Draw a character scene directly on the grid and decide where every mark belongs. Use brushes, shapes and text editing, revisit changes with undo, then copy the artwork or export a version for your destination.
Character canvas 40 × 18
Edit freely. Undo restores deleted frames and cleared artwork.
Basic tools and their normal exports stay free. Subscription effects use no credits; AI rendering uses 1, 2 or 3 credits per attempt.
Basic, Pro and Max include all six effects. No credits are charged. Your free tools and original exports stay available.
Applies to a snapshot scaled to at most 1024 pixels per side and 1 MiB. Video and animation use the current frame. Text remains unchanged.
Finish your current artwork with AI. All accounts can use credits; a subscription is optional. For animation and video, only the current frame is used.
This action uploads a bounded image of your current result to our AI service. Your original text, frames and source remain unchanged. A new render uses the displayed credit cost. Check your credit history for any adjustments after a failed generation.
Open an editable project, then make it your own. Your current work is protected before you switch.
A character has both a shape and a visual weight. Start with a simple contour, compare lighter and denser glyphs, and add detail only where it helps the drawing read at the size you plan to share.
Original input
/\ /\
/ \________/ \
| | *
| o o |
---- | /\ | ----
| \__/\_/ |
---- \ / ----
\____________/
| |
__| |__
/ \
/ | | \
| | | |
\___|______|___/
Result example
Choose the columns and rows, then select a brush character. Start with enough room for the main outline without adding a canvas larger than the scene needs.
Use the brush, erase, line, rectangle and fill modes, or edit the text directly. Pan and zoom for placement, and use undo to revisit an unwanted change.
Copy the drawing or download TXT, HTML or PNG for its destination. Export a JSON project when you want to preserve an editable backup or continue on another device.
The brush places your selected character into grid cells. Compare letters, punctuation and denser symbols for contours and shading, making the artwork from deliberate marks rather than relying on a photographic source to decide them.
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The drawing is also editable character text. Paste a prepared sketch or replace a small section in the text view, then return to the grid to inspect how the arrangement reads as a complete scene.
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Zoom for precise placement and use Pan to move across the canvas without drawing. Fit view restores the complete grid, making it easier to compare a close edit with the overall silhouette and surrounding negative space.
Try this workflowDirect grid editing suits small scenes, diagrams and decorative characters when an automatic conversion would decide too much for you. Every brush mark is part of the text structure that you can inspect, change and export.
Choose a glyph and put it where the outline needs it. Build detail around the subject rather than accepting a preset texture.
Construct edges and enclosed areas with line, rectangle and fill modes. Refine those foundations with the brush when the scene needs individual marks.
Zoom into a detail, pan around the grid and return to the full scene. Undo helps you compare a new approach with an earlier version.
Export the project as JSON when you want to return later. Keep text or image exports separately for the places where you share the drawing.
You can build scenes, small diagrams, decorative symbols and other character artwork directly on a grid. Choose a brush character and place it cell by cell, or use shapes and text editing for larger changes.
Use the visible shape and density of each glyph to support the scene. Sparse punctuation can suggest a light contour, while denser symbols can create darker regions.
Choose Line, Rectangle or Ellipse, then drag between the shape’s endpoints. You can also place endpoints with the keyboard. Use Pick to reuse a character already on the canvas, or Fill to replace a connected area.
Fill replaces a connected region with the selected brush character, making it useful for changing a background or a larger enclosed area. Inspect the boundary before filling so the change stays where you expect.
Use Select to mark a rectangular region, then move, copy, paste or delete it. This helps reposition a symbol without redrawing the scene. To bring in a complete character sketch, paste it in the text view after choosing sufficient columns and rows.
Reducing columns or rows crops characters outside the new dimensions. Check the full scene before resizing and use undo if you want to restore the removed edges.
Zoom changes your view of the character cells rather than the content of the drawing. Pan lets you move around that view without placing marks.
The grid supports touch interaction, with a Pan mode for moving around the canvas and zoom controls for inspection. Choose a brush and work at a comfortable cell size for placement.
Paste it into a preformatted area or code block that uses a monospace font and preserves whitespace. The grid relies on spaces and line breaks as much as visible characters. Check the available width in the destination, because line wrapping can disrupt the drawing even when the characters are copied correctly.
The editor keeps a local draft in the same browser, and JSON export provides an editable project file you can retain independently. Import that file when you want to continue on another device or restore a saved version.
TXT preserves editable characters; HTML adds a preformatted presentation with your colors. PNG fixes the drawing’s appearance. SVG keeps scalable, editable text but depends on the viewer’s monospace font. Save project JSON as well when you want to reopen the drawing with its settings.
Drawing starts with the characters you place rather than sampling a picture’s brightness. It suits an invented scene or precise symbol where you want control over the outline.
Choose a brush, build a clear outline and keep a drawing you can edit or share.
Start your drawing