Creating Seamless Checkerboard Animation in Blender

Today I've been learning how to make an animation from a checkerboard where the animation starts over after moving two tiles making the animation seem like it loops forever.

I accomplished the animation with a Driver with an expression that restarts the animation after every 100 frames. The tiles are 1 unit each and the checkerboard pattern is two units (traditionally black and white tile). Based on this the expression of the Driver for X location in Blender is:

(frame % 100) * (2 / 100)

This ensures that:

• The checkerboard moves two tiles every 100 frames
• The motion resets perfectly using the modulus operator (%)
• The loop feels infinite, enhancing the illusion of continuous motion

Steps to Create the Effect

1. Create a checkerboard with tiles sized 1 unit each
2. Assign self-emitting materials to the tiles for a vibrant look
3. Add a Driver to the checkerboard’s X location using the expression above
4. Create a plane for the background and apply a pixel-art mountain texture

This is how it looks: