Pixelorama

With media, in general, becoming more focused on retro-styled products: video-games, art, movies and music, one must ask themselves how to create any of these. What tool should you use if you'd like to create a pixelated drawing, animation or video-game element, for example? One solution could be Pixelorama, an image editor still under development, with a surprising number of features and options. Whatever it is you want to create, it's fair to assume you could do it with the help of Pixelorama.

Right from the start, you'll notice how well the application has been stocked with tools and options. You've got paintbrushes, an eraser, color picker, fill bucket and most importantly darken/lighten tools. All of these can be assigned to one of the two mouse buttons, thus having quick access to either of them and not just one tool at a time. It makes things interesting while stimulating more productivity from those who can make use of them. The layers you draw on support many changes. You can rearrange, add, delete or merge them to your heart's content.

If you're an artist who wants to create simple pixel animations but doesn't really know where to start, Pixelorama could be the founding stone to your career. The included animation timeline makes sure of that, but how does it exactly work? Easy enough. You could either import multiple images if you have the base of your animation ready, and the app will load each of them as a separate frame, or you could create frames, one by one, giving birth to something 100% created with the application at hand, Pixelorama.

Pixelorama is an open-source sprite editor worth checking out. Not only does it allow users to express themselves in the vast world of pixelated elements. It actually puts at one's disposal a very powerful tool for creating various objects to use in animations or video-games. Due to its ease of use, it could represent a first step in the shoes of an artist, being once again a tremendous help to those that want to express their creativity but lack the knowledge to use complex editing tools.