# Pixel Art Generating Guide 
-> **This guide uses an A1111 extension and SDXL** <-
-> **Pixel Art Extension (also works on Forge): https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui-pixelization** <-

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## Introductions

I want to preface that you *technically* don't need to 'prepare' your image for the pixelization extension, but there is a strong difference in quality if you do so. There's an example below, and the first one is the unprepared one, and the second one is the prepared one. It's up to preference, but I like the second one, as it looks more like traditional pixel art to me. 

![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/v1g91k.png){35%:35%} ![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/ekh67z.png){35%:35%}

## Preparing your image for the extension

First, get a LoRA for pixel art. Could be Namako, s-purple, itzah, etc. 

Then you can go about this one of two ways. You can made a pre-existing image more viable for pixelization by using img2img, or you can generate it raw with txt2img. I prefer the first method, as I don't want to be limited by the few pixel art LoRAs available when generating. 

**img2img:**

Take your original image to img2img and transfer the prompt to ensure there's no unnecessary changes when using img2img. Then, remove any artist styles / distinct style additives from your prompt and add '(pixel art)' and the LoRA you're using, at a weight of your preference (I prefer a cumulative weight of one.)

![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/prmc3z.PNG) 
![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/4sszre.png)

Then set the denoising strength relatively high, at around 0.7~ish. Having adetailer on also helps. Then press 'Generate' and hope for the best. Do it as many times as you like, and remember to randomize the seed, if you haven't already. 

**txt2img:**

Do the same thing you'd do for img2img, put '(pixel art)' in and add your pixel art LoRA, then generate with settings of your preference.

## Using the extension

The extension will be available in your 'Extra' tab. 

![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/4oslw8.PNG){50%:50%}

Turn on 'keep resolution' and set the pixel size to whatever you prefer. For reference, the first one is '4' and the second one is '8'.

![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/ekh67z.png){20%:20%} ![Alt Tag](https://files.catbox.moe/bmuv00.png){20%:20%}

And that's it. You'll notice your image will change color somewhat after the pixelization process. You can edit this in any image editing tool (I recommend https://www.getpaint.net/) but it'll be hard to get it to look the exact same. That's it. Have fun with your pixelization.