Sources of art and SFX
It's well known that programmers don't do art (except for a very talented few): more often than not, we end up with either bad code or programmer art. However, there are many great resources to get assets for your title, even if they are only placeholders until you find a designer who is worthy of your vision. The following are some of the best places to start your journey from:
- One of the latest marketplaces to spring up plenty of assets is the new GameDev Market. It is chock-full of 2D, 3D, textures, and even sample GUI art of which some are paid and some free. If you wish, you can also sell your own assets. The store is available at https://www.gamedevmarket.net/.
- If free art helps you begin your title (sometimes even finish it), then one of the biggest sites is the OpenGameArt site. It has hordes of free-to-use assets, from spritesheets to textures and even audio, and it is available at http://opengameart.org/.
- The VG resource is a forum-based art system...