Great sprite pack, as usual! You're a miracle maker!
I do have a question though. Have you ever thought of expanding the expressions? Yours are the best free character packs I've seen around (especially since they are compatible with each other) so I was hoping for some extra expressions in the future. I was thinking of a Halloween-themed VN, but "scared" or "nervous" are incredibly hard expressions to find, heh.
Anyway, masterful work!
I've been working to try and find a way to include more ways to create expressions with each character.
In the meantime, do you think it would be worth it to people to release a couple of expressions on the ones you've mentioned as an expressions pack? If so, can you list some of the expressions you'd prefer be included? If you had any specific characters you wanted to have them right away, I could get to work and release them soon.
If you don't mind answering some of these questions, I'd love to hear the answers. But there's no obligation and I will continue looking into it and bring it closer to the front of my workload.
I'm an amateur at drawing and even then, I use a different style, so I'm afraid I have no advice on how to manage beyond "layers", which is completely unnecessary advice since you already know how to use them.
Creating an "expression pack" seems like a great idea! I'm not 100% sure how you intend to go about it, but a nice range of expression is definitely something you don't find often in free character packs, which kind of gives you the advantage if you can offer them. "Sole seller" and all of that.
Possible expressions could include the following. I made a large list to be inclusive, but the first 3 are what I feel are important.
Angry
Surprised/Shocked
Scared/Nervous/Sweating
Tired/Exasperated
Shy/Nervous/Ashamed
I was thinking of using Sumi, Sora, Aiko and Kousei for the project, as protagonist and deuteragonist (so that the user can have the choice to pick the MC's gender), so extra expressions for them would be a godsent.
And don't worry! I'm always willing to answer some questions (as long as you don't ask where the chocolate went), so I don't mind at all! I love talking with people about stuff I'm passionate about.
