Monday, February 4, 2013

artist post 2

My favorite pixel animator since I first found them on dA many years back is Syosa, a 23 year old Japanese artist.

I found an interview with Syosa here, in which she discusses her favorite color palettes and her interest in the simplicity of pixel art (she compares it to haiku) but also her belief in its potential as an art form. Syosa's art is always recognizable for its beautiful color palettes and fluid, organic movement. She creates her art in the program GraphicsGale. Syosa recently graduated from grad school and has a quiet job at a printing company. She's created some small games, but has not yet forayed into the bigger gaming market, which is a shame.

Some more of her work -- also, here's a small picture book she created, which showcases just how painterly her art is, despite being pixellated.







A gif showing her step by step process:
An alpaca drawn at different resolutions, in pixel art:

Screenshot from her game "Gravedigger"


A cross stitched image, using the same methods as her pixel art:



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