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Originally Posted by Clockwork
I don't see how photoshop is not tailored to it more than any other program.
It offers many different types of pixels for even doing pixel work.
Also, using layers has no real downfall in pixelart as it simply keeps parts off of others.
Opacity, if used correctly, is a great tool for pixelart. It allows you to greatly tone your colors, to a certain look, it doesnt nessacarily add colors unless you use it in a certain way, or only on a portion of the work.
More options for photoshop even include easier rotation rather than redoing the whole work, and color balance lets you see how your art would look in many different tones, and doing so even makes some tasks menial; making potions of different colors requires 1 pixelart and simply color balance them from, for instance, red -> blue.
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It's not tailored to it... because, well it wasn't intended for it. For example, the line tool is not accurate at all, and does not show how it will directly lay the line. That is bad for pixel art, as lines are important. I also don't like the cursors used on the pencil tool. I prefer the + type cursor. There are benefits, but there are other programs more suited for pixel-art.
I never said it was BAD, it's just that it's not always preferred by pixel-artists. That doesn't mean it's not capable, though. And of course, this is my
opinion. Usually, I use MSpaint along with Photoshop. MSPaint for the workload, and photoshop for small tasks like indexing, color swaps and such.