In this recipe, we will use a different approach: a 2D sprite doll animation. It is based on creating a 2D doll character with all its limbs as separate sprites and then animating those sprites using Unity's Hierarchy and the Animation View.
Creating a 2D sprite doll animation with the Animation View
Getting ready
To create a 2D doll animation, first you need to prepare your character sprite sheet with all the limbs as separate sprites. See the following screenshot for reference:
![](https://static.packt-cdn.com/products/9781785883910/graphics/assets/31403540-75c1-49bd-927d-111d97a0832d.png)
You can also use the example project, and go to the Chapter 03 2D and user interface animation\Recipe 03 Creating a 2d sprite doll animation with the animation view directory. You can find the Example.unity scene there, with a ...