Animate sprites with pixel art to create dynamic visuals for your game or short film! Zelda, Mario, and even Minecraft rely on pixel art animation. It is a game maker art foundation. In this course, we will look at basic sprite creation. Then we will learn how to use those sprite sheets in Scratch or other editors to give life to our creations. 
Class one: navigating sprite making software to create a simple walk cycle. I will be using aseprite but there are free versions of sprite editors for pc or mobile listed below. 
Class two: using tile maps to create beautiful backdrops and scenes. Tile maps use pixel art to fill scenes with props and textures. 
Class three: animating our assets in Scratch. We will create motion animations and then assign those to arrow key presses. 
Class four: coding sprite interactions. We will develop our projects further by introducing game logic (or story elements). 
This class is a “learn with me” style class where I demonstrate skills, then I help students problem solve using those skills, then I assign homework where they can practice independently. 
I have seen beautiful work from young people as they learn sprite animation. This course is designed to encourage the art and creativity side of game design.