Nice tutorial to making your own good looking 2D art

[Magnesus]

I also recommend MyPaint - I use it for my newest game trying to make it wholly hand drawn.

[BahnhofKoffer]

Try the free version of Expression Design from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27579
Compared to Inkscape it has less advanced features, but a better usability.

My opinion: the art created with Expression Design looks better and
I can draw faster and smoother with Expression Design.

Note: Expression Design June 2012 Preview expires on December 1, 2013.

This guy have created some free good looking 2d graphics assets all with Expression Design:
http://www.lostgarden.com/2007/05/dancs-miraculously-flexible-game.html

[Magnesus]

Why use sth proprietary and made by Microsoft when there is free Inkscape and Xara? And if you want to go for sth professional - why not Adobe Illustrator then?

[BahnhofKoffer]

Xara Designer Pro costs $ 280, Adobe Illustrator costs $ 600.
Both are proprietary.

[Magnesus]

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/ - Xara Xtreme is free. Expression Design will not be free after the trail period, will it? So you will learn it, you will like it and then... bam... you have to pay for it. I've been there with some applications, so I avoid such things like fire. So if you want to pay for it - Adobe Illustrator might be a better choice because it's industry standard. And if you want it for free - Inkscape seems to be the best choice (or you could try Xara Xtreme if you dislike Inkscape). That's just my opinion on this matters.

[tescott]

I just wanted to say thanks for this post. I followed a few of Chris's tutorials and have been able to make my own art for my latest games. I'm looking forward to doing more.

I noticed after a couple of months of hiatus, Chris has posted a couple of articles on his blog today. Good stuff!

2D Game Art for Programmers

--tim

[bagpipes100]

Are SVG's now supported for java in libGDX?