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Owning a [Forgotten Runes Wizard](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/gallery) NFT is more than the original 50x50 pixels: it's ownership of a character, and now that character can come to life in any pixel-art metaverse.

![](https://i.imgur.com/rVZDiLp.gif)

Today, we're releasing 10,000 unique walkcycle spritesheets, one for every Wizard in the collection.

We've created an open API so that Wizards can exist in **any metaverse or game that chooses to support them**.

> If you're developer, read to the end of this post for details on how you can integrate these sprites into your game.

## How to Use the Walk Cycles

### WORLDWIDE WEBB Metaverse

<ResponsiveImg src="https://i.imgur.com/hwIlXYT.jpg" pixelArt={true} />

Forgotten Runes Wizards are already available for use in the [WORLDWIDE WEBB Metaverse](https://worldwideweb3.com/).

### Book of Lore Files

If you'd like to make derivative art, you can find the individual frames for your Wizard by going to your Wizard's page [in the Book of Lore](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/0/0) and clicking the download link. You can [read more about the Wizard Goodies here](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/posts/goodies)

### Walkcycle Bot

Thanks to community member [SorcererIlyas "spz"](https://twitter.com/SorcererIlyas) has created a Discord bot that shows an animated gif of your wizard walking. Just use the

`!walk :wizardId` command in our discord

![](https://i.imgur.com/RTAoGjH.gif)

## What is a "Spritesheet"?

A spritesheet is a sequence of images that depicts animation of a character. If a character walks forward, backward, left, and right we need frames of animation for each direction. Here's the walk spritesheet for [Wild Mage Lumos of the Hollow](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/44/0)

<ResponsiveImg src="https://i.imgur.com/53yc2OR.png" pixelArt={true} />

Even accounting for duplicate frames, that is still a lot of art for one simple walk!

And we've created walkcycles **for all 10,000 unique Wizards** in the entire collection.

## API

If you're a developer and you want to integrate these sprites into your app or game, you can find the images by using a URL of the following structure:

`https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/:wizardId/spritesheet.png`

Where you replace the `:wizardId` with the ID of the Wizard you want. For example. You can find [Wild Mage Lumos of the Hollow (#44)s spritesheet at](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/44/spritesheet.png):

`https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/44/spritesheet.png`

If you'd like a JSON file specifying the locations of the various frames and animation cycles, you can file it at the following URL:

`https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/:wizardId/spritesheet.json`

Again, you can find [Wild Mage Lumos of the Hollow (#44)s spritesheet metadata at](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/44/spritesheet.json):

`https://www.forgottenrunes.com/api/art/wizards/44/spritesheet.json`

The format of this file is an [Asesprite](https://www.aseprite.org/docs/sprite-sheet/) formatted spritesheet. It's a common format that is supported by JavaScript game frameworks like [Phaser](https://phaser.io/examples).

## Phaser Game Demo Example

If you're a dev, here's an example of how to use our spritesheets inside a Phaser game. (Note these world assets aren't from Forgotten Runes, they're "stock" assets from [Tuxemon](https://github.com/Tuxemon/Tuxemon)).

<Codepen hash="YzxJwjP" user="cryppadotta" height="735" defaultTab="result" preview="false" className="full-bleed" />

You can [see the source here.](https://codepen.io/cryppadotta/pen/YzxJwjP?editors=0011)

Or [try your own wizard by clicking here](https://codepen.io/cryppadotta/full/YzxJwjP?wizard=44) and changing the `wizard` ID in the URL

## Q & A

Q: Are there walkcycles for [Forgotten Souls](https://www.forgottenrunes.com/posts/forgotten-souls-collectors-guide).

A: Not yet, but they will be created eventually.

## Thanks

This was a _massive_ effort by Elf and some artist Wizards who contributed to the project.

Huge props to Elf who drew all of the heads and initial turnarounds for **all wizards**.

We also have contributions of artwork by:

- [Ozz](https://twitter.com/ozzzmabro)
- [Tadmajor](https://twitter.com/Tadmajor)
- [Good Boy Good Time](https://twitter.com/goodboygoodtime)
- [Young Wizzie](https://twitter.com/youngwhizzie)

Thank you _so much_ for your help.

## Summary

The walkcycle spritesheets allow Forgotten Runes Wizards to live in any 2D metaverse, and they're just our first step to making Wizards metaverse ready.

Grab your spritesheets, build a game, make some animations, and we'll see you in the metaverse.


Walk around with 10,000 Forgotten Runes Wizards with our new walkcycle spritesheets

Metaverse-ready Walkcycles for Forgotten Runes Wizards


## Austin, Texas, USA - 3101 Speedway

- Status: Active
- Wizards: [#4709](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/4709)
- Dates: August 2021 - Present
- Address: Arcade UFO, 3101 Speedway, Austin,TX 78705

Photos:

![](https://i.imgur.com/fg29jza.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/xVPav6m.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/fBYzhXN.jpg)

## Austin, Texas, USA - 2716 Guadalupe St

- Status: Active
- Wizards: [#6170](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/6170)
- Dates: September 2021 - Present
- Address: 2716 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 7870

Photos:

![](https://i.imgur.com/q0R3j8h.jpg)

## Miami, Florida, USA

- Status: Active
- Dates: September 2021
- Location 1 [#9044](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/9044): 3404 N Miami Ave Miami, FL 33127
- Location 2 [#1556](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/1556), [#48](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/48), [#5969](https://opensea.io/assets/0x521f9c7505005cfa19a8e5786a9c3c9c9f5e6f42/5969): 30 NW 34th Street Miami, FL 33127

![](https://i.imgur.com/SfsuVoN.jpg)
![](https://i.imgur.com/5bWOID0.jpg)

## Los Angeles, California, USA

- Status: In progress
- Wizards: _To be revealed_
- Dates: September 2021
- Location: Santee Alley and Midcity, _Address to be announced_

## Oakland, California, USA

- Status: In progress
- Wizards: _To be revealed_
- Dates: September 2021
- Location: Downtown Oakland and Laurel District, _Address to be announced_

## Commissioning Your Own Mural

Want to see a mural in your own city? Here are the instructions how.

Wizards who live in the same city sometimes team up to coordinate and share funds. Feel free to find other Wizards in your area who might want to collaborate on making this happen - and we'll add your mural to this page!

**Overview**

Getting a Mural done is relatively simple: find an artist, describe what you want in detail, pay them, and wait.

Cost: between $1,000-$5,000  
Timeline: About an hour of prep, a few weeks of waiting

# Instructions:

### 1. Decide Your Wizard(s)

The first thing is to decide which Wizards you're going to have painted.

![](https://i.imgur.com/jThTIeG.png)

For our initial set of murals that we commissioned, we asked for two murals:

1. A large 10 foot by 10 foot of a single Wizard and
2. A 3 foot tall by 10 foot wide of three Wizards in a row

> This generally cost about $5,000 depending on the city, but sometimes you can get someone to do for free or the cost of the paint, depending.

We recommend requesting that the artist paint the Wizard name and number (and probably the URL to where folks can learn more.)

For the font, we use [`Alagard` which you can find here](https://www.dafont.com/alagard.font).

You can get a high-res version of your Wizard with the following URL, replacing `<wizardNum>` with your Wizard's serial number:

`https://nftz.forgottenrunes.com/wizard/<wizardNum>.zip`

So for example, you can get Wizard 777's file from the following URL:

`https://nftz.forgottenrunes.com/wizard/777.zip`

### 2. Finding a Location (optional)

If you own or know of a location that would be a good fit, then recommend that location to your artist.

> Wizards are good citizens. While we'd love to see a Wizard on any wall, it's important that the owner of the property consents to a mural being painted on their property. If you're unsure, just ask! Be sure to show them a picture - it makes it easier if they know what they're getting into.

That said, if you don't know of a good location, a paid artist will generally include finding one in their price. So even if you don't know of a location, they should find one for you.

### 3. Finding an Artist

Now you need to find an artist, we found the most success on [Thumbtack](https://www.thumbtack.com/)

Head over to Thumbtack, type in "Muralist" and type in the zip code of your city and then it will give you a list of Artists for hire near that zip code. Easy.

Now, reach out to **several** artists with instructions of what we want done.

> We recommend reaching out to several because some will be busy, prices will vary a lot, and it can all take time. It's always good to have options.

When you make your initial contact, here's a template you can use to make the initial ask:

> Hi **\_**, I saw your work on Thumbtack and love your work. if you are currently accepting commisioned projects, I would love to get a quote on reproducing a 10 foot x 10 foot mural of a pixel-art Wizard NFT that I own. Is this something you'd be able to help me with?
>
> (attach the image of the Wizard above)

### 4. Clarifying What You Want

If the artist responds and is interested, you need to do two things:

1. Make sure they understand the level of quality we're expecting and
2. Find out details of the paint

**Quality specifications**

Tell the artist the following:

> For this mural, it's pixel art. So it's important to us that you replicate this image as closely as possible. Keeping the pixel art style means that we need to have a sharp, consistent grid. And you don't need to stylize it or add to it - just try to keep the colors as close as you can.

And you need to:

**Ask the following questions**

- How much is it going to cost, all in?
- Where exactly is it going to be located?
- When will it be complete?
- How long do you expect it to remain (before being painted over)?

Location, location, location. The better the location, the higher the price. But you want to make sure you're going to be happy with where the mural is.

Also **be careful of artist-only alleyways**. There are places where all of the artists go to paint and these often get painted over within days! If you're paying good money you want at least a nominal guarantee that

1. folks will see it and
2. it will last for weeks/months.

... but if you don't ask the muralist they won't necessarily tell you above. So just ask.

### 5. Finalizing the Deal

Once you found an Artist that fits what you are looking for, regarding price and style, the next step will be to pay them, typically they will ask for 50% of the total price first (for materials and acquiring the wall) and once they have finished and you have approved of the work, you will pay the other 50%.

### Share Images and Location

After a few weeks, you'll have a beautiful Wizard on the Wall. Every Wizard around is going to want to come by and take a picture.

So share the address in #art-and-lore [in Discord](https://discord.gg/forgottenrunes), tweet about it, and tell the Forgotten Runes folks and we'll share it and add it to this page.

A Wizard leaves his Rune on the Door, and we can't wait to see your runes.

-- Dotta, Elf, and team.


See a Wizard in physical paint in your neighborhood. Here's a list of murals that exist or have existed and instructions on how to commission your own

Wizard Murals


First, you'll want your Wizard broken into it's separate layers, which will likely include the head, body, prop, familiar, and rune.

To get your Wizard's layers, go to forgottenrunes.com. Connect your wallet by clicking the crow.

![](https://i.imgur.com/Mm2nFNW.png)

You must, of course, connect the wallet that is holding your Wizard collection.

Then click on the little hat and staff.

![](https://i.imgur.com/6kUQgED.png)

This will give you a pop-up of all the Wizards you own. I, for example, own **Adept Carly of the Wood**, serial #32.

![](https://i.imgur.com/8dIDwkv.png)

You'll see little icons as the bottom. From left to right, we have share to Twitter, view on OpenSea, and download. Click the download button. You will get a little zip file that contains all the layers. You'll notice the name of the zip file corresponds to the Wizard's serial number, (32 in this case.)

In this zip file you'll see:

![](https://i.imgur.com/wPjxtXu.png)

The 50 folder has the assets in a 50x50 pixels frame. The 400 folder has them at 400x400 pixels. If you want to do proper pixel art in Aseprite, you'll want to use the assets in folder 50.

Now it's time to get into Aseprite. If you don't own it, it's only $19.99 [from this website](https://www.aseprite.org)

If you are an aspiring pixel artist, I highly recommend it. It's easy to learn and there are many tutorials on Youtube on how to use it. In fact, one of my favorite pixel artist [Youtubers is Brandon James Greer](https://www.youtube.com/c/BJGpixel/videos).

This guide is not intended to be an entire course on Aseprite, nor animation, it's only going to show you how to get your Wizard layers into the program.

So open Aseprite and go to `File > New`

Set your document to these settings.

![](https://i.imgur.com/37Bi6pp.png)

Now, there's actually not a super streamlined way to get all these layers into Aseprite. If anyone knows a better way, please let me know, but here's my method:

1. Drag and drop the body file into Aseprite. Instead of putting that body image into the document you just created, you'll notice Aseprite actually makes a whole new tab!

   ![](https://i.imgur.com/iBsrNm0.png)

   Ok so now you can actually just close that first document you made (the tab labeled Sprite-001) You don't need it!

   Back in the body file, double click the Layer and rename it Body

   ![](https://i.imgur.com/YmwUlxA.png)

2. Next, drag and drop the head image on top of the body. Again, a whole new tab!!

   ![](https://i.imgur.com/kxKZthO.png)

3. Now here's the trick- click on the little black dot on the head layer. Make sure it's highlighted and go to `Edit > Copy`. Then go back to the Body tab. Make a New Layer above the Body layer and rename it Head. Now, click in the little square in the Head layer, and go to `Edit > Paste`. The head should pop right into place!

   ![](https://i.imgur.com/ID8us8V.png)

   Now you can close that tab that holds only the head.

4. Just reapeat those steps for every remaining part (prop, familiar, rune). The point is to gather all the parts into one Aseprite file.

Using this method, you'll have each part on an easily editable layer that will allow for easier animation. Have fun and be sure to share your animations with us @forgottenrunes on Twitter!

---

**Secret Wizard Tip #1**
There is another way to get the Wizards parts if you don't want to connect your MetaMask. Simply put http://nftz.forgottenrunes.com/wizard/32.zip into the URL, but replace 32 with whichever serial number of the corresponding Wizard you want to access. But remember, it is considered good form to be sure you have the permission of the Wizard owner before using the parts of any Wizard.

**Secret Wizard Tip #2**
You don't have to use Aseprite! Photoshop also works quite well for image editing. In fact you can use any image editor you want. Dragging layers into these other programs is much easier. In some cases, the folder containing the 400x400 parts may be better for your use.

-Elf


This guide will show you how to get your Wizard into Aseprite to use for art remixes, animation, or anything Aseprite will allow you to do.

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