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Design Pixel art & animation apps for iPad?

Electros

Member
Hi all - does anyone have any recommendations of any pixel art creation apps for iPad with some / all of the below?

-Palette save / load
-Frames for animating
-Onion skin views
-Layers
-Tile set support
-Export / cloud save options

I have done some pixelling on my laptop, but there are times it would be useful to work on or doodle on tablet - and actually any size or other potential restrictions in an app could also spur creativity!

Thanks.
 

JackTurbo

Member
Have you tried piskel? Its not the best but it's a cloud based web app so can be used across multiple devices which can be very convenient.
 

Electros

Member
Have you tried piskel? Its not the best but it's a cloud based web app so can be used across multiple devices which can be very convenient.
I've heard of it, but was a bit wary of how browser based editors would work on an iPad mini touchscreen. Still, with a free entry point to try it then that can't hurt.

After a bit more browsing of the app store, I came across an app called Sprite Creator, which looks basic but functionally seems to tick a lot of the requirement boxes.

If I pick that or other apps up, I'll drop an update here with thoughts.
 
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