Kandi Runner: Animate a Vector Game Sprite Walk Cycle

We’re going to take a vector character drawing from Illustrator and rig it up using the script Puppet Tools 3. We’ll cover some tips on how to achieve realistic movement and then wrap up by building our sprite sheet to send on for game development.

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Create the Kandi Runner Game

Our Kandi Runner series is spread over three tutorials. If you want to learn how to create the character we’re using in this tutorial or see how to build a simple side scrolling game, you may be interested in the two other tutorials in this series.

• Kandi Runner: Create a Ready to Animate, Vector Game Sprite
• How to Create a Vector Character Side Scrolling Game using a Sprite Sheet

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Part 1

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Part 2

Also check out Generate A Comp Of Thumbnail Stills From Your Animation to learn how to automate a sprite sheet using expressions.