DEV LOG 004

2-18-2024

Good meowrning!

GENERAL UPDATES:

After talking a bit about programs in the last dev log, I thought I might hone in on some art stuff this week. 

As someone who is not an artist and has no art training (aside from a mandatory generic art class or two back in high school), this has been a very big learning experience. Not just about art in general (Perspective? Color theory? Heck- painting inside the lines!?! All black magic to me) but also about digital art and how to make things do stuff on the computer with my 10+ year old screenless drawing tablet. It’s a lot of work, but I’d like to think there has been some improvement.

This was the very first attempt at Lord Jeffurry. I chose a random brush (charcoal: an instant mistake) and couldn’t figure out the fill tool. The first rendition of Jefurry was thus never finished because I hated it so much I gave up halfway (probably for the best).

Many YouTube videos and a few sketching practices later, I made another attempt at Lord Jeffurry. 

Looks a bit better, at least compared to the first attempt! That is, until you use a background other than white. 

Oops! I must’ve messed up the layers and I didn’t notice the issues with coloring until I put him on a background. That’s a lot of holes and weird unfilled lines. Sorry, Jefurry!

Here is the most recent attempt using everything that I’ve learned along the way so far. Still not going into any museums (unless perhaps I lie and say I’m a genius 2-year old who can hold and use a tablet pen), but it’s come a long way since that first abandoned image. 

Look at that pompous fluff! 

It took a long time to figure out the pose (and not be able to use the ruler tool in CSP to make it easier lol), but I think this version carries a bit more of his haughty nature and influfferable self-pride. This is the version that will likely make it into the final game.

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PROGRESS REPORT:

Since the previous Dev Log update, I have made the following things for Catsquerade:

WRITING:

-  Meeting Fido scene has been written ( + 1,700~ words )

GUI:

- Created and added new character image banners to Itch page

ART:

- Finished Jefurry sprite (with a few expressions)

- Finished Fido sprite (with a few expressions)

PROGRAMMING:

- N/A

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SOME FAILURES:

Things that didn’t go too well in production.

- Due to some life happenings, I didn’t get as much done as I was hoping to accomplish this week. 

SOME SUCCESSES:

Things to celebrate :)

- After many multiple versions and re-dos, Jefurry’s sprite is finished! Fido’s sprite is also ready and in the game folder.

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GOING FORWARD:

Within the next few weeks, I’d ideally like to:

- Finish the final two main character sprites (Felixia and “Fluffy”)

- Finish the final background (courtyard garden)

- Work more on the script

- Continue implementing script into Ren’Py

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That’s all for now- thanks for stopping by and for supporting Catsquerade!