How to make pixel art in Photoshop
Photoshop is not a pixel art program, but it becomes one once you turn off the three things it does automatically: interpolation, anti-aliasing, and colour blending.
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Pixel art guides
Short, specific write-ups on the decisions that actually change how pixel art looks. Each one ends where a tool on this site picks up.
How to make pixel art that looks right
Most pixel art that fails does not fail on drawing skill. It fails on two numbers chosen before the first pixel is placed — the resolution, and the size of the palette.
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How pixel art dithering actually works
Dithering trades one kind of error for another: it removes banding by adding texture. Whether that is a good trade depends almost entirely on how big your canvas is.
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More pixel art tools
Same engine, same privacy, different job. Nothing here needs an account.
- Photo to Pixel ArtTurn any photo into pixel art with retro palettes and dithering.
- Pixel Art ConverterConvert images to sprite-ready pixel art with exact palette control.
- Pixel Art GeneratorOne-click Game Boy, NES, PICO-8 and C64 looks.
- Convert Image to Pixel ArtStep-by-step conversion with size and colour presets.
- Pixel Art CreatorGenerate from a photo, then touch it up pixel by pixel.
- Make Pixel Art OnlineNo install, no account — everything runs in the browser.
- Free Pixel Art MakerFree forever, no watermark, no sign-up.
- Pixel Art UpscalerEnlarge pixel art by whole multiples without blurring the edges.