Adobe Photoshop – Introductory Tutorials – Game Art Focus – Part 1

August 12, 2021

Adobe Photoshop

Game Art Tutorial List


Title:
Total BEGINNERS guide to drawing in photoshop 2021

By:
Trent Kaniuga


Youtube – Tutorial #1

Description:
Quicker coverage of just a lot of general tools and what they do in Photoshop.


Title:
Learning the basics of drawing in Photoshop

By:
Michael Clarida Arts


Youtube – Tutorial #2

Description:
Shows a drawing example within Photoshop to show some of the tools at work to create a piece.


Title:
HOW TO PAINT 2D GAME ART IN PS – STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL

By:
Blackthornprod


Youtube – Tutorial #3

Description:
Very quick example on some tips for drawing 2D game assets.


Title:
How To BLEND COLORS Like A Pro (For Beginners) | Photoshop Digital Painting Tutorial

By:

The Geek Artist


Youtube – Tutorial #4

Description:
Quick example of how to blend colors in Photoshop.


Title:
Lava Potion Game Asset Tutorial in Photoshop – full game design tutorial

By:
Jaysen Batchelor


Youtube – Tutorial #5

Description:
Tutorial for creating a 2D potion game asset in Photoshop.


Title:
Game Design Character in Photoshop – full character design art in Photoshop

By:
Jaysen Batchelor


Youtube – Tutorial #6

Description:
Tutorial for creating a 2D shadow creature game asset exploring character design in Photoshop.


Title:
Creature Game Design in Photoshop – Cute turtle creature tutorial

By:
Jaysen Batchelor


Youtube – Tutorial #7

Description:
Tutorial for creating a 2D turtle creature game asset exploring creature design in Photoshop.


Overview

Photoshop being one of the most used artistic softwares seemed like a good point to start exploring tutorial to use with my new Wacom tablet, so I compiled a lot of tutorials that seem good for getting me started. I’ve used it before, but not to the extent of actually drawing full assets, and I want to be able to draw out decent characters and creatures. I figure I will cover the basics again just to get comfortable with all the tools available, and I hope these tutorials are a good starting step for that as well as transitioning into learning how to actually apply these tools to get started making some solid sketches.

Tutorial #1 covers a lot of the tool basics, and Tutorial #4 with color blending was a good example of something I believe will be something I will like to explore extensively while getting started making creatures and characters, so those seem like strong basics coverage. The rest generally cover examples of making some kind of 2D art asset, and I will be using those as guides to show me how to use some of those tools to actually create the assets. Getting those examples from a few different sources can help show different approaches, but the final 3 are all from the same creator since they do just appear to be nice quick examples that I can grasp fairly quickly.

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Art Software Resources for Wacom One

July 20, 2021

Software Options

Digital Art


Title:
What’s the best software for a Wacom drawing tablet?

By:
Bruno Brasil – Drawing Tablet World


Drawing Tablet World – Link

Description:
Gives a list of softwares to use with Wacom tablets, with descriptions of what they offer.


Overview

I recently received a Wacom One tablet, and wanted to look into which art softwares work with it and work with it best. As far as I can tell it seems that most general digital art tools will translate decently to greatly when working with a tablet in this day and age, so it doesn’t seem limited in that aspect at all. Now I just need to figure out which one(s) make the most sense for what I want to use it for, and this resource seems like a decent starting point.

After this, I want to work it down to one or two softwares and start to round up some tutorials to get my footing with them. Most likely I will look to start with Adobe Photoshop since I have a little experience with it already and it’s always at least a decent option for almost any need. From there, I will most likely see what options those who make 2D game assets tend to use if possible, or which are just easier to pick up.

The list they provide is as follows:

  • Adobe Photoshop: (image editing, digital art, sketching)
  • Adobe Illustrator: (logo design, vector illustration)
  • Corel Painter: (digital painting, sketching)
  • Clip Studio Paint: (comics, illustration, 2D animation)
  • Autodesk SketchBook: (digital art, sketching)
  • Affinity Designer: (digital art, logo design, vector illustration)
  • Krita: (digital art, sketching, 2D animation)
  • GIMP: (image editing, digital art, sketching)
  • Inkscape: (logo design, vector illustration)
  • ArtRage: (digital art, sketching)
  • Corel Draw (Bonus): (logo design, vector illustration)

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