rendered by machines capable of only outputting a limited number of colors at once.

As images get higher in resolution, pixels get harder to distinguish from each other, and the importance of their careful placement is diminished. The exact point at which this occurs and the conditions change to where a piece cannot be reasonably called "pixel art" is subjective.

History

Origin

Some traditional art forms, like counted-thread embroidery (including cross-stitch)

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