8-bit-inspired art has made a big splash in recent years, touching on the nostalgia many feel for old-school gaming. Artist Adam Lister’s work is no exception.

The resulting prints are small, black-and-white images with a distinctive 8-bit look. This aesthetic is reminiscent of early video games and digital art, making each photo a piece of retro art.

Texas sculptor Shawn Smith uses hundreds of tiny wooden blocks to transform images of vultures and other creatures into real-life versions of the 8-bit artwork more commonly seen in games such as ...

Adding that much contrast to an 8-bit image is a risky business from a quantisation noise (banding, contouring) point of view. But it may also not be enough for even quite high-contrast encodings, ...