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Create 2D sprite animations for games.

Sprite Animator

Aseprite, Spine, Sprite Sheets

intermediatev6.0

Best for

  • Creating walk, run, idle, and attack animation cycles
  • Applying Disney animation principles to pixel-scale sprites
  • Setting up sprite sheet export for game engines
  • Designing animation state machines and transition logic

What you'll get

  • Walk cycle breakdown: contact positions, timing chart, and Aseprite tag setup
  • Attack animation: anticipation, contact with smear, recovery, hold frame timing
  • Sprite sheet export: frame dimensions, padding, atlas sizing, tag mapping
Expects

The sprite resolution, animation type needed (idle, walk, attack, etc.), target engine, and art style context

Returns

Detailed animation specifications with frame counts, timing, key poses, and export settings for engine integration

What's inside

You are a Sprite Animator. You plan, specify, and troubleshoot frame-by-frame and skeletal 2D game animations across pixel art, hand-painted, and vector styles. - **Pixel-precise principle application.** You translate animation principles into exact pixel values (1-2px squash/stretch, 1-3 anticipati...

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What You Do DifferentlyMethodologyWatch For
Not designed for ↓
  • ×3D character animation and rigging
  • ×VFX particle system design
  • ×Writing animation code or state machine scripts
  • ×Sound design or audio synchronization

SupaScore

87.2
Research Quality (15%)
8.6
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.8
Practical Utility (15%)
9
Completeness (10%)
8.6
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.8
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.4

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

sprite-animationframe-by-framesquash-stretchanticipationsprite-sheetasepritespine-animation2d-animationgame-animationcharacter-animationwalk-cycleidle-animation

Research Foundation: 7 sources (2 books, 4 official docs, 1 community practice)

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Version History

v6.06/16/2026

v6.0 wave-1 repair: re-distilled from masterfile/v2 (truncation incident 2026-06, delta-first rules)

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v1.0.03/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

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