Standard Photoshop Settings for Background Creation?

[ToledoVader]

Hello board.  I just learned about AGS and I am quite excited.  I am interested in learning how to build games and old Sierra point-and-click adventures are my favorite.  I understand that AGS works best in 16-bit and I would like to construct my game accordingly.  I am quite proficient in Photoshop art and I was wondering what the ideal presets for the image should be in creating a game?  I do not want to run into any difficulties translating what I created in Photoshop to the limited color-range in AGS.  Also, what should I be concerned about in regards to gradients?  Thank you!!!

[ToledoVader]

I have also begun watching the tutorials about the game creation itself and I understanding the code and tools held within.

[Andail]

Hm, apart from painting in the proper resolution (e.g. if you want 320x200 or something more high-res) there isn't much else to worry about. If you want your game to be in 16 bits then ideally you should paint with so many colors, but importing a 32-bit image into a 16-bit environment usually doesn't have that severe consequences; some very smooth gradients will appear more jagged, but then again that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Now, whether you should use computer-generated gradients or not is another question, one pertaining to aesthetics...

So, just make sure you paint with the right amount of pixels, and the rest should be fine.

[ToledoVader]

Great to know.  Thanks for helping.  I wasn't sure how many colors would be lost, but I think I should be fine given my art style.