Animtips Archives - GAME ANIM

MiniBoss: Pixel Art Tutorials

June 10th, 2017

From the Brazilian art studio behind the fantastic Towerfall Ascension, MiniBoss artists Pedro Medeiros (@saint11) and Amora Bettany (@amora_b) share their tec...

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15 Pro Tips For Crafting The Perfect Showreel

February 17th, 2017

I was recently interviewed for the March edition of Imagine FX to give advice on creating showreels. They've created a follow-up article online which you can go...

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Tips To Create Character Animations In Spine

November 12th, 2016

Carlos Cavalcante uses squash and stretch and other techniques to give more life to characters in Spine. Read the article on Gamasutra here....

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5 Tips To Make Your Game Animations Better

October 23rd, 2016

Indie developer Dave Bleja of Volnaiskra offers tips on how to give more appeal to 2D animations, discovered through the process of making his game Spryke. R...

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Common Mistakes In Game Animation

September 30th, 2016

Another first for this site, a guest-post from EA software engineer JC Delannoy, (@jcdelannoy), re-printed with permission. It's refreshing to have some general...

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Platinum Games: Integrate Animations Before Polishing

August 7th, 2016

This great Platinum Games post is a reminder that you should get your anim working in game before doing any polish. The team describe some working practices on ...

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5 Things I Learned As A Game Animator

May 5th, 2016

Some great tips from Riot Games' art director Alex M. Lehmann....

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Run Cycle Animation Breakdowns

February 26th, 2016

Great variety of run-cycle sketches, complete with pose breakdowns. https://vimeo.com/156076080...

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The importance Of A Pose And Other Observations In A Weekend Game Jam

December 29th, 2015

"The artist should know the process of ANTICIPATION - KEY POSE - FOLLOW THROUGH and the art comes into play when deciding how many frames each part of the proce...

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Giving Life To Prodigy’s characters – The Art Of Animation

November 17th, 2015

Alban Vilaseca, Lead Animator at Hanakai Studio takes us through their animation process....

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How To Break Into The Industry: Gnomon Alumni Panel Discussion

November 12th, 2015

Four Gnomon Alumni from Blizzard, Walt Disney Animation Studios, ILM, and Treyarch return to campus for one night to share their inspiring stories and offer pra...

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Preparing Yourself For A Career In Animation

November 2nd, 2015

Rockstar animator Katie Better on preparing yourself for a career in animation. http://katiebetter.tumblr.com/post/132351039180/qa...

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Features

Animation Exchange 2017

1000 Demo Reels

The Emotional Character Control Of Shadow Of The Colossus

Making

Making Horizon Zero Dawn’s Machines Feel Like Living Creatures

Breathing Life Into The Characters Of Epic Tavern

Overwatch ‘Intro Highlight’ Animation Process

Reels

Niek Neervens: Horizon Zero Dawn Reel

Simon Ridge: Alien Isolation Reel

Jeon Gina: Soulworker Demo Reel

Learn

Agents of Mayhem: Animating an Agent

MiniBoss: Pixel Art Tutorials

2D Animation At Klei Entertainment

Disciplines

Animating The Faces In Call Of Duty: WWII

On Mass Effect Andromeda’s Dialogue Animation

UE4 Animation and Physics Technical Showcase

Misc.

Animation Exchange: 8 Hrs Of Free Knowledge-Sharing

The Best Reload Animations

Why Designers Should Learn Animation

Animtips

MiniBoss: Pixel Art Tutorials

15 Pro Tips For Crafting The Perfect Showreel

Tips To Create Character Animations In Spine

5 Tips To Make Your Game Animations Better

Common Mistakes In Game Animation

Platinum Games: Integrate Animations Before Polishing

5 Things I Learned As A Game Animator

Run Cycle Animation Breakdowns

The importance Of A Pose And Other Observations In A Weekend Game Jam

Giving Life To Prodigy’s characters – The Art Of Animation

How To Break Into The Industry: Gnomon Alumni Panel Discussion

Preparing Yourself For A Career In Animation

Agents of Mayhem: Animating an Agent

MiniBoss: Pixel Art Tutorials

2D Animation At Klei Entertainment