Create animations for an NPC and character faces for dialog scenes.

This lab goes along with the Dialog Systems and Add-Ons programming lab.

1. Setup

• Create a folder for NPC art
• Open Piskel or another graphics application

2. NPC World Animations

• Design and create a character for the NPC
• It should be similar size and design as the player character
• Make animations for the Idle and Talk states
• Export sprite sheets for each animation

3. NPC Dialog Character Portraits

• Create a larger copy of the NPC art to make the dialog animations
• Make at least 3 expression for the NPC to show during dialog
• Focus on the head or make a full body image
• Export a zip of the invidividual frames

4. Optional: Add dialog images for player character

• Repeat the same process for the player character

5. Optional: Make an arrow to advance dialog

• We’re using a Godot Add-On called Dialogic which has a built in arrow to advance the dialog tree
• Create your own arrow graphic to match your art/UI style

6. Documentation

• Post sprite sheets and images on Open Lab