Create something new
Choose a tool, start with a template, or bring your own image.
Start with a template
A finished first frame plus its canvas and palette — open it and draw the next one.
Slime character
A finished character frame — duplicate it and draw the bounce.
Coin spin
A coin frame to duplicate and rotate through a spin cycle.
Heart pickup
A heart icon — duplicate to make a pulse animation.
Grass tile
An environment tile for map-building iterations.
Helpful guides for your next project
Short reads that pair with the tools above — each one ends somewhere you can act on.
- Beginner · 9 min
How to Make Pixel Art
The complete pixel art workflow for beginners: choose a canvas, block a silhouette, place base colors, then shade — with the mistakes to avoid at each step.
Read the guide - Beginner · 8 min
How to Draw Pixel Art Characters
A step-by-step approach to pixel art characters: proportions that read at small sizes, where the face pixels go, and how to keep a character animatable.
Read the guide - Beginner · 8 min
How Pixel Art Animation Works
The mechanics of pixel art animation: frame counts, timing, key poses and in-betweens, and why fewer well-placed frames beat many rough ones.
Read the guide - Beginner · 7 min
Sprite Sheet Guide
What a sprite sheet is, how rows, columns, frame size and padding work, and how to export a sheet your game engine can slice correctly.
Read the guide