Garage Games [Can we get a Artist Corner/2D Art category please???]

#1 erm, I think it is not needed. Art is art. 3d uses 2d and alot of 2d artists render with 3d.

Everything is relevant here.

#2 We'll let the court of popular opinion decide. If enough people ask for it in this thread, we'll throw one up, but right now I've got one for and one against.

#3 @eb - I counter that programming is programming, except there are enough differences between the tools and formats (languages) used to program a game. The same goes for artists. 2D and 3D asset generation are as different as TGE and Torque X development. Sure, there is some small crossover, but you get the point.

#4 @Eb

Many artists do NOT use 3d models to help their 2d art. Especially if one uses cel-shading art (I included). I support having a 2d art section. Now it is 3 to 1

#5 Woot, go 2D!

#6 sure, my opinion is rarely right...just ask my fiancee, she'll agree with that 120%!

So, I think I will rethink how I think about what I think...what do ya think about that ? :P

#7 I think I can't think anymore because of all your thoughtful thinking O_o

I do think we share a common bond between significant others, and their handling of our thoughts, though ;)

#8 @eb & Michael - it's a common bond shared by about 95% of us:

function calculate_result(%gender, %answer )
{
   delete %answer;

   if (%gender $= "Female")
      return "Right";
   else
      return "Wrong";
}

A seperate 2D area or tags would be useful to browse the different areas

#9 That code made me laugh Andy!

I wanted to drive another nail into this pro 2D artist section...

Although 2D art can be created from Maya, blender, milkshape and perhaps the others (as EB stated), no straight 2D animation questions fit neatly into any of those threads better than any of the others. Thus I think that 2D questions while being addressed in any of the current topic areas will be muddled as they are spread out throuout all of the Artist corner sections. And this is why we need just one place solely for 2D art topics, for organization.
This new 2D art section can address anything specifically 2D such as sprite creation (something I think we need some good tutorials on), textures before application to models, alpha channels in Ps, digital painting etc.

What do you guys think?

#10 Done. You now have a place to talk about 2D art.

#11 Woot!, Thanks Deb!