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Nandini S Hinduja
Nandini S Hinduja

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Tools for creating 2D assets for games

Some of the tools used for creating 2D assets for games are:

  • Aseprite
  • Pyxel Edit
  • Piskel
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Inkscape
  • Affinity Designer

Did I miss any? Let us know in the comments! Also which of these have you used? I have used Aseprite.

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Willian Ferreira Moya •

Great list!

My suggestions to the list:

  • Krita
  • Spriter Pro (to create animations)
  • Pixel studio is a great app to create pixel art in a tablet or smartphone
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Nandini S Hinduja •

yes! thanks!

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