Describe an idea or upload a photo → craft-ready bead pattern
Turn a text prompt or a photo into a printable Perler, Hama, or fuse bead pattern — with real bead color codes, bead counts, and an editable grid you can actually build.
Photo → illustration → numbered bead pattern
1 · Photo
2 · Subject
3 · Look
4 · Background
6 · Style
Describe
Flow: upload (optional) → describe → choose subject/look. Confirm → editor.
Try an example
Photo → illustration → numbered bead pattern
Turn a text prompt or a photo into a printable Perler, Hama, or fuse bead pattern — with real bead color codes, bead counts, and an editable grid you can actually build.
Pattern Maker
A Perler bead pattern maker is a browser-based tool that helps you design perler bead patterns on a virtual pegboard. Whether you call them fuse beads, Perler beads, or iron beads, the concept is the same: arrange colored beads on a board, iron them together, and create pixel-style artwork. This tool handles the planning so you can focus on crafting.
The photo-to-pattern path lets you upload any image—a pet snapshot, a game sprite, a logo—and the tool converts it into a bead-ready grid. A built-in pixel editor lets you refine the result bead by bead, swap colors, and resize the board before you export. Free users receive a monthly allowance of photo-convert exports to get started.
The AI path takes a different approach: describe what you want or upload a reference photo, and AI generates a bead-friendly base image for you. From there, it enters the same editor with mapped color codes from Perler, Hama, and Artkal palettes. Choose a pegboard size—29, 58, 87, or 116 beads per side—and fine-tune before exporting.
Get Started
Two paths to your next bead project—upload a photo or let AI create the starting image.
Upload any photo to the converter, and it will map each pixel to the closest real bead color on a pegboard grid you can edit and export.
Drag a photo into the converter. The tool resizes it to fit your chosen pegboard dimensions automatically.
Use the pixel editor to swap individual bead colors, erase stray pixels, and pick from real Perler, Hama, or Artkal color palettes.
Select a quick-set board size of 29, 58, 87, or 116 beads per side, or enter a custom dimension that matches your project.
Download a printable bead chart, a color-code legend, and a shopping list so you know exactly which beads to buy and where to place them.
Why This Tool
Each bead maps to a verified Perler, Hama, or Artkal color number sourced from community testing, so your shopping list is ready before you leave the screen.
The entire editor runs in your browser. No downloads, no plugins—just open the page on any device and start designing.
Describe an idea or upload a reference image, and AI generates a bead-friendly starting point in about a minute. Requires a login and AI credits to use.
Export a printable bead chart, a color legend with brand codes, and a shopping list that tells you exactly how many of each color you need.
Project Inspiration
Explore practical bead crafting workflows from beginner single-board gifts to multi-board custom portraits.
Convert a clear pet photo onto a 4-pegboard Perler layout, clean up facial contrast in the editor, and export your assembly guide.
Export uses your monthly free allowance or export credits. Physical Perler beads may vary slightly in shade from screen approximations.
Turn a simple character icon into a beginner-friendly 29 × 29 Hama bead pattern ideal for keychains or badges.
Keep bead outlines clean on small 29 × 29 boards so the finished piece irons together securely.
Generate a bead-ready fantasy character base with AI in about 1 minute, then polish colors and outlines across an 87 × 87 Artkal canvas.
Requires an active account with paid AI credits or subscription. Palette values are community-measured references.
Hear from the bead community
Megan R.
Pet Portrait Crafter
I uploaded a photo of my cat and the color-code mapping was so close to the real Perler beads I barely had to adjust anything in the editor. The printable chart and shopping list saved me a trip back to the store for missing colors.
David L.
Gift Maker
I wanted to make a custom bead portrait as a birthday gift but had no idea where to start. The photo converter broke the image down onto a 58-bead pegboard, and the export gave me a clear legend. My friend thought I designed it from scratch.
Sophie T.
Beginner Beader
I'd never done fuse beads before and was intimidated by blank pegboards. Being able to upload an image and see every bead color-coded on screen made the whole process feel manageable. The step-by-step chart was like paint by numbers for beads.
Carlos M.
Etsy Seller
The AI base-image feature lets me prototype new designs faster than sketching by hand. I describe a concept, wait about a minute, then fine-tune the colors in the editor. It has genuinely sped up my workflow for listing new bead art in my shop.
Elena K.
Large Canvas Crafter
I dragged a landscape photo into the uploader to map across an 87-bead board with Artkal colors. The monthly free photo-export quota let me test the full printable pattern before committing to a huge project. The color legend made sorting my shades completely painless.
Marcus T.
Retro Sprite Crafter
Using my paid AI credits to generate base patterns has saved me hours of manual grid planning. In about a minute, BeadPattern gives me a great starting layout that I can convert to Hama palettes on a 29-bead board. Tweaking the individual bead pixels in the editor is super smooth.
Ananya P.
Family Activity Planner
I clicked to upload my daughter's drawing directly into the photo converter for our weekend project on a 29-bead board. Having the browser generate an organized shopping list for Perler beads meant we bought exactly what we needed. The printable legend kept the kids focused from start to finish.
Julien B.
Convention Vendor
My paid AI subscription lets me generate fresh base designs directly into the bead editor whenever inspiration strikes. Waiting about a minute for a bead-friendly design and refining it to Artkal shades on an 87-bead canvas has streamlined my shop prep. The browser export gives me crisp, ready-to-iron patterns every time.
Rachel W.
Wall Art Creator
Converting high-contrast portraits onto a massive 116-bead grid for Hama beads works seamlessly in the editor. Even though physical bead shades can slightly differ from screen colors, being able to fine-tune each peg before printing makes all the difference. The full printable pattern and color codes made assembling a multi-board wall piece straightforward.
Upload a photo or describe your idea to create a printable, color-coded bead pattern in minutes.
Open the Pattern MakerAI Credits
Use credits to generate AI cartoons and convert images into bead charts. Both tools draw from the same balance on this page.
10 credits per AI cartoon, 5 credits per bead chart. Failed generations are not charged, and tweaking grid or palette settings on the same image is free.
1 AI cartoon = 10 credits · 1 bead chart = 5 credits
Shared wallet: 10 credits for an AI cartoon, 5 credits for a bead chart
Basic
For hobbyists and casual crafters
Billed $59.99/year
2400 credits (~240 cartoons) at $59.99/yr
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Pro
For regular beaders and pattern designers
Billed $99.99/year
5040 credits (~504 cartoons) at $99.99/yr
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Max
For high-volume creators and shop owners
Billed $199.99/year
12000 credits (~1200 cartoons) at $199.99/yr
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BeadPattern's generator combines a photo-to-pattern converter with an AI image creator, all inside a browser-based pixel editor. Whether you are recreating a family photo or designing something entirely new, the tool maps every bead to a real brand color code so your finished project matches what you see on screen as closely as possible.
Below you will find answers to common questions about pricing, supported bead brands, pegboard sizes, and how AI generation differs from a simple photo upload. If anything is still unclear after reading, reach out to us through the site and we are happy to help.