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New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!(v1.4.0)(v1.4.0)(v1.4.0)

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Hey everyone- I’m here today with the last Gigapack update of 2025, and I completed a couple cool animations to celebrate! Let’s take a look:

A refreshing sparkle-smoke burst is just what we need this time of year. Plus, a party-themed burst of confetti and streamers! I love the way they flutter down, just like real confetti. Finally, the letter grade ranks are included, which you saw in my last WIP post. (I’m aware the “F” rank is missing from the GIF… My GIF demo creator appears to have a minor issue.)

See the changelog in the zip file for a complete list of additions and updates.

Ready to get it for your game?

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Happy holidays, and thank you for your support- I couldn’t draw this much without you! With SparkBolt Studio and Atmocopter on the horizon, plus the Gigapack in full swing, I feel like the best is yet to come in 2026.

Bonus: Zephyr turned 2 earlier this month! She’s front and center on my holiday card again. 🙂

See you on the 31st for a final 2025 WIP Wednesday, and then we’ll ring in the new year!

-Will

WIP Wednesday:WIP Wednesday:WIP Wednesday:December 17, 2025December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

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Hey, everyone! I’m here tonight with the last Work-In-Progress Wednesday before the holidays!

Gigapack: New Symbols Sneak Peek

First, a quick peek at some new symbols for the Effects Gigapack:

These letter grade symbols should be useful for games which need to show the player’s rank. The S rank features a special shine and sparkle, while A/B/C feature a shiny upwards gradient and D/F feature a downwards gradient. (Don’t worry- They’ll come in colors other than just green!)

The symbols above plus a few more effect animations will arrive on Friday. Place rankings in a similar style from 1st to 8th place are also in the works, and will make their appearance in the first update of 2026. Looking forward to bringing you a lot more art!

SparkBolt Studio Progress

It’s been on the back burner for a little bit as I’ve focused on the Gigapack and other pixel art recently, but work is continuing on SparkBolt Studio, my work-in-progress pixel art editor.

Above you can see the reworked layers section. The action buttons are now quite a bit more organized and presentable, and some buttons have dropdowns which can show more related actions. In the screenshot I’m also dragging/moving “Layer 3,” to show off the improved drag/drop UI. You’ll also be able to manipulate layers in the timeline section, but that’s not implemented yet.

The selection tool has been re-implemented and offers convenience I’d love to have in other editors I use daily. Box select, circle select, additive select, subtractive select, and lock to square/circle are all easily accessible using just shift, ctrl, and the left/right mouse buttons. There will also be UI controls, for those who prefer that. I wish selecting was this easy in Aseprite!

I might pivot to the tileset / tilemap editing tools for a little bit, because I want to work on Atmocopter using SparkBolt Studio in the spring. Can’t wait to make my dream tool a reality! Still needs a lot of work, but it’s fun to see it improve.

That’s all for today- See you on Friday with the last Gigapack update of the year!

-Will

New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!(v1.3.0)(v1.3.0)(v1.3.0)

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Hey, everyone! I’m happy to share some brand new effects for Super Pixel Effects Gigapack!

Let’s start things off with a bang:

I put a lot into this one! This is an anime-inspired stylized explosion. It has a lot of cool stuff going on: Anticipation sparkles, a planar shockwave, and even a central core that disintegrates into debris. I hope you have as much fun blowing stuff up in your games as I did drawing the explosion!

Next up is a brand-new sci-fi warp animation! As you might have guessed, this is heavily inspired by the return of a certain “blue bomber.” I was so happy to see my favorite game series coming back that I just knew I had to celebrate with an over-the-top Megaman-inspired teleport effect animation!

Last but not least, new additions to the symbols category! As you can see above, thumbs-up, thumbs-down, and warning symbols are now included.

See the changelog in the zip file for a complete list of additions and updates.

Ready to get it for your game?

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See you next week with a WIP Wednesday and another round of Gigapack effects!

-Will

New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!(v1.2.0)(v1.2.0)(v1.2.0)

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Hey, everyone! I’m happy to share some brand new effects for Super Pixel Effects Gigapack! Here’s a quick look at a few of them:

This week, we have an interesting variety of effects! A symmetrical explosion, symmetrical impact, success and failure symbols, and a sci-fi analyze scanner loop. The analyze animation and explosion are my favorites, but I love them all!

See the changelog in the zip file for a complete list of additions and updates.

Ready to get it for your game?

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Bonus: Zephyr turned 2 this week!

I’m looking forward to drawing lots more this month- See you again soon!

-Will

Mini-WIP Monday:Mini-WIP Monday:Mini-WIP Monday:December 1, 2025December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

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Hey, everyone! This is a really quick update + sneak peek at what’s coming next for the Effects Gigapack.

Sneak Peek!

Above you can see a brand new symmetrical explosion, which will be coming your way in the next update!

Plus, a brand-new category is in the works: Symbols! The symbols category will include a variety of generic animations which don’t fit into other categories, such as the checkmark above. Other planned symbols include failure (X symbol), warning (exclamation point symbol), thumbs-up, and thumbs-down symbols. I’d also like to do letter grades (S/A/B/C/D/F) in a similar style, for games which use a ranking system.

The checkmark animation (and others like it) will be delivered as single animations, but can actually be split up into an appear, loop, and disappear animation depending on the needs of the game. For example, if you just want the a checkmark which shines and sparkles, you’d cut off the beginning and ending of this animation manually in your game.

Schedule Update

My personal schedule for this week has changed a bit on short notice- The next Gigapack update will be Friday, instead of today. Thank you for your patience! It will include five new animations: Sci-fi analyze, symmetrical explosion (above), symmetrical impact, success symbol (above), and failure symbol.

Got an idea for an effect you’d like to see in the Gigapack? Leave it in the comments! I’ve got some really exciting ones planned for later this month to close out the year in style.

-Will

New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!New Gigapack Effects!(v1.1.0)(v1.1.0)(v1.1.0)

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Hey, everyone! I’m happy to share some brand new effects for Super Pixel Effects Gigapack! Here’s a quick look at a few of them:

This week, we’re mostly focusing on lightning! These shocking new effects are ready to give your game a jolt of high-voltage action. This update renames the “Lightning Bursts” category to simply “Lightning,” and adds a new “lightning strike” type of effect. Some lightning strikes have an extra version without the impact animation, in case you need only the lightning bolt itself. The impact animations from the lightning effects above are also included as standalone effects in this update! See the changelog in the zip file for a complete list of additions and updates.

Ready to get it for your game?

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I’m looking forward to drawing lots more soon! I’m trying to work ahead a little, but got pretty into working on the export workflow for this pack, so I’ll be working a little extra this weekend on art to catch up. I’ll see you after Thanksgiving break with more effects!

-Will

New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:Effects GIGAPACKEffects GIGAPACKEffects GIGAPACK

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Hey, everyone! This is the big one… I’m proud to introduce the Super Pixel Effects Gigapack!

This pack has a free version and a paid version, and is launching with 34 free effects and 10 exclusive brand new paid effects. Already a patron? Download from patreon!

Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the animations the Gigapack has to offer!

This pack is updated NEAR-WEEKLY, and the next update is scheduled for Nov. 22, 2025!

A wide variety of effects are included, from smoke puffs and explosions to electric bursts and splatter effects. Plus, lots of fantasy magic spells, particle bursts, and sci-fi effects!

Each effect comes in both a large and a small version. The free version offers one color theme per effect, and the paid version offers multiple color themes plus exclusive effects!

Purchase below or become a patron for access to a zip file containing all the assets!
The free version can be downloaded here. Give it a try!

Already a patron? Download from Patreon!
This asset pack is currently available to $5+ patrons.

Thank you for your support- Looking forward to challenging myself and drawing lots and lots of new effects!

-Will

New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:Monsters Pack 2Monsters Pack 2Monsters Pack 2

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Hey, everyone! I’m here today with Super Pixel Monsters Pack 2, right on time for Halloween!
Let’s dive right in and take a look at some spooky ghouls!

In this pack, there are four monsters to start out with. More will be coming in an update, so stay tuned! That includes the minotaur you saw in the earlier Work-In-Progress Wednesday post- He needs a bit more time to cook, and I want to take my time with it. I have a couple new favorite monsters this time around!

Above, you can see “hell hand,” a monster I really had a lot of fun with! It comes with four animations: Appear, idle, attack, and disappear. This is probably the coolest monster idea I’ve had in a while- It has so much character, even though it doesn’t have a face or anything!

Click “Continue Reading” for more juicy Halloween GIFs, or purchase below!

New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:New Asset Pack:Fantasy FX 3Fantasy FX 3Fantasy FX 3

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Hey, everyone- I’m here today with the latest and greatest installment of fantasy pixel art effects!

Before we take a peek at the art, I have some big news for this asset pack. I’m trying something brand new by releasing a free and a paid version of the pack! The free version includes five effects in a large and small size, with one color theme each. The paid version (available to patrons) includes all ten effects in both sizes and all color themes, as usual. I think this is an exciting opportunity to reach more people, and I’m excited to see how this could grow my pixel art business!

The full version of this asset pack is currently available to $5+ patrons via this link: https://untiedgames.itch.io/super-pixel-fantasy-fx-pack-3/patreon-access

Want to check it out for your game? Download or buy here: https://untiedgames.itch.io/super-pixel-fantasy-fx-pack-3

Now, let’s dive into the art!

Like my other effects packs, each effect comes in a large and small size, and multiple color themes.

Here’s a couple GIFs of individual effects- A little easier to appreciate the detail!

You can probably guess what my favorite effect is… It’s the time stop spell! Drawing a great big hourglass was a lot of fun, and I feel like I had this picture in my head of how I wanted it to look and it came out just like that. A couple effects from Fantasy FX 2 helped out- The glass particles are from the shatter effect, and the projectile that destroys the hourglass is from the claw slash effect.

Because the hourglass is so dang cool, I’m planning an update to this pack to include it as a standalone asset, minus the destruction / shatter. I think it could be really useful as a waiting / thinking / loading animation! I’ll keep you posted.

This is where I’d usually put the download links for the pack, but they’re up top! If you’re looking for those, scroll up.

What’s Next?

Coming up next is Super Pixel Monsters 2! I’m running a little behind on artwork, but I’m still planning on releasing it on Halloween, just scaled back. I don’t want to compromise on quality, so more monsters will be coming for sure in updates!

So like I said with Fantasy FX 3, I’m trying something totally new with this free/paid thing. Regardless of how it works for this pack, I’m excited to try something even more ambitious- An effects pack with weekly updates. Stay tuned for news on it, and look for it in November!

That’s all for today- See you on Halloween!

-Will

WIP Wednesday:WIP Wednesday:WIP Wednesday:October 22, 2025October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

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Hey everyone! I’m here for a small Work-In-Progress Wednesday!

Monster Pack 2 Sneak Peek

I’m still hard at work on the effects pack and still planning on releasing it on Friday. Here’s a small sneak peek of a monster for the upcoming monster pack:

This is “Evil Eye!” It’s not animated yet, but I’m planning on having electricity arc between the two electrodes above its brain. It’s going to have a couple different attacks- An eye beam, and an electric tentacle swipe. Looking forward to animating it!

Itch.io Issues

As you’re probably aware, I use itch.io to sell pixel art and to connect Patrons with asset pack downloads. Recently, there has been some downtime with the site as a result of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. When this occurs, itch can be slow or unreachable. If you’re a Patron and would like to download asset packs but itch is down, contact me via Patreon or by my website’s contact form, and I can help you out.

There are several other frustrating ongoing issues at itch, including animated GIFs not working, the sales pages being empty, payout delays, and more. I’m still going to be using itch, but going forward, I plan to explore selling here on Patreon and selling directly via my website. I will also be looking into how I can connect Patrons with rewards outside of itch, so stay tuned as I figure it out!

In the meantime, check out the small versions of the effects shown so far for the effects pack:

That’s all for today- See you Friday most likely with the effects pack!

-Will