Build your own pixel art display in order to view some of your favorite retro, low-rez artwork! We’ll use .bmp format raster graphics files formatted for the 64×32 pixel RGB LED matrix display.
You can create your own pixel art, or scour the web for some favorites.
This project uses the Matrix Portal to show the pixel art on the display. It runs CircuitPython and uses the Slideshow library to make it easy!
You can play the slideshow and let it loop, or press the Matrix Portal’s UP and DOWN buttons to pause/resume the loop and pick a particular image you’re dying to see!
Check out the guide from John Park!
Every Tuesday is Art Tuesday here at Adafruit! Today we celebrate artists and makers from around the world who are designing innovative and creative works using technology, science, electronics and more. You can start your own career as an artist today with Adafruit’s conductive paints, art-related electronics kits, LEDs, wearables, 3D printers and more! Make your most imaginative designs come to life with our helpful tutorials from the Adafruit Learning System. And don’t forget to check in every Art Tuesday for more artistic inspiration here on the Adafruit Blog!