Resolution, Layers and File Naming

Resolution, layers and file naming

Work larger than the tiny original

Many Millsberry assets are very small by modern standards. Work at a clean larger master size whenever practical.

We can always shrink a good master down. We cannot turn a tiny flattened 80px image back into a clean editable asset later.

If the original/native size is known, it is great to also export a version at that size.

Keep useful layers

For a character, sensible layers might be:

• body
• eyes
• mouth
• hair
• clothing
• accessories
• shadows/highlights

For buttons/logos/UI:

• background
• border
• text
• icon
• shadows/highlights

We do not need hundreds of microscopic layers. The goal is simply to let somebody change a shirt, expression, label, or highlight later without repainting everything.

Simple file names

Use descriptive lowercase names with hyphens when practical:

• mayor-trumble.png
• mayor-trumble.kra
• fitness-stat-icon.png
• millsberry-reborn-logo.svg

For states:

• nav-arcade-normal.png
• nav-arcade-hover.png
• nav-arcade-pressed.png

No SWF authoring required

The art team does not need to rebuild Flash packaging. Submit the finished art and editable source; development/recovery can handle integration.