During our game dev years, from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, my main pixel art tool was the Amiga's legendary Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") pixel editor.
These days, there's a free authentic recreation of DPaint, called PyDPainter. Grab it for free here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
These days, there's a free authentic recreation of DPaint, called PyDPainter. Grab it for free here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
GitHub - mriale/PyDPainter: A usable pixel art paint program written in Python
A usable pixel art paint program written in Python - mriale/PyDPainter
github.com
April 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
During our game dev years, from the late 1980s to the late 1990s, my main pixel art tool was the Amiga's legendary Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") pixel editor.
These days, there's a free authentic recreation of DPaint, called PyDPainter. Grab it for free here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
These days, there's a free authentic recreation of DPaint, called PyDPainter. Grab it for free here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
If you know the legendary Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") Amiga pixel editor, PyDPainter is an accurate, free recreation, with some added features.
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
GitHub - mriale/PyDPainter: A usable pixel art paint program written in Python
A usable pixel art paint program written in Python - mriale/PyDPainter
github.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
If you know the legendary Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") Amiga pixel editor, PyDPainter is an accurate, free recreation, with some added features.
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
Note that DPaint didn't have as much dithering options as PyDPainter has these days, but DPaint's gradient fill was already useful.
Check out the free PyDPainter here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
Check out the free PyDPainter here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
GitHub - mriale/PyDPainter: A usable pixel art paint program written in Python
A usable pixel art paint program written in Python - mriale/PyDPainter
github.com
May 1, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Note that DPaint didn't have as much dithering options as PyDPainter has these days, but DPaint's gradient fill was already useful.
Check out the free PyDPainter here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
Check out the free PyDPainter here:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
Done something a bit more proper this time in PyDPainter!
A cute dino :3
Honestly i love this program so much even if i just found about it recently 💚
#piexlart #PyDPainter
A cute dino :3
Honestly i love this program so much even if i just found about it recently 💚
#piexlart #PyDPainter
May 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Done something a bit more proper this time in PyDPainter!
A cute dino :3
Honestly i love this program so much even if i just found about it recently 💚
#piexlart #PyDPainter
A cute dino :3
Honestly i love this program so much even if i just found about it recently 💚
#piexlart #PyDPainter
Someone's remade Amiga Deluxe Paint in Python, so you can run it natively on modern machines:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
GitHub - mriale/PyDPainter: A usable pixel art paint program written in Python
A usable pixel art paint program written in Python - mriale/PyDPainter
github.com
December 19, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Someone's remade Amiga Deluxe Paint in Python, so you can run it natively on modern machines:
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
PyDPainter 2.2.0 is HERE! New Brush Trails for brush rotation & scaling, improved Mac Support, clipboard paste in Text tool, new docs and tutorials
Get it now! pydpainter.org/download.php #PyDPainter #PixelArt #OpenSource
Get it now! pydpainter.org/download.php #PyDPainter #PixelArt #OpenSource
June 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
PyDPainter 2.2.0 is HERE! New Brush Trails for brush rotation & scaling, improved Mac Support, clipboard paste in Text tool, new docs and tutorials
Get it now! pydpainter.org/download.php #PyDPainter #PixelArt #OpenSource
Get it now! pydpainter.org/download.php #PyDPainter #PixelArt #OpenSource
In 1993, new Amigas enabled 256-color palettes. But drawing intricate gradients by hand in sprite frames, tiles, etc. is much work. So I used DPaint's gradient fill for that.
PyDPainter is a free DPaint recreation. Here's a French video showing the gradient options:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwb...
PyDPainter is a free DPaint recreation. Here's a French video showing the gradient options:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwb...
Tuto pixel art : dégradés faciles !
YouTube video by Stéphane Anquetil
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
In 1993, new Amigas enabled 256-color palettes. But drawing intricate gradients by hand in sprite frames, tiles, etc. is much work. So I used DPaint's gradient fill for that.
PyDPainter is a free DPaint recreation. Here's a French video showing the gradient options:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwb...
PyDPainter is a free DPaint recreation. Here's a French video showing the gradient options:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwb...
You might also want to check out PyDPainter, if you want something like Deluxe Paint for modern hardware: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l385...
#amiga #retrogamedev #pixelart #python #opensource
#amiga #retrogamedev #pixelart #python #opensource
December 14, 2024 at 8:05 PM
You might also want to check out PyDPainter, if you want something like Deluxe Paint for modern hardware: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l385...
#amiga #retrogamedev #pixelart #python #opensource
#amiga #retrogamedev #pixelart #python #opensource
January 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Announcing PyDPainter 2.2.1 with new gradients
PyDPainter, pronounced "Pied Painter" (like Pied Piper), is an attempt to create a usable pixel art program for modern computers in Python using PyGame.
For: Win / Linux / macOS
🔗 pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
PyDPainter, pronounced "Pied Painter" (like Pied Piper), is an attempt to create a usable pixel art program for modern computers in Python using PyGame.
For: Win / Linux / macOS
🔗 pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Announcing PyDPainter 2.2.1 with new gradients
PyDPainter, pronounced "Pied Painter" (like Pied Piper), is an attempt to create a usable pixel art program for modern computers in Python using PyGame.
For: Win / Linux / macOS
🔗 pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
PyDPainter, pronounced "Pied Painter" (like Pied Piper), is an attempt to create a usable pixel art program for modern computers in Python using PyGame.
For: Win / Linux / macOS
🔗 pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
Amis du 𝖯𝗂𝗑𝖾𝗅, anciens de l'𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨, nostalgique de #DeluxePaint, la nouvelle version du painter opensource PC/Mac/Linux auquel je collabore est sortie !
pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
#Amiga #PixelEditor
pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
#Amiga #PixelEditor
January 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Amis du 𝖯𝗂𝗑𝖾𝗅, anciens de l'𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑮𝑨, nostalgique de #DeluxePaint, la nouvelle version du painter opensource PC/Mac/Linux auquel je collabore est sortie !
pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
#Amiga #PixelEditor
pydpainter.org/blog/2026/01...
#Amiga #PixelEditor
anyways, joan if she were in moon child
May 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
anyways, joan if she were in moon child
Made this in PydPainter. pydpainter.org It's neat!
PyDPainter
pydpainter.org
September 22, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Made this in PydPainter. pydpainter.org It's neat!
Nice! But this isn’t Hold And Modify mode. 🙂 It’s a color-cycle of a range within the 32-color palette.
By the way, if you like DPaint, check out PyDPainter:
bsky.app/profile/seve...
By the way, if you like DPaint, check out PyDPainter:
bsky.app/profile/seve...
If you know the legendary Deluxe Paint ("DPaint") Amiga pixel editor, PyDPainter is an accurate, free recreation, with some added features.
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
Download (Win / Mac / Linux):
github.com/mriale/PyDPa...
There's also a new forum:
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#PixelArt #GameDev #amiga #RetroComputing
GitHub - mriale/PyDPainter: A usable pixel art paint program written in Python
A usable pixel art paint program written in Python - mriale/PyDPainter
github.com
August 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Nice! But this isn’t Hold And Modify mode. 🙂 It’s a color-cycle of a range within the 32-color palette.
By the way, if you like DPaint, check out PyDPainter:
bsky.app/profile/seve...
By the way, if you like DPaint, check out PyDPainter:
bsky.app/profile/seve...
Bonne Année !
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Bonne Année !
PyDPainter 2.1.0: Anim Brushes Are So Cool!
YouTube video by Mark Riale
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Le remake libre de #DeluxePaint dont je m'occupe a un tout nouveau forum (indépendant). L'occasion de vous replonger dans le #pixelart à l'ancienne ou de sauter le pas !
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
August 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Le remake libre de #DeluxePaint dont je m'occupe a un tout nouveau forum (indépendant). L'occasion de vous replonger dans le #pixelart à l'ancienne ou de sauter le pas !
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
forum.pydpainter.org/index.php
#pixelart #PyDPainter Amiga lores 320x256 px 32 couleurs (voire 16 en fait).
December 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
#pixelart #PyDPainter Amiga lores 320x256 px 32 couleurs (voire 16 en fait).
June 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#pixelart #Space scene inspired by Lego Ideas set Tales of the Space Age #21340
#pydpainter 1080x1380 pixels, 16 colors.
#pydpainter 1080x1380 pixels, 16 colors.
March 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#pixelart #Space scene inspired by Lego Ideas set Tales of the Space Age #21340
#pydpainter 1080x1380 pixels, 16 colors.
#pydpainter 1080x1380 pixels, 16 colors.
Now I want to play with it. No idea what for.
I hope there will be some animated GIF or numbered frames export to import/export with PydPainter.
I hope there will be some animated GIF or numbered frames export to import/export with PydPainter.
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Now I want to play with it. No idea what for.
I hope there will be some animated GIF or numbered frames export to import/export with PydPainter.
I hope there will be some animated GIF or numbered frames export to import/export with PydPainter.
Mexendo com o PyDPainter e é legal ter uma opção moderna pra fazer Pixelart que nem na época do Amiga.
o PyDPainter é um "sucessor" do Deluxe Paint, feito em Python e roda em sistemas operacionais modernos, estou gostando dele, ele é bem legal mesmo que old-school.
o PyDPainter é um "sucessor" do Deluxe Paint, feito em Python e roda em sistemas operacionais modernos, estou gostando dele, ele é bem legal mesmo que old-school.
August 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Mexendo com o PyDPainter e é legal ter uma opção moderna pra fazer Pixelart que nem na época do Amiga.
o PyDPainter é um "sucessor" do Deluxe Paint, feito em Python e roda em sistemas operacionais modernos, estou gostando dele, ele é bem legal mesmo que old-school.
o PyDPainter é um "sucessor" do Deluxe Paint, feito em Python e roda em sistemas operacionais modernos, estou gostando dele, ele é bem legal mesmo que old-school.