Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
Attack animation: what it is and its function in video games 2
A course by Daniel Benítez , Art Director
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In this video lesson Daniel Benítez addresses the topic: Attack animation: what it is and its function in video games 2, 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.
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“Attack animation: what it is and its role in video games I already have the four keyframes we saw on the slide. The anticipation, the blow, the end of the blow and the recoil. Note that the animation is already defined correctly. The frame of the punch is perhaps the most difficult to square. We must be especially careful when creating your curves and look well that the pixel steps are not irregular. Then we create this effect that divides the wake into three colors, leaving the lighter color at the end closest to the weapon. Notice that although I created an outline to the wake, in the par...”
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Course summary for: Pixel Art Character Animation for Video Games
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Areas
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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