GameMaker | Game Art Tutorial: Design 2D Video Game Creatures @GameMakerEngine | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In this game art tutorial, Ellasketch teaches how to design 2D characters fro your GameMaker game 👾🎮. You'll learn about shape language, tools, layers, design, and the free software Krita.

00:00-00:36 - Intro
00:37-00:53 - Story brief and conceptualisation
00:54-01:08 - Shape language
01:09-01:32 - References
01:33-02:15 - Canvas resolution
02:16-02:40 - Brushes
02:41-03:40 - Sketching
03:41-04:42 - Refining the design
04:43-05:02 - Cleaning the lines
05:03-05:19 - Color theory
05:20-07:53 - Adding colors
07:54-10:36 - Shadows and highlights
10:37-11:40 - Details
11:41-11:56 - Outro

Ella uses Krita, which is free 😊, but you can use any software.

Free Krita download: krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop
Free GameMaker download: https://opr.as/DownloadGM-YT

Follow Ella:
- instagram.com/_ellasketch
- youtube.com/channel/UCm-OUaymjsMMKjUm6ZgkDZg