Pixel Art Characters - 2D Character Design & Animation

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GameDev.tv Team,Reece Geofroy

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1. Introduction & Setup

1. Welcome To The Course.mp4

00:41

2.1 Download LibreSprite.html

2.2 YouTube - Compiling Aseprite from Source (for Windows).html

2. Download Software.mp4

04:26

3.1 2D Art Facebook Group.html

3.2 Chrome Live Captions.html

3.3 GameDev.tv Blog.html

3.4 GameDev.tv Community Forum.html

3.5 GameDev.tv on Discord.html

3.6 GameDev.tv on Twitter.html

3.7 GameDev.tv on YouTube (Livecasts).html

3. Community & Support.mp4

01:40

4. Getting Started with Libresprite.mp4

08:04

5. Character Silhouettes.mp4

09:00

6. Detailing Silhouettes.mp4

07:48

7. Outlining Characters.mp4

07:54

8. Creating Platformer Silhouettes.mp4

02:42

9. Detailing Platformer Silhouettes.mp4

03:15

10. Section Wrap-Up - Introduction & Setup.mp4

00:30

2. Designing Characters

1. Section Intro - Designing Characters.mp4

00:29

2.1 base character palette.zip

2.2 basecharacter simple.zip

2. Building Top-Down Character Models.mp4

08:24

3.1 base character palette (1).zip

3.2 basetopdown character.zip

3. Detailing Top-Down Characters.mp4

06:21

4.1 aap-64 palette.zip

4.2 wizardtopdown.zip

4. Creating A Top-Down Wizard.mp4

08:02

5.1 aap-64 palette (1).zip

5.2 knighttopdown.zip

5. Creating A Top-Down Knight.mp4

06:35

6.1 aap-64 palette (2).zip

6.2 platformercharacterbase.zip

6. Designing Platformer Character Models.mp4

07:50

7.1 aap-64 palette (3).zip

7.2 platformerfighter.zip

7. Creating A Platformer Fighter.mp4

12:04

8.1 aap-64 palette (4).zip

8.2 platformerarcher.zip

8. Creating A Platformer Archer.mp4

11:53

9.1 baseportrait.zip

9. Designing A Character Portrait.mp4

08:29

10.1 customportrait.zip

10. Customizing Character Portraits.mp4

10:25

11. Section Wrap-Up - Designing Characters.mp4

00:31

3. Character Animation

1. Section Intro - Character Animation.mp4

00:33

2. Setting Up Animations.mp4

11:20

3.1 animationidle.zip

3. Animating Characters - Idle Cycle.mp4

11:13

4.1 animationrun.zip

4. Animating Characters - Run Cycle.mp4

11:32

5.1 animationjump.zip

5. Animating Characters - Jumping.mp4

13:10

6.1 animationattack.zip

6. Animating Characters - Attacking.mp4

11:02

7.1 animationhit.zip

7. Animating Characters - Hit & Death.mp4

06:19

8. Section Wrapup - Character Animation.mp4

00:27

4. Creating Monsters

1. Section Intro - Creating Monsters.mp4

00:24

2.1 slime.zip

2. Designing Enemies - Slimes.mp4

07:16

3.1 bat.zip

3. Designing Enemies - Bats.mp4

06:28

4.1 demon.zip

4. Designing Enemies - Demons.mp4

08:02

5.1 mimic.zip

5. Designing Enemies - Wolf.mp4

06:22

6.1 slimejump.zip

6. Animating Enemies - Slimes.mp4

04:38

7.1 batflying.zip

7. Animating Enemies - Bats.mp4

03:52

8.1 demonrun.zip

8. Animating Enemies - Demons.mp4

04:21

9.1 mimicbite.zip

9. Animating Enemies - Wolf.mp4

03:35

10. Section Wrapup - Creating Monsters.mp4

00:42

Description

Learn to create your own top-down & platformer-based character sprites for video games.

What You'll Learn?

Understand Character Design
Design Characters, Enemies and Monsters
Build Top-Down & Platformer-Based Sprites for Video Games
Customise and Animate Your Sprites
Foundation of Techniques in Forming Objects
Skills in Creating Character Portraits & Close-ups
Intermediate Knowledge in Animating Characters & Monsters
Detailing, Shading, and Highlighting Your Pixel Art
Exploring Animation for Video Game Assets

Who is this for?

Perfect for Beginners Looking To Learn Pixel Art

Awesome for Intermediate Pixel Artists Looking to Expand Their Skill Foundation

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Description
â€‹Want to make your games stand out? Pixel art is quick and easy, when you know how!
In this course youâ€™ll learn how to create your own unique, stylised characters in just a few hours. Youâ€™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 youâ€™re a beginner looking to learn pixel art from the ground up, or youâ€™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!
Who this course is for:
Perfect for Beginners Looking To Learn Pixel Art
Awesome for Intermediate Pixel Artists Looking to Expand Their Skill Foundation

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Reece has been tinkering with pixel art and game development since he was 16.Growing up in a large family; video games were a huge part of Reece's childhood, inspired by his older siblings trying to create their own games eventually he made it his goal to one day start his own game studio and develop video games for a living. Fast forward to the present day; Reece is the CEO of Boundless Games, creating modernized-pixelated games influenced from the games he grew up with.Reece has also garnered a fanbase for himself online through his game development YouTube channel, where he discusses the realities of full-time game development, helps beginner pixel artists find their way, and teaches valuable lessons he learns from his own past mistakes and current obstacles.Reece has always loved helping others grow with what he discovers on his own journey, so joining GameDevTv was a no brainer. Get ready to learn!

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