: How do you pixilate a simple image in Photoshop CS6? I have a basic logo that I would like to see with various sized pixels. I tried just shrinking the image and then zooming in but the

@Ogunnowo857

The answer seems to easy too me so I guess I did not understood it well :)

But did you try: Filter > Pixel > Mosaic?

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@Debbie163

The easiest way is to change the image to Indexed Color instead of RGB via Image > Mode. All transparent pixels will be removed and none will be created when the image is downsized.

Alternatively, you can duplicate and merge the downsized layer repeatedly. Even a pixel with 1/256th opacity will be opaque after 8 iterations.

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@Debbie163

Unless your shape only contains 90º angles, it will have semi-transparent edges. The reason is that pixels are square, so Photoshop tries to compensate for half-pixels with transparency. I made a little diagram to show what I mean by half-pixels:

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