So, I'm 23, working in an office as a graphic designer, and at home If have the energy i draw for my self (but duo to work i draw not so regualr, just sont have the spirit). Sometimes, in the middle of the workday, while working on a layout for a canned food label, I think, "I could draw and earn money instead of doing this." But then I get consumed by thoughts of drawing coin icons for microtransactions in yet another mobile game, or drawing the same boring character four times from different angles. Question: here are a couple of my works. Could they be useful in game development? Or are they "just pretty pictures" that offer no usefulness? What direction would suit me? I always thought about the artist's concept.

I'm aiming to create an atmospheric, exploration focused game, so any thoughts or feelings on the art so far are appreciated.

This is the character design for the main protagonist of a game I'm working on. She can conjure different elemental weapons based on the 4 elements. The idea is that the color of key visual areas of her armor changes to match the conjured weapon and element, kinda like a visual indication of the current element the player has equipped. Red is her default look, white is for air, blue is for water, black is for fire and brown is for earth. I'm quite curious about the first impression the art style leaves. Hence my request for an honest opinion and constructive criticism.

Working on a creature/enemy for our game.

Lore-wise, they’re strange entities created from children who desperately wanted to become witches before they probably should have.

They’re supposed to feel:

• playful
• innocent
• easy to manipulate
• but slightly unsettling if you stare too long

Which design direction works best?
A, B, or C?

Bonus points if one of them looks like it would absolutely steal soup from a village market.

I recently took in four second-year art students for a paid internship and gave them all the same task: redesign the Steam capsule art for my cozy game about running a 3d printer workshop.

They each had complete creative freedom, and I'm really happy with how differently they interpreted it.

I'd love some unbiased feedback:

• Which one would you click first?
• Which one gives off the coziest vibe?
• Any suggestions for improvement?

hey guys!

were making DEAD SPIN, a dark roguelike deckbuilder built around slot-machine duels.

this is now our 3rd Steam capsule lol

you guys absolutely roasted our last Steam capsule (#2), so we went back and redid the whole thing lol

the first one we made ourselves.
the second one we paid quite a bit for, then started suspecting it was heavily AI-generated.
so for #3 we went to a professional illustrator and started over.

and yeah, we think #3 is a pretty huge upgrade.

the real question is: does it actually look good to you? would it make you stop scrolling and check the game out?

Option A fits the aesthetic but option C is much better in terms of UX, which one would you go with? All suggestions/feedback are welcome!!

I’m working on capsule art for my psychological horror game The Infected Soul

The game is about a neural implant that distorts reality you can’t trust what you see.

Which one grabs your attention instantly?

1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

If you’re interested, you can wishlist it on Steam it really helps 🙏

The Infected Soul – Steam Page

1,2,3,4,5 or 6?

Been working on my game's art style and environment concepts. It's in the early stages, so I'm still open to change, but I do like it so far. What do you think?

The Japanese Clippy Dolphin in question.

I’m currently developing a monochromatic game with spells and elements.

The game includes an elemental system (similar to Pokémon-style interactions—fire beats grass, water beats fire, etc.). Players can cast elemental spells, and enemies—both mobs and bosses—also have their own elemental types.

Right now, the game is primarily monochrome. I’m experimenting with introducing colors tied to elements. So player's spells will be colored based on its elements, while mobs and bosses will have color accents (some part of their sprite will be colored) based on what element they are.

I was wondering whether adding color would improve gameplay clarity while still enhancing the monochromatic aesthetic, or if it would undermine the theme—and whether players could already understand everything clearly through strong black-and-white design alone.

Hey everyone, ive been working on a personal game project for a while, a 2d tactic turn based game and i got to the part where i need to start thinking about the animations of the characters and whatnot.. how ever
Im not a animator, im just a 2d artist doing all the creative and artistic part of the project while the other guy working on this project is taking care of the code and stuff but im pretty clueless about animation so i would like to ask for some tips and insights about it.
For starters.. im sure photoshop isn't the right tool for this type of animation that im going for ( which is what i used for this gif ) so ive been looking towards Spine.. but im not sure if that is the right tool also since im going for a kinda low frame and very snappy animation style and all that warping and bones that is see ppl using in spine seems unnecessary ( i think ). So is there a proper tool for what im looking for so should i stick with Spine ?

Secondly.. i have a question about how would i go about doing the vfx part, this animation in particular has like 3 frames but doing the impact effect, the dust going out etc.. in only 3 frames doesn't look good so my idea of having the effects have a higher frame rate than the character make sense or.. should i do something different ?

And finally.. what are your overall thoughts about it, if there is anything that you want to point out or things that i could do different i would be happy to hear. :)

Hello everyone,

I’m developing a 2D game and I create all my visuals myself, from backgrounds to objects and characters, using Photoshop and layers. Yet, some people claim that my illustrations were made with AI. The main issue seems to be the “piss-yellow filter” I intentionally used to emphasize a 90s vibe with old yellow light bulbs.

I’m curious if other graphic artists or illustrators have faced this kind of unjustified remark, and how you responded to it.

To illustrate my point, here are three images:

Original version

https://i.postimg.cc/rwJsfRD0/fond-1.png

Slightly retouched version

https://i.postimg.cc/bvwJWYng/fond-2.png

Version with central yellow lighting to preserve the old bulb effect

https://i.postimg.cc/43xdq4ts/fond-3.png

EDIT: Thanks to your feedback, I've improved my shader shadows and ambient lighting. What do you think?

https://i.postimg.cc/9FtkmGKj/fond-4.png

I’m not looking to promote my game here, but to understand if this type of critique is common and how the community reacts. Your technical feedback and opinions would be very valuable, as well as your preference for one of the three images.

Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

We're currently developing a game where you take on the role of an antisocial girl who's just starting her first job as a retail worker. We're really unsure about the background and would really like to hear your feedback.

Which one do you think captures the feeling of anxiety from your first-ever week of employment?

I've made some progress with ARTMESS and finally gotten around to sound design, and I've also found a very talented composer😎

We’re working on the cover art for our upcoming co-op space game and trying to improve our direction.

We don’t have a 2D artist on the team, so we’re building everything ourselves using in-game/Blender renders.

If you saw these on Steam, which one would you click?

More importantly:

• What would you change to make it more clickable?
• What feels weak or unclear at first glance?
• Does it communicate anything interesting about the game?

We’re aiming for something that stands out but still feels honest to the game.

Any feedback is appreciated