Question 1

What is Living The Grid?

Accepted Answer

Living The Grid is a free online pixel art maker for Tomodachi Life. Upload any image and it converts it into a grid you can recreate inside the Palette House using the game's 84-colour palette.

Question 2

How does the Palette House colour matching work?

Accepted Answer

The tool samples your image, adjusts brightness and saturation, then finds the closest match for each pixel in the Tomodachi Life Palette House 7×12 colour matrix using the CIEDE2000 colour-distance algorithm.

Question 3

Is Living The Grid free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes, completely free. No account, no watermark, no ads. Everything runs in your browser — your images never leave your device.

Question 4

What canvas sizes does it support?

Accepted Answer

All five Tomodachi Life canvas presets: Square (256×256), Book cover (180×256), TV screen (256×131), Video game (256×144), and Interior (172×256). Each supports four brush sizes.

Question 5

What download formats are available?

Accepted Answer

Five formats: image only, image with palette legend, numbered grid, blank paint-by-numbers worksheet, and JSON data for scripts and automation. All exports are SVG for crisp printing at any size.

Question 6

Do I need to install anything?

Accepted Answer

No. Living The Grid runs entirely in your browser. Works on desktop and mobile — just open the site, upload an image, and start designing.

Question 7

What is the Palette House in Tomodachi Life?

Accepted Answer

The Palette House is a feature in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream where you paint pixel art on canvases using a fixed set of 84 colours. Your creations can decorate rooms, become posters, or be used as TV screens and video game covers.

Question 8

How many colours can I use per design?

Accepted Answer

The Palette House offers 84 colours in a 7-row by 12-column grid. Living The Grid lets you limit your design to fewer colours (4–32) so it's easier to paint by hand.