Any programs/tool to convert images into pixel art?

[Skeletor]

I am looking for a "pixellator".. something to easily create pixel art. Is there something like this around?

[Alex E]

I don't know of any specific programs, but if you want to "pixelize" something, you could try just opening a program such as paint and resizing the image by half or whatever. That makes it pretty pixelated (although you may need to edit it a bit since it comes out a bit jagged).

[e11]

you may try gimp (or a similar graphic editor), gimp has "pixelize" filter, filters > blur > pixelize, you can set the size of pixels

[Krice]

something to easily create pixel art.

Nothing can create art for you (well, except procedural routines maybe). You can try to draw in big size and then rescale and/or pixelize it, but it wont make a big difference I guess.

[guest509]

  You might also try reducing the # of colors.

EDIT: Scratch that, doesn't work. I just tired it in MSPaint. If you want to pixelate a picture, shrink it then stretch it by a different amount. I just shrunk a full color pic to 10%, then stretched it by 200%. Pixelated as hell, looked pretty good too...

EDIT2: After rereading your post I realize you may be looking for a program to create pixel art. MS Paint works alright, Photoshop if you are a real pro. The Roguelike Radio show has a bunch of programs listed here:
http://www.roguelikeradio.com/2012/11/episode-52-graphics-and-tile-design.html

  Also check out Piq! It's very neato.
http://piq.codeus.net/draw

[e11]

also graphicsgale is a very good program for drawing pixel art from scratch
it has free version with almost the same functionality

[Skeletor]

Thank you very much guys.

Sorry if I haven't been more specific, but what I am looking for is a program which could convert any sprite/image/photo into its pixellated equivalent, but in a better way than what I could get with the Paint resize and possibly with an option to shift the colors in greyscale or black and white.

[Krice]

could convert any sprite/image/photo into its pixellated equivalent, but in a better way than what I could get with the Paint resize

Almost every paint program has pixelator effect. If you have Windows try Paint.NET.

[SomeGuy]

You can try also GIMP.

It has a filter called "Pixelate", that makes your image to be pixelated with the pixel size you want, for example:

Normal Saturn and Pixel Saturn with pixels of size = 10 screen pixels.


It's only matter to go to Filters>Blur>Pixelate

[horaizon08]

I am looking for a "pixellator".. something to easily create pixel art. Is there something like this around?

[RustKnight]

OR "ASCII art generator"

It's really nifty software, and it ain't hard to learn how it works.

[Skeletor]

OR "ASCII art generator"

It's really nifty software, and it ain't hard to learn how it works.

Yeah, if you know something please tell me.

[Skeletor]

For instance, look at this effect I stumbled upon by coincidence: it automatically converts a photo/movie into a very clear and polished comic-like picture; do you know where I can find something like?

[guest509]

  What? Are we posting lady crotch now? When did that happen?

[Krice]

Looks like ink sketch effect. Look for artistic effects in drawing programs.