Pixen is a pixel art editor designed for working with low-resolution raster art, such as those 8-bit sprites found in old-school video games. With innovative features like a unique color palette system, patterns, layers, and high-zoom support, Pixen packs all the tools pixel artists need in an intuitive, Mac-native interface. Pixen also makes creating frame-by-frame animations fun and easy.
Animations - Create and arrange image frames in the filmstrip view to piece together animations; export animations as animated GIFs or even spritesheets!
Tools - Leverage Pixen's wide array of tools when composing pixel art: Pencil, Eraser, Eyedropper, Zoom, Rectangular Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso, Move, Fill, Line, Rectangle, and Ellipse.
Layers - Take advantage of the flexibility layers provide when working with complex pixel art.
Color Palettes - Add and organize commonly-used colors into palettes.
Patterns - Define custom patterns to use while drawing with the pencil, line, or eraser tool (instead of a single pixel).
Custom Backgrounds - Pick a flat, striped or checkered background (or even a custom image) to be drawn beneath the canvas.
Grid + Alignment Crosshair - Let the grid and the alignment crosshair guide you in placing pixels just where you want them.
Preview - While editing at high zoom levels, use the Preview window to view the canvas scaled out; play back animations in the Preview window.
Left and Right Tools - Assign a different tool to the left and right mouse button. For example: pencil on the left; eraser on the right.
Tablet Support - Pixen supports pressure-sensitive drawing tablets and maps pressure to color opacity.
Hotkeys - Customize tool hotkeys to ease the transition from other image editors.
Full Screen - Work with all your favorite tools in full screen mode on OS X Lion.
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