30 replies to this topic

[Daniel9999999]

Tell me what sort of programs you use for doing your graphics

Edited by Daniel9999999, 15 March 2008 - 08:50 PM.

[xXCrimZenXx]

i am using paint, it works realy good and it got all the tools u need for pixling

[Joshj99]

use regular gamemaker sprite editor, thats the best one, you can resize images to a specfic size, or just, whatever, its better than you think it is, just try it out

[Daniel9999999]

I Also Use IcoFx for special Effects

[Mordi]

Photoshop CS2. Very nice. Takes about ten seconds to create alpha masks too.

[Joshj99]

Whats icofox? is it good?

oh and photoshop is a great editor too i have it =)

[ilikepie]

use regular gamemaker sprite editor, thats the best one, you can resize images to a specfic size, or just, whatever, its better than you think it is, just try it out 

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Same here!

[LegendofZeldaDude]

i use mspaint, people say it has a bad pallete, but i made my own in it to sprite

[AppleSauce]

2 words: Microsoft Paint. It's the best!

[Willows]

Promotion>GraphicsGale>MSpaint

ProMotion is both hardest to learn (Have to read a manual) and most efficient to use once learned. It's probably gonna take you a good solid month or so to even get a firm handle on the damn program. It's got RGB and HSL and CMsomethingodd and a couple other three letter acronyms that I don't understand myself. Something to do with colour.

GraphicsGale is much simpler to learn (MSpaint with more tools and way more shortcuts) and a hell of a lot faster than MSpaint if you've put at least a week into learning how to use the thing.

MSpaint is simple as anything, but lacks animation and a bajillion other things.

So MSpaint if you're not serious or just starting, GraphicsGale if you're in it as a hobby or actually plan to do a bunch of art, and ProMotion if you're in it as a pro.

(I personally use GraphicsGale, registered version)

[r1k]

I use MS paint. But dont let people tell you one program is better or worse, try out a couple and just stick to what you like best.

[Stubbjax]

This one.

[Astrosapien]

Lawl at above post.


MS Paint or the GM image editor, depends on my mood.

[opop1]

The Best Place For Doing That Is Dream Maker What You Do Is Download Byond And When U Dowload It Itll Come With Whole Platform And Maybe You Might Get Interested In it

[XeroxZ]

It depends on the graphics. Pixeling? I use MSpaint, and sometimes Graphics Gale. Special effects and such? Photoshop 7. And I agree with r1k. No such thing as a "best" program for spriting exist. It all depends on the spriter.

[darchangel]

GraphicsGale is much simpler to learn (MSpaint with more tools and way more shortcuts) and a hell of a lot faster than MSpaint if you've put at least a week into learning how to use the thing.

Well said...
Graphics Gale is my program of choice for pixeling, Paint Shop Pro & Photoshop for other stuff.

[isometric-spriting]

I use a bit of everything

MSPaint is good for things like pixel art
I use fireworks, Photoshop CS3, and illustrator all for logos,banners,buttons etc.

[chainsawkitten]

GIMP for everything. It's very flexible. I doesn't really fit for pixling but well... I don't have the patience to do pixling anyways so it's no loss for me.

EDIT: I don't have any use for pixling art either.

Edited by chainsawkitten, 30 January 2008 - 01:49 PM.

[moocow740]

Wow. Deja Vu. I think I've seen this topic twenty-thousand times before...

I use GM Image Editor for everything I do. I don't have enough patience to learn how to use any other programs, and MS Paint is not something I personally think is very good...

[franchise]

I use two very nice FREEWARE graphics editors. GIMP and PAINT.NET 3

paint is more intuitive, but gimp is way more powerful once you know how to use it.

together those programs *almost* have the power of photoshop - very very good for the price of 0.