Graphics – Software n' stuff

Spritesheets Revisited – Game sprites with Inkscape + Gimp

I’ve lately been doing some work with the (awesome) Unity game engine, prototyping a 2D platformer using version 4.3’s new 2D mode, and as part of that I needed to create some sprite-sheets for game-related animations and the like. As I’ve mentioned before, my tools of choice for graphical work are Inkscape and The GIMP,Continue reading “Spritesheets Revisited – Game sprites with Inkscape + Gimp”

Spritesheets with Gimp – An adventure in Scheme

One of the coolest Android projects I’m involved with at the moment is a new strategy game, and one of the coolest things about it is it’s retro-look 8-bit style graphics. Growing up in the 80’s I obviously got a lot of exposure to the unique look of games in the 8-bit era, and IContinue reading “Spritesheets with Gimp – An adventure in Scheme”