[darkFunction]

I used and loved this framework years ago so happy to see it’s still thriving.

I’d love to start making games with my son now he’s getting older, but I always used to hit a roadblock with the artwork. In this age of AI, can anyone recommend free/cheap ways of acquiring good animated sprites for hobby projects?

[modernerd]

You might need to dig around a little for animated sprite sheets, but there are plenty of good quality free 2d assets:

https://www.kenney.nl/assets

https://itch.io/game-assets/free

https://opengameart.org/

[mhitza]

When I was playing around with Godot and 2D game development, I went to itch.io for free asset packs. It's hard to get a consistent art-style, but good enough for a beginner.

[opyate]

If you have 10 bucks lying around, the comprehensive Kenney pack is good value (on sale, usu. $20), and with consistent art styles.

https://kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-assets

(no affiliation, it's just good stuff)

[wsc981]

If you subscribe to Humble Bundle newsletters, you will occasionally get nice deals on sound, music and/or sprite assets.

I’ve bought many nice asset bundles here for a very reasonable price.

[p0nce]

Honestly maybe easier to just do it in aseprite, at first it will be daunting but in the end enjoyable.