Do you remember the first piece you made?I do indeed remember the very first thing I made. It was a Doom logo. That was before I knew of the masking tape method and I totally destroyed it when I attempted to iron it. Do you use any software/apps to design your art?...
Richard @pixelartgotland
What inspires your artwork?Tricky question, a lot of things inspire me. Other artists is a big inspiration to me, I’ve got a few favourites in this scene. I also get inspired by retrogames which is built on pixels, easy to make projects from a screenshot, many times...
Claire @clairefairy.h
When and why did you first start making your art? I've always been very artistic and enjoyed craft based projects. Fuse beads is something I did as a kid; when it popped up on my Pinterest a couple of years ago I got really nostalgic and dived back in. What inspires...
Valentina @lost.in.pixelation
When and why did you first start making your art? I have always been crafty and I love experimenting with new things and mediums. I started playing with beads in 2019, when I purchased a bit tub of the IKEA ones to use with my daughter, as she was using them in...
Nick @picnikperlers1
What inspires your artwork? I’ve been a huge video gamer all my life. I love making those type of based projects. I enjoy making big pieces with lots of detail & color. I make most of my designs using Microsoft Paint & lately I’ve been doing a lot of...
Chris @samplesgeekart
What's the biggest piece you've ever made? The biggest piece I have finished as of now is the Night King from “Game of Thrones”. This piece was 3ft tall by 2.5 ft wide. The Night King will pale in comparison to future projects though. Can you talk us through your...
Dante @longblackfingers
When and why did you first start making your art? The first time I made something using Perler beads was in 2011. It was also when I discovered they even existed. My best friend who was a children's librarian at the time knows that I enjoy ironing clothes and making...
Lacey Killion @iveanidea
When and why did you first start making your art? February 2020. Before the shutdown of the world, my 5-year-old son saw a perler beaded Shy Guy and decided that was going to be his Valentine to his Kindergarten classmates. Two weeks and 25 Shy Guys later, I was...
Kyle McCoy @kylemccoy37
What’s the biggest piece you’ve ever made? Without a doubt, that would be Project Springfield. A 40-square-foot recreation of The Simpsons’ hometown, featuring 54 locations and 166 characters. I worked on it for nearly two years. Of course I made a lot of other...
Estela @mell_ocotton
Can you talk us through your creative process? How do you go about planning and creating a piece?There are times that I am lucky and I am very clear about it, other times no image convinces me. When I find one that I really like, I always start to shape it from the...