Images and node pictures

Images in Glob Social can be artwork on a canvas, a picture on a node or visual entries in your lists. Pixl supplies the drawing tools; Media help you find the results again.

Give a node a picture#

For a node you may edit, open its context menu and find Appearance. Choose Draw new… to make a Pixl for it, or Choose a Pixl… to select eligible artwork.

You can also drag a Pixl from Media onto the node. Watch the drop hint: dropping onto a node can use it as that node’s image, while dropping onto empty canvas places a separate artwork.

The node displays the picture in a circle. Transparent parts reveal its colour behind it. The original Pixl remains square. Use S, M or L in the image controls to change its display size; Remove image restores the node’s colour-only appearance.

The small colour circle beside a node’s title can show a plus when you may edit it. Its popup provides the same picture choices. Drawing opens Pixl Studio, and the node’s options can return when the editor closes.

Place standalone artwork or a background#

A loose Pixl keeps its square shape on the canvas. Its menu includes Edit Pixl or View Pixl, size choices and eligible save or identity actions.

Use as background puts it behind nodes and links. Move and resize exposes the controls for an editable, unlocked background. Lock in place holds it still; Bring to front returns it among the canvas objects.

For a multi-tile scene, use a joined picture. It stays a set of Pixls while appearing as one placed group. See joined pictures.

Photos on a canvas#

Where you can add files to a canvas, a picture you drop, paste or upload sits on it as a photo: just the picture, with its title underneath. If you may edit it, drag the small handle that appears at its corner while the pointer is over it, or hold Alt (Option on a Mac) and drag the photo, to resize it. A photo can be as small as one canvas unit and as large as 4,096, and other items keep clear of its whole drawn size.

Crop and shape… in a photo’s menu opens the same panel a Pixl has: drag the crop box or its corners over the picture, choose Free or 1:1, then choose a Square or Round border and Apply. Show all puts the whole picture back. The part you keep fills the photo’s place, and the saved file is not changed. The menu’s Show as node turns a photo into an ordinary node, which has no crop. See using Pixls on a canvas for the panel in full.

Find pictures in your lists#

Open Media for visual entries, including Pixls, joined pictures and palettes. It offers Pixls, Pictures and Palettes as separate filters, with a search bar and scope choices.

These views show the same visual collection. Saving a Pixl does not require a separate save for each view. Search or scope choices can make the lists look different, so clear those restrictions if you cannot find an item.

Joined pictures fold into folders with a tile count. Expand a folder to see its Pixls. A picture missing tiles cannot be placed as a complete group.

An image opened from Glob Capture’s saved-item link opens Media → Pictures, clears the search and scope, and reveals its row. Text and link captures still open in Listr.

Where your list contains an image capture or another image entry, its opening and menu actions belong to that entry’s type. The presence of a Pictures filter alone does not guarantee an image-import button is available.

Turn a picture into pixel art#

In Pixl Studio, open New Pixl → Convert a picture…. Choose, paste or drop a supported image, adjust the square resolution, colour reduction and dithering, then choose Convert to Pixl.

The result is an editable still draft. Saving it creates the artwork used elsewhere. For crop behaviour, accepted formats and conversion limits, read import and export.

Still previews and unavailable images#

Lists and smaller canvas pictures can show a still even when a Pixl has several frames. Canvas animation depends on visibility, display size and reduced-motion preferences. Background artwork uses a still.

When an image cannot be shown, a node can retain its colour or an artwork can show an unavailable placeholder. A link preview without a thumbnail can still be opened through its link action. A missing image is not proof that the entire node or saved link was deleted.

Use Save Pixl only on eligible released artwork. Saving keeps the original artist credited. Use Report image when you need to report shared artwork, and see sharing and credit for the difference between viewing and reusing it.