Pixel Art Characters Course: 2D Character Design and Animation

Learn to create your own top-down and platformer-based character sprites for video games.

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Pixel Art Characters Course - 2D Character Design and Animation

Learn to create your own top-down and platformer-based character sprites for video games.


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Want to make your games stand out? Pixel art is quick and easy, when you know how! 👾

In this course you’ll learn how to create your own unique, stylised characters in just a few hours. You’ll develop the skills to quickly make unique and professional characters, making your game stand out (ideal for game jams, portfolios and more)!

Modern graphic resolution is better than ever before, but Pixel Art games continue to be firm favourites. Learn to recreate the nostalgic feel of early computer games with pixel art! 🕹

From designing characters, creating character portraits, crafting enemies & monsters, to customising and animating your sprites. This course has it all!

And, the character design process can be applied to all types of 2D character design, not just Pixel Art.

Learn how to create proper silhouettes to build out sprites. Detailing, shading and highlighting your pixel art. And explore animation for video game assets.

Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn pixel art from the ground up, or you’re more intermediate and want to improve your skills, this course will help you become a better pixel artist.

Using the highly popular LibreSprite / Aseprite, your instructor, Reece, will provide you with many tips and tricks to improve quickly and be efficient with your asset creation process.

Pixel art is cool, fun, quick and accessible. No previous experience or drawing tablet required, an interest in learning pixel art, a mouse and a keyboard is all you need.

All students have access to the Q&A where our Instructors, Teaching Assistants and Community are ready to help answer your questions and cheer on your success.

Jump in and start creating your awesome characters now!


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What you'll learn:

  • Understanding of Character Design
  • Building Top-Down & Platformer-Based Sprites for Video Games
  • Foundation of Techniques in Forming Objects and
  • Skills in Creating Character Portraits & Close-ups
  • Intermediate Knowledge in Animating Characters & Monsters

Your Instructor


Reece Geofroy
Reece Geofroy

Reece has been tinkering with pixel art and game development since he was 16. Growing up in a large family; video games were a huge part of Reece's childhood, inspired by his older siblings trying to create their own games eventually he made it his goal to one day start his own game studio and develop video games for a living. Fast forward to the present day,

Reece is the CEO of Boundless Games, creating modernized-pixelated games influenced from the games he grew up with.

Reece has also garnered a fanbase for himself online through his game development YouTube channel, where he discusses the realities of full-time game development, helps beginner pixel artists find their way, and teaches valuable lessons he learns from his own past mistakes and current obstacles.


Course Curriculum (3+ hours)


  Introduction & Setup (0 hours 46 minutes)
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    Section Intro - Welcome To The Course (0:41)
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    Download Software (4:26)
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    Community & Support (1:40)
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    Getting Started with Libresprite (8:04)
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    Character Silhouettes (9:00)
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    Detailing Silhouettes (7:48)
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    Outlining Characters (7:54)
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    Creating Platformer Silhouettes (2:42)
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    Detailing Platformer Silhouettes (3:15)
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    Section Wrap-Up - Introduction & Setup (0:30)
  Designing Characters (1 hours 21 minutes)
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    Section Intro - Designing Characters (0:29)
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    Building Top-Down Character Models (8:24)
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    Detailing Top-Down Characters (6:21)
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    Creating A Top-Down Wizard (8:02)
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    Creating A Top-Down Knight (6:35)
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    Designing Platformer Character Models (7:50)
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    Creating A Platformer Fighter (12:04)
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    Creating A Platformer Archer (11:53)
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    Designing A Character Portrait (8:29)
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    Customizing Character Portraits (10:25)
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    Section Wrap-Up - Designing Characters (0:31)
  Character Animation (1 hours 5 minutes)
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    Section Intro - Character Animation (0:33)
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    Setting Up Animations (11:20)
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    Animating Characters - Idle Cycle (11:13)
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    Animating Characters - Run Cycle (11:32)
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    Animating Characters - Jumping (13:10)
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    Animating Characters - Attacking (11:02)
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    Animating Characters - Hit & Death (6:19)
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    Section Wrap-Up - Character Animation (0:27)
  Creating Monsters (0 hours 45 minutes)
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    Section Intro - Creating Monsters (0:25)
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    Designing Enemies - Slimes (7:16)
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    Designing Enemies - Bats (6:28)
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    Designing Enemies - Demons (8:02)
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    Designing Enemies - Mimic (6:13)
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    Animating Enemies - Slimes (4:38)
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    Animating Enemies - Bats (3:52)
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    Animating Enemies - Demons (4:21)
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    Animating Enemies - Mimic (3:35)
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    Section Wrap-Up - Creating Monsters (0:42)

Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.

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