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May 18, 2026·GenreDouble-jump animation that actually feels good (2D)
Most double-jump animations look like a hiccup. The good ones add a flourish, a flip, or a magenta sparkle.
May 17, 2026·GenreGround-pound animation for a 2D platformer
The ground pound is two animations: the slam and the impact. Get either wrong and the move loses all weight.
May 17, 2026·GenreWall jump animation in a 2D platformer
The wall jump dies on bad timing and missing dust. Heres a frame-by-frame anatomy that survives 60-fps scrutiny.
May 8, 2026·GenreLadder-climbing animation in 2D platformers
Ladder climbs are where bad rigs go to die. Asymmetric grip, alternating feet, no T-pose — heres the working pattern.
May 7, 2026·GenreWall-cling and wall-slide animation for 2D metroidvanias
The wall cling is half the verb of every metroidvania. Animate the slip, the grip, and the kick-off as separate states.
May 6, 2026·GenreDash-attack animation in a 2D metroidvania
The dash attack chains two of your hardest animations: a clean dash and a clean strike. Most rigs lose the seam.
May 6, 2026·GenreLedge-grab animation that survives 60-fps scrutiny
Ledge grabs are where bad parkour rigs reveal themselves. Three keys, one careful pull, no T-pose moments.
May 6, 2026·TutorialLip sync and dialogue animation for 2D characters
Five mouth shapes, a phoneme map, and a 60fps audio waveform. Lip sync that matches the line takes longer to read about than to actually do.
May 6, 2026·TutorialHow to add secondary motion to a 2D rig
Capes flap, hair lags, cloth swings. Heres how to bake secondary motion into a 2D character rig without hand-keying every frame.
May 6, 2026·TutorialHow to animate a mascot for branding
A static mascot is a logo. An animated mascot is a personality. Here's how to take a brand character from JPEG to looped GIF in an afternoon.
May 6, 2026·TutorialHow to export a 2D character animation as a GIF
GIFs aren't dead — they're just smaller now. Here's how to ship a character animation as a GIF that loops cleanly and stays under 1MB.
May 6, 2026·TutorialHow to animate a character in the browser
Desktop animation tools have great features and terrible install friction. Browser tools are catching up, fast — and for 2D, they're already there.