Pixel & retro
High-density pixel
Pixel art that stopped apologising for its resolution. Dozens of tones per surface and painterly transitions, still placed one pixel at a time.
What to look at
- 01Many tones per surface, not three
- 02Painterly transitions made of pixels
- 03Depth carried by colour temperature, not outlines
Prompts
The prompts stay in English on purpose: image models read English best, so translating them only costs you quality. Paste them as they are.
Character prompt
Goes in the Style field of the character, T-pose and animation tools.
detailed pixel art game sprite on a strict pixel grid, every pixel a visible square with no anti-aliasing and no blur, many tones per surface with dithered transitions, dense fine pixel clusters, no hard outline on interior forms
Tilemap prompt
Goes in the tilemap tool's custom style field.
detailed pixel art terrain on a strict pixel grid, every pixel a visible square with no anti-aliasing, many tones per material with dithered transitions, dense fine pixel clusters, no harsh outlines inside the material
Background prompt
Generate a background image with this first, then feed that image to the scene splitter. Replace the bracketed part with your own scene.
A single 2D game background plate for [YOUR SCENE — e.g. a seaside village at dusk]. Horizontal composition, drawn as one illustrated scene whose buildings, trees, rocks and props sit clearly apart from one another, each fully visible and not overlapping, so every one of them can be cut out afterwards as a standalone asset. Draw it as detailed pixel art on a strict pixel grid: every pixel a visible square with no anti-aliasing and no blur, many tones per surface with dithered transitions, and depth carried by colour temperature rather than outlines. Keep one consistent light direction and one consistent perspective across the whole scene. No characters, no text, no labels, no UI, no logos, no watermark, no border.
Games that made this look known
Owlboy · Eastward
Reference for your eye only. The prompts never name a game, so the model designs something of its own instead of copying one.
Keep looking
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The prompts are free to take. Generating with them uses credits.