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Definition
Pixel art: an image where each pixel visible on screen is placed intentionally.

Pixel art was a popular technique used in video games starting from the 1970s till about 1990s. At the time, graphic engines were restricted to a relatively small screen resolution and a color palette of only 256 colors.

History
The concept of pixel art goes back much further than when the term was coined. For example, ten years before the SuperPaint system was used to produce pixel art images for television. The SuperPaint system was created by Richard Shoup, 1972.

Evolved from 8-bit to 16-bit

The art style utilized the technological advances like the improvements in screen resolution, data storage and color palette to make the game graphics more detailed and add better animations to the sprites

Differences between retro and modern pixel art.

Uses
-       Used in current day as more of a stylistic choice.

-       Mainly used with video games

-       Add to history the reason why pixel art was originally used in video games.

-       Uses outside of video games

-       It has now transitioned to a stylistic choice more than a necessity. Nostalgia

-      Smaller file sizes

- Software: GIMP, game development software that allows pixel art creation.