Pixel Art Characters: 2D Character Design & Animation

Pixel Art Characters: 2D Character Design & Animation, available at $79.99, has an average rating of 4.87, with 40 lectures, based on 183 reviews, and has 2806 subscribers.

You will learn about Build unique top-down & platformer-based sprites for video games. Understand character design and create your own characters, enemies and monsters! Learn the foundation of techniques in forming objects. Customise and animate your sprites. Gain skills in creating character portraits & close-ups. Develop intermediate knowledge when it comes to animating your characters & monsters. Learn about detailing, shading, and highlighting your Pixel Art. Explore animation for video game assets. Quickly become competent using the very popular LibreSprite / Asesprite software. Be part of an amazing and supportive community of people similar to you. This course is ideal for individuals who are Perfect for beginners looking to learn Pixel Art. or Awesome for more intermediate Pixel Artists looking to expand their skill foundation. It is particularly useful for Perfect for beginners looking to learn Pixel Art. or Awesome for more intermediate Pixel Artists looking to expand their skill foundation.

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Summary

Title: Pixel Art Characters: 2D Character Design & Animation

Price: $79.99

Average Rating: 4.87

Number of Lectures: 40

Number of Published Lectures: 40

Number of Curriculum Items: 40

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 40

Original Price: $84.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Build unique top-down & platformer-based sprites for video games.
Understand character design and create your own characters, enemies and monsters!
Learn the foundation of techniques in forming objects.
Customise and animate your sprites.
Gain skills in creating character portraits & close-ups.
Develop intermediate knowledge when it comes to animating your characters & monsters.
Learn about detailing, shading, and highlighting your Pixel Art.
Explore animation for video game assets.
Quickly become competent using the very popular LibreSprite / Asesprite software.
Be part of an amazing and supportive community of people similar to you.

Who Should Attend

Perfect for beginners looking to learn Pixel Art.
Awesome for more intermediate Pixel Artists looking to expand their skill foundation.

Target Audiences

Perfect for beginners looking to learn Pixel Art.
Awesome for more intermediate Pixel Artists looking to expand their skill foundation.

Want to make your games stand out? Pixel art is quick and easy, when you know how!

Learn how to create your own unique, stylised characters in just a few hours. You’ll develop the skills to quickly make unique and professional characters, making your game stand out (ideal for game jams, portfolios and more)!

Modern graphic resolution is better than ever before, but Pixel Art games continue to be firm favourites. Learn to recreate the nostalgic feel of early computer games with pixel art!

From designing characters, creating character portraits, crafting enemies & monsters, to customising and animating your sprites. This course has it all!

And, the character design process can be applied to all types of 2D character design, not just Pixel Art.

Learn how to create proper silhouettes to build out sprites. Detailing, shading and highlighting your pixel art. And explore animation for video game assets.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn pixel art from the ground up, or you’re more intermediate and want to improve your skills, this course will help you become a better pixel artist.

Pixel art is cool, fun, quick and accessible. No previous experience or drawing tablet required, an interest in learning pixel art, a mouse and a keyboard is all you need.

All students have access to the Q&A where our Instructors, Teaching Assistants and Community are ready to help answer your questions and cheer on your success.

Jump in and start creating your awesome characters now!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction & Setup

Lecture 1: Welcome To The Course

Lecture 2: Download Software

Lecture 3: Community & Support

Lecture 4: Getting Started with Libresprite

Lecture 5: Character Silhouettes

Lecture 6: Detailing Silhouettes

Lecture 7: Outlining Characters

Lecture 8: Creating Platformer Silhouettes

Lecture 9: Detailing Platformer Silhouettes

Lecture 10: Section Wrap-Up – Introduction & Setup

Chapter 2: Designing Characters

Lecture 1: Section Intro – Designing Characters

Lecture 2: Building Top-Down Character Models

Lecture 3: Detailing Top-Down Characters

Lecture 4: Creating A Top-Down Wizard

Lecture 5: Creating A Top-Down Knight

Lecture 6: Designing Platformer Character Models

Lecture 7: Creating A Platformer Fighter

Lecture 8: Creating A Platformer Archer

Lecture 9: Designing A Character Portrait

Lecture 10: Customizing Character Portraits

Lecture 11: Section Wrap-Up – Designing Characters

Chapter 3: Character Animation

Lecture 1: Section Intro – Character Animation

Lecture 2: Setting Up Animations

Lecture 3: Animating Characters – Idle Cycle

Lecture 4: Animating Characters – Run Cycle

Lecture 5: Animating Characters – Jumping

Lecture 6: Animating Characters – Attacking

Lecture 7: Animating Characters – Hit & Death

Lecture 8: Section Wrapup – Character Animation

Chapter 4: Creating Monsters

Lecture 1: Section Intro – Creating Monsters

Lecture 2: Designing Enemies – Slimes

Lecture 3: Designing Enemies – Bats

Lecture 4: Designing Enemies – Demons

Lecture 5: Designing Enemies – Mimic

Lecture 6: Animating Enemies – Slimes

Lecture 7: Animating Enemies – Bats

Lecture 8: Animating Enemies – Demons

Lecture 9: Animating Enemies – Mimic

Lecture 10: Section Wrapup – Creating Monsters

Chapter 5: Continuing Your GameDev Journey

Lecture 1: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

GameDev.tv Team
Learn to Make and Sell Games
Reece Geofroy
Pixel Artist / Indie Game Developer

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 3 votes
2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 12 votes
4 stars: 39 votes
5 stars: 127 votes

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