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Yeah, sorry guys; It’s been a while since I updated you all. That’s because I have actually been working on other projects — that’s right! I can’t talk details yet, but I am very excited and really enjoying working on something different for the time being. That doesn’t mean I have stopped working on my game, oh no, it’s just slowed things down a little.
And my blog? Well, I nearly forgot it was here.
Anyway, I have been doing work on my game… artwork to be precise. I drew out a bunch of characters a few weeks ago and scanned them in ready to digitally ink them.
Unfortunately, and this was something I had suspected for a while, I couldn’t do it easily at all. I currently use a Wacom Intuos 3 — I think I’ve had it for about 10 years — and yeah, it’s not
And my blog? Well, I nearly forgot it was here.
Anyway, I have been doing work on my game… artwork to be precise. I drew out a bunch of characters a few weeks ago and scanned them in ready to digitally ink them.
Unfortunately, and this was something I had suspected for a while, I couldn’t do it easily at all. I currently use a Wacom Intuos 3 — I think I’ve had it for about 10 years — and yeah, it’s not
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great for inking. My hand eye co-ordination using a standard tablet and a monitor isn’t great, so I’m really at that point where I need a tablet I can draw straight onto. I’ve been looking into Wacom Cintiq’s, Companion’s and Surface Pro’s for well over a month (well, years if I’m truthful), but yesterday I finally made the plunge! Apparently, the Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and let’s be honest, it’s damn expensive! I just bought a new Macbook Pro, so I’m not going to fork out £1500+ on a tablet. Soooo, I got the Wacom Cintiq 13HD Touch! It’s basically a little monitor I can plug into my laptop and pick up, rotate and use just like a sketchpad; ideal for me!
Anyway, that was a tangent! Check out those characters above; they are the date-ables in my game! There’s Matt, Tyna, Juan and Stuart. I will be telling you much more about them in the next few months!
So, with my current tablet being a bit useless, I’ve started focussing on background art instead as it’s much less precise. Now, this is something I underestimated; I always look at background art and think “it’s easy”. Sure, drawing backgrounds certainly feels like that, but painting them digitally is so damn difficult! When I think about it, I haven’t really done digital backgrounds before, so as you can imagine, I spent way too much time on them!
Anyway, that was a tangent! Check out those characters above; they are the date-ables in my game! There’s Matt, Tyna, Juan and Stuart. I will be telling you much more about them in the next few months!
So, with my current tablet being a bit useless, I’ve started focussing on background art instead as it’s much less precise. Now, this is something I underestimated; I always look at background art and think “it’s easy”. Sure, drawing backgrounds certainly feels like that, but painting them digitally is so damn difficult! When I think about it, I haven’t really done digital backgrounds before, so as you can imagine, I spent way too much time on them!
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Sorry about the watermarks, but you can never be too careful with game resources! Saying that though, the backgrounds are not quite finished yet. I plan on making some small changes later down the line, but nothing too drastic (I hope).
Otherwise, I’ve been doing a little bit of code here and there (I love my new laptop!), but that’s it! I’m going on holiday after the Easter 4 day weekend, so there may not be any other updates for a while, though I hope you guys will stay tuned when I return! :)
Otherwise, I’ve been doing a little bit of code here and there (I love my new laptop!), but that’s it! I’m going on holiday after the Easter 4 day weekend, so there may not be any other updates for a while, though I hope you guys will stay tuned when I return! :)