2D Character Art School: How to Draw Characters
Why take this course?
🎓 Course Title: 2D Character Art School: How to Draw Characters for Beat 'em up Games
Headline: Learn how to draw quickly your own Beat 'em up Game Character that can stand up as professional work.
🚀 Course Description:
Are you itching to bring your own character to life in a Beat 'em up game but don't know where to start? Look no further! In this comprehensive course, you'll learn the essentials of designing a Japanese style Beat 'em up Game Character that can compete with professional standards. 🚀
Why Choose This Course?
- Fun & Engaging: Dive into a learning experience that's as enjoyable as it is informative.
- Flexible Learning: Kick off your journey by tackling drawing or editing first.
- Bonus Material: Get your hands on a ready-made character set with 120 sprites (a $25 value) to edit and use in your game.
- Versatile Application: Irrespective of the game engine you prefer, these sprites are compatible with all.
What You'll Learn:
🖌️ Character Creation: Master the art of creating or editing frames for various actions such as attacking, jumping, and more. The frames we'll draw in this course are typically sufficient for a Beat 'em up game, and you'll learn how to expand upon these if needed.
Frames to Cover:
- Idle (4 frames)
- Walking (6 frames)
- Jumping (24 frames)
- Attack 1 (3 frames)
- Attack 2 (3 frames)
- Attack 3 (8 frames)
- Flying Kick (12 frames)
- Hit (3 frames)
- Knock Down (27 frames)
- Grab (1 frame)
- Grab Hit (2 frames)
- Throw Enemy (5 frames)
- Pick Up (1 frame)
- Down Attack (3 frames)
- Stopped Lifting (1 frame)
- Walking Lifting (7 frames)
- Throw Object (5 frames)
- Pick up Thrown Object (5 frames)
🎨 Tools & Techniques:
Feel free to use your preferred pixel-art tool or painting software. We particularly recommend Aseprite, which is user-friendly and a great choice for this type of project.
🎉 Hands-On Learning with Assignments:
Each lecture is accompanied by assignments that will have you drawing your own versions of the character using the provided sprites. This step-by-step approach ensures an easy, fast, and fun learning process! You'll complete assignments at your own pace, but we suggest doing them after each lecture to maximize your learning experience and ease into the course.
Enroll now to embark on your journey to creating captivating 2D characters for your Beat 'em up game. With expert guidance from Jarkko Soininen and a robust curriculum, you'll be drawing like a pro in no time! 🎮🌍
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