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Designing Character Sprites for Platformers
Key principles for creating player characters that are readable, animatable, and fun to control.
Donald Cjapi
Apr 14
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Key principles for creating player characters that are readable, animatable, and fun to control.
Keep your game assets organized with smart sprite sheet layouts and naming conventions.
Design menus, dialog boxes, and HUD elements that match your game's pixel art aesthetic.
Establish a style guide for NPCs that keeps your game world cohesive as the cast grows.
Engine-specific tips for exporting your pixel art so it looks crisp and renders correctly.