early_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoMosaics are analog pixel artmessage-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down12
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareMosaics are analog pixel artearly_riser@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 days agoYou got it backwards: Pixel artworks are digital mosaics.
minus-squareearly_riser@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoSix of one, half a dozen of the other.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day 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-up1·1 day agoSo in other words OP was right in the OP?
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day 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?