early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMosaics are analog pixel artmessage-squaremessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareMosaics are analog pixel artearly_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up29·3 months agoYou got it backwards: Pixel artworks are digital mosaics.
minus-squareearly_riser@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoSix of one, half a dozen of the other.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoNot quite, pixel art is just a subset of mosaics. So every pixel art is a mosaic, but not every mosaic is pixel art.
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoSo in other words OP was right in the OP?
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoFor a traditional broadcast redrawing every pixel per frame, definitely. Is it still a mosaic when compression algorithms prevent redrawing certain sections though? Does it then become mixed media?
You got it backwards:
Pixel artworks are digital mosaics.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Not quite, pixel art is just a subset of mosaics.
So every pixel art is a mosaic, but not every mosaic is pixel art.
So in other words OP was right in the OP?
… no?
For a traditional broadcast redrawing every pixel per frame, definitely. Is it still a mosaic when compression algorithms prevent redrawing certain sections though? Does it then become mixed media?