Creative tools
5 free creative tools · Pixel art, ASCII, dithering and palettes
Make pixel art, create character art, explore colours or cut a sprite sheet into frames. Start with a picture that has a clear subject, then use the previews to compare your settings.
All creative tools
- Image to pixel art Turn a photo into pixel art with retro palettes and dithering.
- ASCII art generator FIGlet text banners and image-to-ASCII, with ready-made export formats.
- Colour palette from image Pull a colour palette out of a picture, with HEX, RGB and HSL.
- Dither & halftone Floyd–Steinberg, Atkinson, Bayer dithering and halftone screens.
- Sprite sheet cutter Slice a sprite sheet into frames, preview the animation and export.
Guides
- How to convert an image to pixel art with crisp edges Choose a pixel grid, palette and export scale for a crisp result. Learn how image resizing, dithering and display settings affect pixel-art edges.
- Floyd–Steinberg, Atkinson and Bayer dithering compared Compare dithering methods for photos, gradients and animation. See how error diffusion, ordered patterns and halftone dots change a limited-colour image.
- How to choose colours from an image Compare dominant, balanced and saturated colour palettes. Learn why extractors differ and how to check sampled colours for contrast and practical use.
- ASCII, ANSI and Unicode art: choosing the right format Compare plain ASCII, terminal colours and Unicode blocks. Learn how fonts, spacing and code blocks affect the way character art is displayed.
- How to cut a sprite sheet into animation frames Set frame size, margins and spacing, fix a misaligned grid and export animation frames. Includes a practical sprite-sheet cutting workflow.