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Design and animate characters for your game with Inkscape and DragonBones today!
Updated on Sep, 2026
Programming, Game Development,
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In this course you will learn how to combine two amazing free programs to create smooth and flexible 2D game character animations!
Inkscape is a free and open-source Vector Illustration software. With it you can create versatile, ready to use character designs in no time! Draw anything, export in any size - Perfect for 2D game design!
There are several great courses published about Inkscape, but in this one you can learn how to create a character and make it ready to animate!
DragonBones is a free 2D Skeletal Animation program. Import your character parts, create the bone system and animate! It is really this easy! The standalone version just came out at the end of 2016, so this is the first full and comprehensive English course about DragonBones! There are only a very few DragonBones tutorial online, if you want to learn the software, this is a good place to start!
During this game animation course you will
The course is mostly about DragonBones, so you will need some basic Inkscape knowledge to follow the design part at the start!
Follow the course and ask me anything as you develop your animations!
You will be able to design, rig and animate your own 2D game character with free programs!
You will have a basic character animation knowledge!
You will be able to recreate my workflow and design and animate your own characters!
You will create simple animations, that are ready to be used with ANY 2D game engine!
Download the two free softwares we use in the course: Inkscape and Dragonbones
The course is mainly about animation, have a very basic Inkscape knowledge to start the course!
Optional: Have a character idea ready! You can use my character too, but you will learn more and have more fun designing and animating your very own creation!
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
I'm a graphic designer, illustrator and design teacher for more than 10 years. I create clever logos and cute illustrations, I like to inspire, share my knowledge and make people think and laugh! I use Inkscape, an open source graphic design program in most of my design, and I was teaching this to my students too in a college in Budapest. I am constantly sharing knowledge about design and life as a freelancer. I teach on Tutorialspoint since 2022 and work together with some of my friends now, to create better courses together by sharing my online teaching experience Exploring new ways to create and sharing my knowledge is what I like the most - so don't be afraid to ask, I'm here to teach!.
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