Turn a scan or photograph of traditional artwork into a pixel-style study. Retain large color relationships while exploring a simpler digital treatment.
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The same cat in Classic pixel art. Compare the blocks and palette.
Scan your drawing or photograph your painting in even light with the camera parallel to it.
Start with fine blocks and 40 colors, then reduce detail only as far as the composition allows.
Download the study and compare it beside the original before making further artistic edits.
No. This page needs a source image of existing artwork. It applies a browser-based conversion rather than generating an original composition from text.
Use even light and avoid visible glare before uploading. Reflections and strong shadows can dominate the sampled colors; the converter does not correct the capture automatically.
A watercolor wash, oil painting, or colored-pencil drawing can provide a rich source for a pixel study. The effect reorganizes the supplied visual information into blocks. It does not understand your artistic intention or invent missing strokes, so select a finished area of the work that already communicates clearly.
Automatic reduction is useful for seeing which color masses survive, but subtle edges may become uneven. You can use the downloaded PNG as a reference while redrawing those contours in a dedicated editor. Keep the original scan separate so future experiments start from the full-detail artwork rather than a previously reduced version.
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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