With pixel art being the “new grunge” this app is priceless.
Specifically made for artist that create low res raster and sprite images Pixen gives you all the tools you will need.
Check what I did the other day…
A few things about Pixen:
- First off Pixen is FREE, and solid (sorry Mac only) Coded as a native Cocoa app Pixen looks beautiful and makes your creation process fun
- Layers: Yup this isn’t MS Paint. Just like Photoshop you can take control of different layers and opacity
- Tons o’ Tools: Not only do they give you every raster tool you could ever need you can also set a right click left click tool for quick editing
- Pattern Maker: Easily create brush patterns for repetitive tasks
- Animation: Get your retro on by creating that geocities style animated gif
- Customizable Grids: Change grid width, height, and set a background pattern to stay on your isometric pattern
Check out their site for even more cool features.. and since it’s free.. What’s to lose?! It’s total win!
Justin Piercy says
Awesome! Thanks for this resource! Came in handy on a project I’m working on now.