Introduction to making animated 2D Game Art
This is a class being taught for CCCKC in July of 2015. It covers the basics of making game art, from tools, to techniques for drawing, animating, and putting it all together.
Students will need to bring their own laptop, running Windows, Linux, or OSX. A drawing tablet is not required, but may be useful – It is completely possible to make pixel art with a mouse, but hand-drawn art works better with a tablet.
* We ask for a $10 donation to CCCKC (for the entire class) to attend.
* Members do not need to donate, and may take the class for free.
Suggested tools:
GIMP (Win/Linux/Mac)
GraphicsGale Freeware version (Windows)
Tiled (Win/Linux/Mac)


Schedule
Classes run from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Friday nights
August 7, 2015 Free toolsHow art works in gamesHow much art is needed for characters?How much art is needed for items?How much art is needed for the world?Drawing a basic character with multiple layers August 14, 2015 Pixel art techniquesDrawing an animated spriteDrawing items August 21, 2015 How traditional tile-based game art worksDrawing tileable environment artImporting your art into Tiled