Pixel Joint Forum: how I can draw with pixels bigger?

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   Hello artists,

 I've done my first pixel art drawings with photoshop and some programs such as D-pixel, Pixen, ASCIIPaint, GraphicsGale, etc ...

 But I have a simple question, how I can draw with pixels bigger?

 When I make a picture pixel by pixel in photoshop, the image size is 100x100, but what if I make a picture in 20x20 cm size with larger pixels? Do I have to resize the image? How? Because if resizing is pixelated ...

 So what is the way to do this?

 Example:
 http://www.pixeljam.com/art/pixelModels/rGrillottiVenusSm4_650.gif

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findarato Seaman Joined: 06 February 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: how I can draw with pixels bigger? Posted: 06 February 2011 at 6:06am
	Hello artists, I've done my first pixel art drawings with photoshop and some programs such as D-pixel, Pixen, ASCIIPaint, GraphicsGale, etc ... But I have a simple question, how I can draw with pixels bigger? When I make a picture pixel by pixel in photoshop, the image size is 100x100, but what if I make a picture in 20x20 cm size with larger pixels? Do I have to resize the image? How? Because if resizing is pixelated ... So what is the way to do this? Example: http://www.pixeljam.com/art/pixelModels/rGrillottiVenusSm4_650.gif
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cure Commander Joined: 23 March 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2859	Posted: 08 February 2011 at 10:49am
	well you wouldn't draw with 'bigger pixels', just create the image at its native resolution, then resize it. make sure you deselect "resample image" when resizing in photoshop. I assume this is what you mean by the image becomes "pixelated".
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mdkcde Seaman Joined: 24 October 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 08 February 2011 at 11:33am
	You can simply Resize/Resample with the program of your choice. I usually do it on Gimp/Photoshop. and making sure I deactivate Bilinear filter or set the scaling at nearest neighbor. Also make sure you increase the size by magnitude x2 x3 x4 x5 and whatever.
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