How do I make good looking textures?

[bummer]

Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

[DestinedGamer2]

Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?

[bummer]

Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?

Thanks for the links, ill check it out before trying to make any more sprites. This is one of my better house sprites.

Capture.PNG (7.19 KiB) Viewed 6377 times

[CommanderABab]

PDN File - What is a .pdn file and how do I open it?
https://fileinfo.com/extension/pdn

[bummer]

PDN File - What is a .pdn file and how do I open it?
https://fileinfo.com/extension/pdn

Oops, sorry. Heres the PNG version of the sprite. That file is used by paint.net.

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[DestinedGamer2]

Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?

Thanks for the links, ill check it out before trying to make any more sprites. This is one of my better house sprites.
Capture.PNG

better than when I started doing plugins,

Perhaps you would like to see.

Aquarium_shop.png (1.01 KiB) Viewed 6296 times

Aquarium_shop2.png (1016 Bytes) Viewed 6296 times

tree_park.png (1.29 KiB) Viewed 6296 times

and heres a old plugin i made (It looks worse)

DestinedPlugin.zip

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DG.zip

(34.73 KiB) Downloaded 635 times

[belvedra]

Sprinkle some shading everywhere!! (On the texture)