COURSE

Game Sprite Fundamentals

$65.00

Draw game sprites that stay readable on a mobile screen, including a simple idle and action pose.

SKU: MGD-C75 Category:

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Draw game sprites that stay readable on a mobile screen, including a simple idle and action pose. Across about 8 hours you will draw the character as a silhouette first, draw a calm pose, draw the action in three frames or fewer, and place frames on a sheet.

Beginner · 8 hours · Art

Curriculum

Module 1 · A readable shape

  1. Draw the character as a silhouette first
  2. Use few colors
  3. Check the sprite at game size
  4. Separate it from a sample background

Module 2 · Idle

  1. Draw a calm pose
  2. Add a second frame
  3. Keep the feet planted
  4. Loop the idle

Module 3 · An action

  1. Draw the action in three frames or fewer
  2. Make the action obvious
  3. Keep the size consistent
  4. Export the frames

Module 4 · A sheet

  1. Place frames on a sheet
  2. Write the frame size
  3. Name the file
  4. Look at the sheet on a phone
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