Comparison of pencil strokes with Pixel Perfect lines toggled on and off

How to draw clean pixel-perfect lines in Manabit

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See Pixel Perfect on vs off — keep 1px outlines thin on diagonals and curves without chunky corner pixels.

Pixel art outlines fall apart when freehand 1px strokes pick up extra corner pixels on diagonals. Manabit’s Pixel Perfect pencil mode keeps those lines thin — and the clip above shows the difference with the toggle on and off.

What you'll learn

  • How chunky corner pixels appear when Pixel Perfect is off.
  • How the same stroke stays a true 1px line with Pixel Perfect on.
  • When to enable it for outlines vs filling and touch-up work.

Steps

  1. Select the Pencil tool (E).
  2. Set brush Size to 1.
  3. Draw a freehand curve or diagonal with Pixel P. off — notice the thick L-shaped corners.
  4. Enable Pixel P. in the tool options and draw the same stroke again.
  5. Compare the two lines: Pixel Perfect holds corner pixels back so the stroke stays thin.
Pixel line clusters comparing clean and chunky 1px strokes
Chunky corners vs clean 1px diagonals — the same problem Pixel Perfect solves while you draw.

Tips

  • Pixel Perfect applies at size 1 only.
  • It eases off when you paint over existing pixels, so you can fill and touch up freely.
  • Pair with the pencil Stabilizer if you want smoother input while the algorithm cleans corners.
  • Full reference: Draw Pixel-Perfect Lines.