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Pixel art character concept art with AI
Original characters for stories, tabletop games and pitches. In a pixel art style: low resolution sprites and scenes.
Prompts to start from
Each one is a character concept art subject with the pixel art style words added: pixel art, 16 bit, limited palette
a weathered dwarf blacksmith, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry ita young courier in a rain cape, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry itan elven archer in autumn armour, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry it
Settings
- Shape: portrait 3:4. Use 768x1024 on standard models or 1536x2048 on the 2K model.
- Cheapest way to try it: Fluently XL at $0.010 an image, so $0.10 for ten.
- New accounts get 3 free images a day on the cheaper models.
Tips
- Describe clothing and silhouette first, face last.
- Ask for a neutral background for reference sheets.
- State the palette size.
- Clean up the grid in a pixel editor.
Pick a model
| Model | Size | Per image | 10 images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluently XL | 768x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| DreamShaper XL | 768x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| Juggernaut Pro Flux | 768x1024 | $0.030 | $0.30 | Try it |
| Chroma | 768x1024 | $0.040 | $0.40 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 | 768x1024 | $0.060 | $0.60 | Try it |
| Flux LoRA | 768x1024 | $0.090 | $0.90 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 Pro | 1536x2048 | $0.33 | $3.30 | Try it |
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