KaiRoth: 8-Direction – Top-Down RPG Character & Animations

A female Heavy Weapons Gunner created for the 2D top-down
multiplayer RPG KaiRoth. The character required full
8-direction animations with the heavy weapon baked directly
into the sprite, delivered in a Godot-ready format.

CLIENT REQUIREMENTS
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- 64×64 pixel art character
- 8-direction animations
- Heavy weapon integrated into the character sprite
- Godot-compatible delivery format

DELIVERABLES
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Character Design:
- 8-direction base character design

Core Animations (8 Directions):
- Idle animation
- Walk animation
- Shoot/Attack animation

For each animation:
- Complete sprite sheets (512×64)
- Individual direction PNG frames (8 per animation)
- Aseprite source files (.aseprite)
- Animated GIF previews
- Godot-ready folder structure

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Canvas Size: 64×64 pixels per frame
Art Style: High-detail dark tactical ARPG fantasy pixel art
Perspective: Top-down / 3-4 Isometric Hybrid
Directions: 8 (S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, E, SE)
Engine: Godot

TOOLS USED
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- Retro Diffusion (AI-assisted sprite generation)
- Aseprite (refinement, cleanup, sprite sheet assembly)

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
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- Full 8-direction animation set for a top-down RPG character
- Weapon baked directly into the character sprite
- Consistent design across all directions
- Game-ready delivery with organized folder structure
- Source files included for client customization

CREDITS
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Project: KaiRoth
Client: Elizabeth
Role: Pixel Artist & Animator
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