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Check it out at https://prominentdetail.github.io/Pixel.Tools/
Pixel.Tools is also on Github https://github.com/prominentdetail/Pixel.Tools


I developed this pixel-art editor for the pixel community, it's free to use.
It has many features you'd expect from an editor geared towards pixel-art.
The main feature is its ability to allow artists to connect together and work on the same projects, useful for things like gamejams, mentoring, or just having fun collaborating.
  • create animations
  • export/import gifs & spritesheets
  • tile window for previewing tiles
  • layers/frames
  • selection tools, rotating, resizing
  • History
  • shortcut keys similar to photoshop
  • wacom tablet support (firefox only)
  • Your entire process is recorded and you can play it back step by step
  • You can export the entire process to a gif
  • Colordex system
The Colordex system I created when I was inspired by the hd index painting technique. It allows you do draw in the same way that the hd index painting works, but without the hassle of setting it up. Plus it allows you to mix multiple color ramps together!

Here's a gif showing me scribbling with the Colordex system:

Plus there's a lot more you can do..
I used the editor to create all the graphics in my recently released game Quasi
http://prominent.itch.io/quasi
and is a good example of what can be made with Pixel.Tools



Here's an old screenshot of the editor:


Edit: here's a video demonstration of how to use the Colordex system:
http://youtu.be/QGLg-N9RT44
Here's a quick run-through of some features:
http://youtu.be/0io_Dl8yKmM

If you have any question as to how to use it, etc, I'll be happy to help clear anything up.

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General Discussion / Greyshifting
« on: September 15, 2012, 09:19:51 pm »
Greyshifting occurs when you work to brighten or darken a tone of grey. It's pretty simple, but to easily refer to the process, I spoke of this word in another thread where I was speculating whether or not hueshifting is a viable term to use in an art critique board. What are your thoughts? Is greyshifting a useful term? What are the differences between greyshifting and hueshifting?

Edit:
With hueshifting you have a transition occurring between one hue and another that is layered over a grey. Greyshifting happens when you have the tones of brightness either moving towards dark or light.
The difference seems to be that hues have a bit more variety compared to the greys because with grey you can only go towards black or white while hueshifting involves changes that can go from between any of the recognizable colors in the visual spectrum. Does this give you more reason to use the term hueshifting as it implies more concentration to display the scale between one hue and another without introducing in another color that would effect the transition?
Does greyshifting appear less useful of a term since there is less ambiguity with the process involved?

When one uses the term hueshifting, they are talking about the variability among the hues. One could be more apt to suggest specifics about the color or hues they are referring to and where the tinting should occur. This might remove the need to really mention the word.
It seems as if hueshifting is just a term that represents a practice of using more color, but doesn't necessarily mean that the colors are used well, just that there are changes within the color spectrum that change across a grey.

Greys allow a more contrasted scale since it deals with the tones between black and white. Hues lack this, and rely on the greys to give this depth of tone or added richness to the color. By referring to greyshifting, it puts emphasis on the contrast of the greys in the same way hueshifting does for color except one could easily just talk about where the artist could lighten or darken the image.
Either terms seem to be used in a passive sense that don't really focus on specifics relating to the artwork it seems.

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Pixel Art Feature Chest / GR#110 - Flake - Game Environment & Tiles
« on: August 25, 2012, 12:14:09 am »
Set on a planet made of gold. Encapsulated by a giant machine in the sky.

Basically been working on a new game concept I've been thinking about lately. This is what I have so far with the graphics- basically just trying to develop a look to it. It's not much right now. :ouch:

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Pixel Art / Funny Monkey
« on: July 26, 2012, 11:15:00 pm »
funnay munkay..
just messing with an idea I have about a monkey that walks on his hands.. I might try to animate him..



edit: here's an animation

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Pixel Art / Karl Pilkington
« on: July 15, 2012, 09:13:55 am »
lol.. experimenting with some pilkington sprites.. I kinda like the tiny one most..

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General Discussion / Circular Pixels to defeat the Square Pixels
« on: July 05, 2012, 11:03:26 pm »
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General Discussion / Thoughts on Pixels and Dots. Video
« on: June 25, 2012, 09:16:34 pm »
I made a video about some thoughts I had today about Pixels and Dots: http://youtu.be/yp07hmxAXRQ

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Pixel Art / Rainbow in the desert sky.
« on: June 24, 2012, 08:14:26 am »

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General Discussion / PAST Pixels - Who made these?
« on: June 23, 2012, 10:06:15 pm »
I was looking through some old pixels I had saved. It was fun, so I decided to upload them and share. Hope there's no hostility for displaying these older works. Maybe you'll see things you remember or had forgotten or lost?
if you know who made these, feel free to name them.
feel free to share old works you have stored too.

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Adarias:




Camus:

















Louis:











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<<actually made by blumonkee


































http://tattootogether.com/past/tutorial%20archive/advanced%20techniques%20for%20detail%20by%20st0ven/
http://tattootogether.com/past/tutorial%20archive/the%20basic%20hero%20by%20st0ven/

http://tattootogether.com/past/pixelationfaq

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Pixel Art / dragon
« on: June 22, 2012, 08:05:39 am »

figure I'd post my progress.. or whatever- maybe it'll push me more.

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