Goldfish Pixel Art: Flowing Tails, Round Bodies & Bright Fins

A broad tail and a rounded body give a goldfish more character than a field of tiny scales. Compare fancy fins, simple orange silhouettes and playful illustrated faces.

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Landscape goldfish pixel art banner comparing a long-tailed orange fish, a rounded shaded cartoon fish and an ink-drawn goldfish

Small fish with plenty of character

Twelve licensed goldfish illustrations converted to 128 × 128. Compare shaded fish, bold flat shapes, ink studies and a gently floating cartoon GIF.

Orange and yellow goldfish pixel illustration with a rounded eye and long flowing tail fins
Rounded yellow goldfish pixel cartoon facing left against a blue burst background
Black-and-white goldfish pixel ink study with detailed scales and long divided fins
Simple orange goldfish pixel cartoon with a thick dark outline and tiny downturned mouth
Dark and pale fancy goldfish pixel illustration in side view with a rounded belly
Orange long-tailed goldfish pixel silhouette with a few pale fin lines
Flat orange goldfish pixel illustration with a pale belly and angular tail fins
Black-outline goldfish pixel cartoon with a large eye and an upright dorsal fin
Yellow goldfish pixel illustration with layered tail fins and soft body shading
Red and white Japanese-style goldfish pixel drawing with decorative scale curves
Small orange goldfish pixel illustration inside a pale blue round fishbowl
Wide-eyed yellow and orange goldfish pixel cartoon with an upright pose and flowing tail in a gentle whole-illustration floating GIF
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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.

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Explore the Ditoo Pro with the Divoom app

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Set up your Pixoo-64

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A cosy drawing session with Ditoo Pro

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

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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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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

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“pretty easy to create and find some cool designs other people made too”
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“Fun community with lots of picture options, you can also create your own”
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Goldfish pixel art questions

Why does the tail look like part of a round blob?

The narrow connection between the body and tail may have merged. Preserve that pinch in the silhouette and leave a background notch between the upper and lower tail lobes.

Should every scale survive the conversion?

No. Start with the body color, eye, gill area and main fins. A few grouped highlights can imply scales more clearly than many isolated dots that flicker or disappear at small sizes.

How do I keep pale fins visible?

Preview them on the background you expect to use. Give the outer edge a different value or simplify overlapping fin rays; merely enlarging a transparent white fin will not add contrast.

Does the GIF show the fish swimming?

It applies a gentle whole-illustration floating motion. The tail and fins do not change shape independently, so it is not a frame-by-frame swimming cycle.

Shape the fins before the scales

Pick a simple body and tail silhouette, keep the eye readable, then add the few highlights that make your fish distinctive.