---
name: pixel-art-style
description: Pixel-art and texel-constrained art direction for Blender assets destined for pixel rendering, low-res textures, or HD-2D-adjacent pixel reads.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: https://github.com/arjun988
  version: "1.0.0"
  domain: blender
  role: specialist
  triggers: pixel art, pixel, texel, low res texture, sprite-like, pixelated
  related-skills: lowpoly-style, retro-8bit-style, retro-16bit-style, hd-2d-style, materials
---

# Pixel Art Style

Texel discipline. Crisp pixels. Limited palette.

## Tenets
1. Declare target texel size / texture res
2. Nearest filtering intent
3. Limited palette
4. Avoid thin triangles that shimmer
5. Ortho or locked angles help readability

## Reference Guide
| Topic | Reference |
|-------|-----------|
| Texel rules | `references/texel-rules.md` |