So here we have another character I started last week. Some sort of zombie. Anyways, lots of projects on deck I edited my thread on tigsource saying that I had all the projects I can handle at this time. Great place to meet up with other peeps and get better at creating things.

Also, I find myself thinking about GDC and its a combination of nervousness and anticipation I feel. Then I distract myself with project thoughts because it is easier to think about that stuff than a completely new experience lol.

Creating a demon, crazy how fast I got this mapped, a testament to a good base mesh? Hope so!

Other than that still working on various projects thanks to TIGsource forums for giving me stuff to work on. Skills leveling up, now if I could just get a game finished with a team hah. I have been noticing that many are eager to start projects, but few will take them to the finish. I am guilty of this as well, though I at least finish my part of the project if it is a team. Something about being in a team makes me feel like I have to at least keep going for other people. A solo project seems harder because as your own boss you can be too easy on yourself. Though I have read a deadline shifts some of that to a time limit and puts a challenge forward to finish something. Either way lots of projects cooking, so that's something at least.

Not much to report this week. Got distracted from my game, but this is a good thing actually. I think I need to think about scale and story elements. What would make my dungeon game unique? Also I might have to make a simpler game, hard to say at this time.

In the meantime other projects all over that I am working on in addition to learning some more odds and ends about programming via MIT open Courseware.

below: trying my hand at some pixel art and other styles for small sprites.

below: More zbrush stuff, working with alpha brushes to bring out some rough stone textures.

all in all not a bad week, good for learning especially.

2015 has rolled around and it has been pretty slow lately for me. I have been battling a wretched cold that is lasting forever. However, I did manage to get some things done. I got a start on a throne and added a golem boss to my dungeon game. I also have started blocking out the second level for said dungeon game:

I go into more detail on the video about what the plan is here but basically it is another quest type thing. Gather some keys, fix a bridge a bit later on. Currently I am considering the story and how exactly I want to present it to the player.

After each dungeon the player does go back to town and receives some gossip and another mission objective. I could use the built in text messages, but they are kind of small... Perhaps I will use a sprite to convey the story that is destroyed on a click. Decisions decisions... anyways see you next week!