Game Art Tutorials

indiegamedesigner

We have a handfull of tutorials over at IndieGameDesigner.com but we're planning to launch a lot more soon so I'll post them here as they launch.

Tutorials will be in Illustrator, Photoshop, InkScape & Gimp.

Hope you find them useful!

indiegamedesigner

Make Seamless Vector Tiles - Illustrator


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This tutorial is done in Illustrator but you can easily follow along using InkScape or Gimp.

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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Make A Sunburst Vector Background - Illustrator


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This tutorial is done in Illustrator but you can easily follow along using InkScape or Gimp.

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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Create Glossy Vector Eyes - Illustrator


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This tutorial is done in Illustrator but you can easily follow along using InkScape or Gimp.

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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Blending Modes Reference - Photoshop


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This is more of a guide/reference than a tutorial. It shows the various effects of the different blending modes in graphics programs. If you've ever come across the words 'Overlay' & 'Multiply' before and scratched your head - now you have a visual guide to show you what they do!

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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Grunge Up Your Vectors - Photoshop


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This tutorial is done in Photoshop but you can easily follow along using Gimp. The general idea is to use texture photos to add...well...texture to your vectors!

You can download some free texture/backgrounds here.

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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sawkastee

Thanks really like your stuff.

indiegamedesigner

@sawkastee glad you like the tutorials, I'm writing a new tutorial today. Planning on posting it tomorrow...

Braydon_SFX

Glad to see the site back and running! Was wondering if it had gone under for a while.

indiegamedesigner

@Braydon_SFX Never been away, always been up and running! Just stopped posting new content for a while I was busy setting up another company - now we have a full time staff so I can work on other things and the site will still keep running.

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Circle Owl Vector Tutorial - Illustrator


Here is a link to the tutorial page.

This tutorial is done in Illustrator but you can easily follow along using InkScape or Gimp.

Please ask any questions you have in the comments section of the actual tutorial post, it'll save cluttering this thread.

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deadlights

Thanks for sharing!

indiegamedesigner

@deadlights No problem, glad you are enjoying the tutorials.

Is everyone managing to follow them OK? Does anyone have any requests?

I can't take requests for the free game assets (Defeats the purpose in the game assets store and freelance work!) but for tutorials it would be good to know what people want to learn and how complex/simple you'd like the tutorials on our site to be.

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mounted88

@indiegamedesigner I have a request. How do you make words look like their indented into a button?

Fajlajp

Buttons. It's easy to make but hard to get perfect. How to make the reset symbol for example

indiegamedesigner

@mounted88 & @Fajlajp So font/GUI symbol tutorials....that's a great idea! Something everyone needs but most tutorials overlook.

I'll make those my next tutorial subjects, thanks for the suggestions.

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Fajlajp

Hope you make them asap, will need them for my new game