Turn any photo into 16-bit or 32-bit pixel art — or describe a scene and get pixel art from scratch. Retro game style, limited palettes, crisp pixels.
Quick answer
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Kenerate turns images into pixel art: upload a photo and ask for 16-bit or 32-bit pixel art in the same composition, or describe a scene to get pixel art from text. Seedream 5.0 Pro (2K) kept subjects recognisable with crisp pixels in our tests; Flux 2 Dev (up to 2048 px) is the free-plan option and Recraft 20B includes a pixel-art style. A free account gets 25 free credits on sign-up.
Gallery
Real Seedream 5.0 Pro outputs — four photo conversions and four scenes from text.
Same prompt
Originals and their pixel-art versions — same subject, same composition.
Convert this image into 16-bit pixel art, same subject and composition, limited retro palette, crisp pixels.
Tips
What worked in our tests.
How to
Models
What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.
Make your first one — 25 free credits on sign-up.
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The same credits work in every Kenerate tool.
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The same credits work across images, video, voice and 3D.
In depth
What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.
AI models paint a pixel-art look at normal resolution. For game sprites, downscale the result with nearest-neighbour resampling to the exact grid you need, then clean up by hand.
Retro consoles used small palettes. Asking for a limited palette — or naming colours — keeps results authentic.
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FAQ
5 questions
Upload the image and ask for “16-bit pixel art, same subject, limited palette, crisp pixels”. Seedream 5.0 Pro kept subjects recognisable in our tests.
A new account gets 25 free credits on sign-up to test it, and Flux 2 Dev is on the free plan. Bigger jobs use one-time credit packs that never expire.
Yes — describe the scene and say “16-bit pixel art”.
Ask for a blocky, Minecraft-inspired pixel style; for exact block builds you'll still need to place blocks by hand.
The model renders at 2K with a pixel look; downscale with nearest-neighbour if you need true sprite sizes.
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We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code. Last updated 27 September 2026. Corrections: hello@kenerateai.com.
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