Shrink Ray: Shrink ray: a pink ray with spiralling sparkles shrinks a cyclops to a third of its size inside contracting rings, then it pops back to full size in a puff of stars.

Shrink Ray

Shrink ray: a pink ray with spiralling sparkles shrinks a cyclops to a third of its size inside contracting rings, then it pops back to full size in a puff of stars. Swap the cyclops for your own sprite.

Shrink Ray is an HD effect that loops seamlessly every 2.4 seconds, drawn on a 448 by 288 canvas. It is built from 5 particle emitters and 2 laser beams. Most layers blend additively, so it glows on dark backgrounds.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 72 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
2.4 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
448 x 288, HD
Layers
5 emitters and 2 lasers
Blend
Mostly additive (glows)
Colours
magentawhitepale magenta
Sprites
Kenney Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0), Cast (Free to use)
Tags
shrink ray, shrink, status, cartoon, sci-fi, debuff

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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