I'm brand new to pixel art. I'm enjoying it a lot, and researching a lot, but I'm still having a hard time wrapping my mind around those itty bitty details such as texturing. How could the artist's for ff6 know that this pixel, next to this pixel, create just the perfect line and color to create something that looks like an oil painting? Pixel art boggles my mind in a wonderful way, it reminds me a lot of expressionist art actually.
Ack, I'm babling. The point is, I was wandering if anyone knew some things I could do to practice texturing beyond just trial and error. Any techniques, or ways to study it?