Favourite pixel art tool

[He.Corp]

We're doing a project for school and  trying to find out if experts who use a specific pixel art tool.

So, we would like to know the best way to make a pixelated computer game?

What is your favourite pixel art tool and Why?

Please reply

[yaomon17]

I use GraphicsGale 

[He.Corp]

Thank you for your reply yaomon17 but there has been a problem...

We are using a Macintosh for our Project and the program is only for Windows

Thank you once again From HE.corp 

[Kasumi]

ASEPRITE has a mac version. It's also my favorite pixel art tool. Easy to use, powerful, free, open source, and cross platform.

[PypeBros]

Hu hu ... Well, SEDS and friends, of course
But that might change the day I locate a tablet with stylus and autonomy.

[Ashbad]

Grafx2 is incredibly efficient to work with once you get used to all of the keybindings.  http://code.google.com/p/grafx2/

[Ai]

Thank you for your reply yaomon17 but there has been a problem...

We are using a Macintosh for our Project and the program is only for Windows

Thank you once again From HE.corp 

You can't run it in a virtual machine or WINE?

Also I'm surprised no-one has posted 'Cosmigo Pro-motion" yet. I know Helm and Ptoing both use it a lot. Personally, it would get my vote except for the fact it has an overengineered GUI that distracts me from the process of actually drawing; rather like GIMP but a little worse.
Therefore, the tool I usually pixel with is GrafX2, with the use of MyPaint's two pixelling brushes to do the initial thumbnailing.
In addition to the efficiency Ashbad mentioned, I also appreciate  its extensibility via Lua scripts -- to illustrate the flexibility of this, have a look at Dawnbringer's suite of scripts: http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=12854

The only issue I have with GrafX2* is that it doesn't import/export palettes from/to .gpl files, which are becoming the standard among Open Source graphics applications: GIMP originated the format, Inkscape, Krita, Scribus, GPick, and others use it.

* Note the capitalization. "GrafX2" is the correct way to spell the name, "Grafx2" is not.

[Carnivac]

Also I'm surprised no-one has posted 'Cosmigo Pro-motion" yet. I know Helm and Ptoing both use it a lot. Personally, it would get my vote except for the fact it has an overengineered GUI that distracts me from the process of actually drawing;

No idea what 'overengineered' means in this case because I've always found the opposite to be true personally.  Pro Motion has been extremely comfortable for me to use and a natural progression after spending many years using Deluxe Paint IV AGA on my old Amiga whereas my experiences with GrafX2 felt like a huge step backwards as I found whatever familiarity I may have had with it's usage outweighed by frustration and clumsiness.  Certainly my program of choice for spriting animations. 

[Ai]

Fair enough, it would probably be much more accurate if I'd said the way it looks different from every other app on the system is what distracts me and gives me the impression it's visually noisy.

[Beetleking22]

I really should use new program.. I use now Window paint.