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General Discussion / How did the old masters create their pixel artwork (e.g. Simon the Sorcerer)?
« on: January 28, 2010, 06:04:02 am »
Hey,
I regularly get caught in admiring pixel art from the past and just finished watching a Simon the Sorcerer II longplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QKTEVJiX8
I'm a programmer and don't have a knack for detailed (pixel) art. That's why I always ask myself how they used to achieve such beatiful art like in Simon the Sorcerer in the past and what programs they used to do so.
I can't imagine that they painted every single pixel one by one, especially for the large background scenery which would take ages to get done. What was the technique they used?
Thanks!
Cence
I regularly get caught in admiring pixel art from the past and just finished watching a Simon the Sorcerer II longplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6QKTEVJiX8
I'm a programmer and don't have a knack for detailed (pixel) art. That's why I always ask myself how they used to achieve such beatiful art like in Simon the Sorcerer in the past and what programs they used to do so.
I can't imagine that they painted every single pixel one by one, especially for the large background scenery which would take ages to get done. What was the technique they used?
Thanks!
Cence