In this article we present programs so that you can show off your pixel art skills. With these platforms you can create a pixel character for a game or demonstrate your pixel art technique, thus improving your skills in this type of retro and digital art. All the environments we will show you have a good grid design and several tools that will be of great help.
Pixel Studio
Pixel Studio is a pixel art program with a very simple interface. On the right you will find all the platform tools and on the left the large work area. Some tools include brush, color palette, zoom, pencil, eraser, and bucket tool, among others. Pixel Studio is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
Pixi Paint
Pixi Paint is a pixel art creation program that stands out for its great services. The platform can play back generated pixel art, and it also has a symmetry tool (four different ones) along with all the basic functions. Pixi Paint is a free program available for Windows and Mac OS X.
Pixel Art
Pixel Art is a pixel art program that has several functions, though not as many as the more powerful platforms. But its highlight is its very visual and attractive interface and the possibility of hiding the grid. Pixel Art is a free program available for Windows.
Pyxel Edit
Pyxel Edit is a pixel art drawing program that has the feature of working with tiles that you can edit. This function allows you to work as a group or individually. Pyxel Edit is a free program available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It also has commercial versions.
Aseprite
Aseprite is a very good pixel art program with a large number of options, because besides all the basic functions like brush, eraser, color palettes, and blur, it also has the option to create and organize layers, include animations, change the frame rate, create alpha color palettes, create PNG sequences, create animated GIFs, and recover and create sprites. Aseprite is a commercial program available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It has a trial version and you can download older versions for free.
We hope that with these pixel art creation programs, you have several tools to give free rein to your creativity.
