2D Horror Game Flashlight

Question

I'm trying to make a 2D horror game, which some can argue are less scary than 3D horror games. To compensate, I'm trying to make everything around the character dark except for a circle around the player. How can I accomplish this with paint?

I can draw over the background with black, and make the darkness move when the player does, but how can I make the light around him circular?

Answer 1

Take a black image and create a transparent circle in the center. Then you just need to stick the center of the image to your character.