Pixel Art Character Animation | Tips, Tricks, and Workflow

Pixel art animation can be difficult, but it’s also so cool to see characters made out of tiny squares brought to life with a little effort. In this video, I’ll take you through my start-to-finish workflow of the creation of a dynamic attack animation for 'Cyborg Superman', and discuss all my tips, tricks, challenges, and nitty-gritty nuances along the way!

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0:00 Intro
0:06 Sprite Design
1:44 Tidying up Pixel Clusters
3:23 Simple Silhouette for Animation
6:02 Refining the Body Language
8:25 Rendering the Poses
11:39 Particle Effects
13:18 Recoil and Recovery
13:55 Bringing it all together
15:01 FINAL ANIMATION
15:34 HIGHLIGHT: Fabric Animation
16:17 CRT Time
16:49 VID OVER

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Software used: Adobe Photoshop 2022
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