About:

Miss all the pixel perfect art that was popular in the 80's? If so, Pixel Art Maker is for you! Try and replicate old classics like Mario or freestyle your own art! This playground app is here to promote creativity, but also bring the warm and fuzzy nostalgia associated with old videogames. 😊

Inspiration:

Though I wasn't born in the 80's, growing up I was lucky enough to get my hands on old Nintendo games that have brought me joy my whole life!

Author:

Ben Emdon 👨‍💻

Screenshot:

Features:

Drawing 🖌

You can either do single clicks to change pixels or you can click and drag!

Changing Color 🎨

Give the CanvasController an array of colors ([UIColor]) to setup your palette.

Undo and Redo ↪️ ↩️

Hit the undo and redo buttons to undo and redo draws.

Save 💾

Hitting the save button will make a pretty render of your art without the grid and save it.

NOTES ABOUT SAVING ⚠️

In order to save your art you must ensure the following directory exists:

/Users/{YOUR USER NAME}/Documents/Shared\ Playground\ Data