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Game development => Game design => Topic started by: Amarok1990 on June 20, 2010, 04:02:28 PM

Title: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: Amarok1990 on June 20, 2010, 04:02:28 PM

Hello everyone!!!

I'm new in Wintermute engine. I discovered it from the game "Hamlet". I know that in Wintermute have a sprite editor but I like to know a good program for making sprite 2d. Thanks!!!  :)

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: odnorf on June 20, 2010, 05:26:58 PM

You'll need a 2D paint app or a 3D app to produce still renders. Well known free 2d apps are gimp (http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/)(bitmap editor), inkscape (http://inkscape.org/)(vector) and artweaver (http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/)(bitmap paint). For free 3D app you can look blender (http://www.blender.org/).

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: Amarok1990 on June 21, 2010, 12:04:55 AM

Thanks!!!  :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: anian on July 03, 2010, 12:41:39 AM

If maybe you wanna do something close to pixel art (or maybe even close to resoultion of Broken sword 1&2 games), you might wanna try Graphics gale.
The free edition can't export animations, but you can save individual gif/jpg/bmp etc. and it has an onion skin tool (you see frames before and after etc.
makes it easier to animate).
If you still want a whole animation you can combine that with Beneton movie gif animator. Google search for them, both are free and rather easy to use.

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: Amarok1990 on July 16, 2010, 08:26:04 AM

Thanks!!!!!   :)  :)

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: sychron on July 16, 2010, 11:30:56 AM

As a good and effordable package for creating 2D Artwork and animated Sprites I used to use JASC Paint Shop Pro and JASC Animation Shop. I think JASC has been bought by Corel, and Paint Shop has been combined with Photo Paint -- but as far as I know, Animation Shop does still exist.

Wait ... here it is: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1152105040771#tabview=tab0.

Hmm, they stopped developing it, it has support neither for Windows 7 nor for Vista. If you're using XP, I think it's worth the $20.

Title: Re: A good program for make 2d sprite?
Post by: Tosek on September 13, 2010, 11:54:05 AM

"MyPaint" is Open Source.