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Pixel art creature design with AI
Monsters, beasts and familiars. In a pixel art style: low resolution sprites and scenes.
Prompts to start from
Each one is a creature design subject with the pixel art style words added: pixel art, 16 bit, limited palette
a moss covered stag spirit with antler lanterns, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry ita small clockwork fox with brass joints, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry ita deep sea predator with bioluminescent lures, pixel art, 16 bit, limited paletteTry it
Settings
- Shape: square. Use 1024x1024 on standard models or 2048x2048 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
- Mix two animals plus a material for fresh designs.
- Plain background for clean reference.
- State the palette size.
- Clean up the grid in a pixel editor.
Pick a model
| Model | Size | Per image | 10 images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluently XL | 1024x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| DreamShaper XL | 1024x1024 | $0.010 | $0.10 | Try it |
| Juggernaut Pro Flux | 1024x1024 | $0.030 | $0.30 | Try it |
| Chroma | 1024x1024 | $0.040 | $0.40 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 | 1024x1024 | $0.060 | $0.60 | Try it |
| Flux LoRA | 1024x1024 | $0.090 | $0.90 | Try it |
| Recraft V4.1 Pro | 2048x2048 | $0.33 | $3.30 | Try it |
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