How it works

What is Pixelhobby®?

Pixelhobby® is a creative hobby that will keep you busy for hours. Place the pixels on the pins of the baseplate and create the most beautiful Pixelhobby projects!

Choose a ready-made set, order a pattern from your own photo, or design something entirely your own. Create or choose your pattern, collect the materials and get started!

Girl proudly showing the small Pixelhobby artwork she made

What do you need?

Baseplates

The original baseplate 2000 pins (50x40). An arrow is shown on the back of the baseplate. This arrow indicates the orientation of the baseplate and the pixel art piece. It is important that the direction of the arrow always points in the same direction. For example always up or always to the right.

Pixelsquares

Pixelhobby® pixelsquares contain 140 pixels. The pixelsquares are made of sustainable Bio-plastic, which makes your hobby not only fun but also good for the environment. Pixelsquares are currently available in more than 300 colours.

Dovetails

There are 4 notches on the back of the base plate. These notches are made for the dovetail connectors. With these dovetails you can connect the base plates together.

Optional: Tweezers

Our tweezers are specially designed for Pixelhobby. We have 2 different types of tweezers, straight and bended. Which one is your favourite? Using tweezers is optional when working on your Pixelhobby project.

Optional: Frame

Do you want to finish your Pixelhobby artwork with a beautiful frame? The order number of the correct frame can be found on the first page of the pattern, the material list. For example 2x2P or 4x5L.

How to create a Pixelhobby® artwork

Place your baseplate on the pattern

Place your transparent baseplate on top of the pattern part. You can see exactly where each pixel goes — no counting needed.

Check the arrow direction

Ensure the arrow on the back of your baseplate matches the arrow direction on the pattern. Keep it pointing the same way for correct orientation.

Transparent baseplate placed on top of a Pixelhobby symbol pattern, arrows aligned

Read the symbols

Each symbol on the pattern corresponds to a specific Pixel color number. Use the color number indicated for each symbol.

Pattern part showing how each symbol corresponds to a Pixel color number

Find the color number

You can find the color number on the back of every Pixelsquare. Match it to the number shown behind the symbol on the pattern.

Place the pixels

Place the pixels on the pins of the baseplate using Pixelhobby tweezers or your fingers. Once you've completed all the symbols on this part of the pattern, move on to the next.

Hands picking a pixel from a pixelsquare with tweezers, above the pattern and baseplate

Your artwork is finished!

Once the baseplate is filled, your artwork is finished! No glue or ironing is required — the pixels are instantly fixed.

Finished Pixelhobby artwork of the Eiffel Tower

Pattern part showing how each symbol matches a Pixel color number

How does a symbol pattern work?

Every Pixelhobby® pattern is split into parts — one part per baseplate. Each part uses 4 symbols, and each symbol stands for one Pixel color. Next to the symbol you'll find the color number, which matches the number printed on the back of the pixelsquares. Note: the same symbol can stand for a different color on each pattern part, so always check the numbers for the part you're working on.

Slide the transparent baseplate over the pattern part and you'll see exactly where every color goes — no counting required. Just make sure the arrow on the back of the baseplate always points in the same direction, so your artwork stays correctly oriented.