Master post for Boredom and Inspiration by EveLDoodles, journal
Master post for Boredom and Inspiration
Welcome to the Mega-List!! ^_^
First off, here are some free art programs!;
Photoshop CS2 - (Windows)
FireAlpaca - (Windows and Mac)
Medibang Paint Pro- (windows and Mac)
Autodesk Sketchbook- (windows)Sketchbook Copic Edition - (Windows and Mac)
GIMP - (Windows) (Mac)
Paint tool SAI 2 beta - (tumblr post on said program)Paint tool sai cracked- (Windows and mac)SumoPaint- (here)
iPaint - (Mac)
Paintbrush - (Mac)
Pencil - (Windows, Mac)Paint.NET - (Windows)
Seashore [still in development, ver 0.5] - (Mac)
ChocoFlop - (Mac)
Inkscape - (Mac and Windows)
ArtRage [Demo] - (Mac and Windows)
OpenCanvas 1.1[must pay for 2.0] - (Windows, not sure abo
Improve your pixel art sprites by oni1ink, journal
Improve your pixel art sprites
Improve your pixel art sprites!
Introduction
In this tutorial, I will explain you how to use a couple techniques I used to improve
Planet Centauri's sprites before implementing them into the game (or before animating them).
Some of the rules shown here are very easy to use, and/or are purely methodical;
so even if you aren't very skilled, follow those simple guidelines to make your sprites cleaner.
Colors
A lot of basic mistakes will ruin the quality of your art.
Thankfully, they're also generally quite easy to fix with some experience, and
by paying attention.
Too many colors
Pixel art is all about constraints. When two colors are