Your Game, Your Graphics: 2D Art Design in Inkscape

Name: Your Game, Your Graphics: 2D Art Design in Inkscape
Rating: 4.5 (122 reviews)

Create amazing art in Inkscape, explore Inkscape tools, and bring your Inkscape game art to life for stunning 2D games

Created byHuzefa K Inkscape Professional

Last updated 1/2025

English

What you'll learn

The basics of Inkscape and Game Art Design
Design and animate a 2D game character
Design a beautiful game background

Course content

2 sections • 35 lectures • 4h 44m total length

Introduction to Inkscape tools2:06
Congratulations0:42
Video Speed rate0:19
Raster & Vector Graphics in Inkscape2:10

Inkscape2:53
Document Properties and first tools in Inkscape7:33
The Ellipse tool and designing a heart in Inkscape5:49
Objects Order, Grouping Objects, the Zoom tool and Colors in Inkscape6:14
Path Operations, the star tool and gradients in Inkscape11:46
Align And Distribute, the text tool and a game coin in Inkscape11:04
Path and Nodes in Inkscape6:06
Section Recap2:48
Starting with the Background and the Character in Inkscape3:56
Lets draw some Ghosts in Inkscape5:45
Adding the Power Ups (fruits) in Inkscape9:58
Layers, the walls of PacMan and Installing a font in Inkscape6:30
Exporting and making a PacMan Wallpaper in Inkscape4:59
Starting with the UI - Buttons in Inkscape20:29
Design some nice platforms in Inkscape15:08
Make the platforms tileable in Inkscape13:56
Design Some popular game assets in Inkscape18:01
Animation Introduction in Inkscape6:21
Finish and preview the animation in Inkscape9:11
Design the head of the character in Inkscape12:50
Continue with the body of the character in Inkscape16:23
First four frames of the walk cycle animation in Inkscape12:56
Finish and preview the walk cycle animation in Inkscape13:01
Your first game background and the spray tool in Inkscape15:01
A Desert Background in Inkscape6:57
Night Sky Background in Inkscape7:20
The Foreground and some more assets in Inkscape13:02
How to setup Inkscape for Isometric game art2:37
Create an Isometric tile in Inkscape8:49
How to set dark theme on Inkscape1:57
Congratulations!0:19

Requirements

You only need a PC or Mac for this course
You will need Inkscape installed on your computer

Description

If you have an amazing game idea, and you wish to develop your own custom graphics, this class is for you!

I’m going to teach you how to use Inkscape, a free design software, and create all the game art you need in order to develop a 2D game!

Because Inkscape is a vector graphics software, the assets you create will be scalable and also highly versatile. You will create them once and then you can use them on any device and also any resolution! From iPhones to desktop computers.

Why Inkscape?

It’s user-friendly and perfect for beginners.
It offers amazing documentation to help you at every step.
It’s one of the most popular tools for creating professional-quality vector graphics.

You will learn the core concepts, tools, and functions and you will be able to develop fully functional 2D Games.

Learning the basics of Inkscape and Game Art Design will put a very powerful and useful tool at your fingertips. Inkscape is very easy to learn, it has amazing documentation, and is one of the most used tools for creating vector arts.

What are you waiting for? Join me to learn how to create amazing art with free tools and turn your unique ideas into reality!

Who this course is for:

2D design passionate students
Students interested in Inkscape and 2D games

Your Game, Your Graphics: 2D Art Design in Inkscape

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Course content

INTRODUCTION TO INKSCAPE4 lectures • 5min

Game Design31 lectures • 4hr 40min

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