Studio update #117 - Gnarworld NPCs + repeating texture patterns for building + story and game design

in Alien Art Hive2 months ago

I had the recent revelation that i could use a goldmine of artwork created by my dad, in the Gnarworld game. My dad is an artist his name is John Goulet and he has a giant body of work. His work is outsider-art and the figures that he paints are very interesting. This devlog / studio update is about how I have been photographing his work and animating the people in his paintings.

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I have also been drawing some repeating tile textures. i learned a technique to turn any kind of pattern into a repeating texture. this allows you to repeat the image in all directions so that the sides of the image fit together seamlessly.

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more to come.
there are hundred of NPCs that i can cut out and use in the game. i think this will give our game a certainly unique appearance. they look good in game already

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they are under a bridge so they are behind a shadow, thats why they look dark.

we are going to re-build the entire city.
up to now we have been kind of just making-as-we-go but we now realize we need to plan.

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the different areas will be themed with spiritual growth

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This is super badass! Your dad's art with your animation go very well together!!!

thanks for the comment! i am excited to search through his hundreds of paintings to find more

very cool my brother!

I’m loving this progress
I can’t wait for you to rebuild the entire city

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