Greets!

I'm sure some people might be interested in where the site donations are going. The May/June donations of $150 will go toward making sets of clothing and hair for the RPG sprites. This is in addition to the creation of the female sprite (which is finished and will be up within a week) that I am paying for out of pocket.

Thanks a lot for the help!

Note: If you'd like to donate, don't let the "100% complete" bar stop you. Any and all further donations will go toward commissioning additional artwork.

Thanks!

Bart

OpenGameArt.org is now accepting donations. I won't go into great detail about it here, as the relevant information is all available on the donation page. I would, however, like to reiterate a couple of things:

Tayoko has just finished creating some additional eyes and hair for the anime base sprite! Check them out here!

Note that, like the original sprite, it also comes with a greyscale version in case you would like to re-color them.

I assume everyone's noticed that the front page layout has changed. On the right side of the page, you'll see a number of boxes, which contain links to recent and popular art. In particular, take note of the "Favorites" box. Registered users can add art to their favorites by clicking the "Add to Favorites" button on the bottom of an art page.

I've also done some clean-up in the forum area to make it a bit clearer and easier to use. As always, please let me know via the forum if you have any comments, criticisms, or ideas.

I've created an official IRC channel for the site. You can find it at #OpenGameArt on irc.freenode.net. Feel free to drop in and say hi!

Disclaimer: I work full time, and sometimes I'm idle. Even if I don't answer, I promise I'm not ignoring you on purpose. :)

It's now possible to request art for your projects! Find the "Art Requests" box on the left side of the page, and click the "Request Art" link at the bottom. Enter a synopsis and a detailed description, select the type of art you're requesting, and click "Save", and you're good to go.

You may also vote on existing requests by viewing the request and clicking the "Vote for this request" link at the bottom of that request.

You must be a registered user to use this feature.

I'm excited to announce that the first piece of exclusive OpenGameArt.org art has been completed! You can find it here. My eventual goal is to commission various sets of armor, hair, faces, etc, (as well as a female base sprite with similar options) that will allow developers to build sprites to their specifications. For the time being, customizing this sprite will be up to you, the community.

Hey folks!

To give people a taste of what's to come, I thought I'd point everyone to the portfolio of our sprite artist, Miguel Angel Perez (aka Tayoko). Check it out here:

http://www.tayokoart.com/

If you're ever looking to hire an artist, he's a great guy to work with. :)

It's been suggested to me that I consider taking donations for the website. I think this might be a good idea, as it would allow me to commission art more quickly, but I really want to avoid it being at all off-putting. If I did accept donations, I would do so under the following standards:

Hey folks!

I'd like to work a bit more at garnering some publicity for the site, but at this point I'm kind of out of ideas with respect to where to advertise. If you can think of any communities that may find OpenGameArt.org to be of interest, please let me know here in a comment.

Furthermore, if you have any friends who are interested in art or game development, now would be an excellent time to spread the word. :)

Bart