How to Make Pixel Sword Hideout Art in Path of Exile

A classic game-icon sword with a golden hilt. Icons like this are designed to read at a glance, which makes them perfect small decorations for any corner of your hideout.

The original and the in-game version

Drag the slider to compare the original image with the version rebuilt from Path of Exile decorations. Every piece on the right is a real decoration at its real in-game size, position and rotation.

Why Pixel Sword works so well as hideout art

Icons and memes are designed to be read at a glance, so they stay recognisable even in decorations. Big shapes and strong contrast survive the conversion with almost no loss.

This Pixel Sword uses 625 decorations of 3 types, with Excavated Brick doing most of the work. That fits inside Path of Exile's 750-decoration hideout limit, so the complete artwork imports in one go.

Decorations used for Pixel Sword

These are the exact decorations in this artwork, sorted by how many pieces each one contributes. The generator picks them by colour, texture and size, so large flat areas use big pieces and details use small ones.

Decoration	Pieces	Share	Used for
Excavated Brick	402		Outline and line art
Cathedral Tiles	115		Colour area
Arcane Astronomy Tool	108		Colour area

How the colours were matched

Path of Exile decorations come in mostly earthy, stone and metal tones, so each colour in the Pixel Sword image is matched to the closest decoration family while keeping light and dark areas in the right order. Here is how each colour of the original was translated:

How to make Pixel Sword in your hideout

1. Open the generatorGo to the POE Hideout Art Generator and choose Path of Exile 1 or Path of Exile 2.
2. Pick your hideoutSelect the hideout you live in. The .hideout file only imports into the same hideout type.
3. Upload your Pixel Sword imageDrop a Pixel Sword picture with a clear outline and a plain background. PNG, JPG and WEBP all work.
4. Use these settingsArt size 110 units, 8 max colours, outline and line art on. This is what produced the result on this page.
5. Generate a free previewIn a few seconds you see the art built from real decorations at their in-game size.
6. Download and importUnlock the .hideout file, then in game open Edit Hideout, choose Import and select it.

Pixel Sword in Path of Exile 2

The same image in Path of Exile 2 uses 608 decorations of 5 types (-17 compared with PoE 1). PoE 2 has its own decoration set, so the generator only uses pieces that exist in PoE 2, led by Excavated Brick.

Choose Path of Exile 2 in the generator and pick your PoE 2 hideout: the art is rebuilt from PoE 2 decorations automatically, with the same outline and colour matching.

Tips for the best Pixel Sword

• Emojis and icons work great at small sizes, so they are perfect for filling a corner.
• Strong black outlines make memes pop on any floor.
• Combine several small icons to decorate a whole room.

Importing the .hideout file

Go to your hideout, open Edit Hideout, choose Import and select the downloaded file. Make sure you import into the same hideout type you chose on the website. Back up your current layout with Export first if you want to keep it.

Pixel Sword hideout art FAQ