pixie.haus

AI Pixel Art, Sprite, and Animation Generation Tool

pixie.haus is your ultimate tool for creating pixel art, sprites, and animations, designed to make high-quality pixel art accessible for everyone—from beginners to seasoned game developers. Leveraging cutting-edge AI models, pixie.haus provides an intuitive platform to speed up your creative process.

Models and Capabilities

Pixel Art and Sprite Generation:

• FLUX.1 Schnell (3 credits per generation): Offering the best quality-to-price ratio, this model is optimized for speed and efficiency. It is ideal for creating high-quality pixel art and sprites with super-fast processing.
• Luma Photon Flash (10 credits per generation): This model generates vibrant and detailed images, perfect for projects requiring a richer and more intricate style. While slightly slower than FLUX.1 Schnell, it offers a distinct, more realistic style and produces more consistent results with fewer glitches.

Animation Generation:

• Minimax/Video-01-Live (200 credits per animation): Designed specifically for animation, this model excels at creating smooth and visually appealing 2D and 3D animations. It works exceptionally well with pixel art and can produce consistent results using an image reference as the first frame. Prepare your initial frames using one of our image models.

Licensing and Usage

All models used in pixie.haus are licensed for both personal and commercial use, allowing you to modify, publish, and sell the content you create without restrictions. This ensures flexibility and legal clarity for all users, whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional.

Key Features

Pixel-Perfect Image Transformations:

pixie.haus is specifically tailored to pixel art, offering unique post-processing steps that ensure every sprite and artwork is pixel perfect. These steps are designed to save creators a lot of time while delivering professional-quality results. Some of these steps include resizing with the nearest-neighbor method to keep the edges sharp, adjusting the color palette for consistency, and removing backgrounds to make it easier to use the artwork in any project.

Affordable and Flexible Pricing:

Generating pixel art and sprites is budget-friendly, with prices starting at 3 credits per image. The smallest credit package costs $5 for 600 credits, enabling the creation of up to 200 images. This pricing model makes pixie.haus an excellent choice for indie developers and creatives on a budget.

Built-In Editor:

The integrated editor provides essential tools like flood fill, line drawing, and color adjustments, allowing you to refine AI-generated images or create artwork from scratch. While not a replacement for full-featured tools like Aseprite, the editor is perfect for quick tweaks and minor edits.

Community and Public Gallery:

pixie.haus fosters a creative community by offering a public gallery where users can showcase their work, receive feedback, and earn credit tips from other users. Credits earned can be used for generating more images or tipping fellow artists, encouraging collaboration and mutual support.

Your Personal Pixel Art Library:

An account on pixie.haus gives you your own dedicated space to manage all your generated sprites. With the "saved" library, you can easily keep track of your creations and ensure that your work is safely stored and always accessible whenever you need it.

Who Is pixie.haus For?

Pixie.haus caters to:

• Beginners and Hobbyists: Simplified workflows make it easy for anyone to create stunning pixel art.
• Game Developers: Generate consistent art styles with seed control and AI-driven techniques.
• Animators: Access tools to create animations and sprites seamlessly.
• Content Creators: Easily incorporate pixel art PNGs and GIFs as creative assets for videos, streams, social media, and more.

1. Press to change the background color

2. Generating Images

To generate an image, simply enter your prompt and hit submit. While no additional settings are required, here are the key parameters you can customize:

• Number of images: Useful for experimenting with different seeds and prompts.
• Resolution: Choose from 32x32, 64x64, or 128x128 (default). Larger images can be resized later in the editor.
• Seed: Enter a seed to generate a consistent image. Note: when using a seed, the number of images is locked at 1 to avoid duplicates.
• Remove background (rm bg): By default, the background is removed using a flood-fill method. "Solid background" is automatically appended to the prompt for easier cutout.

3. Managing Created Images

Once generated, your images are saved in your account. Access them by clicking the floppy disk icon ("Saved") in the top right corner (or in the hamburger menu if you're on mobile). From here, you can:

• Edit in the pixie.haus editor.
• Download individually or add to download list to batch download later.
• Publish in the pixie.haus gallery to earn tips and experience.
• Use as a profile picture on pixie.haus.
• Remove images (this action is permanent).

4. Editing Images

pixie.haus includes a free, basic editor designed for quick adjustments of AI-generated images. You can also create images from scratch. The editor provides essential tools like flood fill and line drawing. It’s designed for quick adjustments rather than replacing full-fledged pixel art programs like Aseprite, but it works well for making smaller edits.

5. Publishing Images

Publishing images on pixie.haus is encouraged—it follows the idea of "help yourself and help others." Some of your creations might not be a perfect fit for your project, but others may find them useful. Here’s how publishing works:

• You can share images in the public gallery and potentially earn credits as a bonus.
• Engage in a community where you can gain likes, tips, and experience, which unlocks rewards like free credits.
• Guidelines: No nudity, hate symbols, or content that harms any group. Avoid publishing low-quality doodles.
• Moderation: Mods can remove images from the gallery if they violate pixie.haus rules. Repeated violations can lead to account bans.
• By publishing, you grant pixie.haus a license to use your images in promotional materials and potentially for future AI model training. You can unpublish an image at any time, removing it from the public gallery.

Effective Date: 01/09/2024

Welcome to pixie.haus! These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access and use of the pixie.haus platform ("Service"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use the Service.

1. Services Provided

pixie.haus offers the following services:

• AI-Generated Pixel Art and Sprites: Users can generate pixel art and sprites using our AI models, including FLUX.1 Schnell, Luma Photon Flash, and Minimax/Video-01-Live. Each model offers unique capabilities:
  • FLUX.1 Schnell: Optimized for speed and efficiency, this model provides the best quality-to-price ratio. Licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
  • Luma Photon Flash: Generates vibrant and detailed images, perfect for intricate styles. Licensed under the Luma Labs Terms of Service.
  • Minimax/Video-01-Live: Specialized for generating short animations. Licensed under the Minimax Terms of Service.
  All licenses allow commercial use of generated creations, ensuring flexibility for professional projects.
• Public Gallery and Credit Economy: Users can showcase their creations in a public gallery, earn credits by selling their artwork, tip other artists, and use credits within the platform for additional image generation and services.
• Online Pixel Art Editor: The editor allows users to edit AI-generated images and create new images from scratch. When creating images from scratch, no credits are required, and the editor can be used for free. Images created through the editor can also be published on the platform, where users can earn tips.

2. Ownership and Licensing of Generated Content

2.1 Ownership of Generated Images

When you generate images using pixie.haus, you own the rights to the images you create. You are free to use, sell, and distribute these images, including for commercial purposes.

2.2 Licensing to pixie.haus

- By using our Service, you grant pixie.haus a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, and store the images you generate. - If you do not publish the images to the public gallery, the license is limited to storing the images on our servers for the purpose of user access and retrieval. - If you publish the images in the public gallery, you also grant pixie.haus the right to modify, display, and use these images for promotional purposes. In addition, pixie.haus may use publicly published images for future AI model training.

2.3 User Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the content you generate. Generated content must not infringe on the rights of others, promote hate speech, or harm any group. You agree to use the Service responsibly, ensuring that your content aligns with these values.

3. Content Standards and Moderation

3.1 Quality and Prohibited Content

All images you publish on pixie.haus must meet a reasonable quality standard. The following content is strictly prohibited:

• Nudity or sexually explicit images
• Hate speech or symbols of hate
• Content that incites violence or promotes harm
• Images designed to harass or threaten individuals or groups

3.2 Artistic Freedom and Controversial Content

We value artistic freedom and recognize that controversial themes can have artistic merit. However, controversial content must maintain a high standard of taste and artistic quality. Moderators will review submissions, and you acknowledge that content deemed inappropriate may be removed at our discretion.

3.3 Unpublishing and Account Bans

pixie.haus reserves the right to unpublish any content that violates these Terms. Repeated violations of our content standards may result in a temporary or permanent ban of your account.

4. Credits and Payments

4.1 Credit System

Credits are required for generating AI images and tipping other artists on the platform. Credits can be purchased and are assigned to your account without an expiration date.

4.2 No Refunds or Compensation

Credits cannot be refunded or exchanged for cash or other forms of compensation. Once purchased or earned, credits are final and non-reversible.

4.3 Credit Issues

If you experience any issues with your credits, please contact us via support@pixie.haus

5. User Conduct

You agree to use the Service in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. You may not use the Service to:

• Violate any local, state, national, or international laws
• Interfere with the security or functionality of the Service
• Upload or distribute viruses or other harmful software
• Engage in fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activities

6. Account Responsibilities

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and are fully responsible for any activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

7. Modifications to the Service

pixie.haus reserves the right to modify or discontinue any part of the Service, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Service.

8. Termination of Access

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to the Service at our discretion, without prior notice, if you violate these Terms or engage in conduct that we deem harmful to the platform.

9. Limitation of Liability

pixie.haus and its affiliates, partners, and employees will not be liable for any damages resulting from your use of the Service, including but not limited to, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Poland, and any disputes arising from these Terms or the use of the Service will be resolved in the courts of Warsaw, Poland.

11. Changes to the Terms

pixie.haus may update these Terms from time to time. You will be notified of significant changes, and your continued use of the Service will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at:

• Email: support@pixie.haus

1. Data Collection

At Pixie Haus, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. When creating an account, we only collect and store your email address in our database. No additional personal data is collected without your explicit consent.

Types of Data Collected

• Email address (collected during account creation)

2. Account Creation and Authentication

You have two options for creating an account:

• Google Login: You can sign up and log in using your Google account credentials. No passwords are stored by Pixie Haus when using Google login.
• Email Signup: If you choose to sign up via email, you will be required to create a password. For security reasons, all passwords are hashed before being saved in our database, ensuring they are not stored in plain text.

Email Address Usage

Your email address is linked to your account and is used for login purposes as well as for essential service functions. These functions include maintaining your history of generated and created images associated with your account.

3. Email Communication

Pixie Haus will only send emails in the following circumstances:

• Welcome Email: Upon successful account creation, a welcome email will be sent.
• Email Confirmation & Password Recovery: If you sign up using the email signup method, we will send you an email to confirm your address. Additionally, if needed, we will send password recovery instructions to your email.
• Billing: We will send emails related to billing, such as invoices or payment confirmations, if applicable.

No Marketing Emails

We value your privacy and are committed to keeping your inbox free of clutter. Your email address will not be used for marketing purposes, and you will not receive promotional emails from Pixie Haus.

4. Account Deletion

You have the right to delete your account at any time. Upon deletion, all images you have created will be permanently removed from our servers, with the exception of images that you have published. In those cases, Pixie Haus will retain a copy of the published images, as users who publish images agree to grant Pixie Haus a permanent license to use and store them.

Retention of Email Addresses

If you delete your account, your email address will be retained in our records for one year. This retention is necessary to prevent abuse of our system, such as creating multiple accounts to claim bonus credits, which are granted to new users. After the one-year period, your email address will be permanently deleted from our system.

5. Security

Pixie Haus takes the security of your personal information seriously. We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. Passwords are stored in a hashed format, and all communications between you and our service are encrypted.

6. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any updates will be posted on this page, and significant changes will be communicated to you via email.

7. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@pixie.haus.

Hi, I’m Stanisław Ursatjew, and pixie.haus is probably the most autistic project I’ve ever worked on. It’s a chaotic mix of hyperfocus, curiosity, and overengineering, and somehow it turned into a functional app. There’s no team behind it—just me, sitting at my desk after work, convincing myself that every unnecessary feature was absolutely essential.

I’ve dabbled in programming before. I studied math for two years and picked up some Pascal basics, at the same time studied quantitative methods in economics, where I learned a bit of R. I’ve also tinkered with Python for robotics projects on Raspberry Pi. But honestly, none of that really prepared me for building an app.

What made this possible? Magic—specifically, LLMs, mostly chatGPT 4o and later o1-mini (it was working for me better than Claude 3.5 Sonnet). Most of this app was written with their help. I spent five months in a browser window, going back and forth with GPT, solving problems step by step, asking questions, and learning on the fly. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have had the focus or persistence to finish this without them.

About a year ago, I started experimenting with generative AI models—just big, vanilla models without any extra tools. Some were better for pixel art than others. For instance, tools like Photoshop’s AI image generation really struggled with pixel art prompts, often producing glitched and unusable results. On the other hand, DALL-E 3 turned out to be surprisingly good. My first project was all about figuring out how to create decent-looking pixel art without prior experience. I generated initial versions with AI and then refined them manually in Photoshop. This process turned out to be an incredible way to learn. Since the AI provided quick results, I was able to focus on improving the details, identifying what didn’t work, and figuring out how to make the pixel art look better. It was frustrating but also rewarding, and that’s when the idea for pixie.haus started to form: what if I could streamline this process for others?

The app started simple—just a tool to generate and refine pixel art. But then I kept adding features. One of the highlights is the Pixies—procedurally-generated pixel mascots with randomized colors, faces, and wings. Do they make sense? Not really. Are they fun? Absolutely.

The whole project has been a mix of learning, experimenting, and just seeing what happens. Now that it’s live, I’m excited to see if anyone else finds it useful—or at least entertaining. Thanks for stopping by. If nothing else, at least I can say I made something weird and kind of wonderful—and maybe inspired someone else to dive into their own project.