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Looking for opinions on the art style for games

A topic by Pakon Online created Feb 20, 2026 Views: 243 Replies: 2
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Hi all,

My name is Pakon. I am very new to Game Dev industry. I am looking to develop my own game or help other in the future. I like 2D more than 3D. I would like to get some opinions on which style of 2D art is better for your eyes between 2D Cartoon and Pixel Art. And which one is easier to make? I have some painting experiences and I am trying to learn 2D art and animation for games.

For 2D Cartoon Style, I considersomething like Cult of the Lamb/Oxygen not included
For Pixel Art, there are so many great artist e.g. Eastward/Sea of Stars

For pixel art, I think it is very good looking when you can make some light sources in a dark environment which I am studying how to make it :> 

Please give me some of your opinion on the art style the you like and if you are an artist, please also give me some study material. Thank you so much.


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hi i am also a painter learning about game design and trying to develop some of my own stuff :) 

i think what style looks best really depends on your game and the atmosphere you want to create! The same for easiness, whatever you are most used to is going to be easier. if you are a painter both might suit you well! i have found that with painting and pixel art many of the concepts are the same. 

if you are also interested in pixel art this tutorial is really good! https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/spriting-pixel-art-tutorials.33/ it helped me out when i first started