Curse Brand: Curse brand: a violet sigil spins down onto the target and brands it with a flash, then pulses twice while bound motes circle and dark ichor drips off.

Curse Brand

Curse brand: a violet sigil spins down onto the target and brands it with a flash, then pulses twice while bound motes circle and dark ichor drips off. Loops for a cursed or marked enemy.

Curse Brand is an HD effect that loops seamlessly every 2 seconds, drawn on a 512 by 512 canvas. It is built from 14 particle emitters. Most layers blend additively, so it glows on dark backgrounds. Some particles draw ribbon trails.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 60 frames at 30 fps. Use it in commercial games, no credit needed.

Engine data for Unity, Godot, GameMaker and Aseprite comes with a plan: open it in the studio.

OPEN IN THE STUDIO

Change the colours, timing or size, or export for Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser, PixiJS and Aseprite.

DETAILS

Length
2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
512 x 512, HD
Layers
14 emitters
Blend
Mostly additive (glows)
Colours
violetpale violetdeep violet
Sprites
Kenney Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0)
Tags
curse, debuff, mark, hex, sigil, status, brand, loop

USING IT IN YOUR GAME

Phaser, PixiJS
The PNG sheet is a plain grid of frames that both can slice. A TexturePacker JSON atlas comes with a plan, from the studio.
Unity
Import the PNG sheet as a Sprite with Mode set to Multiple and slice it, or open the effect in the studio for a ready-made grid.
Godot 4, GameMaker, Aseprite
Open it in the studio and pick your engine in Export: with a plan, it writes the files that engine imports.
Web and chat
The GIF plays anywhere; the APNG keeps soft edges on any background.
Blend mode
This effect is made of light. For the same glow in your game, draw the sprite with additive blending, or export it on black from the studio for additive shaders.

Step by step: Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser and PixiJS, Aseprite, Web games (live runtime). Drawn with additive blending: see glow effects without a black box.

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