Retro Diffusion · 10 credits a picture

Retro Diffusion for game art

Real pixel art, drawn at sprite size.

Retro Diffusion is a model made only for pixel art. The other models draw a large picture that is then snapped to the pixel grid; Retro Diffusion draws the sprite at its real size, 32, 64 or 128 px, so every pixel is placed on purpose.

In Voidless it costs 10 credits a picture. Sprites come back already cut out, and nothing is run over them afterwards, because resampling would knock the art off its grid.

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Retro Diffusion example: a cyberpunk birdman warrior

Examples

What Retro Diffusion makes

One try per prompt, nothing cherry-picked: the same prompts as the model comparison.

Retro Diffusion: a cyberpunk birdman warrior, full body (character) — **Character · pixel art**“a cyberpunk birdman warrior, full body”

Retro Diffusion: a cyberpunk birdman warrior, full body (pixel art character) — **Pixel art character · pixel art**“a cyberpunk birdman warrior, full body”

Retro Diffusion: a glowing crystal sword (item) — **Item · pixel art**“a glowing crystal sword”

Retro Diffusion: a slime monster wearing a tiny golden crown (creature) — **Creature · pixel art**“a slime monster wearing a tiny golden crown”

Retro Diffusion: an original side-scrolling platformer level, no characters: grassy floating platforms, coins, a waterfall and distant mountains, game background (platformer scene) — **Platformer scene · pixel art**“an original side-scrolling platformer level, no characters: grassy floating platforms, coins, a waterfall and distant mountains, game background”

Retro Diffusion: a wooden treasure chest full of gold coins (pixel art item) — **Pixel art item · pixel art**“a wooden treasure chest full of gold coins”

Best for

Characters, enemies and NPCs as pixel sprites
Items, weapons and pickups
Top-down objects and isometric assets
Pixel art scenes and backgrounds (artwork keeps its background)

Less suited to

Anything larger than 128 px
Non-pixel styles: its look is always pixel art

In Voidless

Cost: 10 credits a picture
Made by: Retro Diffusion
Sizes: 32, 64 and 128 px only
Background: Cut out for sprites, kept for artwork

Prompting

Tips for Retro Diffusion

Describe the subject and pose simply: “hero standing idle, blue tunic, brown boots”.
Pick the size by how big the sprite is on screen: 32 for small top-down characters, 64 or 128 for detail.
The style picker is hidden for this model: it has its own pixel styles built in.
To animate a Retro Diffusion sprite, use Animate on the asset; the animation keeps its palette and grid.

FAQ

Retro Diffusion: common questions

Is Retro Diffusion better than a pixel filter?

For small sprites, usually yes. A filter shrinks a big picture and can leave muddy pixels and stray colors; Retro Diffusion draws at the final size, so outlines and shading are clean.

Can it animate characters?

In the image generator it makes still sprites. Animate a sprite afterwards with Voidless animations (15 credits), which keep it on the pixel grid with its own palette.

Why does it cost 10 credits?

It is a specialist model that costs more to run than the general ones. If you only need a quick pixel draft, Flux 2 Klein at 1 credit with Pixel Art selected is the cheap option.

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