Crayon Pixel Art: A Wax Tip And Paper Wrapper

Start with a wax tip and paper wrapper. Keep a wax tip and paper wrapper distinct with a dark outline and broad color blocks. Leave one clear pixel gap between neighboring details.

Make crayon pixel art

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Wide crayon pixel art illustration composition

Make it your own.

Three ways to start. One pixel editor.

Convert an image into pixel art

Upload an image, choose a canvas size and refine the result. Export a PNG when you are ready.

Open the editor

Create an animated GIF

Add or duplicate frames, adjust the timing and preview the loop. Export your animation as a GIF.

Open the editor

Draw a custom pixel icon

Start with a blank canvas. Use the drawing and fill tools, then export your icon with a transparent background.

Open the editor

Pixel art. In real life.

See how creators use the app and make their displays their own.

From a Procreate canvas to a Divoom display

Watch a creator make pixel art in Procreate and show it on Pixoo-64 and Ditoo-Pro.

Ittai ManeroWatch on YouTube

Explore the Ditoo Pro with the Divoom app

Follow a hands-on setup session covering the app, gallery and device controls.

The Chris ReviewWatch on YouTube

Set up your Pixoo-64

See the official Pixoo-64 setup walkthrough before exploring your own display ideas.

A cosy drawing session with Ditoo Pro

Watch Masante Art unbox Ditoo Pro and share a relaxed drawing and tutorial session.

Masante ArtWatch on YouTube

A closer look at 16 × 16 pixel art

Explore the Ditoo and small-canvas pixel art with pixel artist Brandon James Greer.

Brandon James GreerWatch on YouTube

Watch video

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Keep creating with Divoom.

More ideas, more tools and a place to share.

Divoom app pixel gallery

Find inspiration in the Pixel Gallery

Browse community artwork and save the designs that catch your eye.

Divoom app pixel editor

Keep refining your artwork

Draw, edit and animate in the Divoom app.

Divoom app community

Join the conversation

See what other creators are making and share your own work.

Notes from the community.

Divoom app reviews from Google Play.

Cole Tippins

Cole Tippins

“Very nice Pixel Editor and community, although the app is oddly buggy sometimes”
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Ciaran

Ciaran

“pretty easy to create and find some cool designs other people made too”
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Heather Hibbs

Heather Hibbs

“Fun community with lots of picture options, you can also create your own”
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Crayon pixel art questions

How can I keep crayon readable at small sizes?

Keep a wax tip and paper wrapper distinct with a dark outline and broad color blocks. Leave one clear pixel gap between neighboring details. Compare the a wax tip and paper wrapper against the background at native display size before adding extra highlights.

Which crayon details should I simplify first?

Keep the a wax tip and paper wrapper recognizable and simplify small texture marks first. Keep a wax tip and paper wrapper distinct with a dark outline and broad color blocks. Leave one clear pixel gap between neighboring details.

What moves in the crayon GIF?

The whole illustration shifts in a short floating loop. Individual parts are not animated independently.

Create your own crayon pixel art

Build the a wax tip and paper wrapper on a 32- or 64-pixel logical grid, then enlarge to a 128 × 128 export. Remove fine interior texture before changing the main silhouette.