oh i see now you talking about this specific thumbnail
>>527861613
>time he would save if he just did digital art instead of meticulously placing pixels on a 1024 canvas.
But anon this is exactly what i told.

for example if this girl was drawn in a "normal way" then it would look generic noname anime girl slop

Now it looks like a "character from a good quality indie game" because you can see pixel art.
i would much prefer seeing this type of character portraits
pixel art edges add stylistic roughness to the picture which makes it look good.