Make Pixel Art MOVE! (Essential Animation Tips for Beginners)

I have ALMOST made a lot of video games over the years, and I think animation is super fun! In this video we take a look at squash and stretch, smear frames, and how to give your pixels some personality.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Keyframes
01:25 Smear Frames
02:17 Attack
03:13 Squash and Stretch
04:16 Timing and Cleanup
04:47 Finish it Up
05:17 Outro
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Original Wikipedia image of the blueprint: Hotel Waldhaus Gasterntal: Blaupause 1902, Adrian Michael
"Itty Bitty 8 Bit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Pixelland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Chipper Doodle v2" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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  • @samwashere8544
    @samwashere85445 күн бұрын

    0:13 ummm- *moves hands in air thinking of something-* 1:49 his gun to hoosh- khoosh. Khooshes up

  • @Crobert24
    @Crobert245 күн бұрын

    Your channel is such an incredible and underrated one. The fact you are also into MegaMan with all of that pixel art information makes me relate too! Been a pixel artist for almost 3 years now and my main inspiration is MegaMan too. Love your stuff there

  • @RobinsonPixels

    @RobinsonPixels

    5 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Glad to have another Mega Man fan onboard.

  • @MichaelCreative
    @MichaelCreative7 күн бұрын

    Gunther!!! He’s a good one. Also, the graveyard of games is real. I still love Dungeon Janitor. That was fun.

  • @RobinsonPixels

    @RobinsonPixels

    7 күн бұрын

    Oh man, same. Such a shame that Shovel Knight came out right after we started, because I felt like our title was way too close 😂

  • @kaishido6698
    @kaishido66987 күн бұрын

    Good, simple and to the point! ❤

  • @balor_club3062
    @balor_club30626 күн бұрын

    Hey there Andrew! You were amongst the first creators i found after purchasing Aseprite and looking for pixel art tutorials. Huge fucking shoutout for fueling the ember of motivation and providing guides whilst being entertaining. Keep up the good work :D

  • @RobinsonPixels

    @RobinsonPixels

    5 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much! Appreciate you!

  • @oYohoho
    @oYohoho3 күн бұрын

    Sensacional! Essas dicas vão me ajudar bastante, obrigado pelo vídeo.

  • @Ozbrickcreator
    @Ozbrickcreator7 күн бұрын

    This helps a lot! Me and some friends are making an 8-bit platformer at the moment and I'm in charge of animating everything, so these tips will definitely end up helping me out a lot! I was just adding more frames rather than smear frames so I might have to go back and change a few things. Great work as always and I look forward to what comes next!!!

  • @RobinsonPixels

    @RobinsonPixels

    7 күн бұрын

    Glad I could help! I think smear frames are super fun (and much easier than truly animating every movement). I'm not sure how far you are in your game, but I wouldn't go back and reanimate right now unless you're at a good stopping point. For indie projects, it's really easy to kill your momentum by going back and redoing what's already been done. Eventually, sure, but the biggest priority needs to be getting the thing done (I say as someone who's never gotten a game done 😊).

  • @Ozbrickcreator

    @Ozbrickcreator

    6 күн бұрын

    @@RobinsonPixels Now you point that out, we are very far in. The animations look fine but I’ll make sure to keep your advice as I do more characters and everything else. Also, I’m sure you’ll get a game done one day. You’ve just got to persevere and keep at it!

  • @syrinella
    @syrinella7 күн бұрын

    pixel art: part stress, part fun

  • @stefanhellqvist2807
    @stefanhellqvist28077 күн бұрын

    This guy is quickly turning into the new pixel art creator of the Tubes. Love the content so far. Keep it up! :D

  • @RobinsonPixels

    @RobinsonPixels

    7 күн бұрын

    Thanks! 😅 Glad you're enjoying it!

  • @AMProSoft
    @AMProSoft6 күн бұрын

    Fun Fun!!

  • @eat120mm
    @eat120mm5 күн бұрын

    🤟

  • @eat120mm

    @eat120mm

    5 күн бұрын

    Great work Professor Pixel