Mini Update: Experiment
Added 2020-08-31 06:44:01 +0000 UTCHey hey everyone. Mini update here.
Uhh. This one isn't public because lewd. ._.
Hold your horses. The actual GAME update is still going to be on Sept 4. Just dropping by to show a bit of DiBS' progress.
Experimental CG
Premise: I've been experimenting with a new art style.
Why:
- It might be better for visual appeal.
- I want to.
End Result: I could, but this process takes too long to be viable for development. D:
This probably won't be in the game.
Oh well. Here's to what could've been.
Art Process: Why it Takes so Dang Long
Experimentation Stage (5 Hours, with breaks)
What: What the final piece should look like.
Why: You don't want to animate a pose, then 10 hours later scrap it because you found a better pose. Learned that lesson from pixel art. :\
Early style tests. Tried doing a shaded, lineless look. Didn't work out.
Went with a lined, non-shaded look. Looks alright.
(Stupidly) slight variations on proportions before animation.
Animation Stage. This eats up most of art time.
(~12 hours with breaks. 5 days if including IRL work)
Individually and inefficiently hand-animated the tentacles, when I could've tweened them instead. Hey, that's what experiments are for. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not super proud of the right ear jiggling, but at least it's not too noticeable in the final piece, I hope.
Compositing Stage. Aka lego but for art.
I take the pieces and smash them together..
Colored it in and added backgrounds and a slight vignette. Voila, final piece.
And so, after ~8 days of excruciating work, it's not even going to be in the game.
Priorities 101.
DiBS, you know, the Game
Not going to spoil much, so here's a pic of Creature Chamber.
Welp, going back to developing.
See you on September 4!
Comments
Might have to thicken the borders then, to strike a more cartoonish look. Thanks for the input!
MoxieLoaf
2020-08-31 07:26:47 +0000 UTCAt least you're taking it with humour, and I'm sure that you've learned something out if it. Besides, the experimental style looks a little flat to me, compared to the one.
Kernog
2020-08-31 07:13:02 +0000 UTC
