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In a browser based MMO RTS… Art? [closed]
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How do I find artists to work on my game?
I'm a little confused about how to go about this: I plan on developing an MMO RTS with some friends, but nothing is certain ...
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What to look for when searching an artist for doing graphics?
I was wondering which skills I should ask for when I need someone to make the graphical part for a 2D game intended for iOS or Android.
Not really looking for someone right now, but working on a ...
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How to learn game graphic design for non artist? [closed]
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Graphics for non-Graphics Designers
I'm more into the technical aspects of a game like programming, mechanics and algorithms.
I'm no artist but I like to make games ...
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Ocean waves / ripples
Any suggestions for creating ocean waves / ripples as seen in the pictures here:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news-gallery/42042/crimson-steam-pirates-ipad-review/10#image
and video here:
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Where can you buy/license game art for small projects?
I'm looking for a marketplace of some kind where I can buy small sets of art, probably 2D mostly, a mix of backgrounds, tiles, and animated sprite sets. As a solo mobile developer, I'm really lacking ...
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What special requirements are there for making game art that supports High Definition?
What special requirements are there for making game art that supports High Definition? Does it require big changes in the way you model or texture your game objects? For instance, do models need ...
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What is the most common art creation process?
I am a developer and when I think about the creation of art assets I am a little lost. My idea is to create concept art first to get my thoughts into real images and after that start creating the ...
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Designing environments for an action-platformer
I'm really interested in making an action platformer in the vein of Cave Story and The Iconoclasts, I'm totally fine with coding it, I've done similar stuff in the past, but where I'm getting stuck is ...
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How can I get started making textures for 3D games?
Just wondering where to find good tutorials on making textures for 3D games?
Also, is it common practice to take photographs and convert them into game textures or do designers draw the textures ...
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How do you author HDR content?
How do you make it easy for your artists to author content for an HDR renderer? What kinds of tools should you provide, and what workflows need to change, in going from LDR to HDR?
Note that I'm not ...
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Learning To Create Better Art (2D Games)
Until one of my games "makes it" big, or I get flooded with gold ingots, I will have to handle most or all of my game art myself. The crux of my question is: how can I learn enough art to get beyond ...
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What kind of digitizing tablet did developers use back in the day?
I have had trouble getting the money together to buy a digitizing tablet, and it would cheer me up to know what kind of digitizing tablet the artists were using to create classic games like Super ...
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Where and how to obtain/buy good-looking 2D art sets [closed]
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Where can I find free sprites and images?
I have developed a 2D engine which has a real lot of technology stuffed into it, but as I'm a programmer and a bad artist, I ...
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If you are a solo programmer, how do you manage the graphics artistry part?
If you are a solo programmer creating a game, what do you do for the graphics and art part?
Should I work with graphics artist to draw the characters and the environment? I don't know how to draw ...
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What are the skills an art student needs to learn to work in computer game industary?
I have a BA degree, but no experience in developing computer games or computer programming. What topics do I need to learn to find a job related to computer game development? Where should I start?
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How difficult and expensive would be to obtain 3D models for my game?
So, basically I'm looking for a way to get some 3D models and animations for my game.
I know this is kind of vague, but I don't need a precise answer, the details would be like this:
The 3D models ...
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Storing and Finding Art Assets
I've started down a line of art asset development that will allow me to (hopefully) reuse and improve assets for several games.
But how do I go about storing and finding them?
Let's say for example ...
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Free animation/sprite art [closed]
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Where can I find free sprites and images?
I am looking for free to use (commercially) art for a small app I am making. Specifically I need some sort of animal (any ...
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Aquaria-like graphics look in 3DS Max?
I'm making a 2D game and I'm starting to think about graphics. I'm pretty good at 3D modelling, but I'm not very good at drawing or painting. I was wondering if there were settings, or even a renderer ...
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Game development: Art vs Programming [closed]
I'm a programmer and would like to get some perspective on the art / content creation part of game development.
Comparing a 2D platformer like Super Meat Boy and a high-end game like Crysis 2, what ...
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(Where) Can I learn to create art for my 2D games?
I'm currently bad at drawing. If I want to create something looking acceptable, it usually takes me hours and hours to fiddle around just to get the basic looks right.
I think that I'm not completely ...
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Exclusive ownership of game artwork
I'd like to pay an artist to create art assets for my game. Is it common for the client (myself in this case) to exclusively own all the artwork that I pay the artist to create and deliver? How can ...
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I'm a single developer making a game made of blocks. Can I make 3d characters made of blocks without looking like Minecraft?
I would like to differentiate the look as much as I can but yet it has to be within the limits of what is reasonable for a single programmer can do. I have alot of ideas that would make the game ...
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RPG Maker XP Style (2D Top-Down RPG) Sprites and Tilesets Collection
I'm creating a bunch of games similar in style to RPG Maker XP -- 2D, top-down style adventure/action/RPG. I used RPG Maker XP in the past, and their sprites are great. Their content is packaged into ...
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Do game companies usually provide their artists/modelers with drawing tablets?
Or do you have to provide your own? How essential are tablets for game development?
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Skybox textures for our solar system
For a solar system simulation project I'm looking for a good (semi-accurate) set of textures to texture the skybox.
I've already found these http://paulbourke.net/miscellaneous/starfield/ and we ...
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How does a single programmer make a game?
I have always been a software developer, but lately I've been wanting to get into games. The only thing stopping me is the fact that I'm a programmer, not an artist. I've made some simple stuff, ...
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How do I add curves to cylinders in Maya? [closed]
For my new assignment I have to make this bike in 3D in Maya. But I actually don't know how to curve cylinders for the frame and saddle of this bike.
To be more specific I added a image of the bike ...
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How can a programmer learn to draw 2D assets?
Are there any good tutorials for someone who wants to create 2D graphical game assets? Drawing classes for absolute beginners, preferably teaching skills that can be as relevant as possible to games - ...
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Level Design V.S. Modeler
From what I understand being a level designer and a character/environment/object/etc Modeler are two different jobs, yet sometimes it feels like a Modeler can also do the job of the level designer. I ...
