And after wanting to try making pixel art for a year, I finally bought some Perler beads and a pegboard. Maybe it was because I was weird.Įven though I’m not really interested in modern video games, the old stuff still holds a special place in my heart. Maybe it was because sprites were essentially the same as flip books, and if you put them all together they made a moving picture. Maybe it was because I was a super organized kid, and seeing pixels so perfectly arranged was appealing to me. I’d even go so far as to say they fascinated me. I didn’t usually go for the projects that required outside assistance, like the use of irons.īut after seeing video game sprites from Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy games made out of Perler beads, I’m pretty ashamed I never tried this sooner. Most of my art projects involved Crayola brand stuff. You arrange a picture or pattern on a pegboard and iron them together to create art. Perler beads are fusible beads from my childhood, apparently. My first question was, “what the hell is a Perler bead?” My second question was, “how can I do this?” Last year, one of my favorite YouTubers started making video game sprites from Perler beads.
