minart

"We need to first be limited in order to become limitless,” 

- Phil Hanson

About

minart is an extremely minimalist workspace for creating itty-bitty pixel art, like so: 

  ~ "Squeak!"

You can run it from your browser here, or download it for offline use. This art program was specially made to make it easier to create and import small sprites for Decker projects on mobile devices.

How to Use

By default, when minart loads, the blank canvas will be opaque white and your brush will be a small,  1x1 black pen. Try drawing!

If your image needs a little adjusting, clicking on the sides of the canvas frame or using w-a-s-d will shift the image one pixel at a time.

Load	You can upload 16x16px .gif, .bmp, and .png images. If you're loading a sprite created in minart, you'll want to make sure the palette is set to the same one used when making it.
Save	Images created in minart are always palette-restricted, 16x16px .gifs. During the save prompt, you'll have the option of scaling up the final image by 2x (32x32px) or 4x (64x64px). * It's recommended to routinely back up your image at its original resolution to save your drawing progress.
Code	Since minart was created in Decker, images can be encoded and imported to other decks using a string you can generate by clicking on the 'code' header.
Tint	You can select a new brush color by clicking anywhere on the bottom-most row. The first entry, which is a lined pattern, represents transparency.  Once a color is selected, the 'tint' menu on the top right will display  a complimentary swatch. You can click  on the swatch colors to temporarily swap your brush color.
Brush	Using the slider on the right, the brush can be made bigger (higher value) or smaller. (On desktop, your scrollbar will work here!)
Palette	There are three palettes to choose from: default, vivid, and pastel. You can click or use the numbered tabs or keys 1-2-3 to swap between them.

Click on the heart-dotted i to visit the advanced settings page!

Credits

This program was created using Decker , with UI work done in Aseprite. All of the sprites in the background image were made in minart. Everything provided here is free to learn from and create with. Please do not re-upload or use my work to  train AI.

minart.zip contains:

minart.html	Standalone .html version of minart that runs in browser.
minart.deck	.deck version of minart that can run on native or web Decker.
minart-dev.deck	Unlocked versions of the deck that allow editing.