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Dark GDK / 2D Graphics

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TeenCHristian
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Posted: 14th Jul 2010 17:06
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So I've been working with the dark GDK and I really like it. I'm working on a project right not and the coding is going great, but what really gets me stuck is the graphics. I just can't seem to be good enough to create quality graphics. How do the pro's do it? How are people able to create clean graphics like on this game:

http://www.limexgames.com/games/cargo_bridge/

What programs do they use? Any help would be very much appreciated

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TeenCHristian
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I was looking around and found a great art tool called Inc-Scape (check it out here: http://www.inkscape.org/download/?lang=en and I was wondering if (and how) you could use images made or edited using inc-scape. Any information would be great!

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Posted: 15th Jul 2010 11:47
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I think Inkscape is a vector-based drawing app (didn't look it up now) like CorelDraw right? This means that you have to export your drawings to raster graphics images (=bitmaps) first, before you can use them in DarkGDK. I don't know this app really, but you should be able to export to BMP, PNG, etc.
But that's just the technical part, the other is the art itself. You have to be good at that to achieve graphics with a decent quality you know
I think if that's the kind of info you desire, this thread would fit better on the 2D board rather than DarkGDK...

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TeenCHristian
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it is vector-based graphics, and your right you can export as bitmap. How nice I know I'm not the best artist or even that good, but even when I make a simple sprite and load it onto the screen it has pixels missing. It looks fine in MS paint, but when I load it onto my game it looked terrible... Anyway I'm hoping the skill of computer graphics will come over the years of game programming. Thanks for your post!

PS. didn't know there was a 2D forum

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