Converters (photo->pixelart) usually make really awful looking stuff and probably wont be even considered as pixel art. This is not recommended.

I use some conversion techniques in PS sometimes, but they always need more work in the pixel level.

lol fakebit

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Thx

Slightly off-topic but some people might find it useful re: retro/pixel image converters: HyperDither is a standalone free OS X utility recreating Bill Atkinson's truely beautiful black and white dithering algorithm from HyperCard: http://www.tinrocket.com/hyperdither/

That's actually really cool.

Cementimental wrote:

Oh cool  so this is one of those threads so popular on messageboards these days where people ask for advice then get upset when people offer them advice

It wasn't advice.

You asked what pixel artists used plug-in-wise for photoshop, the answer from several pixel artists is that they DON'T use any special plugins, but rather use particular photoshop techniques, or use other software than photoshop. This is advice, good advice.

I use some conversion techniques in PS sometimes, but they always need more work in the pixel level.

From my point of view, asking for ANYTHING extra to help you with pixel art in photoshop just makes you look like a lazy bum. I'm not up on the modern techniques that pixel artists use so I'll defer to the expertise of the more experienced if they decide to chime in, but I do all my pixel art manually by hand one dot at a time. No magic filters or plugins. Just a pen, a canvas and some colors (or lack of colors, teehee)

I haven't used photoshop in over six years and I don't know anything about the plugins, but I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest some plugin ideas that you may be interested in searching:

Convert photograph to pixel art instantly
image to pixel art converter
convert ascii art to pixel art
convert pixel art to ascii art
retro game fonts
Automatic NES palette color limiter filter
magically turn any digital photograph to pixel art
Instant Gameboy camera filter
instant Amiga filter
instant NES filter
instant 8bit filter
double the size of pixels filter
instant 16bit filter
instant 32bit filter
instant 256 colors filter
instant 16 colors filter

Oh cool  so this is one of those threads so popular on messageboards these days where people ask for advice then get upset when people offer them advice

It wasn't advice.

Bit wish wrote:

I've already have done that, i want specific software, plugins, or addons for photo shop please.

Can you be more specific? What are you unable to to with out of the box photoshop that you are trying to do?

I already specified that im looking for addons, plugins, or other software for Photoshop that is pixel art related.

Lazerbeat wrote:

You should try this one, it is probably the best resource on the photoshop and pixel arts I have found http://bit.ly/1064wA7

I've already have done that, i want specific software, plugins, or addons for photo shop please.

Can you be more specific? What are you unable to to with out of the box photoshop that you are trying to do?

Just use pen and nearest neighbor and PS is awesome tool for pixelart. I have used it many years almost daily

+1

Turn off all interpolation features, zoom in, and start clicking around. What more do you need for pixelart?

I have used it many years almost daily

Ah okay. My bias has been shattered because your art is amazing. haha