SpriteIlluminator is a powerful and friendly normal map production tool designed for 2D game objects and artworks, developed by CodeAndWeb from Germany. Its biggest function is to make the 2D surface generate a certain degree of detailed lighting direction and reflection effects. That is, create a 3D lighting effect on an ordinary 2D picture.

SpriteIlluminator provides a wealth of tools and an intuitive interface, can create and edit normal maps for sprites and add dynamic lighting effects to them, and supports multiple game engines such as Unity, GameMaker Studio, and Cocos2d. Its tools are mainly divided into three sections: effect tools, painting tools, and selection tools. You can improve the light and shadow effects of 2D sprites through tools such as Bevel, Emboss, Corner Brush, Polygonal Lasso, and Magic Wand. In addition, it can be used with other software that can draw normal maps.

All in all, SpriteIlluminator is a fairly professional normal map editor for dynamic lighting and special effects for 2D game graphics. It can successfully help you transform your sprites from boring to full-shape dynamically illuminated versions. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for designers and game developers who want to create 2D game graphics effects, but do not want to spend a lot of time on tedious details.

// Key Features //

Feature	Description
Effect tools	Effect tools create stunning effects in no time.
Bevel	Adds volume to a sprite’s shape by extruding it’s opaque parts.
Emboss	Adds height differences based on the luminosity of the sprite’s colors.
Paint tools	Use the paint tools to directly draw on the normal map and fine tune the effects.
Angle Brush	Adjusts angles in the normal map. The colors represent the angles you are painting.
Height Brush	Raise or lower parts of the sprite.
Smoothen Brush	Smoothen hard edges on the surface.
Structure / Noise	Add noise and structure on the surface.
Selection tools	Use the selections to restrict effects and brush strokes.
Polygon Lasso	Select using a polygon.
Magic Wand	Select parts with similar color.

// Supported Game Engines //

• Unity
• Spritekit
• Cocos2d-X
• Cocos2d / SpriteBuilder
• Corona SDK
• PixiJS
• OpenGl/OpenGl-ES Shader
• GameMaker
• AppGameKit
• Construct2

// Official Demo Videos //

// System Requirements //

• Windows 10+

// Edition Statement //

AppNee provides the SpriteIlluminator multilingual full installers and unlock patches for Windows 64-bit only.

// Installation Notes //

for v1.6.2 on Windows:

1. Download and install SpriteIlluminator
2. Run the patch as administrator, and install it (Password: countryboy)
3. Done

// Related Links //

• SpriteIlluminator Official Video Tutorials
• SpriteIlluminator Documentation
• SpriteIlluminator F.A.Q.

// Download URLs //

Version	Download	Size
for Windows
v1.6.2		52.2 MB

*** v1.6.2 may not run on Windows 8.1 Pro x64.

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