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-# 2D Art Contributor Guide
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-This section explains the general 2D art requirements for NETFISHING.
-
-NETFISHING uses a warm, stylized, low-resolution visual direction. The project combines:
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-- Pixel-style user interface art
-- Inventory and hotbar icons
-- Fish and creature illustrations
-- Character clothing and cosmetic thumbnails
-- Low-resolution environment textures
-- Simple signs and interaction symbols
-- Promotional and website artwork where requested
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-The goal is not strict retro pixel art for its own sake. Assets should use deliberate pixel structure, limited palettes, simple rendering, and strong silhouettes while remaining readable in a modern third-person game.
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-## Visual direction
-
-NETFISHING 2D art should feel:
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-- Warm
-- Cheerful
-- Cozy
-- Handmade
-- Chunky
-- Slightly imperfect
-- Easy to read
-- Consistent with the low-poly 3D world
-- Stylized rather than realistic
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-Prioritize:
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-- Strong silhouettes
-- Clear color blocking
-- Limited palettes
-- Readability at the intended display size
-- Bold, recognizable forms
-- Simple highlights and shadows
-- Consistency with neighboring assets
-- Clean transparent edges
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-Avoid:
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-- Photorealism
-- Smooth airbrushed rendering
-- Excessive gradients
-- Very fine linework
-- Tiny details that disappear in-game
-- Large amounts of texture noise
-- High-resolution art reduced carelessly to icon size
-- Generic mobile-game icon rendering
-- Generative-AI-created artwork
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-## Reference characteristics
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-The current reference direction uses:
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-- Cream and tan interface panels
-- Dark brown text
-- Muted green tabs and controls
-- Large rounded corners
-- Simple item silhouettes
-- Fish and creatures built from a small number of strong colors
-- Selective dark outlines
-- Small bright highlights
-- Low-resolution grass and soil textures with repeated angular shapes
-- Minimal visual effects
-- Accent colors reserved for important items and creatures
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-## Main asset categories
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-Contributors may work on:
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-- UI panels and button graphics
-- Inventory and hotbar icons
-- Fish and creature sprites
-- Journal thumbnails and larger illustrations
-- Character clothing and cosmetic thumbnails
-- Environment textures
-- Signs and interaction icons
-- Emotes
-- Promotional illustrations
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-Each issue should identify the intended asset category and final use.
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-## Human-made work only
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-Do not submit generative-AI-created:
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-- Illustrations
-- Icons
-- Sprites
-- Textures
-- Concepts presented as original artwork
-- Paintovers generated from another artist’s work
-- Upscaled or altered generated images
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-References may be used for inspiration, but submitted assets must be original human-made work.
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-Do not submit:
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-- Ripped game assets
-- Copyrighted commercial art
-- Unapproved marketplace packs
-- Traced artwork
-- Assets with unclear licensing
-- Work copied from another project
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-## Recommended software
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-Suitable tools include:
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-- Aseprite
-- LibreSprite
-- Krita
-- GIMP
-- Inkscape for vector source work
-- Affinity Designer or Photo
-- Photoshop
-- Blender for UV preview and texture testing
-- Godot for final import and in-game review
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-The final file requirements matter more than the specific software used.
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-## Repository organization
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-Use the issue’s specified path when provided.
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-Suggested organization:
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-    art/
-    ├── source/
-    │   ├── ui/
-    │   ├── icons/
-    │   ├── fish/
-    │   ├── creatures/
-    │   ├── cosmetics/
-    │   ├── environment/
-    │   └── promotional/
-    └── exported/
-        ├── ui/
-        ├── icons/
-        ├── fish/
-        ├── creatures/
-        ├── cosmetics/
-        ├── environment/
-        └── promotional/
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-Examples:
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-    art/source/icons/items/coffee.aseprite
-    art/exported/icons/items/coffee.png
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-    art/source/fish/bluegill.aseprite
-    art/exported/fish/bluegill_journal.png
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-    art/source/environment/grass/grass_olive.aseprite
-    art/exported/environment/grass/grass_olive.png
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-## Required deliverables
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-Unless an issue says otherwise, include:
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-- Editable source file
-- Exported PNG or SVG
-- Asset dimensions
-- Palette or color list
-- Screenshot at actual in-game size
-- Screenshot in the relevant Godot UI or environment
-- Notes about transparency
-- Notes about tiling, if applicable
-- Related issue number
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-For animated assets, also include:
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-- Frame count
-- Frame timing
-- Looping behavior
-- Sprite-sheet layout or individual frame convention
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-## Readability test
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-Before submitting, check the asset at:
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-- Native resolution
-- Actual in-game display size
-- A typical gameplay screenshot
-- A smaller window size where applicable
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-Ask:
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-- Can the object be identified immediately?
-- Does it still read without zooming in?
-- Are important edges distinct?
-- Are the colors too similar to the background?
-- Does it contain unnecessary detail?
-- Does it fit beside the existing UI and environment art?
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-## Start from an issue
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-Do not create large batches of unsolicited assets without discussing them first.
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-Good questions include:
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-- What is the target size?
-- Is this an icon, illustration, or texture?
-- Does it need transparency?
-- Should it tile?
-- Is nearest-neighbor scaling required?
-- Does it need an outline?
-- Will it appear on a light or dark background?
-- Is animation required?
-- Are color variants needed?
-- What is the final Godot node or material using it?
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-A quick clarification before drawing is better than rebuilding a completed asset.