Free · Make flat shapes look round and shiny
Pixel Light and Shade Painter for Kids
Brush small amounts of light or shadow onto a pixel shape and learn how artists show depth without blurry colors.
- Clear, kid-friendly steps
- Private in your browser
- No signup
Pixel light and shade painter
Brush light or shadow onto colored pixels. Use small changes to make a flat shape look round, shiny, or far away.
Tap, drag, or focus the grid and use arrow keys.
Put light on one side and shadow on the other.
Runs locally with tile-mode, outline, gradient-map, shading, palette, nearest-neighbor rotation, and export ideas adapted from Pixelorama. No login, gallery, chat, ads, uploads, or saved creations.
Powered by Pixelorama (adapted pixel-art studio tools), an open-source library available under MIT.
Three simple steps
How to use it
- Choose a large pixel tool and color, then tap or drag on the clear grid.
- Watch the live result while you change the effect, palette, tile, or shape.
- Save a sharp PNG when you are ready. Pictures stay only in this browser tab.
Private by default
Your words and choices stay in this browser tab. There are no accounts, uploads, ads, or trackers inside the tool. Close the tab and the working data is gone.