Intro to Monster Design for 2D Games

Learn monster design for video games in this free tutorial series! We'll use Mario and Final Fantasy XIV as references.

Introduction to Monster Design - Enemies in Mario

Introduction to monster design 2 - FFXIV analysis

Introduction to monster design 3 - 3 Principles of Monster Design

Introduction to monster design 4 - Designing the mole-bear 1

Introduction to monster design 5 - Designing the mole bear 2

Intro to Monster Design 6 - Drawing the bear asset

Intro to Monster Design 7 - Drawing the bear asset 2

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