DVA's Characters: Teeny 'N' Tiny

NEW!!! - I now offer a Free Version .png for download, allowing you to test out the pack before purchasing! Use of the Free Version is allowed in personal/non-commercial projects. It is NOT for use in any commercial project, regardless of form (games, print, media, YouTube, instructional, etc.).

Scratch that handheld RPG itch with this character base pack - primed and ready for turn based, tactics, farming, etc!

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  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.

Hundreds of hand-drawn frames across 60+ unique animations in 4 directions (north, south, east, west). I'm really trying to make this the kitchen sink of character bases and include animations across basic movement, combat, farming, shooting, and daily chores/tasks type of things. 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, as well as 9 Gameboy styled tones meant for my Handheld packs and 9 GBStudio tones - this is applied to all current and future animations.

I've also included a PNG of various eyes/faces with and without the whites of eyes. This is done in the generic white tone as well as a basic skin tone for reference.

This pack contains the following animations (you will get a spritesheet of white, 20 skin tones, 9 Gameboy tones, 9 GBStudio tones, and GIFs with recommended animation speeds/setup):

Basic Movement (4 directions)

• Idle
• Idle w/Blinking
• Walk
• Use/Interact
• Hurt
• Dead
• Sleep
• Carry/Push
• Sit
• Lift Overhead
• Lift Overhead Walk
• Lift Overhead Throw
• Falling
• Swimming
• Diving Underwater
• Bike
• Bike in Color
• Roll

Farming

• Pull Crop
• Fishing catch with pole
• Fishing catch without pole
• Fishing cast with pole
• Fishing cast without pole
• Dig
• Tool Use (2 different sound facing directional versions)
• Pick axe
• Scythe
• Wood axe
• Hammer

Melee Combat

• Attack (2 different east/west directional versions)
• Attack with sword (2 different east/west directional versions)
• Thrust/Stab attack
• Thrust/Stab attack with sword
• Strong slash attack
• Strong slash attack with sword
• Spin Attack
• Charge Attack Walk (use the firs two frames for a standing still charge)

Projectile Combat

• Shooting Idle
• Shooting Walking
• Throw 
• Bow and Arrow without weapon
• Bow and Arrow with weapon
• Bow and Arrow Walking without weapon
• Bow and Arrow Walking with weapon

Shield and Magic

• Cast Magic/Shield
• Cast Magic/Shield Walking
• Shield w/small, medium, and large square & circle shields
• Shield walking  w/small, medium, and large square & circle shields
• Parry without shield
• Parry w/small, medium, and large square & circle shields

Special Effects & Weapons

• Projectiles (4 total)
• Projectile Impact (6 types)
• Death Particles
• Weapon Slash
• Weapon Wall Hit
• Death Poof
• 27 shield position sprites
• 4 sword position sprites
• 6 gun position sprites (3 with and 3 without hand placements)
• 3 bow position sprites
• Arrow and arrow impact animation

Each sprite was designed with  16x16 tilesets in mind placed into 48x48 cells. 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/Gameboy aesthetic.

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

This  pack may 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.

CONTACT/COMMISSIONS: Want something commissioned? Questions about licensing? Discuss why Katamari Damacy is the best game ever? Reach out to me here: danvelasquezart@gmail.com

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LICENSE TERMS (for both Demo and Paid Versions - read full Terms HERE): 

• You Can ✅
  • Use in commercial or non-commercial digital projects
  • Modify the assets as you need for your project
  • Publish work/promotional materials using these assets that relate to your project
• You Cannot 🚫
  • Claim the assets as your own
  • Resell, repackage, or redistribute assets in their original or modified state
  • Use assets or derivatives to train AI image tools/generators or anything remotely similar to this
  • Use assets or derivatives within, but not limited to, game/art creation tools, game/code templates, game engines, and/or any program that grants access to assets without first purchasing individual licenses
  • Use assets or derivatives to create or promote NFT, cryptocurrency, blockchain or web3 projects, or anything remotely similar to this
  • Use assets in printed and/or physical media/products
  • Use assets or derivatives in logos/trademarks
• You Must Credit As
  •  Original/Base Assets by DanVelasquezArt (https://dan-velasquez-art.itch.io/)

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).