Adobe Photoshop - Introductory Tutorials - Game Art Focus - Part 1

August 12, 2021

Adobe Photoshop

Game Art Tutorial List

Title: Total BEGINNERS guide to drawing in photoshop 2021
By: Trent Kaniuga
Youtube - Tutorial #1
Description: Quicker coverage of just a lot of general tools and what they do in Photoshop.

Title: Learning the basics of drawing in Photoshop
By: Michael Clarida Arts
Youtube - Tutorial #2
Description: Shows a drawing example within Photoshop to show some of the tools at work to create a piece.

Title: HOW TO PAINT 2D GAME ART IN PS - STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL
By: Blackthornprod
Youtube - Tutorial #3
Description: Very quick example on some tips for drawing 2D game assets.

Title: How To BLEND COLORS Like A Pro (For Beginners) | Photoshop Digital Painting Tutorial
By: The Geek Artist
Youtube - Tutorial #4
Description: Quick example of how to blend colors in Photoshop.

Title: Lava Potion Game Asset Tutorial in Photoshop - full game design tutorial
By: Jaysen Batchelor
Youtube - Tutorial #5
Description: Tutorial for creating a 2D potion game asset in Photoshop.

Title: Game Design Character in Photoshop - full character design art in Photoshop
By: Jaysen Batchelor
Youtube - Tutorial #6
Description: Tutorial for creating a 2D shadow creature game asset exploring character design in Photoshop.

Title: Creature Game Design in Photoshop - Cute turtle creature tutorial
By: Jaysen Batchelor
Youtube - Tutorial #7
Description: Tutorial for creating a 2D turtle creature game asset exploring creature design in Photoshop.

Overview

Photoshop being one of the most used artistic softwares seemed like a good point to start exploring tutorial to use with my new Wacom tablet, so I compiled a lot of tutorials that seem good for getting me started. I've used it before, but not to the extent of actually drawing full assets, and I want to be able to draw out decent characters and creatures. I figure I will cover the basics again just to get comfortable with all the tools available, and I hope these tutorials are a good starting step for that as well as transitioning into learning how to actually apply these tools to get started making some solid sketches.

Tutorial #1 covers a lot of the tool basics, and Tutorial #4 with color blending was a good example of something I believe will be something I will like to explore extensively while getting started making creatures and characters, so those seem like strong basics coverage. The rest generally cover examples of making some kind of 2D art asset, and I will be using those as guides to show me how to use some of those tools to actually create the assets. Getting those examples from a few different sources can help show different approaches, but the final 3 are all from the same creator since they do just appear to be nice quick examples that I can grasp fairly quickly.

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