Hello there, I am tetsuya_shino (although I have also been known as kaze neko in the past). I am 27 years old and I have been pixeling ever since Mario Paint came out on Super Nes. (Which I think was in '92)
Although I have PSP5, I only use it to edit my palettes; I do all my sprite are in MS Paint and always in 256 colors. Although I have been pixeling for many many years now, my range is honestly quite limited. The meat of my pixel art are my little super deformed rpg style characters. (Like the one on the left there.)
I have never edited or ripped pixel art, and moreover, I look down on anyone that does. I know it's wrong to think like that, but I can't help it. I might not be the best pixel artist out there, but I got where I am by myself, though years of trial and error. If I can do it, you can do too. No excuses.
Still, all in all, I think I'm a rather nice easy going guy,... just as long as you don't whip out any mega man edits.

tetsuya_shino