Nathan Lovato Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hey there! I'm Nathan, a professional game designer. I release free video tutorials every week on Youtube. The channel is dedicated to game art and game design.You can find all of the tutorials, arranged in categories, right there: Game Design Tutorials! News: The Kickstarter is over! And it was 240% funded. I'm working on a new website, Game Art Quest, where you'll find all of the open source assets, tutorials and premium training I'm making as part of this project. We have a game art study group on Facebook! Don't hesitate to leave feedback or ask me questions here. Thanks! Thigydaze 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kali Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Good stuff - I like your UI tutorial, it's something i hate doing (especially menus) and I got a f ew good ideas that'l make life easier UI-wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Thanks kali ! I'm switching to more art and design oriented tutorials for later ones. Or as far as Construct tuts are concerned, I'd rather make commented capx examples I think - it's an efficient learning resource for users who are comfortable with the software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Listege Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I saw your game in showcase forum! Your art style is just awesome and devlog is very helpful.Thanks for great articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 Thanks much Listege, and sorry for getting back to you so late! I really appreciate your kind words. After a busy period. I am back. My website is now called GameDesignQuest.com !As its name suggests, it is a website about game design. I will be polishing it up over the next few weeks. A professional graphic designer is currently working on the logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Hey everyone. I just added my first open source Game Assets pack, which you can find on OpenGameArt: Cartoon Mobile Rounded Icon Buttons (CC0 licence) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Hey everyone,I've just released a new article : My 7 most valuable Game Design resources. I tried to share the websites and books that taught me the most! Please tell me if you like itKind regards, Nathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hey everyone, I released a new Open Source Art Pack on GDquest: Xbox 360 Controller buttons on openGameArt. Just like the previous one, they're released under a CC0 - Public Domain license! Here's a preview of the pack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivant Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bonjour Nathan, I'll post my question in english. I'm starting to build games for fun. Mainly kids games for now. I no art skills, none.. I'm that bad, but I'm really good in coding. Do you know where and how to find art designs or assets for games. What are the options ?find a artist and pay them for the work ? (I assume that I'll own the art and will be able to use it later where I want)partnership (splitting revenu if any)arts free to use with a mention in the game or website ?fine a licence free arts ?any help is really appricated.even if I give my kids'games, I could sell t-shirts or goodies..are do I deal with that ?thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Hi there survivant,It depends on what you intend to do with the games in the end. If you want to make a living out of them, you'll probably have to work with an artist. I'd advise you to first create a solid prototype of your game and to establish an exhaustive list of the assets you need. Any artist you're going to work with will need that - be it a freelancer or a buddy of yours.I don't recommend using assets packs only because you probably won't find enough assets in the exact same style to make a coherent game. The rare self-sufficient free to use packs out there are actually being used by many people (like the Kenny CC0 platformer assets). They're great tools to prototype your games though.Otherwise, if you're just looking to make games for fun, any mix of the solutions you listed is good. If you want to find a partner, I'd still highly recommend that you code the game/prototype first - you're more likely to get offers that way.As far as finding assets online, you'll have to be a bit creative with your usage. You need to search beyond plain game assets to find enough material to work with. Websites like https://creativemarket.com/ will provide you with some vector assets, great for story-based kids apps for example. The most popular assets bank out there is probably http://market.envato.com/. As far as finding open source assets, you'll be pretty limited. There's http://opengameart.org/, and http://open.commonly.cc/, which are two very good resources websites. Good luck going forward!Nathan. survivant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivant Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 merci pour la réponse, c'est clair. Thanks, that will be useful. It's true, the first time should be to make it work and find help after that. When I'll ahve something, the next step will be to find someone willing to help. I style that I like are anime and Wakfu (unrelated to this post, but I really like that serie.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I'm back with 2 Youtube Video Tutorials!How to Code Faster in Construct 2 How to 30 minutes SpeedpaintingPlease tell me if you like them!Glad I could help @survivant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 This week's tutorial is another C2 tutorial : !Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted March 4, 2015 Author Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm a bit late with sharing it, but here's the video from last week: How to design professional looking mobile game buttons – part 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hey everybody! I am back with 2 new tutorials: How to game art #2 – Drawing game assets and How to game art #1 – Silhouettes. The next video will talk about drawing 2d game assets with selection tools, which is a pretty efficient technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Kaan Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi Nathan! You have really nice collection. I will check them when I have time. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Thank you TD2TL! I am coming back with not only 2 video tutorials, but also 2 detailed Game Design guides.Game art tutorials:How to game art #4 – Cute character from concept to finishHow to game art #3 – Drawing with selections in PhotoshopGame design guides:How to Create Immersive Game IntrosGame Analytics From A Game Designer’s Perspective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Hi there! I'm back with a new batch of tutorials! Video tutorials:Quick Timer Events from a Game Design PerspectiveHow to game art #5 – The Principles of Design Game design guides:16 Reasons Why Players Are Leaving Your GameSqueezing more juice out of your game design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi there everyone! I'm back with some new tutorials, and a reorganized first post. See you soon! Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hey there! I'm back with 3 new videos on the theme of color: Please tell me if you like them!Cheers, Nathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'm back with 2 more tutorials. For the first time, talking about pixel art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 Today's update is bigger than usual! You're getting 3 new video tutorials, and 3 game design articles/guides. Video tutorials Game Design ArticlesExploring Games from the Creator’s PerspectiveHow to expand your audience with Game Accessibility11 Tips to Speed Up your Game Design Process I hope you'll like them! Don't hesitate to comment if you have feedback to share, requests for future tutorials... I can't promise to get to them all, but I review every message I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hey there! I'm back with 2 new videos focusing on open source software. I've been looking to talk about those for a little while now. Future tuts will focus as much as possible on tools that everyone can access! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Lovato Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hello everyone! I'm back with 3 new videos about the open source painting software Krita: And an article on the GameAnalytics blog:How to do an Efficient Game Test The next tutorial will talk about pixel art with Krita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totor Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thank you for the vids, they are short and straight to the point, displaying the shortcut keys is also welcomed. Maybe you should add the little flash circle that some videos show to pinpoint where you click on the menu or icons of the interface and probably you could remove the easy listening background music which brings nothing but annoyance. Last you may "chapterize" your videos to get more rythm because they feel a bit monotonic, but that's just my feeling. I am looking forward to the pixel art one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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