Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 3
A course by Daniel Benítez , Art Director
About the video: Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 3
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In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: Walk cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games. Bring your characters to life frame by frame in Pyxel Edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“Walking cycle animation: what it is and its function in video games This would be the walking cycle with the sword, the shield and the dust that rises after the passage of the character. Notice that I had to create a new layer For the shield. This has been necessary since the shield, during frames three, four and five, It looks above the character. That's why I now have two layers for the shield, one above and one below the character. As for the sword, you have to think that the character is grabbing her by the handle With his left hand. This causes the sword to hide behind its body, while ...”
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Course summary for: Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
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Character Animation, Game Development, Pixel Art, Video Games

Daniel Benítez
A course by Daniel Benítez
Daniel Benítez is an art director specialized in video games and pixel art, a technique that he has been evolving since beginning his career in the world of video games. He is the co-founder of Fourattic, an independent video game studio, and Mucho Pixels, a pixel art products and entertainment brand for video games.
Throughout his career, he has worked on creating games like Crossing Souls and Starr Mazer. He currently develops video games for companies like Gamee and Cartoon Network.
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