I wonder how hard it would be to just make a standard Gamedev.net Forums art package. That way we could cut down on the number of "We need artists d00dz" posts that are on the forums. Like make a few standard character models, skins etc. and then we can just let anyone who wants a "medeival rpg" etc download that rather than keep posting that they need artists. Good idea, bad idea? Mindwarp http://www.mindwarp.net

I think that could be a good idea. But I think we should do more then just have archives of models and skins. We need more tutorials on art for games. If we offer learning, then people can learn to make their own stuff.

There was a saying, "You can give a man a fish and he''ll eat for a day, but teach a him to fish and he''ll eat forever." Not sure who said it...

But of course, people would have to WANT to learn for it to work... some people are just lazy.

"Like the clouds, he has no place to go, and like the water, he never stops."

I personally would LOVE to see some tutorials on making art for games!!

Some stock art would be nice too, especially when you are working on the game engine and not focusing on the final art. In the end, I myself want to be able to create my own final game art.

Marcus

So combine the ideas - someone who knows how, make a standard model, one skin for it, and instructions on how to modify the model and make variant skins, and then some of the other artists in the forum can follow the directions and make a boquet of skins that you can give out in the art package. I myself would love to try making a skin if I had a nice model to put it on, but I don't know how.


EDIT: this is what I mean by a nice model:

Broad shouldered swordsman

Slender prettyboy

[edited by - sunandshadow on February 26, 2004 4:35:56 PM]

Do you think we should have a survey about what should go into such a graphics package? If so, should the survey be in the art forum or the lounge? What questions should be asked?

I haven''t been there in a while, but I think garagegames has a feature where people donate their unused art and music so others can use them.


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I personally think a GameDev model library is an excellent idea. I''d contribute to it.

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I second. We can put it in GD Showcase.

quote: Original post by sunandshadow
Do you think we should have a survey about what should go into such a graphics package? If so, should the survey be in the art forum or the lounge? What questions should be asked?

I think the biggest hurdle to something like this would be licensing. Creating some kind of standard license that every contributor agrees to is going be sticky.