8-Direction Character Sprites: 3 Heroes, 15 Sheets, $9.99

True 8-direction sprite pack for top-down 2D RPGs: 3 characters, 15 sheets, 432 frames of plain PNG. $9.99 one-time.

8-direction 2D character animation sprites for top-down pixel-art RPG prototypes that need readable diagonals on Monday.

Ship a prototype that reads clearly from every facing. You get three visually distinct characters (adventurer blue swordsman, knight grey helm with crest and greatsword, villager green hood with staff) each doing walk, run, attack, idle and hurt across all eight facings S SE E NE N NW W SW, so diagonal frames never look hand-flipped.

Proof — exact buyer files, verified on disk by judge selftest and dist testzip: 453 files in assets plus demo/index.html plus 3 root docs (457 files in zip total). 15 spritesheets RGBA PNG per character walk 4 frames 256x512, run 6 frames 384x512, attack 4 frames 256x512, idle 2 frames 128x512, hurt 2 frames 128x512, each sheet 8 rows S SE E NE N NW W SW top to bottom, 64x64 cells. 432 individual frames under assets/frames per char per action per dir (144 per character: 32 walk plus 48 run plus 32 attack plus 16 idle plus 16 hurt). 2 skeleton rig JSONs adventurer_skeleton plus cas_skeleton alias with frame size fps bones slots. 3 adapter scripts rpgmaker_adventurer.js plus 2 bonus engine adapters. 1 credits file assets/CREDITS.txt. 1 demo page demo/index.html. Total 15 plus 432 plus 2 plus 3 plus 1 equals 453 in assets, plus 1 demo equals 454, 457 in zip with README LICENSE THIRD_PARTY.

Time to first result: under 5 minutes. Open demo/index.html demo in a browser, arrows switch direction, keys 1 to 5 switch action, C switches character, no engine install needed.

What you do: unzip, open the demo to pick your char action dir, then slice sheets 64x64 per slice-grid table and name clips char_action_dir, or for RPG Maker drop sheets in img/characters and see rpgmaker_adventurer.js. Optional generator (repo-only, not in buyer zip) python src/generate.py makes new palettes.

Scope, honestly stated: crude programmatic pixel-art, one style, no tiles world UI, no 3D rigs, no reviews yet, HTML5 canvas demo shows the sheets in motion. If you want a full pastel farm world buy Sprout Lands, if you want 3D low-poly rigs buy KayKit or Quaternius free tier. This is the 2D top-down pipeline answer with true 8-direction rows and an RPG Maker path.

License: royalty-free commercial use in games videos streams. No reselling redistribution or sharing of raw files. See LICENSE.txt.

AI tools were used: Pillow and Python scripts src/generate.py src/make_preview.py src/make_demo.py src/selftest.py generated sprites and exporter code. Marketing references only, no third-party assets taken. See THIRD_PARTY.md.

If you enjoy Character Animation Studio Vol.1, leave a rating on itch.io - it helps other makers decide and keeps the Vol.2 pipeline funded.

Drop the pack into your project tonight - get the 3-character set ($9.99 one-time): https://sabako.itch.io/character-animation-studio

Q: What exactly do I get?
A: Three characters (adventurer blue swordsman, knight grey helm with crest and greatsword, villager green hood with staff) doing walk, run, attack, idle and hurt across all 8 facings: 15 RGBA PNG sheets with 64x64 cells, 432 single frames, 2 skeleton rig JSONs, 3 adapter scripts and 1 credits file - 453 files in assets, 457 in the buyer zip with the playable demo and 3 root docs.

Q: How fast can I see it moving?
A: Under 5 minutes: unzip, open demo/index.html in a browser, arrows switch direction, keys 1 to 5 switch action, C switches character, no engine install needed. Then slice sheets on the 64x64 grid and name clips char_action_dir.

Q: Which frames and sizes?
A: Per character: walk 4 frames 256x512, run 6 frames 384x512, attack 4 frames 256x512, idle 2 frames 128x512, hurt 2 frames 128x512 - 144 frames per character (32 walk, 48 run, 32 attack, 16 idle, 16 hurt), 8 rows S SE E NE N NW W SW top to bottom, walk and run at 8 fps, attack at 10 fps, idle and hurt at 4 fps.

Q: What does it look like, honestly?
A: Crude programmatic pixel-art in one style: 3 visually distinct characters - adventurer blue swordsman, knight grey helm with crest and greatsword, villager green hood with staff. No tiles, no world, no UI, no 3D rigs, no reviews yet. The HTML5 canvas demo shows the sheets in motion. If you want a full pastel farm world buy Sprout Lands, if you want low-poly rigs buy KayKit or the free Quaternius tier. This is the top-down answer with true 8-direction rows and an RPG Maker path.

Q: What may I do with it?
A: Royalty-free commercial use in games, videos and streams. No reselling, redistribution or sharing of raw files - see LICENSE.txt. Pillow and Python scripts generated the sprites and code. No third-party assets taken - see THIRD_PARTY.md.