I want to learn how to create 8bit -16bit style animations, kind of like "Code Monkeys" on tv network G4. Where do I start?

August 5, 2008 7:36 PM

I want to learn how to create 8bit -16bit style animations, kind of like "Code Monkeys" on tv network G4. Where do I start?

After searching for a bit someone on yahoo answers said that they use Photoshop, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro (don't have the last one because it's mac only) to do the bulk of the animating. I can get a hold of other programs too but i just don't know what to do first. If anybody could point me towards some good tutorials/programs for animating this type of work, it would be much appreciated.

posted by Kyokusen to media & arts (3 comments total)

Leonard Manning Krull
Derek Yu
The Daily Click
PixelJoint
PixelJoint Mac Apps
PixelJoint Windows Apps
The People's Sprites
Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth

A few of these have forums and links to similar sites.

Happy spriting!
posted by Scoo at 9:23 PM on August 5, 2008 [2 favorites]

I believe the word you want for the googles is "pixel art". Here's a blog with links to many (some are the same mentioned by Scoo)
posted by blind.wombat at 5:37 AM on August 6, 2008

Awesome question, I have wanted to know myself for a while....
posted by TeachTheDead at 8:43 AM on August 6, 2008