Pixel Art Maker

Draw pixel art, adjust the grid and add your own words. Make a color reference and a matching blank practice sheet, then save a PDF, download a PNG or print.

Free, no account needed. Your picture and text stay in this browser tab. Download before leaving.

Start with

Preview zoom

Use arrow keys to move between cells, Space to color and Delete to erase. Drag to paint.

PDF / print pages

PNG saves the page currently shown. PDF and print use your page selection.

Choose a grid that fits the activity

Rows and columns set how many squares you can draw in. Cell size sets the size of each square on paper. Start with these settings, then check the preview.

A short drawing from scratch

Load a blank template and set 12 rows, 12 columns and 10 mm cells. The 120 × 120 mm grid gives you fewer, larger squares to draw and copy.

Copy the apple template

Keep 18 rows, 18 columns and 8 mm cells. The 144 × 144 mm grid preserves the whole apple shown below and fits both A4 and US Letter.

Grid width = columns × cell size; height = rows × cell size. These measurements exclude margins and numbers. Leave rows and columns linked for a square grid; unlink them for a rectangle.

Choose the grid size before drawing. Adding rows or columns extends the grid; shrinking it cuts from the bottom or right rather than scaling the picture. Undo restores it. If it will not fit the paper, reduce cell size or use Fit grid to paper.

Add instructions or a personal message

Add any words you need. Move or resize them in the preview so they do not cover important cells.

See what you will download

Actual exports from the apple template: 18 × 18 squares, 8 mm cells, 0.2 mm lines and row/column numbers. The A4 pages below are also available as a two-page US Letter PDF. No extra text was added to this example.

A4 export of a red pixel apple on an 18 by 18 numbered grid. — 1 · Color reference — keep this beside the practice page.

A4 export of the matching empty 18 by 18 numbered practice grid. — 2 · Blank practice grid — copy each color into the matching numbered square.

Download this example · 2 pages

A4 PDF ↓Letter PDF ↓

Save PDF: Choose Reference + practice for a two-page PDF, or select just the reference or practice page. The paper size follows your selection.
Save PNG: Saves one image: the color reference or blank practice grid currently shown. The PDF / print page selection does not change the PNG.
Print: Uses the same page selection as PDF. Match the printer paper to A4 or Letter and choose actual size / 100% to keep the cell measurements.

Before exporting, check that the whole grid and its numbers fit, your text stays clear of important squares, and the practice page has the same rows and columns as the reference.

Keep your work before leaving

This free tool needs no account. Drawings and text stay in this tab, without automatic saving. Download before refreshing or closing it. PDF and PNG keep the output, not an editable project you can reopen in this tool.