Pixquare - Pixel art editor 2.6.1

Pixquare is a powerful pixel art app that caters to the needs of artists, illustrators, and game developers who are passionate about drawing on iPad and iPhone. Offering a simple user interface, intuitive workflow, and advanced features for pixel art creation, Pixquare has become a favorite among professionals in the field.

With Pixquare, you can effortlessly create various forms of pixel art such as 8-bit art, GIFs, 2D sprites, isometric artwork, and animations. The app has been carefully improved based on feedback from over 1000 pixel artists, ensuring that it is the perfect tool for both beginners and experienced professionals embarking on their pixel art journey.

Here are some of the notable features that make Pixquare stand out:

• Support for both iPads and iPhones
• Timelapse recording
• Intuitive user interface with left-hand mode available
• Tileset system
• Apple Pencil support with gestures, sensitivity, and touch rejection
• MetalKit integration for a smooth sketching experience
• Manual and auto-save modes
• Shortcut options including keyboard or on-screen gesture pad
• Quick size and opacity sliders
• Custom themes

The app also offers a wide range of versatile tools:

• Brush with pixel-perfect precision, watercolor mode, pressure sensitivity, and dithering
• Eraser with pixel-perfect precision, pressure sensitivity, and dithering
• Move tool with transformation support
• Line tool with straight and curve modes, watercolor mode, and perfect angle functionality
• Shape tool with ellipse and rectangle modes, watercolor mode, and perfect ratio functionality
• Selection tool with 5 types and 5 modes
• Color tools with solid/gradient fill, contiguous/non-contiguous options, and more
• Color picker with 4 modes (HSV, HSL, Wheel, RGB), history, and drag-to-fill functionality
• All tools offer shading, round and square tips

The layer/timeline panel in Pixquare is optimized for animation and organized layers. Its provided features include:

• Unlimited number of layers
• Multi-selection, layer grouping, and operations
• Visibility and editing-lock toggle
• Support for reference layers
• Frame customization with tagging, duration settings, and multi-selection functionality
• Linked cells, onion skin, and clipping mask capabilities

Pixquare also incorporates additional features to enhance the creative process:

• Symmetry tool with unlimited axes
• Reference image support
• Color palette options including save/load from Lospec and color gradient generator
• Color adjustment functionality
• Blending modes and alpha lock feature
• Preview mode with separate animation loop
• Canvas rotation capability
• Finder-like file system and guideline support

The app further impresses with its file import/export features:

• Aseprite file compatibility for both importing and exporting files
• PNG and GIF export options providing control over layers, frames, size, and animation settings
• Ability to import photos and files as reference layers and images

Pixquare has garnered significant acclaim from artists in the industry:

• "Genuinely the best pixel art app for the iPad that I would recommend anyone to get!" - Jon Davies, Pixel Artist on Super House of Dead Ninjas, Binding of Isaac
• "Pixquare has more than meets the eye. A seemingly simple interface that has the intuitive control you look for. The gesture pad is comparable to a desktop keypad." - Michael, Pixel Artist, Author of Pixel Logic book
• "I've been sharing it with basically everyone I know with an iPad because I think it's one of the best software out there for creating pixels on the iPad." - CupOhJoe, Game Developer
• "This is one fine app to pixel on the iPad! You can tell there's a lot of love for the craft poured in here" - Ota Jaider, Pixel Artist

Finally, Pixquare presents impressive artwork created using the app:

• Mossy (@ArtNature_it)
• chili (@ryviolie)
• Lesma (@pixe_lesma)
• Fariis (@fariis_art)
• ue_voxel (@UeVoxel)
• Becky C (@tinydiorama)
• Huy B (@bit5andpiece5)
• Sunny (@minisunnyworld)
• Manytle (@manytle)

Special thanks go to Naocraf (@NaocrafPixel), Hyuk Choi (@anti_rocker), Eka (@EkaSetyaNugraha), Cetaceaqua (@cetaceaqua), and TML (@fluffy_tml) for their contributions to translating the app into Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, and Chinese respectively.

If you're looking for a fully featured pixel art app, Pixquare offers a premium upgrade option. For just $14.99, you can unlock lifetime access to all premium features with no subscriptions required. It's a one-time purchase that allows you to use Pixquare forever.

Should you need assistance with the app or require support, you can contact Pixquare via email at [email protected] or reach out to their Twitter account at https://twitter.com/pixquare_app. Additional information can also be found on their website at https://www.pixquare.art/.