Things you learned from your own creations.

[bluestarultor]

This is a more serious take on the "things I learned" concept. What have you learned not from school, but from things you've done independently?

In my case:

- Being a video game player has no bearing on whether you can hack it as a video game maker.
- If you're making games, you'd better love spending years planning math and writing and drawing and making sounds and finally coding, or else you'll shoot yourself.
- The best software is neither friendly nor free in most cases.
- Layers are the best thing ever!
- Transparency comes in as a close second!
- 8x8 tiles are the standard for a reason. All resolutions are divisible by 8.
- Converting 14x14 to 16x16 to chop into 8x8 is a right pain in the ass.


What are things you've learned from your art, writing, music, dance, etc?