8bit Crafts

Create your own craft pattern

Turn a photo, drawing, or idea into an editable pixel design. Make craft patterns for cross stitch, fuse beads, plastic canvas, and five more crafts.

Upload an image, draw on a grid, or describe your idea to AI.

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Your designs stay private.

Example: a sunflower photo beside an editable sunflower pixel design with visible grid lines
Example: photo to pixel design.

Three ways to start

Your design is editable pixel artwork. Your craft pattern provides charts and references for making it.

Example: a sunflower photo beside an editable sunflower pixel design with visible grid lines

Upload an image

Upload pixel art or a photograph to create a design you can edit.

  • Choose an image from your device.
  • We turn photographs into pixel art with AI, so some details may change.
Rainbow heart in the actual pattern drawing tool, with the editable square grid, color palette, and drawing controls visible

Draw your design

Start with a blank grid and draw your own pixel design.

  • Choose your grid size and colors.
  • Save your design and come back to it later.

Prompt

Design

A green and yellow budgie with blue wing and tail details.

Example result: a green and yellow pixel-art budgie with blue wing and tail details

Create with AI

Describe your idea and let AI turn it into a pixel design you can edit.

  • Add up to three reference images.
  • Choose the level of detail that works best for your craft.

Choose from eight crafts

Your design becomes a pattern for every craft below, so you can make it in different ways without extra work.

Plastic CanvasExplore the craft Cross StitchExplore the craft Punch NeedleExplore the craft Latch HookExplore the craft MosaicExplore the craft Painted BlocksExplore the craft Fuse BeadsExplore the craft Diamond PaintingExplore the craft

Start free. Add credits with a plan.

Free accounts include editing and craft files for your own designs.

  • Free

    5 one-time creation credits

    $0. Free credits do not reset.

    Free library patterns and available downloads.

  • Pixel Pass

    10 creation credits each month

    $2.00 billed monthly, or $19.99 charged once per year.

    Every library pattern and recoloring for supported patterns.

  • Pixel Pro

    50 creation credits each month

    $4.00 billed monthly, or $39.95 charged once per year.

    Pixel Pass features, with more monthly credits.

Paid credits reset monthly from your subscription start date, even on annual plans. No rollover. Saved designs stay accessible after your subscription ends.

All prices are USD.

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Ready to create?

Choose Create Pattern in your library to begin.

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