people (Josiah comes to mind) like to do landscapes. There is no right or wrong at this point, it is only a matter of what you find inspiring or interesting. Other people can't tell you what you like, so you should try to find out what you want to make, what you are drawn to.

Try looking around the gallery here, or at the works of other artists from art history, or objects in your environment that you find interesting.


Edited by cure - 02 March 2012 at 2:01pm