Classic 2D arcade platformers, brawlers and beat ’em ups can have amazing background art—with pixel perfect details and a wonderful color palette. Unlike the similarly awesome 2D fighter backgrounds, ...

Game art has come a long way since its origin in systems like the Atari VCS. Fully immersive 3D worlds are typical for video games these days, and even 2D style games look better now than ever. If you ...

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...

Did you ever realize how silly 2D video game backgrounds are? Especially those in fighting games like in Street Fighter 2 or Samurai Showdown. Random people watching you fight with random objects like ...

A Pokémon fan has created an impressive HD-2D take on the series' original Game Boy games. Several videos made by 3D pixel artist and designer Dott have surfaced in the past week, showing off what ...

Forward-looking: New AI-based image generators like Dall-E have produced shockingly accurate and complex art based on fairly simple text commands. Some think they could change art production workflows ...