culture | February 11, 2026

Pixel Art resize

Pixel Art resize

The Resize Pixel Art Document option, found on the Document menu, allows you to upsample your document using one of two renowned pixel art resampling algorithms: XBR and HQX.

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Before: Image upsampled 4x using Bicubic filter. Observe the jaggy edges and ringing. After: Image upsampled 4x using XBR filter. See how the edges are smoother and more refined.
To resize using pixel art filters:
  1. From the Document menu, select Resize Pixel Art Document.
  2. Choose from either HQX or XBR as the resampling method, and pick a size multiplier from 2x, 3x or 4x.

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