About Me

Hi, I'm Stefanie! I've been making pixel art since 2018 and quit my IT job in 2023 to pursue art full-time. Find my animated artworks (and me!) at conventions around Germany and Western Europe. This page gives you an idea of my professional work, my style and the prints I bring.

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Black and orange gradients all the way! Checkout the gallery below.

March 2025

Leipziger Buchmesse

June 2024

TwitchCon

April 2025

CAGGTUS Leipzig

August 2024

gamescom

January 2025

MAG-C Erfurt

Moertel booth with animated pixel art displays at a convention.

Artworks

I make pixel art with a distinct neo-noir vibe and detailed loop-style animations. Sodium-vapor lights should never have been abandoned... My quest is to keep them alive.

Who Owns the City

Pixel Art, 2021

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2:00 AM

Pixel Art, 2020

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Long Haul

Pixel Art, 2020

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Drive (2022, an animated pixel artwork by Stefanie Grunwald) depicting a rearview-mirror view of cars with glowing headlights driving down a highway at night in front of a dark cityscape while passing illuminated street lights.

Music Videos

I spent a probably unhealthy amount watching music television in my youth. In a pre-YouTube era, Viva Zwei and hours downloading ripped MP4s via a shoddy ISDN connection are what raised me. (I still have the hard drives!) My childhood dream became reality when I had the honour of directing, producing, drawing and animating music videos for some of my favourite bands.

Still from the noir pixel art music video "Isolation" by Turin Brakes, showing two men sitting at a dimly lit table of an American gas station. Directed and animated by pixel artist Stefanie Grunwald.

Turin Brakes / "Isolation"

Co-Director & Animator
Released on 16th September 2022

A choose-your-own-adventure style video for Turin Brakes' "Isolation", a dystopian noir story rooted in rural America.

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Still from the pixel art music video "Get Better" by Alt-J, showing a cat sitting next to a dark wet street illuminated by dim street lights. Directed and animated by pixel artist Stefanie Grunwald.

alt-J / "Get Better"

Director & Animator
Released on 3rd November 2021

A dark pixel art music video for Alt-J's "Get Better", a contemporary story about loss and hope.

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Wait, you do prints?

Absolutely! My technique of choice is lenticular printing. That transforms my animations into giant flip images which animate frame by frame as you walk by (or flip in your hands). No batteries, no lights, no electricity - just Physics at work.