PixZels

Features you need to add ASAP:

1] Being able to include the Back image too, since there are models which will have unique details in their back (it's the case of all models i work with;

2] Add export for magicalvoxel .vox format, so, we can work with other tools beyond yours too.

3] Export obj with mtl material file too.

Also, do you have an email which i can send more suggestions to?

Hello, congratulations on the development of Pixzels. When I import 6 images, one by one to build my model, saving the model doesn't work. However, when I import 6 views into a single image, saving works correctly. Please, could you look into this?
Also, could you add a new export format in a future version that supports the VOX format (MagicaVoxel V1 format, 126x126x126, for example)? Thank you.

This is a really cool app, is there an official discord where we can make suggestions or ask for help? I think the program would benefit from a video tutorial series as the learning curve is a bit steep. Otherwise a really great app! Some immediate suggestions would be:

•  Symmetry tool

•  Way to "lock" the light source position (I keep moving it by accident), and also a way to save the light source coordinates for consistency across all projects.

•  Way to import and save palettes.

•  Rotating Preview Window 

•  Sphere Tool / Sphere Selection Tool

•  Easier indicator to figure out where you're drawing

Thanks for developing this great app and making it available across multiple platforms! Highly recommend it for anyone on the fence!

I've just bought one ! You are walking the path of Greatness !

Is it normal that the obj export gave me a 3d model without material ? i tried to add the gameboy sample assets in the godot engine and in blender, i only see a good looking grey gameboy ^

hm, i need my assets other way around - i have isometric perspectives so it would me neat to get front/side from them. i assume it's not possible, right?

Hello, I would like to thank you for the Pixzels app, however i am working on win7(64 bit) and it is not compatible, is there a version/patch that makes it compatible? 

On win10 it works fine.

Thanks.

This is becoming more and more of a tool unlike any other especially with the recent update. The potential is all over the place in the best way possible for creatives and hobbyists of the low poly/pixel art community. 

Much love for the most recent update @pixel_Salvaje. I don't know how you do it, but much love for the effort that you are putting into this amazing tool this far. 0.005 is definitely a great leap already and can't wait to see what's next in store. 

Hello Pixel_Salvaje,

First of all, thank you for developing PixZels.

I would like to ask if a symmetry / mirror editing feature is planned.

For pixel art workflows, it would be extremely helpful to have an option to paint or edit one side of the model while automatically mirroring the changes to the opposite side.

Is this kind of symmetry editing feature something you are already considering for future versions?

Many thanks for your work. PixZels has a lot of potential.

when uploading the example images seperate, the side, top and front, i get many artifacts in the model, why is that? and why does it seem like the example inside the app does not have it? hmm? is there something im missing? will me basing my painting on the example images be wrong? thank you so much for clarifying in advance

Is there a workflow for the obj export to set up the textures, or should we just do a triplanar to UV setup? 

Will this ever be out on steam?

doesn't seem to really work for me? thought it would try and match details or something and trying to draw in it is basically impossible. is this only intended for square objects? none of your examples show a character spinning or anything fully round. don't really get the point of this if it doesn't work for complex shapes/requires you to draw the sprites in full anyway.

can it export FBX files?

Hello! I've found this on Twitter recently and I found it very cool. I have some questions about it:

1. Are LLMs used in any way for this? The word "generate" always give me chills, but you didn't mention anything of the sort so I'm hopeful.

2. Can I export the generated 3D models themselves?

Hello Pixel_salvaje,
First of all, thank you so much for developing this program.
It seems that the program struggles with depth, protruding ceilings in particular. For testing purposes, I drew a simple farmhouse with a hay bale on its left side. This is the Z-Ortho image file I used:
The goal was to have the beige roof extend slightly beyond the brown rectangle, and having a rounded hay bale on a single side. Instead, the result was the following:

The hay bale was cut in half and the brown rectangle was extended beyond its intended limits, resulting in a displeasing protrusion. However, the fridge example you included by default does seem to have complex depth (the blue box inside the fridge that cannot be seen from the Z-Ortho file). How can one replicate such effect?

The tool is very cool though it struggles a bit with very small canvas (8x8 and 16x16). it seems that this does not work with voxels because when you edit the "model" it changes the original sprite. 

This is really an awesome tool if somehow you could manage some workflow of 1. initial sprite- 2. a voxel model- 3. edit the voxel model toggling on and off the pixelation shader and changing the amount of pixelization/resolution- 4. pixel art touch ups on the export side while navigating with the arrow keys like you do now but between the exported perspectives. Could be a game changer for me

this has a lot of potential but for my needs of very small canvas it might not do the magic well enought for the moment.

i'll keep an eye on it tho

I'll give my feedback as someone who needed this for a game but unfortunately couldn't get it to work the way I expected, and also as a professional pixel artist with years of experience in game development.

1. Support more sizes

   I tried making a bus that was around 154 px wide. Even though the program says it supports 256 px, it wouldn't let me go beyond 128 px. It would also be nice to support irregular dimensions instead of forcing square sizes.

2. Why does the top image have to be vertical?

   The side of the bus is horizontal because the bus itself is rectangular. When I imported the roof, the bus got squashed, and it took me hours to realize that the top image was supposed to be vertical. That wasn't very intuitive.

3. Allow importing the back and bottom sides

   I'd personally rather draw the back side in Aseprite (I don't need the bottom side for my game). But imagine making a game where the bus flips over on the road, you would need the underside.

4. Pre-existing outlines don't work very well

   I can understand this one, since it's probably a difficult problem to solve.

5. The eraser tool feels buggy

   The brush is the only tool that worked reliably for me. I also struggled with the selection tool. It was difficult to understand where to drag, even when using the corner handles. The mouse cursor representation wasn't very intuitive either.

6. The UI needs a proper menu

   There should be a File menu and other standard menus for importing images instead of relying only on dragging files into the center of the screen. Also, I can't drag the window around in Windows because there isn't a title bar to grab.

7. I'd remove the image at the top

   It takes up a lot of space and feels unnecessary. Less is more, especially in a tool I would use frequently.

8. Export more than 16 directions

   It would be great to have the option to export more viewing angles.

9. I'd focus on the core functionality first

   If I were you, I'd prioritize the tool itself rather than painting features inside the program. Those can always be added later. I think the main purpose should be assembling the pieces and exporting them from multiple directions. Sprite touch-ups can be done in other software.

   When painting tools are eventually expanded, the colors and palette should always be visible. Having to click the color to open a modal is poor UX. Aseprite's approach of keeping colors visible on the left side works much better.

   I would also remove the entire right panel and move those options into standard menus like File, Edit, etc.

   For the viewing options, I think it would be more intuitive to have a rotatable cube or directional controls similar to what 3D software uses.

That's all I can think of for now. If I remember anything else, I'll add it later. I really hope this tool improves because the concept itself is excellent, and I'm looking forward to future updates.

You will put this tool in Steam? I want buy, but prefer by Steam, just to concentrate in one place

This is so cool! I'd love to know how this was made, it's seriously Impressive! I'm definitely going to buy this.

Please also include a slice export option for sprite-stacked models sometime! Animation would also be amazing <3

Hey! Great software. I am considering buying now for future projects, but also for a project I am working on at the moment. I would be curious to know if it's possible to generate slices for sprite-stacked assets from Pixzels? 

Could you please add to your demo, ships from your asset pack -> https://pixel-salvaje.itch.io/free-boat-16-directions ?
I'm looking for a program where I can design ships like these, and I'm wondering if it's possible to create more complex vessels. Two- or three-masted ones? That’s why I’d like to experiment with the demo and see if it’s worth buying your program. I’d appreciate it if you could add these models to the demo so I can test them, because so far I haven’t been able to recreate these models in the program.

An awesome tool that I anticipate will make my game much easier to produce! My immediate thoughts is it would be useful to allow the user to hand-choose which perspectives they export (for example, a given sprite in the game I am working on would only need 4 for a given sprite). Maybe even just let the user set custom presets?  

Again, this will already save me tremendous time as it is, so thank you! 

Android version in the works?

Hello, love the tool! 
Will this at some point allow users to export the 3D object as a 3D file, such as .obj or .glb?

Hi. demo is amazing. I tried making a 3DS, but the lines would get weird effects on them with the color... is there any guide for use? 

Thanks!

I will be buying to support.

Would it be possible to purchase the ortho images from the PixelWheels series to use with this tool?

I would like to create a lower camera angle version of the iso versions available for mode 7 style rendering.

Hey, it looks great but I couldn't make it work. Does it work only with squares and simple shapes like a car? I tried making a 2d humanoid character but it just created a scrambled blob. I used your vending machine template to place the different views in the correct format.

hi pixel salvaje.I didn't know you opened a patreon.i didn't see it anywhere.i didn't have bluesky and checked recently.is there anything planned?

https://www.patreon.com/PixelHeatCity?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

Hello Pixel_Salvaje,

I find Your tool very interesting! Are you planning to release a 3D exporter for Your tool, for example OBJ+Texure ? I would buy Your tool, if you would implement the 3D exporter! That would be amazing!

Thank You very much for Your answer in advance!

We found more bugs with the tool. We learned that we can upload strip in pixzels and it will generate 3D model automatically, and we made this archy wall. Then when we made another strip, it stop working. It won’t generate 3D model.

Seems like a pretty cool tool, but I think I'll hold off on paying for the full version till it has more development progress, like perhaps 3D character animation? Here's to hoping the project will age like a fine wine!

Hi! I've been using this for a few days now and it's been a lot of fun, it's an awesome tool!

My experience so far has mostly been smooth but there were a bunch of things I hope can be improved.

I'm running PixZels on Windows 10 in-case that's important.

Issues I ran into:

- Pure black (RGB "0, 0, 0") is being set as transparent when exporting as a GIF.

- The outline doesn't match the color you set it to if it's a more complex shade. For example, if you use RGB "132, 132, 46" within your sprite and then set the outline to the same values, the outline doesn't match in color and actually shows up as RGB "190, 190, 118" instead.

- Camera angle snapping makes it really hard to edit the details of some models when you require a camera angle that's slightly off from the designated ones. Maybe this could be toggleable?

- If you're dragging the Camera Tilt slider and your mouse leaves the Export Options window while still holding down, it counts as a click to close the export window.

- Maximizing the window causes it to overlap over the task bar.

Some (feature) suggestions:

- Selection rotation.

- Hex code input/support in the regular color picker.

- Make the outline color picker match the regular one, not just for theme consistency but the outline one doesn't allow you to paste stuff into it.

- Number value input for Camera Tilt.

- More GIF export options like rotating on different angles, back and forth between specific angles or maybe a sequence of angles to follow.

- Ability to export the actual model and/or texture as well as re-import them. I know you've stated you're still unsure about this one in another reply but it would be quite useful for models that can't be directly recreated from the ortho exported textures alone.

Anyway, loving the work so far! Thank you for making something so useful :)

Hey! Just wanted to clarify with you: if I put my UV map in there that I created somewhere else, it 'puts it together' or like I can put it together for a full object and it generates a rotated sprite sheet?

Hi! I just purchased this and am attempting to run it on Arch Linux, but it appears the AppImage is only for ARM. Is there an x86 build?

Thanks!

Great tool, can be a massive timesaver for making car animations.

However, when I try to import a predrawn sprite from all angles I can't seem to find a way to import the back or under view (like in the ambulance example).

Am I missing an option / hotkey or is it not possible?

Magnificent!
Failed to draw a mushroom ;)
Don't really like installers, could you please make the portable exe ?
Also, can't set 40 degrees on export

I’m having an issue with the Linux version. I’m on Linux Garuda and cannot launch the app. Gear Lever says ‘it may not be compatible with your system architecture’ whatever that means.

Amazing stuff, please bring it to Steam so we can auto update!

Is it possible to support a timeline? Thank you. 

Amazing work! Just a quick question — are these real 3D models (like made in Blender and usable in a game engine), or are they more like voxels?