Tools

in make 2d game; Sprite,background and other, Ex I use Photoshop,but what type Photoshop that using? CC,Cs6,portable?

 

It doesn't matter what version of Photoshop you use.

 

I recommend Photoshop 7. Works great.

 

oh my mean,what Should type photoshop that must using? I think photoshop using for edit photo,is it make sprite....? but photoshop, there are some type,like ps7/8/9,CC,C6,Illustrator,and portable type. So,I still not yet download that software. maybe The answer this ask is a recommend.

 

thank you

 

I think you have some things. Photoshop started at version one(dud), went up in version numbers for a while, then went to "CS" versions. Then once it got to CS6, it was the last version of the standalone product, and version "CC" began , which is now only sold by subscription. So in general, as the version numbers got higher, the software got better. It got more features, but system requirements for your computer generally went up too, albeit little by little.

Portable, which I believe exists, though I'm not sure, would be exactly that. Most software you buy you have to "install" on your computer right? It isn't portable though, as in you can't just take the folder and move it somewhere and expect it to work, as the installation does other things, like copying files to other locations, using window registry settings, some even setting up windows environment variables(google it). If a program is portable, then it is made to not have any of these issues. Basically, it could be on a USB drive, on any computer(that can handle it) and it will work fine. It is like CD/DVD versions of Linux. The computer can boot into the CD/DVD itself and Linux can run just fine like that off the disc, instead of having to actually be installed onto your hard drive.

The last thing I should mention is that I think you might be a bit confused by all the different adobe products. I say this because I see you mention a bunch of different version numbers, and then mention Illustrator as if it was also a version number. Photoshop is one program, and Illustrator is another. They work very differently, though both can be used for some of the same things. Photoshop is good for raster art, while Illustrator is great for Vector Art. Then, there are other programs in Adobe's software suite as well. It seems to me that this might be your confusion, seeing all the options and not knowing what they actually are.

My recommendation would be to decide on an art style, even if you have to find an image on google....show us that image or game, and we may be able to tell you what style it is, possibly how it was created, and possibly what programs would lead you to that method. There are no guarantees unless the person answering made the game and knows for sure, but it would be a good way to start.

Then, once you actually have an idea of a tool or program to start with that can create what you want, you learn said program. You do tutorials, you experiment, you try to create art both from scratch and trying to duplicate something you see. Then you learn about the program enough to be able to use it to create the art you want for a game.