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Sprite Animation

Bring your sprites to life — frames, timing, and game-ready cycles.

Beginner 4 lessons ~18 min Graded certificate Free
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What you'll be able to do

  • Understand frames, frame rate, and how motion is faked with stills
  • Use timing and spacing to make motion feel weighty or snappy
  • Build a readable idle and a looping walk cycle
  • Apply squash & stretch and anticipation for appeal
  • Export a clean sprite sheet your engine can play

Lessons

  1. 1 Frames and frame rate Motion is an illusion built from still frames shown in sequence.
  2. 2 Timing and spacing How long a frame holds and how far things move sells weight.
  3. 3 Walk and idle cycles The two cycles every character needs, and how to loop them.
  4. 4 Appeal and exporting Squash, stretch, anticipation — then export a clean sheet.
  5. Graded quiz + certificate 6 questions. Pass to earn a shareable certificate.