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The Ultimate 2D Game Character Design & Animation Course by Udemy
Learn how to design and animate a character in Photoshop that can stand up as professional work
Course Highlights
- Design your own character
- Build your character in Photoshop
- Animate your character for a 2D game
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
13 Topics
Welcome to the course! Introduction
How to get a guaranteed win out of this course!
Join the Facebook Support Group and share your designs!
What you will need to complete this course and free Photoshop!
What is character design?
Researching your character and reference.
Learn the importance of reference and how to use it
Get your questions answered in the Q & A section of this course!
Learning Basic Photoshop tools!
How layers work its simple!
Lear how to find the exact same colors I use throughout the course
Learn how to upload a physical sketch into photoshop
Don't forget to save your work!
16 Topics
Sketching and Brainstorming: The sky's the limit!
Learn how to refine your thumbnail sketches
Creating the final drawing of your character
Adding black and white values to your character part 1
Adding black and white values to your character part 2
How to add color to your character
Adjusting your image to look Amazing!
Creating a face for your character
Learning how to select layer shapes and clipping masks to create the googles
Learn how to paint in the shadow on your characters costume!
Finishing up your character's costume details
Creating the detail for the sword!
Making some awesome adjustments and touches to your character!
Getting started with your second character!
Learn to build the body for your Character
Building your characters costume and weapon
19 Topics
Overview of the walk cycle
Where to download the walk cycle resources?
Building the first frame of your walk cycle!
Learn what a sprite sheet document is and how to build one
Building the second frame of your walk cycle!
Building the third frame of your walk cycle!
Creating the mock up for your walk cycle animation
Over view of the jump cycle!
Where to find the jump cycle resources?
Building the first frame of the jump cycle!
Building the second frame of the jump cycle!
Building the third frame of the jump cycle!
Building the fourth frame of the jump cycle!
Creating the mock up for your jump cycle animation!
building the hover animation cycle!
Preparing your sprite sheet and exporting it as a .png
Creating the mock up for the hover cycle animation!
Building your animation from your sprite sheet in Unity
Best reference to continue your learning
7 Topics
Creating a profile on Freelancer
Freelancing site links
Travel the world while you work!
Writing a killer proposal to your employer
Pricing your bid
Example of a killer proposal!
Course conclusion
3 Topics
Researching your character and reference.
Creating a face for your character
Adding black and white values to your character part 1
The Ultimate 2D Game Character Design & Animation Course
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