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Pixabead

Pixel art maker: draw on a grid, export a crisp PNG

Start with an empty grid and draw. This pixel art maker gives you a canvas from 8×8 up to 200×200 pixels, a 64-colour palette tuned for pixel art, and the tools you actually use: pencil, eraser, fill bucket, straight line, eyedropper and a mirror mode for symmetrical sprites. Undo is unlimited, the grid lines can be shown or hidden, and zoom goes from the whole canvas down to a single pixel filling the screen. Nothing is uploaded — the drawing lives in your browser and can be saved on your device or shared as a link.

  • Canvas from 8×8 to 200×200 pixels
  • 64-colour pixel art palette with search
  • Pencil, eraser, fill, line, eyedropper and mirror

How it works

  1. Pick a canvas size — 16×16 or 32×32 for sprites, larger for scenes.
  2. Choose a colour from the 64-colour palette or search it by name.
  3. Draw with the pencil, fill areas with the bucket, add straight lines and erase.
  4. Turn on mirror mode for symmetrical characters and use undo freely.
  5. Export a PNG at 1× to 16×, copy a link, or send it to the bead pattern editor.

Frequently asked questions

Is the pixel art maker free?

Yes, completely: no account, no watermark, no export limit. Your drawings are saved in your browser and exported as PNG files. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

Which canvas size should I pick?

16×16 and 32×32 are the classic sprite sizes; 64×64 suits detailed characters and 128 or more suits scenes. You can resize later — the drawing is kept in the top-left corner.

Can I export with sharp pixels?

Yes. PNG export uses nearest-neighbour scaling, so a 32×32 drawing at 16× is a crisp 512×512 image with hard edges — ideal for game assets, stickers and prints.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. On small screens the maker switches to a full-screen edit mode with a fixed toolbar: pencil, eraser, colours, undo and a More sheet with the rest. Pinch to zoom, drag with two fingers to pan.

Can I turn my pixel art into a bead pattern?

Yes. One click sends the grid to the bead pattern editor, where every colour is matched to a real Hama, Perler or Artkal bead and you get a chart with bead counts and a printable PDF.