Animtips Archives - Game Anim

The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

May 15th, 2019

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...

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Video Game Animation Study: YouTube Channel

November 3rd, 2018

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

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New Frame Plus: Game Animation Youtube Channel

June 25th, 2018

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

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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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Features

The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

Interactive Cinematics In Uncharted 4

The Last Guardian: Procedural Animation

Making Of

Animating The Aliens Of XCOM 2

How Blizzard Created Warcraft III’s Classic Cinematics

Detroit: Become Human – Mocap Behind-The-Scenes

Learn

The 2019 GDC Animation Microtalks

Bringing Orphea To Heroes Of The Storm

Rico Flores: BioWare Animation Production

Disciplines

New Animation Features In Unreal Engine

Animating Weapons For Battlefield V

Cascadeur: Physics-Based Animation Software

Misc.

The Game Anim Awards 2018

Overwatch Trace & Bake Stop Motion Promo

Sonic The Hedgehog: Animation Sketches

Animtips

The 12 Principles Of Animation (In Video Games)

Video Game Animation Study: YouTube Channel

New Frame Plus: Game Animation Youtube Channel

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

The 2019 GDC Animation Microtalks

Bringing Orphea To Heroes Of The Storm

Rico Flores: BioWare Animation Production