Difference between revisions of "Art Resources"

Revision as of 23:40, 27 January 2024

This page lists resources that are available to help you with developing games on Playdate, both paid and free. It focuses on Art resources.

Various 1-bit conversion tools:

BitCam - paid; a one-bit camera for iPhones
PixelBasher - paid, a "kitbashing" program
dotpict - free; for iPhone and Android
OneBitDitherTool - free - PC
Pixen - free with paid options; for Mac and iPad
- Article on using Pixen to create Playdate graphics
aesprite - paid - multiple platforms - the "gold standard" of pixel art programs.
- https://twitter.com/Gogolitus/status/1634596725045198850?t=dwcjGHKH7IhUw0_LxkCQ8Q&s=19 add-on for Aseprite; dithering brushes.
- https://noesteryo.itch.io/aseprite-isometric-guidelines add-on for Aseprite; isometric guidelines
- https://github.com/dzuk-mutant/playdate-palette add-on for Aseprite; a playdate pallete.

A variety of assets available for use.

A lot more can be found at https://itch.io/game-assets/tag-1-bit , but here are some commonly used ones.

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 ==Programs==
-* https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitcam/id1114990619 - paid; a one-bit camera for iPhones
+* [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitcam/id1114990619 BitCam] - paid; a one-bit camera for iPhones
-* https://pixelbasher.dev/ - paid, a "kitbashing" program
+* [https://pixelbasher.dev/ PixelBasher] - paid, a "kitbashing" program
-* https://dotpict.net/ - free; for iPhone and android
+* [https://dotpict.net/ dotpict] - free; for iPhone and Android
-* https://github.com/timheigames/onebitdithertool - free - PC
+* [https://github.com/timheigames/onebitdithertool OneBitDitherTool] - free - PC
-* https://www.aseprite.org/ - paid - multiple platforms - the "gold standard" of pixel art programs.
+* [https://pixenapp.com Pixen] - free with paid options; for Mac and iPad
+** Article on [https://furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-01-28-pixen-and-playdate using Pixen to create Playdate graphics]
+* [https://www.aseprite.org/ aesprite] - paid - multiple platforms - the "gold standard" of pixel art programs.
 ** https://twitter.com/Gogolitus/status/1634596725045198850?t=dwcjGHKH7IhUw0_LxkCQ8Q&s=19 add-on for Aseprite; dithering brushes.
 ** https://noesteryo.itch.io/aseprite-isometric-guidelines add-on for Aseprite; isometric guidelines