Pixel Art Maker

Draws pixel art cell by cell on a small grid and saves it as a PNG scaled up without blurring. Use it to make game characters, icons or profile pictures in a pixel style.

How to use

1. Under "Canvas size", choose a size such as 16 × 16 or 32 × 32 and press "Change size".
2. Pick a tool such as "Pen", "Fill", "Line", "Rectangle" or "Circle" and a color, and draw. On a phone, draw with one finger and zoom or pan with two.
3. Refine the drawing with "Mirror left-right", "Layers" and "Flip, rotate and shift", and remove mistakes with "Undo".
4. Set the "Scale" and "Transparent background", then press "Save PNG". To continue later, press "Save work file".

How it works

• The scale goes from ×1 to ×32, and each cell becomes a square of one color, so edges stay sharp. A 32-cell drawing at ×16 is 512 × 512 px.
• The canvas can be up to 256 cells on each side, with up to 4 layers and 50 undo steps.
• "Turn a photo into pixel art" shrinks a photo to the canvas size, reduces its colors and puts it on the current layer.
• The drawing is saved automatically in this browser. To move it to another device, save a work file (JSON) and open it there with "Open work file".

Questions and answers

Does pixel art get blurry when saved larger?

No. Each cell is enlarged into a square the size of the "Scale", so the pixel shapes stay exactly as drawn.

What canvas size should I start with?

Small icons often start at 16 × 16 and characters at 32 × 32. With fewer cells, each cell matters more.

Can I turn a photo into pixel art?

Yes. Under "Turn a photo into pixel art", set the "Number of colors" and press "Choose a photo"; it is fitted to the canvas size. "Use only the current palette" limits it to your palette colors.

Can I save a PNG with a transparent background?

Yes. "Transparent background" is on by default, so empty cells are saved as transparent. Turn it off to fill them with a background color.