2D Art for non-artists?

Let me start this post by stating that art is not my forte. How can a programmer learn to make simple pixel sprites? Are there any good software out there? I'd be happy to make oldschool 8-bit Mega Man-like characters.

 

If its' for experimentation I would 'borrow' existing assets and use those for your game and then create your own pixel art, IMO pixel art is pretty tough for non-artists.

 

Yes, a programmer can learn simple pixel art. Im making a 2d video game, it took me time to learn how to draw pixel art, but its actually fun to learn it. I would 100% recommend Adobe Photoshop cs6 for pixel art. Now, good tutorial on animations and stuff:

Learning how to pixel art i started here:

Then i started drawing my own maps and stuff like that. I tested around 2 months till i finally drawed something that i liked, so be pacient.

 

Thanks for the replies! I'll have a look at those tutorials.

 

3D Buzz recently released a free video training series: 2D Game Art for Non-Artists.

 

That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

Hi

I am in the process of creating a document on creating 2d art for games. I have uploaded the first part ..-follow link-.. its a free pdf
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm4shr8izwdg15n/2DGameCreation_Version1.pdf

I hope this will be a help to you. And if you need any more info etc help please do contact me.

Regards
Declan

AtomicVertex.com

 

Hi Jack, these tutorials should get you started:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/

If you're looking for applications dedicated to the creation of pixelart, Pro Motion ($78) is probably one of the best/cheapest solutions out there - it's used by Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Glu Mobile, UbiSoft etc. The free version of GraphicsGale is a decent alternative. Alternatively, here's a YouTube tutorial that shows you how to set up GIMP so that's it's easier to use for creating pixel art.

Hope this helps

Morten / Team Playlectric