pixelart-palette-converter is a simple Python GUI application for converting images into pixel art style with a fixed color palette.

Example

Example of an image conversion using a downsampling factor of 16 with Pillow's Lanczos resampling mode, grayscale conversion, brightness/contrast adjustments, and a four-color palette by Kerrie Lake. (Photo by me)

Installation

1. Download and install git on your system: https://git-scm.com/downloads.
2. Download and install the latest version of Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/.
3. Clone this repository with:

   git clone https://github.com/jmittendo/pixelart-palette-converter

4. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv .venv

5. Activate the environment:
   • Windows:

     .venv\Scripts\activate

   • Linux:

     source .venv/bin/activate

6. Upgrade pip inside the environment:

   python -m pip install -U pip

7. Install the required packages inside the environment:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

After installing, activate the virtual environment if necessary (check installation step 5) and run the application with:

    python pixelart_palette_converter.py