4444 pixel portraits
Step inside the frame.
24 vivid grounds · one frame
01Genesis
Where itbegan.
999of 4444 · #1 to #999,
the top rows of the frame
4444 portraits hang in this frame. The first 999 are the genesis, the rows where purrl began: each its own character, with a quiet palette and a few bold traits.
02The portrait
28 × 28.Nothing wasted.
784pixels in every portrait
A 14 pixel head at the foot of a 28 pixel square. Drawn to read at the size of an avatar, and to hold at the size of a wall.
Every pixelis a decision.
The pupil of #0998 · 4 of 784 pixels
03New faces
No outfitworn twice.
2,985of 4444 · new characters
in the genesis style
Every new portrait wears a top no one else owns. A trait, one shape in one colourway, appears on two portraits at most across all 4444.
04Specials
444in ink.
444of 4444 · 148 each of Pop Noir,
Basic and Basic Accent
The same characters cut in black on loud grounds, spread through the frame for the ones who look closely.
05Character sets
One ofeach.
16of 4444 · one of each set,
never repeated
Knight, Ninja, Firefighter and more: whole characters, headgear to outfit. Each of the 16 sets exists exactly once in the frame.
06Grounds
Lit frombehind.
24vivid grounds, one pixel system
A soft halo behind the head, deeper corners and a fine grid of pixel dots. Every ground is picked to stand apart from the skin and the outfit, so the character always leads.
purrl · 4444
Find yours in the frame.
Click any portrait to look closer · purrl · 2026