Guides
Short how-tos for pixel beads, bead pixel art, and Perler-style charts you can print and build. Pick a board size and brand, crop, clear the background, then export.
The tools here stay in your browser. Photos are not uploaded for conversion. Long-edge sizes run 29 / 50 / 58 / 87. Brands include MARD, Perler, Hama, Artkal, Nabbi, and IKEA Pyssla. For a general pixel-bead walkthrough, open the bead pixel art guide. For Perler-style codes, use the Perler patterns guide. For crop, background key, and a cat before/after, use the photo-to-pattern guide.
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How to turn a photo into a Perler bead pattern
Featured example: kawaii cat as a coded MARD chart after crop and background key.
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- How to make Perler bead patterns
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Full craft how-to: pegboard grid, image converter, iron temperature, cats/animals/trees, and safe fusing.
- Pokemon Perler bead patterns
Convert a sprite you have rights to use into a pegboard chart. No licensed character downloads.
- Fuse bead patterns and iron beads
What fuse / iron beads are, board sizes, and a chart you can actually finish.
- Photo to pixel art, then beads
Pixelate a photo first, then map the grid to bead codes and a shopping list.
- Free Perler bead pattern maker
How free makers and converters work, how to choose one, color matching, and a short photo-to-chart start.
- How to turn a photo into a Perler bead pattern
Full workflow with a real cat example: crop, clear the background, map brand codes, export PNG and shopping list.
- Pixel beads on a pegboard
What pixel beads and bead pixel art mean in practice, and how to keep charts buildable.
- Perler beads pixel art patterns
Perler-style codes, board sizes, and free online maker tips.
Before you open the editor
- A clear subject and flat background make one-click background removal much easier.
- Cap max colors near what you own so the shopping list stays realistic.
- Treat on-screen codes as a plan. Check plastic under real light before large purchases.