G: You probably saw this guy in the previous post ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/melalo-bg-wip-62600964 ), he is an El-Balyamian NPC character for the Chapter 3. I worked a bit more on his design and I think he is almost finished - I just want to draw a small emotion map to add to this whole art bunch and a few more sketches to see the boy in action. Unlike many other matree, he isn't "pretty" ...
2022-03-18 18:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Just a flashback that shortly tells about Gideon meeting Kariom. This idea just stroke me and I did a sketch rapidly, but didn't had a chance to finish it. Anyway, I'm planning to draw two stripes when I'll be able to get back to it.
2022-03-12 20:50:30 +0000 UTC View Post
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Gee, I wrote her name wrong. Fixed.
L: This girl comes with me xD
Final reference and design of this character!
G: Be ready for content to stay kinda random from my side.
This is a gift for Lins, I love this character a lot <3 He is so fun to draw.
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Please, do not follow us on Youtube. We don't have an official Youtube channel and literally use it as video hosting.
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L: We're getting back into the work slowly.
I found an old sketch of toony Antiquity, drawn by Grimm, and made a quick linework. The whole process took about 25 minutes.
2022-03-08 14:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Hello everyone!
We keep building the lore no matter what. Today was a perfect day for drawing one of two adopts we owned from Ray Etherna awhile ago. And pay attention: it’s not the first time we featuring Ray’s design in Shang-La, because a basic art-concept of sualokin was originally made by her~
Some of you maybe know, that kodo is a tribe of Inayva Mon, losted somewhere in a bamboo forest. They worship tigers and danga clan, who lost their power because of Reg...
2022-02-28 15:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostDear old and new patrons,
We appreciate your support here. No matter how much you pledge and how long will your patronage be, we appreciate it a lot.
Grimm and me decided to focus on making content. As long as it makes you and us a bit happier, we keep continue to work on the game.
💛
(Changed one letter in the clan name on purpose)
2022-02-26 08:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post
L: I can't believe it... We finished this background!
I tagged it as a "spoiler" because it may give you some hints for the plot and Rasko's personality. If you want to keep your experience fresh before you see Act 3 in the game, you certainly don't have to look at it :>
If you don't care about anything and you came here for everything... Well, let's go!
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2022-02-23 18:23:19 +0000 UTC
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► Part 1 (Adriestra and Seilala)
The left guy got more details since the first sketchdump :D His name is Melchior, he is fond of myths and legends, knows all legendary Latorian heroes, and secretly wants to become one. There are tiny fox heads on his left sleeve - they are referencing the emblem of Latori.
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2022-02-22 14:58:02 +0000 UTC View Post
G: I loved the line Lins drew once on the stream, and I wanted to finish it badly ,___,
Now it's all shiny and ready to be posted for you.
You can only find this peculiar plant in Latori.
Crow's Cotton grows well in semi-shade or shade, in moisture areas. It seems to be hiding unseen among the other plants, and before forming its fruits, it appears to be a completely ordinary shrub. But as soon as the "boxes" grow, Cotton starts producing a sound - thin squeak, similar to the cries of nestlings. The Cotton lures adult birds (usually crows) with this sound, deceiving them and forcing them to feed the voracious fruits until ...
2022-02-20 11:49:30 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Keep working on NPC more~
The left lady is Adriestra (thanks for GlumBlitz, her current owner, who also gave her this beautiful name) and the right is KevyCrow's character, I still didn't get her a proper name.
Adriestra looks like a fan of fortunetelling, but she trusts no one, but herself. And you don't have to trust her prophecies too, she is doing it for fun... maybe. At least she is very concerned about finding a mate for everyone.
The right girl seems...
2022-02-19 23:03:48 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Right after I uploaded an image, I noticed that I named this file "Rasko_expert" instead of "export" xD Expert in what? Your suggestions please xD
My biggest happiness is that I'll never again draw this cursed buttons!
G: I want to jump into designing the background characters for Chapter3 together with Lins, so I came up with these two guys. Can't say much about the first one yet, but the second one is an 18 years old emigrant from El-Balyama who claims to be able to tell fortunes. He enters this fortune-teller state when being bitten by the rare El-Balyamian desert centipede, his pet (her name is Judrox).
Their toxic poison can cause a lot of damage to the living creatures (usually it kills their prey,...
G: Long time no see!
Okay, these are quick findings of Louis' Devourer form. I can't really talk about this concept without spoiling some of the Shang-La stories that may be told one day, so I better keep it simple and short - you don't need to meet Louis in this form unless you want to die.
So I guess this is it xD
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1 - CLAIMED
2 - TAKEN
3 - TAKEN
4 - CLAIMED
L: These characters will act in the plot and give Roui quests and lore dialogues, which means they will get their own sprites.
All these people make Roui think of members of his family, but the first impression is different from who they really are.
1) [Claimed by Дядя Ара] Keeps old traditions, because his grandmother is caring about him too much. Good at cooking and always brings food to his...
L: After all findings she became a character I really attached to! There are three last steps of her findings. Read captions for more info~
2022-02-07 08:38:00 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Vin Dusko is a place of melalia and mysticism, so you may meet quite various and weird characters there. And from the first glance you will never know, who of them has true power and who is just a fraud.
This lady calls herself an Ink Master. Sounds like an artist for ordinary people, but for everyone who travelled into the Slough even once, “Ink” is more than just ink. Should we beware of her? She seems nice!
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Owned by Dill aka Newie!
L: Developing my favorite random character from the previous dump 👀 I guess she will be the first tCoL adopt I talked before, but it’s too early to claim her - she may be removed from the plot if she won’t fit there. This girl most possibly belongs to a cult of the fire-worshipper we want to enlight in the Chapter 3.
2022-01-31 20:16:16 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Made a sketchy base for easier and quick concept, so they all have same eyes, horns and ears, but nevermind xD They will be changed in later development.
I tried to keep traditional parba designs in clothes, acessories and hairstyles (all of them has curly or wavy hair), but make them different in silhouetes. Still don’t know, who of them is bg-characters and who is more woven into the plot.
L: I started to work on vinduskers (vinduskians? Idk) and sketches a few random characters. Their idea is basic and will be developed from this point - they get more details, personality, role, etc.
1. “Witch’s apprentice” > Shaggy, polite, volumenous cloak and skirt.
2. “Curiosity seller” > Ayelahaian emigrant, wears a huge jacket, holds a cage, cocky
3. Elegant young harpy > Wealthy dressed, sells perfume
2022-01-29 13:04:01 +0000 UTC View PostL:
Hello everyone!
We don’t work with custom fan-characters anymore and won’t open it as a tier, as we did for 1st and 2nd chapter. It’s difficult to put a character of specific appearance and personality into the game plot, they need to be adapted and literally squeezed in the story to play their role right. We love all fan-characters we worked on, every of them is unique and interesting, it’s like a real person you communicate, but they are so bright that they can drag...
2022-01-26 10:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post
L: My head is full of ideas for the 3rd Chapter~
The result of the previous chapter (the end of Act III specifically) is obvious - a part of Roui’s story will end in the Hill camp and he will leave it and move to another place, into a marquee.
All marquees are ex-camps, they are builded from dismantled vardo into buildings of many levels. First of all I concepted facades, then will be added more large-shaped details like curtains, plants and furniture to personalise vardo. I...
2022-01-24 18:21:49 +0000 UTC View Post
L: I’m working on dialogues with Lazy right now! To remember the way she speaks and some details about her, I replayed the 1st tCoL Chapter.
I saw something in her I never noticed before, but it always was there. For example, why do she trust Roui so much and why is she such a loyal friend? Lazy is a kind girl, that’s right, but here something more: she thinks that her life is dull and she didn’t deserved a better one, so there is no reason to complain. But Roui is always belonge...
2022-01-21 19:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post
L: I was giving them too little attention 🤔
Young Elias was a cunning little fella with innocent face and brains of a merchant. He always was good at selling things.
I’m going to finish top right sketch - Ingrid and Elias are discussing some embarrassing episode from their work.
2022-01-17 16:45:58 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Rasko needs more emotions! Something from previous days.
2022-01-17 16:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone.
As you noticed, we are not very active last months here. In fact, we are struggling with our neigbors from upstairs, who are acting freaking loud up all day and up all night (this is daily rent apartment, so you may realise what ragtag is living there). We can’t sleep normally and barely functioning, trying to work in every minute of silence and peace. So we exhausted, depressed and soon we will probably get nuts, because it’s really difficult to deal with it mentall...
2022-01-15 18:45:08 +0000 UTC View Post
L: Location of the new quest! You will have a chance to make some alchemy there.
2022-01-13 20:17:49 +0000 UTC View Post