How many credits does a Pixel art portrait cost?

A Pixel art portrait is a text-to-image render — 2 credits at Standard, 10 at Pro and 42 at Max — with no upload involved, and new accounts start with 4 free credits.

Will the portrait keep fine detail in Pixel art?

In a Pixel art portrait, detail resolves as hard, unaliased pixel edges, so small textures become part of the style rather than photographic. Use Pro or Max quality when the portrait carries tiny elements the Pixel art treatment should keep.

Can I turn a Pixel art portrait into a short clip?

Yes — the Animate button under any render produces a 4 to 12 second clip of the portrait, and the Pixel art treatment carries into the motion.

Pixel art portrait ideas

Run a portrait through the Pixel art style and you get hand-placed pixels on a visible grid with a limited palette with careful dithering; hard, unaliased pixel edges carry the drawing, and the whole image feels crisp and nostalgic.

Describe age, expression, hair, clothing and where the light comes from, ask for a head-and-shoulders view with the eyes on the upper third, and keep style words out of the prompt — the Pixel art preset already supplies them. A note that applies to every Pixel art portrait on this page — ask for "a limited 16-colour palette" if you want a stricter old-console feel.

Render this style Prompt · a woman with silver hair and a red scarf, three-quarter view, soft window light

Rendered with the preset on this page.

Where it shines

Best framing for a Pixel art portrait: a head-and-shoulders view with the eyes on the upper third.
Colour arrives as a limited palette with careful dithering; describe your own only if the Pixel art portrait needs a specific one.
Hard, unaliased pixel edges define this Pixel art pairing — plan the portrait composition around them.
Good uses for a Pixel art portrait: indie game assets, profile icons, retro merch.

The recipe

01
Render the portrait in Pixel art
The preset carries the Pixel art look, so the prompt only has to describe the portrait.
AI Image Generator
02
Adjust the Pixel art portrait with a sentence
Change the portrait's details — colours, props, expression — without losing the Pixel art finish.
Edit With Words
03
Upscale the Pixel art portrait for print
Take the chosen Pixel art portrait to 8, 16 or 32 megapixels before downloading.
Image Upscaler

Questions

How many credits does a Pixel art portrait cost?: A Pixel art portrait is a text-to-image render — 2 credits at Standard, 10 at Pro and 42 at Max — with no upload involved, and new accounts start with 4 free credits.
Will the portrait keep fine detail in Pixel art?: In a Pixel art portrait, detail resolves as hard, unaliased pixel edges, so small textures become part of the style rather than photographic. Use Pro or Max quality when the portrait carries tiny elements the Pixel art treatment should keep.
Can I turn a Pixel art portrait into a short clip?: Yes — the Animate button under any render produces a 4 to 12 second clip of the portrait, and the Pixel art treatment carries into the motion.

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