By: Cait Leslie
At this point in our
Internet and Digital world timeline the average person online has probably at
some point or another run in to a piece of pixel art. Many of us were playing
our favorite video games as children in 2D pixelled format before we even knew what
a Pixel was (think old Atari games, NES, gameboy, etc).
Each Pixelled image
is created square by square, but what if we could pixel..with other shapes?
A Digital Drawing
program for both Windows and Mac called Hexels now allows us to do just that.
Hexels gives you the
ability to create images reminiscent of Pixel art by placing custom or default
shapes in to a grid.
With a very
simplified Interface anyone can give it a try even if they're unfamiliar with
graphics programs or how to use them. Hovering over any of the tools will tell
you what they are. Don't let that fool you though, the program is capable of
some amazing things!
Hexels comes in both
a Free and a Payed/Pro Version ($19.99USD). The free version allows access to a
few pre-programmed shapes like Hexagon, Square, Circle, and some others. The Pro
version however allows you access to fully Custom shapes along with Cubes,
Trixels (triangles) and other interesting features.
I highly recommend
checking it out! Even if you're not an artist, it's a fun program to play
around in.
Above image of the
Master Sword from the Zelda Nintendo Series is one of my attempts at the
program, but take a look at what others have created using Hexels!