Convert a photo into a lined pixel-art reference for studying shapes and color placement. Adjust cells and palette, then save a PNG.
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The same cat in Classic pixel art. Compare the blocks and palette.
Choose a source with one main shape and clear foreground-background contrast.
Use Grid style to inspect the cell boundaries and tune the size for a readable pattern.
Download the reference and keep the original nearby while working on your own drawing.
This pixel grid has visible lines but no coordinate or color-number system. For a numbered photo reference, try the paint-by-numbers workflow and review its square-cell limitations.
Not in this converter. Adjust the source or conversion settings, or open the downloaded image in an editor that supports individual pixel painting.
Grid lines make it easier to study where one color gives way to another. They can help you observe a stepped diagonal or compare a few adjacent shades. The output is a visual reference, so decide how to count or label cells in your own project when that is necessary.
Beads, tiles, and stitches have their own colors and proportions. The sampled palette is not a catalog of those materials, and the PNG does not include counts or a thread key. Test a small section before using a large design, particularly where several nearly similar shades meet.
The download is a flat PNG. Photos are processed at up to 2200 pixels on the longest edge, then rounded down to complete blocks. Pixel size controls each block, not a target canvas such as 32×32. Keep your original for later edits.
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