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Pixel Art Maker

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How to use Pixel Art Maker

What the tool does, how to run it, and what to expect from the result.

About this pixel art maker

Pick a grid, pick a color, and draw: click or drag to paint pixels, switch to erase for corrections, and use fill to flood a region. The checkerboard shows real transparency, and the export writes a PNG with hard nearest-neighbor edges at 8x, 16x, or 32x scale, so a 16-pixel sprite comes out as a crisp 512-pixel image, not a blurry upscale. Everything runs locally in the browser with no signup, which makes it a quick scratchpad for sprites, icons, emotes, and game-jam assets.

At a glance

Who Pixel Art Maker is for

A quick way to understand who this helps, what it solves, and where it connects next.

Best fit

Sprite artists, game-jam participants, and anyone who wants to draw pixel art without installing anything.

Ideal for

Using the pixel art maker without installing anything or signing up.

FAQ

Common questions

Short answers for the questions people usually have before trying a utility like this.

What sizes can I draw at?

16, 24, 32, or 48 pixels square, which covers sprites, icons, and emotes. Changing the size clears the canvas, so pick before you draw.

Does the export keep transparency?

Yes. Unpainted pixels export as true transparency, and the checkerboard in the editor shows exactly which ones those are.

Why does the exported PNG stay sharp when scaled?

The export scales with nearest-neighbor rendering, each pixel becomes an exact square block, which is what pixel art requires. Ordinary image resizing would blur the edges.

Can I import an image to edit?

Not yet; this is a from-scratch editor. For pixelating an existing photo, the Pixelate Image tool does that job.

Is my drawing uploaded anywhere?

No. Drawing and export run entirely in your browser.

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