Why Pixel Art
I see dead pixels. So, why the interest in pixel art lately? If you've been following along with my blog since the beginning, you've seen my evolution in artwork. At first, I started with AI-generated images as a sort of tongue-in-cheek view of "this is how a computer visualizes my posts" take. But, as the first few months wore on, it didn't feel like satire anymore; it felt more like blatant laziness. Other than generating the prompt that created the image, I wasn't contributing anything artistic to the image that I could call my own. There are valid concerns over how AI images are sourced and the lack of recompense to artists who didn't give permission to build digital Frankenstein, but I'm a bit more forgiving if you use AI as inspiration rather than present it as your original work. It's one thing to use an AI music generator to inspire you for your own hooks and lyrics. You're still making some effort to generate your own creative...
