Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
A course by Daniel Benítez , Art Director
Bring your characters to life frame by frame in Pyxel Edit
Bring your characters to life frame by frame in Pyxel Edit
The pixel aesthetic is back with a bang thanks to artists like Daniel Benítez, a video game developer and the cofounder of Fourattic, who keeps it very much alive in his animated creations. In this online course, he teaches you the techniques and processes behind animating a video game character and its surroundings in pixel art using the Pyxel Edit tool.
If you've already taken Daniel's previous course, Introduction to Character Design in Pixel Art, go even further in this one by animating your creations frame by frame and getting to grips with concepts such as timing, anticipation, and motion blur, as well as processes such as exporting and optimizing sprite sheets.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 19 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (414)
- 15,884 students
- 17 lessons (2h 54m)
- 19 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Animate a video game character, focusing on three of its most important states: waiting, walking, and attacking. Create some lightly animated surroundings using different techniques than those used for the character.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, animators, and anyone who wants to learn more about animation for video games using the pixel-art technique.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of character design and an understanding of Pyxel Edit or programs that offer a similar function such as Adobe Photoshop or Flash.
Reviews
A course by Daniel Benítez
Daniel Benítez is an art director and the cofounder of Fourattic, an independent video game studio. He has worked on video games such as Crossing Souls and Starr Mazer. He specializes in pixel art, a technique he has been developing since he started in the world of video games, in both professional and personal projects.
His latest and most ambitious creation, Crossing Souls, was born from the need to build something of his own, made purely with the players in mind. Crossing Souls is an action video game with an old-school aesthetic available on all the top platforms.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do during the course
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U2
Pyxel Edit: animation preparation
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Pyxel Edit Download and Interface
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Pyxel Edit overview for animation
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Project Creation
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U3
Animation of a pixel art character and its surroundings
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Waiting animation: what it is and its function in video games 1
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Waiting animation: what it is and its function in video games 2
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Waiting animation: what it is and its function in video games 3
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Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 1
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Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 2
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Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 3
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Attack animation: what it is and its function in video games 1
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Attack animation: what it is and its function in video games 2
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Attack animation: what it is and its function in video games 3
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Animation of the environment: what it is and its function in video games
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U4
Export
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Export Gifs and sprite sheets
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FP
Final project
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Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Meet expert teachers
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
trampland1990
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whom3312
es exelente y al grano
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voksenenko
PlusGreat course with clear content explained by the instructor.
Recommended for beginners in pixel animation.
adrianuzcas
Aunque todavía me cueste mucho imaginar los fotogramas para animar, es excelente que muestre el paso a paso y los detalles de cada pixel a arreglar, ya cuento con el curso primero de pixel art del mismo profesor y son super educativos para aprender a usar la herramienta.
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ita.ska.mor
PlusMe encanta, sor principiante y todo va de paso a pasito muy entendible. Gracias!
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