Animtips Archives - Game Anim

Creating A Shovel Knight Character Sprite

Shovel Knight developer Yacht Club Games goes into some depth describing and illustrating the very involved creation process for a seemingly static NPC. Intere...

2019 Animation Tricks Of The Trade

In this 2019 GDC talk, animators Jake Clark (@JakeClarkDude), Sophie Evans (@SophillaE), Raul Ibarra (@croa_san), Sylvia Chong (@SylvChong), Zack Wolfe (@zac...

The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

Below is an excerpt from my book GAME ANIM: Video Game Animation Explained, reproduced this week on Gamasutra. You can more details on the book, including purc...

Video Game Animation Study: YouTube Channel

Another excellent YouTube channel focusing on video game animation, this time from Dan Root (@Rootayable) The channel covers a variety of topics, form deep...

New Frame Plus: Game Animation Youtube Channel

New Frame Plus is a new youtube channel dedicated to dissecting video game animation, from animator Daniel Floyd (@DanFloydPlus), previously the voice of Extra ...

MiniBoss: Pixel Art Tutorials

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

15 Pro Tips For Crafting The Perfect Showreel

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...

Tips To Create Character Animations In Spine

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

5 Tips To Make Your Game Animations Better

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...

Common Mistakes In Game Animation

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...

Platinum Games: Integrate Animations Before Polishing

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 ...