Hi!

I really want to learn pixel art, but learning other art (drawing, painting), is also a dream of mine. I am wondering if practicing the pencil/other 'irl' mediums will help me with my pixel art quest as well. Thinking about pulling the form of an object, shading it in a realistic way, and overall understanding composition a bit better (intuitively).

Or is pixel art very different from "irl" art?

Thanks.


Edited by uint - 15 November 2014 at 12:30pm

Think of pixel art as a type of rendering technique for 2d art rather than separate from other types of art. One thing about pixel art is since it is bound to a grid you can get away with doing it with minimal hand control. But things like drawing do require a decent amount of hand control so you should practice drawing if you really want to get into drawing.