Our popular Pixel Art Scaler tool has been upgraded so that it works purely in your client, so it no longer has to go to our server. Not only will this be faster for you, it will also reduce the strain on our server so everything else will process faster. The UI should now also be a little easier to use. If you don't like this change, the older version is still available.

Theres also a new feature where you can pick from various pixel art scaling algorithms for upscaling your art. None of these are perfect, and wont be as good as scaling things up by hand, but they can be interesting to see, and might be a good starting point for other things. 

In addition there's also a new tool called the Pixel Art Rotator, which is very similar, just for rotation instead of scaling. This uses algorithms that work better than just typical pixel rotation, which can have very noisy and messy results.

If you find any issues with these tool, or know of any algorithms we missed that you would like to see, please let us know.

I just released the second full course on Pixel School, called Art Foundation.

This course covers foundational art techniques which aren't specific to pixel art but are still very important for making great pixel art. We cover color, shading, composition, perspective, and more! 

There's a sitewide 25% off sale available for the next week.

Check out Art Foundation on PixelSchool.org

The Dither Pattern Generator is a simple tool which generates a dithering pattern for you. It aims to keep the dithering bands perfectly spaced, unlike many build in gradient tools, which can lead to overlapping or imperfect patterns.

This might be useful for you if you want to add a simple gradient to your pieces, such as in a sky, but want to keep the amount of colors and noise to a minimum.

On it's own it's probably not very useful, it's just a quick and simple tool for very specific situations.

Users can now upload a 256x256 image of their choosing and have it show on their profile, gallery pieces and palettes. It can include a link to whatever URL you desire. 

This could be used to promote your external projects, products, games, or just your personal website or social accounts. 

Check out my profile to see an example of it, where I created a link to my personal site, skeddles.com

Currently this feature is available to all patreon members, even the $1 tier. 

Patreon members of the $5 tier or higher can choose to hide other people's user ads if they don't want to see them.

To create your own, just go to your settings and look for the User Ad section where you can upload an image and set the URL. It will immediately begin to appearl on your profile and content.

Learn more on the User Ad page