(07-09-2014, 03:27 PM)Kosheh Wrote: Wouldn't this...technically be pixel art, though?
A sprite is just a 2D graphic in a game used to represent an actor or UI component. Pixel art is an image drawn using aliased graphics and a set color palette, and does not involve any computer-generated anti-aliasing or smooth shading; every color is placed manually.
For instance, Dust from Elysian Tail is a sprite, but he was drawn in Photoshop using a soft brush, so he's not pixel art, while some works of pixel art are not used in, or are not planned to be used in, a video game, so they're not sprites.
As I've never said before, if you're gonna be a smart ass, be a fluffy one. XD