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Step-by-step guides for turning characters, logos and memes into real Path of Exile hideout art, with every decoration listed.
Cartoons
How to Make SpongeBob SquarePants Hideout Art in Path of Exile
SpongeBob is a perfect fit for hideout art: a square silhouette, a single bold body colour and a face made of simple shapes. Those big eyes and the buck-toothed grin survive the conversion to decorations remarkably well, which makes him a great first project.
Games
How to Make Super Mario Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Mario has been one of the most recognisable game characters for decades, and his design was built to read at tiny sizes: a red cap and shirt, blue overalls, white gloves and a dark outline. Those colour blocks map neatly onto separate decoration types.
Cartoons
How to Make Tom the Cat Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Tom from Tom and Jerry is all expressive curves: pointed ears, a long tail and a two-tone blue-grey body. The outline engine follows every one of those curves, which makes Tom a great showcase of how decorations bend along a drawing.
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Guides
How to Import Hideout Art into Path of Exile
Import a .hideout file into your Path of Exile hideout, and fix the most common problems.
Pokémon
How to Make Charmander Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Charmander, the Fire-type starter Pokémon, is one of the most loved designs in the series. Its warm orange body, cream belly and flame-tipped tail map beautifully onto the earthy reds and browns that Path of Exile decorations do best.
Anime
How to Make Anime Girl with Headphones Hideout Art in Path of Exile
A classic anime portrait: flowing hair, big expressive eyes and bold headphones. Anime art is drawn with clean outlines and flat colour areas, which is exactly what the generator rebuilds best from decorations.
Pokémon
How to Make Pikachu Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Pikachu is the face of Pokémon and probably the most requested hideout art subject. Its simple rounded shape, pointy black-tipped ears and red cheeks make it instantly recognisable, even when every piece is a Path of Exile decoration.
Tips
Best Images for PoE Hideout Art
Which images turn into great Path of Exile hideout art, and how to prepare them.
Cartoons
How to Make Minion Hideout Art in Path of Exile
The Minions from Despicable Me are made of almost pure geometry: a capsule body, goggles and overalls. That simplicity is why a Minion reads so clearly on a hideout floor.
Sports
How to Make Football Star No. 7 Hideout Art in Path of Exile
A football celebration silhouette with the famous number 7 on the back. Sports art like this works because the pose and the shirt colours carry the whole image, and both translate cleanly into decorations.
Cartoons
How to Make Oggy Grinning Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Oggy from Oggy and the Cockroaches is all about that huge grin and bright blue fur. Big shapes and a thick outline make him one of the clearest cartoon conversions in the gallery.
Explained
How PoE Hideout Art Actually Works
What happens between uploading an image and importing a hideout full of decorations.
Icons & Memes
How to Make Laughing Smiley Hideout Art in Path of Exile
A laughing emoji is the simplest possible hideout art: one circle, two squinted eyes and a wide open mouth. It is a perfect quick project and shows how far a few decorations can go.
Pokémon
How to Make Squirtle Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Squirtle, the Water-type starter Pokémon, combines a turtle shell, a curly tail and a cheerful face. It is a great test of how the generator handles several colour areas next to each other.
Cartoons
How to Make Jerry the Mouse Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Jerry from Tom and Jerry is small, brown and full of personality. Warm browns are a strength of Path of Exile decorations, so Jerry keeps his colours almost exactly.
Explained
How Many Decorations Does Hideout Art Use?
Typical decoration counts for generated hideout art, and how to use fewer.
Cute Animals
How to Make Kawaii Fox Hideout Art in Path of Exile
A kawaii fox with an oversized head and a fluffy white-tipped tail. Cute animal art like this relies on round shapes and big eyes, both of which come through clearly in decorations.
Cute Animals
How to Make Kawaii Orange Cat Hideout Art in Path of Exile
A chubby kawaii cat with a round face and tiny paws. Orange and brown tones map naturally to wood, rug and earth decorations, so this cat looks right at home in a hideout.
Cartoons
How to Make Oggy Dancing Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Oggy again, this time mid-dance with his signature belly swirl. Full-body cartoon poses show how the outline engine keeps arms, legs and tail separate.
Cartoons
How to Make Tom Waving Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Tom in a full-body waving pose. Long limbs and a long tail make this a great example of decorations being rotated to follow the direction of each line.
Logos & Text
How to Make LOVE Marquee Letters Hideout Art in Path of Exile
Marquee-style LOVE letters with light bulbs. Text and logos are ideal for hideout art because letters are pure shapes with sharp contrast, perfect for greeting visitors.