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Re:Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of... by echelon on Friday January 23, 2026 @08:51AM (#46732458)
No. Lean into "pixel art".

Hot take: "photo realistic" is just a style.

If it doesn't exist and wasn't taken with a camera, then "photo realistic" is just the name of the style.

Same with "pixel art", "water color", and everything else.

Re:Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of... by marcd35 on Friday January 23, 2026 @10:40AM (#46733790)
pixel art 2.0

still respects what it is but clearly differentiates itself as something new

Re:Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of... by echelon on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:15PM (#46734995)
That'd be like calling photography "painting 2.0".

One day the majority of pixel art in the world, and indeed even photoreal photos, will be generated.