Create 2D character with 3 animations

There is the game Lords of War and Money (LWM for short)

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In LWM battle system looks great, but all other game mechanics are terrible.

There is nothing to do for a player. Thus, I want to create a game with a similar

battle scene but with the much more interesting world and activities.

LibGDX game engine and spine-libgdx library were chosen for my game

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Animation created in Spine editor can be integrated with LibGDX engine.

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I checked their test example and it works. That test example in folder "Result format example".

Result of this task must be in the same format (4 files: .png, .atlas, .json, .skel)

Сharacter to draw: Archer

You can find similar animation from LWM in the folder "Archer animation example".

You need to do 3 animations:

1. inaction_cycle - this is a cycle character animation at rest.

The character just standing and swaying slightly.

Example: "Heroes V animation example/[login to view URL]".

2. inaction1 - this is a single action animation at rest.

Goal: to make characters standing on the battlefield less boring.

Example: "Archer animation example/[login to view URL]".

In LWM inaction1 is raising the bow up, inaction2 is swaying the bow slightly.

But it's better to make animation a little different (not like a copy of LWM animation).

3. inaction2 - this is another single action at rest.

Every 2 seconds inaction1 or inaction2 activates for one character on the battlefield.

Archer description:

There are 7 types of units for human faction:

Peasant, Archer, Footman, Griffin, Priest, Cavalier, Angel

Each of them has an upgrade. E.g. Archer -> Marksman

Archer's drawing should show that it's one of the weak units.

I.e. Archer's equipment should simpler than Marksman's equipment.

Archer's movement should be disciplined (like any solder in a human's army).

Drawing description:

- With a calm outline

- Realism: medium or higher

I mean with real proportions of the body (not like a cartoon's characters)

- Elements should be big and expressive

The game will be adapted for android and ios.

Players will watch the graphics from small mobile screens.

You can compare two characters:

folder "Archer animation example" and folder "Hero animation example".

The archer is simpler and anybody can see all his details on a mobile screen,

but it looks a little boring.

The hero has a lot of details (you can't see all of them on a mobile screen),

but anyway drawing looks much better (more expressive). Even via a mobile screen.

Thus, the drawing should be expressive like the hero but with the bigger size of details.

- Expressive and unique silhouette. In order to make the character more recognizable.

- Goog color combinations (not all colors can be used together)

- Realistic materials of character clothes (realistic tissue, realistic metal, etc.)

It would be good if I can see a preliminary sketch before you get to work.

2D Animation Graphic Design

Project ID: #31948935

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