What is Image to Pixel Art?
This converter takes any bitmap image - a JPG photo, a PNG logo or a WebP graphic - and turns it into pixel art. It reads the image locally in your browser, reduces it to a grid of averaged colour blocks and quantises the palette, then lets you download the pixelated result as a clean PNG.
Common Uses for Image to Pixel Art
- Pixelate a logo for a retro game splash screen
- Convert a PNG sprite to a chunkier pixel style
- Make pixel art from screenshots and memes
- Prepare low-resolution assets for a game jam
Best images for pixel art conversion
Images with clear shapes and few colours convert best: portraits against simple backgrounds, logos, product shots and stylised illustrations. Busy landscapes lose their meaning when reduced to a coarse grid, so crop to a single subject first. Large flat areas of colour survive pixelation and palette reduction with almost no loss.
Exporting for different uses
For web and social, download the PNG at a moderate scale. For games, download at scale 1 (the true pixel grid) and let the engine scale it with nearest-neighbour filtering - this keeps the art sharp at any display size. For craft patterns, use a grid of 40-60 cells per side.