The Masters of Pixel Art
Ranked 3 of 3 art books by recommenders
People recommend it as a beautiful, amazing book about pixel art, with praise for its printed edition.
People recommend it as a beautiful, amazing book about pixel art, with praise for its printed edition.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Beautiful printed book
“It was a lovely surprise to be contacted two decades later by the author who wanted to print them in this beautiful book”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “The curious case of retro demo scene graphics” Amazing pixel art book
“Also check this amazing pixel art book”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “The curious case of retro demo scene graphics” “Those books look amazing!”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “The curious case of retro demo scene graphics”
Other art books people recommend
The two most recommended other art books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ways of Seeingby John Berger | 8 | 5 | 62% | 3 | — | — |
| Understanding Comicsby Scott McCloud | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| The Masters of Pixel ArtThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Those books look amazing!”
“It was a lovely surprise to be contacted two decades later by the author who wanted to print them in this beautiful book”
“Also check this amazing pixel art book”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.