Hello, I haven't been programming very long and was wondering if any of you know a good 2D graphics program. Just something simple for a beginner. Thanks.
Need a good 2D graphics program
GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/ : It's like a free photoshop.
Graphics Gale: http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/ : Great for pixel art.
Spriter: http://www.brashmonkey.com/spriter.htm : Awesome for animated sprites.
But remember software can only get you that far! Make sure you practice a lot and learn new techniques.
Goodluck :)
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GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/ : It's like a free photoshop.
Graphics Gale: http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/ : Great for pixel art.
Spriter: http://www.brashmonkey.com/spriter.htm : Awesome for animated sprites.
But remember software can only get you that far! Make sure you practice a lot and learn new techniques.
Goodluck
Thanks!
My personal favorite is Cosmigo's ProMotion -- Its kind of a spiritual successor to Deluxe Paint which was popular pixel-art tool back in the day. ProMotion is nice because it has a lot of useful features for animation of sprites, not just drawing them one-off, like animation preview, onion-skin, and stamps.
Its a pixel-based editor similar to Graphics Gale, not a vectors+bones (flash-like) editor like Spriter. Both are for-cost, GraphicsGale is less expensive but I haven't liked it as much when I've tried it out. Both have free trials, so give both a spin if they're what you're looking for.
I also use inkscape all the time. It is the open source manifestation of Illustrator. I find it very useful for many types 2D art, especially if you are going for more of a cartoon look.
Good sample of 2D graphics program: lesson21( c++ code)
The codes and demo of above adapted to MS VS 2010/2012 in source files to:
Concentration of all The Lessons in Common Library GLSummary in MFC
If you are looking for a grid based tool, PyxelEdit is pretty nice. It is still in beta, I believe, so the tools may vary in perfection, but it's pretty nice with automatic tiling and you can also create animations in it. It's a single developer developing the tool and from my experience he is really quick and helpful when asking for help in the forums. He also takes suggestions on new tools to implement or feedback on older tools.
The program costs $8 dollars minimum, totally worth it. Check the videos here and decide if this is something you need. I recommend it.
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