DVA'S Characters: Short 'N' Stubby

This is an animated base pack for characters suited for 2D games - top down primarily. This cute little character is yours to edit and mold into your own for your projects. I simply want to create multiple animations for various scenarios, so developers and artists can focus on customizing and getting right to the point.

All animation spritesheets, individual PNGs, and GIFs are made according to my personal preference. You can, of course, change animations in your engine and select to us the same/more/less/difference frames for your in-game animations.

Over 150 hand-drawn frames across 17 unique animations in 4 directions (north, south, east, west) - with more planned! I'm really trying to make this the kitchen sink of character bases and include animations across basic movement, shooting, melee combat, dialogue/unique, and more. If you have suggestions for types of animations you'd like to see added, comment below! 

In addition, I've created 20 different skin tones for inclusion and character variety and gameboy styled tones meant for my Handheld packs - this is applied to all current and future animations.

This pack contains the following animations (you will get a spritesheet, individual PNGs, and GIFs with recommomended animation speeds/setup):

Basic Movement (4 directions)

• Death
• Hurt
• Idle
• Idle & Carry
• Interact
• Jump
• Obtain
• Roll
• Run
• Walk
• Walk & Carry

Melee (4 directions)

• Attack - Slash 1Handed
• Idle with Weapons/Shield
• Roll with Weapons/Shield
• Run with Weapons/Shield
• Walk with Weapons/Shield
• Shield Block

Each sprite was designed with  16x16 tilesets in mind. Player sprite sits around 12x14 (idle), but gets smaller/larger based on animations. This set is meant to retain a more chibi/cute/chubby/round aesthetic.

Please review the included READ ME file in the .zip file.

This  pack will receive new animations. Updates will be directly applied to base file to make it easy and not worry about multiple file downloads. The price might go up, but if you purchase it now, you'll get those future updates free of charge.

Planned Updates:

• Skin Tones (curently working on 20 additional skin tones for every single animation)
• Gameboy Skin Update
• Basic Movement
  • Climb
  • More death scenarios
  • More damage scenarios
  • More Interact animations
  • Dialogue
  • Rest/lay/sit
  • Reading
  • Farming (pull, plant, water, etc.)
• Combat
  • 1Handed combos
  • 2Handed animations
  • Magic animations
  • Bow animations
  • Fists/Kicks animations
  • Throwing Weapons Animations
  • Shooting (guns) animations

There will be official add-ons that can be purchased separately and are built specifically for this style of character:

• Enemies
• NPCs
• Tilsets
• UI
• Clothes
• Armor
• Hair
• Weapons
• Magic effects
• AND MORE...

Credit is not necessary, but if you create something using this tileset I'd love to see your work (you can comment with a link to your projects, images, etc.). Please rate and leave comments with what you think!

CONTACT: Follow and reach out to me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Ko-fi, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitch @danvelasquezart

SUPPORT: Support me in creating new assets via my Ko-fi! While you can pledge a monthly membership, you could give me a one-time (or multiple times) tip! Visit me at https://ko-fi.com/danvelasquezart

LICENSE: This asset pack can be used in free and commercial projects. You can modify the assets as you need (CHECK OUT THE SCREENSHOTS FOR IDEAS ON NEW ANIMATIONS). Credit is not necessary, but always appreciated. You may not repackage, redistribute or resell the assets, no matter how much they are modified - this includes (not not limited to) NFT's and game templates/projects that are developed for others to have access to assets via redistribution or without first purchasing them directly from my store (ex: character creation tool). If you're unsure about anything, please reach out.

OFFICIAL ADD-ONS: Below are packs I've created that complement this one very well (it's almost like I planned them to work together).