Gorilla Pixel Art: Broad Shoulders, Dark Fur & Bold Faces

Broad shoulders and low hands establish the gorilla's weight. Compare friendly full-body characters, graphic faces, angular shading and older ink studies.

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Landscape gorilla pixel art banner comparing a friendly brown cartoon, an angular low-poly gorilla and a bold black face illustration

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.

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Create an animated GIF

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

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Draw a custom pixel icon

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

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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.

Explore the Ditoo Pro with the Divoom app

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

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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.

A closer look at 16 × 16 pixel art

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

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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.

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Keep refining your artwork

Draw, edit and animate in the Divoom app.

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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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Gorilla pixel art questions

Why is the face disappearing into the black fur?

The face and surrounding hair may share the same reduced palette value. Keep a clear muzzle shape and a larger brow or cheek value before adding small highlights.

How do I make the pose feel heavy?

Use a broad upper body and clear hand or foot contact with the ground. Separate the forearms from the torso so the silhouette does not become a single oval.

Should I keep all the fur strokes from an ink drawing?

Only the strokes that form useful larger masses. Fine isolated lines can turn into noisy pixels; preserve the head, shoulders and hand shapes before adding texture.

Are these images from a famous gorilla game or film?

No game or film character artwork is used as a source for this gallery. The examples are independently licensed animal and cartoon illustrations; the local GIF moves one complete illustration rather than extracting game animation.

Build the shoulders and face planes

Choose a clear gorilla pose, separate the muzzle from the fur and keep the hands readable before adding texture.