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Paint.NET - 0 views

www.getpaint.net

tool art

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Myles Towsley on 10 Sep 14

Paint.NET is free image editing program that works very well for making small, pixel art tiles. This is very useful when making a game in an engine that supports tile-sets because they can condense many different tiles into one small image file and save space for your game.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Paint.NET is free image editing program that works very well for making small, pixel art tiles. This is very useful when making a game in an engine that supports tile-sets because they can condense many different tiles into one small image file and save space for your game.</div>

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Sfxr - 0 views

www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html

tool sound gaming

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Sfxr is an amazingly simple program that is designed to pump out basic sound effects for video games. Users have the option to hit the random button to generate a sound under a specific category (such as Jump or Explode) or they can customize the sound right down to the shape of the wave.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sfxr is an amazingly simple program that is designed to pump out basic sound effects for video games. Users have the option to hit the random button to generate a sound under a specific category (such as Jump or Explode) or they can customize the sound right down to the shape of the wave.</div>

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Unity - 0 views

unity3d.com

tool design gaming

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Unity is a game development studio designed to be easy to use but at the same time, very powerful. There are many features that new users can use right off the bat such as lighting and sound zones. These features can also be customized to be as fantastic or simple as the user wants them to be.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unity is a game development studio designed to be easy to use but at the same time, very powerful. There are many features that new users can use right off the bat such as lighting and sound zones. These features can also be customized to be as fantastic or simple as the user wants them to be.</div>

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Polygon - 0 views

www.polygon.com

news gaming

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Polygon is a gaming news website. It is unbiased for the most part which makes it a very handy source of news in the gaming world. It also has a large number of video articles which are very easy to watch while working on something else as they usually rely mostly on just audio.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Polygon is a gaming news website. It is unbiased for the most part which makes it a very handy source of news in the gaming world. It also has a large number of video articles which are very easy to watch while working on something else as they usually rely mostly on just audio.</div>

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TIGSource - 0 views

www.tigsource.com

community forum

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TIGSource (The Indie Game Source) is a site similar to PixelProspector. What makes it stand out is its fantastic community of people interested in making and testing indie games. People post art, programming and even game demos on the fourms for players to give feedback.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">TIGSource (The Indie Game Source) is a site similar to PixelProspector. What makes it stand out is its fantastic community of people interested in making and testing indie games. People post art, programming and even game demos on the fourms for players to give feedback.</div>

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PixelProspector - 0 views

www.pixelprospector.com

tool indie game

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Pixel Prospector is a site that finds and collects indie games and information about how to make your own video games. It has a great number of lists that detail different game design tools that are free for everyone to use.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pixel Prospector is a site that finds and collects indie games and information about how to make your own video games. It has a great number of lists that detail different game design tools that are free for everyone to use.</div>

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Autodesk Maya - 0 views

www.autodesk.com/...overview

education tool

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Autodesk Maya is a 3d modeling program used by high level professionals. It is fairly simple to use and Autodesk offers special programs for students to get a free, non-commercial licence.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Autodesk Maya is a 3d modeling program used by high level professionals. It is fairly simple to use and Autodesk offers special programs for students to get a free, non-commercial licence.</div>

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Stencyl - 0 views

www.stencyl.com

game tool design

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Stencyl is a program that allows users to create flash games. It uses a coding system similar to scratch which allows users who have little to no coding experience to make games.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Stencyl is a program that allows users to create flash games. It uses a coding system similar to scratch which allows users who have little to no coding experience to make games.</div>

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Paint Tool Sai - 0 views

www.systemax.jp/sai

Tool art design

shared by Myles Towsley on 18 Apr 14 - No Cached

Myles Towsley on 18 Apr 14

Sai is an extended version of microsoft paint designed to include a large number of custom brushes. With a large brush editor, it allows digital artists to easily create their own person workspace.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sai is an extended version of microsoft paint designed to include a large number of custom brushes. With a large brush editor, it allows digital artists to easily create their own person workspace.</div>

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The Sci-fi & Fantasy Art Book - 0 views

Tool art design magazine

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The Sci-fi & Fantasy Art Book is a book made by imagineshop, a British art company. It contains a variety of tutorials for using photoshop and 3dsmax. It also has a number of artist's opinions about different art programs and techniques.

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Hanna K Draws - 0 views

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art blog design

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Similar to Noelle Stevenson, Hanna K is the owner of a blog about art and comics. She has a bunch of great tips about how to draw and focuses more on comic books and how to draw a page layouts and fonts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Similar to Noelle Stevenson, Hanna K is the owner of a blog about art and comics. She has a bunch of great tips about how to draw and focuses more on comic books and how to draw a page layouts and fonts.</div>

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Manga Studio - 0 views

manga.smithmicro.com

Tool art design

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Manga Studio is a drawing software designed to be used with a drawing tablet. Unlike Photoshop, Manga Studio allows artists to focus more on drawing. It comes with a variety of tools to help even beginners make their drawings more realistic.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Manga Studio is a drawing software designed to be used with a drawing tablet. Unlike Photoshop, Manga Studio allows artists to focus more on drawing. It comes with a variety of tools to help even beginners make their drawings more realistic.</div>

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Jazza Studios - 0 views

www.jazzastudios.com

Education art design tutorials

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Josiah Brooks is an Australian freelance artist. On his website he provides hundreds of video tutorials for a variety of subjects including subjects that aren't normally covered such as how to use a Wacom tablet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Josiah Brooks is an Australian freelance artist. On his website he provides hundreds of video tutorials for a variety of subjects including subjects that aren't normally covered such as how to use a Wacom tablet.</div>

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Gamesprout - 0 views

www.gamesprout.com

Tool Design Art Programming Community

shared by Myles Towsley on 16 Mar 14 - No Cached

Myles Towsley on 16 Mar 14

Gamesprout is a site that is built to help game designers turn their ideas into fully fledged game with the help of the community. Users can share game ideas, improve on existing ones, and even make art or live demos.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gamesprout is a site that is built to help game designers turn their ideas into fully fledged game with the help of the community. Users can share game ideas, improve on existing ones, and even make art or live demos.</div>

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Noelle Stevenson's Blog - 0 views

gingerhaze.tumblr.com

art comics blog college

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Myles Towsley on 01 Feb 14

Noelle Stevenson is a very talented artist who is currently working on publishing a comic book called Nimona. She shares very interesting information not only about her journey through art school and the process of getting her comic published, but also about basic drawing techniques.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Noelle Stevenson is a very talented artist who is currently working on publishing a comic book called Nimona. She shares very interesting information not only about her journey through art school and the process of getting her comic published, but also about basic drawing techniques.</div>

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Patreon: Support the creators you love - 0 views

www.patreon.com

Patreon Tool Money

shared by Myles Towsley on 30 Jan 14 - No Cached

Myles Towsley on 30 Jan 14

Patreon is a way for people like the students in pathways to earn money while working on the things they love. While very similar to Kickstarter, Patreon allows users to donate on a regular basis to small projects like a webcomic or a youtube series instead of one massive project.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Patreon is a way for people like the students in pathways to earn money while working on the things they love. While very similar to Kickstarter, Patreon allows users to donate on a regular basis to small projects like a webcomic or a youtube series instead of one massive project.</div>

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Scott McCloud - 0 views

scottmccloud.com/

art Comic

shared by Myles Towsley on 05 Nov 13 - Cached

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Scott McCloud is a comic artist who is famous for a number of different things. He has written three different books about comics and the science behind them. The Montpelier 24 Hour Comic Challenge was originally started because of a dare made by him and he created a card game made out of comic books from the 1930s.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Scott McCloud is a comic artist who is famous for a number of different things. He has written three different books about comics and the science behind them. The Montpelier 24 Hour Comic Challenge was originally started because of a dare made by him and he created a card game made out of comic books from the 1930s.</div>

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Flashpunk - 0 views

useflashpunk.net

Tool art Game Community Free

shared by Myles Towsley on 05 Nov 13 - No Cached

Myles Towsley on 05 Nov 13

Flashpunk is a very useful game engine for the actionscript 3 language that allows users to make prototypes and even full games very quickly. Not only is it free, but there is also a very large and friendly community who can help with any problems you might have.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Flashpunk is a very useful game engine for the actionscript 3 language that allows users to make prototypes and even full games very quickly. Not only is it free, but there is also a very large and friendly community who can help with any problems you might have.</div>

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Weebly - 0 views

www.weebly.com

Tool Website Protfolio

shared by Myles Towsley on 16 Oct 13 - Cached

Myles Towsley on 16 Oct 13

Weebly is an excellent website making tool that allows even more customization than Google sites. I prefer it because it allows me to make a very nice looking webpage to showcase my work very quickly.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Weebly is an excellent website making tool that allows even more customization than Google sites. I prefer it because it allows me to make a very nice looking webpage to showcase my work very quickly.</div>

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www.newgrounds.com

Art Animation Games Community

shared by Myles Towsley on 15 Oct 13 - Cached

Myles Towsley on 15 Oct 13

Newgrounds is a site for artists and game makers who want to display their work to the world. With a motto like "Everything by everyone" and a community full of friendly people to match, It's a great place to get feedback on your work.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Newgrounds is a site for artists and game makers who want to display their work to the world. With a motto like "Everything by everyone" and a community full of friendly people to match, It's a great place to get feedback on your work.</div>

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