Designing programs for a Programmer

[Train27]

I've always been fascinated about how a single person could make cool games. I myself have many ideas for a videogame but find some areas harder to fulfill.

I'm a computer science student with already some practice so programming isn't a problem on any game engine. I don't have problems designing the videogames either.

 

The main problem I find is the art. Animations, 2D/3D designs, backgrounds... I'm pretty useless at drawing and I don't own or know how to use a drawing/designing program.

 

I'm currently trying to learn Blender by myself, but it feels so massive to start with that I'm getting a little desperate.

So I was wondering if you guys knew about some free program for desiging/drawing sprites or animations for videogames because there aren't either any artists round my area so I have to do everything on my own.

 

As always, thanks in advance

[AlTech]

20 minutes ago, Train27 said:

I've always been fascinated about how a single person could make cool games. I myself have many ideas for a videogame but find some areas harder to fulfill.

I'm a computer science student with already some practice so programming isn't a problem on any game engine. I don't have problems designing the videogames either.

 

The main problem I find is the art. Animations, 2D/3D designs, backgrounds... I'm pretty useless at drawing and I don't own or know how to use a drawing/designing program.

Ever played around with photoshop?

20 minutes ago, Train27 said:

I'm currently trying to learn Blender by myself,

Blender is more of a modelling program......

20 minutes ago, Train27 said:

but it feels so massive to start with that I'm getting a little desperate.

 

So I was wondering if you guys knew about some free program for desiging/drawing sprites or animations for videogames because there aren't either any artists round my area so I have to do everything on my own.

Paint.NET is free but requires Windows and isn't super advanced.

 

Wait for the new 3D Paint with the Creators Update for Windows 10.

 

[Train27]

Just now, AluminiumTech said:

Ever played around with photoshop?

Blender is more of a modelling program......

Sadly I don't own photoshop

Idk, everyone seems to use Blender to create 3D models for games

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, Train27 said:

Sadly I don't own photoshop

Idk, everyone seems to use Blender to create 3D models for games

You can definitely use it for that but just know that there are other options.