it's a me! Hello! I'm Lou (Elfwink), and I make pixel art for fun. Please read the terms of use explaining what you may and may not do with my artwork. 🙏🏻

I am a real person and this is a source of enjoyment for me. It makes me sad when people use my art without permission. (Yes, I've found people doing this!)

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

Pixel Art Terms of Use

Unless otherwise indicated, all images on ‘https://pixels.elfwink.net’ are my own original work.

Here’s what you may and may not do with my pixel art:

You may not make edits without asking permission first. (This includes taking bits and pieces of my pixel art to make your own.)
You may not collect in any kind of "found pixel art" galleries, blogs, or other websites.
You may not use my pixel art for any commercial purpose. This includes any purpose that generates real or virtual money, or use to decorate social media posts, etc.
You may use to decorate your own personal website, or put on your "toybox" page.
You must link back to me (‘https://pixels.elfwink.net’).
You must save images from here to your own web storage.
You may not use on websites that require a password or membership to view content.
You may not use on websites that are on "alternative" webs, such as those that require special web browsers to access.
You may not create NFTs from my pixel art.

If you would like to do something outside the terms, please feel free to get in touch.

If you have seen someone breaking the rules, please direct them to this page and feel free to let me know.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Link to me

elfwink link button

Website credits

Where possible, original creators are given credit for their work.

Save icon by A. N. Lucas.
Elfwink custom pixel avatar by Momo-The-Unknown.
Pixel art colour palettes:
- Kawaiihannah
- UFO50 - Derek Yu

Artwork from this website must not be redistributed or used for commercial purposes.