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Seems like a lot of people may have questions about game art, especially 3D programming techniques. A lot of people like myself are self-taught and continually trying to pick up tricks that art-school types may have received via formal course-work.

What's the appropriate venue for art-related questions? Should there be a new "Game Art" or simply "Artists" wiki for such questions, or is Game Development the proper place?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ If I recall correctly, there has been an attempt at a graphics (or 3D graphics?) oriented Stack Exchange site, it didn't make it out of beta. \$\endgroup\$
    – House Mod
    Apr 25, 2012 at 21:28
  • \$\begingroup\$ Interesting, not surprising though... Game Development itself seems pretty low-use. I asked one XNA-centric question and received no replies for weeks, where I've seen similar questions answered quickly on App Hub. My new approach is to post on both sites, assuming the App Hub one is most likely to "hit" a good response. \$\endgroup\$
    – Jason R. Mick
    Apr 25, 2012 at 21:39
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    \$\begingroup\$ Ah found it, it's still in public beta: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com and there is a suggestion for a SE for creating art: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/7250/art-creation \$\endgroup\$
    – House Mod
    Apr 26, 2012 at 19:44
  • \$\begingroup\$ Cool thanks, you should post that as an answer so I can give you full credit. :) Tetrad's answer I feel is less complete than yours. \$\endgroup\$
    – Jason R. Mick
    Apr 27, 2012 at 20:03

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Specific art questions are on topic for this site. I don't have any examples offhand of good art-centric questions, though.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ There was one that was somewhat specific, but it was closed as they had asked the same question at the graphic design beta, which seems like a good place to direct those types of questions in my opinion. \$\endgroup\$
    – House Mod
    Apr 26, 2012 at 19:47
  • \$\begingroup\$ So would the correct answer be graphicdesign.stackexchange.com then?? \$\endgroup\$
    – Jason R. Mick
    Apr 27, 2012 at 20:03
  • \$\begingroup\$ no, unless it's a graphic design question. graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/faq 3D art is off topic there. 2D art might be. \$\endgroup\$
    – Tetrad
    Apr 27, 2012 at 20:41
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There is a Graphics Design stack exchange currently in beta.

Additionally there is a proposed site that seems to fit the desires you have, covering art creation in general. From the proposal:

Art Creation

Proposed Q&A site for artists, painters, drawers, caricaturists, illustrators, cartoonists, graphic artists, engravers, sculptors, etc. Basically art techniques and methodologies.

However, I don't know how long these things generally take, but the Art Creation site was proposed nearly a year ago and only has 10% commitment. Seems a long way off from the 100% needed to start beta. I guess it's time to start some promotion of your own if you want to get the site off the ground :)

As far as where the questions should go. I agree with Tetrad that on topic questions should come to us, I just don't think they have the same chance of being answered. Personally, if I had an art question, I would go for the site that's more likely to get the question answered, Graphics Design.

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