Clouds practice #3 I did two studies of clouds all the way back in March and April 2018. Now that I’ve been looking at all the amazing skies during sunsets in Tahiti, I had to get back to it. This time it’s painted from my own reference with colors mostly picked plein air at a different sunset with similar conditions (Atari 2600 palette, as always ..read more

California Sunset First artwork of 2025. I tried to retain the expressiveness of my pixel paintings but also clean it up and make the clusters at the edges reminiscent of impressionistic painting where there are abstract blobs of color that slowly get representational towards the center ..read more

Last week was crazy full of pixel art titles so it’s time for another Pixel Art News! Featuring: ? RetroRealms ? Saveseeker ? Devil’s Hideout ⛏️ Odd Realm ?️ Knights of the Road ? Arco ? The Crimson Diamond ?️ Castaway ? Gourdlets ? Wholesome Games Steam Celebration ? Pixelorama ..read more

After the exceptionally long PixElated Festival episode we’re back with a more chill look at the upcoming and newly released pixel art games (lots of cozy stuff in there this time ..read more

9 years ago (minus 2 days), I posted this image to announce the launch of my Kickstarter for a game called Pixel Art Academy, an adventure where you would become an art student and learn how to draw. While the path hasn’t led all the way to the city of Retropolis yet, 2 days from now, on the 9th anniversary of the Kickstarter launch, the game’s Learn Mode will launch into Early Access on Steam. It’s a smaller version of the full game I imagined, but the good part is that you will be able to start learning with it straight away. Check the trailer below and wishlist on Steam to be notified when ..read more

My big coverage of the PixElated Festival is here! See which games impressed me the most with their art style and then go find your own favorites on the Steam sale page ..read more

retronator: This is it! I can officially announce that my game Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode will launch into Steam Early Access on August 5! It’ll be the 9th anniversary of the Pixel Art Academy Kickstarter that day and about 1.5 years since I decided to take the educational core of my adventure game and release it as a standalone, downloadable Learn Mode that focuses just on the educational parts without the story elements. The reception of Learn Mode has been great so far and people seem to enjoy learning digital drawing and pixel art fundamentals through a video game. Whew! I’m f ..read more

Guess what, Pixel Art News is back! … For the Summer. Those of you who have been around the block for a while now—in particular in 2017—will remember my monthly YouTube show where I covered upcoming and newly released games along with random pixel art bits and pieces and a DIY section. I’m not committing to reviving it, but I will create a few episodes this Summer, calling it #SummerOfPixelArt (it’s not really a thing, I just made it up). On the plus side, I record it weekly now on Twitch and you can even catch individual news as shorts on places like TikTok and Instagram. In the latest ..read more

When I was watching the trailer for Arco at Summer Game Fest, I thought to myself, those trees sure look like something Franek would draw. Sure enough, the environment artist from Kingdom: Norse Lands is indeed one of the 4 developers behind this story-rich tactical turn-based RPG, mesmerizing us with breathtaking scenes of grandiosity. I played the demo on Steam (macOS, Windows) and enjoyed the unique fighting system, a blend of turns and active pause. You plan your moves based on telegraphed actions and watch the turn play out in real-time. As for the full game—potentially coming out t ..read more

Noah Cai, better known as Pixel Architect on YouTube, has been posting inspiring devlogs of Chef RPG to his channel for almost 4 years now. As a former architectural designer, he brings a specialized set of processes to his ever-improving pixel art skills. Chef RPG is clearly inspired by Stardew Valley, expanding it with many activities such as hunting and cooking mini-games as you manage your very own restaurant in a quaint, seaside town. We just received a new trailer for the game along with a September 12 release date (Early Access). You can wishlist the game on its Steam page ..read more