PyPixelArt – A keyboard-centered pixel editor

The idea behind PyPixelArt is uniting:

a cmdpxl inspired pixel image editor applied to pixel art.
vim ‘s keyboard-centered approach to improve productivity. Pretty hard to do with an image editor, but it’ll be fun to try xD
Some very useful functionalities from aseprite and other pixel art editors, such as screen symmetry.

Features and keybindings

Draw : i
Erase: x
Undo: u
Save: w
Zoom: n, b
Move Cursor: k, j, l, h
Grid: g
Symmetry: s
Color selection: c
Color: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Help: Space

Installation

Install the package with:

pip install pypixelart

Usage

Run with pypixelart.

You can also specify the file path and resolution: for example, to create a new image that is 20px wide and 10px tall you can use

pypixelart -f new_image.png -res 20,10

To get the full list of options:

$ pypixelart --help
Usage: pypixelart [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -f, --filepath PATH      Path for the file you want to open
  -res, --resolution TEXT  Image height and width separated by a comma, e.g.
                           20,10 for a 20x10 image. Note that no spaces can be
                           used.
  --help                   Show this message and exit.