Why smaller pixel art is actually harder

Hey pals!

New video from me, this one is just a fun little contribution to the recent princess peach trend that's been going around. I thought I'd take the time to break down something I think new artists struggle with and how experienced artists approach core the challenge of pixel art: Making fewer pixels look good.

Music: Mario & Chill - Gamechops.com

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - The Princess Peach Resprite trend
3:00 - On Fundamentals of Style
7:08 - On Designing a Readable Image
10:33 - Analysis through Hierarchy and Negative Space
16:03 - Adam Redraws Princess Peach
18:39 - Outro

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