We create character sheet from one, and basic animation from the other. We practice different skills with each character. to prepare our characters for animationĪnd we will do all this in Inkscape, this epic free software! It is a very versatile vector tool, which makes designing characters much more easier and faster! Get in on !Īpart of the above, I will share character blueprints with you! These are showing how I design a character with Inkscape from scratch.This course is exactly about that! When you are developing your own game, and you are not a designer, you will find creating a hero for your game challenging!

Engaging gameplay.Īnd it also needs well designed characters! Give it a try, play around with clipping groups, and see where it leads.A good game needs a great story. I hope you had as much fun with the video as I did. It is now possible to quickly and easily add a layer of polish using clipping groups, blurred shapes, and work with layer blend modes. In the meantime Inkscape has constantly evolved and improved.

The design was nice but missing detail and depth. The caveman was first created in an old tutorial on character animation. In this video, I will continue working on the character’s body, legs, and arms. Part 1 covered the head and the general approach. This is the 2nd video on polishing a game character in Inkscape. It helps speed up the creation process a lot. Recycle as much of the art as possible! I duplicate and modify rather than create from scratch. Placing objects in clipping groups helps constrain the elements inside, especially when using effects like a blur. A lot of the time simple shapes work fine. Detail doesn’t have to be overly complex. Have a go and play with the colours that work best for you. A rich dark brown or a deep purple works just as well. Try and avoid plain black and white for your shading. I prefer a ‘Multiply’ with opacity to a ‘Normal’ for shadows. The blend modes are adjusted for shading. I am mainly working with blur on the existing shapes. Tools used to refine the character design

Inkscape character design