Swanky Paint
Release date: Jun 8, 2016
Developers: Wetgenes
Publishers: Wetgenes
Genres: Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Utilities, Early Access
Supported languages: English

A modern Deluxe Paint tribute built using our open source game engine, Gamecake. It is a perfect tool for creating pixel art and animation. Deluxe Paint is a well designed bitmap graphics editor from the 80s that ran on the Commodore Amiga. To this day, we still find it the best package out there for its purpose and we have yet to find anything close to it in terms of usability and design. We have tried other pixel editors but still keep coming back to an old copy that we still use every now and then for our games. However, as times goes by, we find an increasing need for an actual replacement that is not only up-to-date but more importantly, cross platform (Linux/Win/Raspi/Android/Mac). So here is our attempt at recreating our favourite paint package for today's generation of pixel artists. It should be noted that this is currently in active development so will contain bugs. Features: We don't have a file format - anything created on Swanky Paint can be opened in ANY art software Runs on Linux, Raspberry Pi, Android, Windows & Mac Deluxe Paint shortcuts Escher modes: Hexels, non-Euclidean, strange geometry Bloom shader options Full resolution background image for tracing and referencing Multiple layers support Simple animation frames Spritesheet support GIF and APNG import to frames Supports SVG, GIF, JPG, PNG and APNG import & export Supports Fun64 clipboard conversion to ASCII Dithering options for paletted and true colour images Wrap mode for tiling preview , edit anywhere to update the draw area Ultimate undo remembers your history forever Export your image history as a GIF Supports 15 popular colour palettes like Pico8, DawnBringer, C64, ZXSpectrum, NES, Gameboy, MSX, AppleII, EGA, Swanky32 & more Import custom palettes and presets Support for Lua scripting Support for UV mapping preview on to low poly 3D model These are some of the features that are already included in the current version. We are still adding more during development. Swanky Art, a new kind of pixel art community. On International Amiga Day 2014, we released Swanky Art, a pixel art community based on daily challenges that restricts your palettes, dimensions and filters. Our aim is to fully recreate the restrictions of the past, teaching attribute clash to a new and terrified generation. 

Press reviews: “Although in the early alpha stage of release, Swanky Paint shows real promise. For fans of Deluxe Paint, it’s certainly worth trying out for its low cost and wide range of features.” 4/5 – MagPi Magazine issue 36 “Where Deluxe Paint had its pixels on show due to the low resolution of computing equipment at the time, though, Swanky Paint revels in it. Designed for retro ‘pixel-art’ projects, the software makes everything as easy as possible and includes a surprising level of polish for an early alpha release – including various effects designed to emulate the smoothing glow of a traditional CRT display.” Gareth Halfacree “Easy to use and very precise - Swanky Paint is the perfect introduction to pixel art!” Sludgefeast Magazine