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Draw pixel art on an 8x8 to 64x64 grid by clicking or dragging, pick from a 12-color palette plus your own colors, and export a transparent PNG.

📘 How to Use

  1. Choose a grid size of 8x8, 16x16, 32x32, or set a custom width and height
  2. Pick a color from the palette, or add your own with the color picker
  3. Click or drag across cells to paint, switch to the eraser to fix mistakes

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Pixel Art Grid Maker | Draw on a Grid, Export a Transparent PNG

Paint pixel art onto a grid from 8x8 up to 64x64 by clicking or dragging, then export it straight to a transparent PNG. A 12-color starter palette covers the basics, and the color picker lets you add any extra shade you need.

💡 About this tool

Sometimes you just want to drop colors onto squares without booting up a full art program. Maybe you need a quick 16x16 favicon sketch, a placeholder sprite for a game jam, a Discord emoji, or a tiny avatar to test an idea. For that "color the cells and ship it" workflow, a grid-based maker beats a heavyweight editor every time.

Click to fill one cell, or hold and drag to paint a streak. Flip to the eraser and any cell goes back to transparent, so cleaning up overspill takes one stroke. The grid-lines toggle lets you draw against visible guides and then preview the artwork line-free. Because empty cells stay transparent in the export, you can drop the PNG onto any background without a white box behind it.

🧐 Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How big can the grid get? Custom mode accepts 2 to 64 cells on each side. 16x16 is the sweet spot for icons and emoji, while 32x32 gives you room for more detail.

Q. Is the exported PNG background white or transparent? Empty cells are saved as transparent. The checkerboard you see on screen is just a transparency indicator and never ends up in the file.

Q. What resolution does each cell export at? Each cell is scaled up to several pixels so the longer side lands near 512px. That keeps even tiny grids crisp instead of blurry when you open them later.

Q. Can I use colors outside the palette? Pick any color in the picker and hit Add to append it to the palette. Frequently used shades stay one click away.

Q. Does it save my drawing? Everything stays in your browser and clears when you leave the page. If you plan to keep iterating, export a PNG each time you reach a checkpoint.

📚 Fun Facts

Pixel art lives by a rule indie devs love to repeat: every pixel is a decision. On a small grid, nudging an outline by a single cell can swing a character from grumpy to friendly, which is why so many sprite artists obsess over silhouettes before color. The classic advice on r/PixelArt is to start tiny — read the form at 16x16 first, because if the shape doesn't work small, more cells won't save it. Try blocking out a simple icon at 16x16 and you'll feel how much each square carries.