2D Art News
The latest 2D Art coverage curated for game developers.
Aseprite v1.3.18.5 is a small patch release focused on one nasty export crash. If a sprite had an active selection, exporting a sprite sheet through File > Export > Export …
Tim Ruswick has put together a reference roundup of 73 2D art styles aimed at indie game devs. The collection spans ink-on-paper, isometric, one-bit, retro UI, pixel worlds, pixel sprites, …
Pinta keeps the old Paint.NET-style workflow alive for developers and artists who want a free, lightweight raster editor. Paint.NET went closed-source in 2009, but Pinta preserved the open-source path for …
Kenney.nl has released Domino Pack, a free CC0 asset set for board-game-style projects. The 30-file bundle gives developers ready-made domino tiles for 2D interfaces, prototypes, and casual games without licensing …
Kenney.nl has added Tiny Farm, a 2D asset pack in its Tiny series with 130 files. The set is aimed at farm, RPG, roguelike, map, and pixel-art projects, giving teams …
Kenney.nl has released a 2D flag pack with 230 files, giving developers a ready-made set of country and language flags for UI, localization, and worldbuilding. It’s a small asset drop, …
PixiEditor 2.1 lands as a free, open-source, cross-platform 2D art tool that tries to unify painting, pixel art, animation, and vector work in one pipeline. For teams that bounce between …
Aaron Blaise's hand-drawn short 'Snow Bear' captures the essence of storytelling through animation, focusing on themes of loneliness and connection. This work showcases the potential of 2D animation in creating …
Aseprite has released v1.3.16 as the stable version, packed with bug fixes and improvements. Meanwhile, v1.3.17-beta1 introduces exciting new features like rounded rectangle tools and enhanced mouse button functionality, which …