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Pop Art Helpers

Use the free pop art image helpers to turn your pixel art into multi-million dollar pop art orginals!

Usage

Let's try the portrait of Frida (Kahlo) in the classic 24×24 pixel art format:

require 'popart'

frida = Image.read( 'i/frida_kahlo-24x24.png' )

Double Frida (2×1)

Let's try Image#double also known as Image#two or Image#double_ii:

YELLOW = '#ff0000'   # let's try a yellow background  - color encoded in rgb (red/green/blue) hex

popart = frida.double( background: YELLOW )
popart.save( 'i/frida-double.png' )

And voila - Las Dos Fridas :-)

Note: You can make the artwork bigger using the Image#zoom method using a "loss-free" double the pixel algorithm. Let's try 8x:

popart.zoom(8).save( 'i/[email protected]' )

8x

Triple Frida (3×1)

Let's try Image#triple also known as Image#three or Image#double_iii:

popart = frida.triple( background: YELLOW )
popart.save( 'i/frida-triple.png' )

And voila!

Thirty Fridas Is Better Than One (6×5)

Let's try Image#thirty also known as Image#double_xxx:

popart = frida.thirty( background: YELLOW )
popart.save( 'i/frida-thirty.png' )

And voila!

Forty-Two Fridas Is Better Than One (7×6)

Let's try Image#fortytwo also known as Image#double_xlii:

popart = frida.fortytwo( background: YELLOW )
popart.save( 'i/frida-fortytwo.png' )

And voila!

Two Hundred Fridas Is Better Than One (20×10)

Let's try Image#twohundred also known as Image#double_cc:

popart = frida.twohundred( background: YELLOW )
popart.save( 'i/frida-twohundred.png' )

And voila!

And so on.

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.s) And Answers

Q: What about different background colors?

A: Yes, you can. Pass in the background colors as a list / array. Let's try a Quadruple Frida with red, green, yellow and blue backgrounds:

YELLOW = '#ffff00'
RED    = '#ff0000'
GREEN  = '#00ff00'
BLUE   = '#0000ff'

popart = frida.quadruple( background: [RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE] )
popart.save( 'i/frida-quadruple.png' )

And voila!

Q: What about Elvis or Mona Lisa or Jesus Christ or Marilyn Monroe or Billie Eilish or ...?

A: Yes, you can. See the Readymade Pixel Punks - The World's Greatest (and Worst) Characters & (Historic) Figures in 24×24 Pixel Art for free downloads to get started with your own pop art originals today!

Questions? Comments?

Post them over at the Help & Support page. Thanks.