Pixel Art

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Minecraft art is the creation of images with the available blocks in Minecraft. Usually, the images produced are recreations of character sprites from games with low-resolution graphics, such as NES games or modern indie sidescrollers such as Spelunky or Cave Story. Sprites recreated in Minecraft are usually built vertically in two dimensions, although blocks can be added in the third dimension to add depth. Art can also be used to decorate walls and buildings. Minecraft art was recognized by Notch and bolstered with the addition of multicolored cloth in Creative mode update 0.0.20a.