I'm back from my off-the-grid trip and excited to get back to work on the Ren'py version of A Very Full House! I wanted to get back into my art practice routine right away, so I dove back in with this breast size study, fully coloured and shaded!
While I was gone I spent a good amount of time thinking about how I wanted to set up A Very Full House's overworld map, and I think I have a good enough idea to start in on art and code!
It's been a little while since my last update here - whoops! I've been keeping up with my art practice routine (I post WIP pictures over on Reddit and Twitter, if you want to follow along with those), which should mean a big improvement to the art for A Very Full House when I get around to redrawing things.
Speaking of
More practice art! Lots of stuff I'm happy with on this one, particularly the face (this angle has given me a lot of trouble in the past) and the shading.
In A Very Full House news, I'm currently fighting against Ren'py's Live2D system trying to get it to play multiple motions concurrently. I want to be able to have a background idle motion running at the same time as a more dynamic motion, but Ren'py only seems to run them one after another, and then loops the last mot...
2022-05-01 09:03:55 +0000 UTC View Post
A little spread I made for my practice art over the last few days. Starting with a single drawing I first worked on modifying/redrawing it to get a better feel for proportions for tall/short/skinny/chubby girls. Then I did some shading with my standard skin pallet and tried modifying the colours I used for the base, shadow, highlight, and specular layers.
2022-04-24 07:09:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Just some more practice art for today. IRL stuff has slowed down my progress on the Ren'py rewrite of A Very Full House, but hopefully I'll have some time to put towards that soon.
In the mean time I'll still be making sure to fit in my regular practice art sessions. Feel free to leave a comment about what you'd like to see more art for; I'm always looking for more suggestions!
2022-04-20 13:35:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Just some more practice art for today, focusing on trying a new style for liquids. Not 100% sold on it, but I'll have to try a few more times.
In A Very Full House news, I'm currently wrapping my head around Ren'py's Live2D code. Once I've got that figured out I'll move on to remaking some sort of main map and getting characters/events implemented.
2022-04-16 16:48:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Just some practice art for today. I'm busy working on moving everything for A Very Full House over to Ren'py at the moment.
2022-04-12 11:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the things you hear all the time in creative domain is that you need to be willing to "kill your darlings". That means being willing to cut out your favourite bits when they don't fit into the larger piece of work you're making. Another phrase I've heard is "Don't hold onto a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.".
I've been thinking about how A Very Full House is shaping up, and the more I think about it the more I think that Unity was the wron...
2022-04-10 13:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I finally got that belly practice I wanted! I also experimented with a new technique for shading clothing that is particularly useful in cases like this when there are multiple colour regions. It doesn't work as well for skintones, but I expect to use it a lot more for clothing in the future (and maybe hair; I'll have to see how it performs on non-greyscale hair tones).
In A Very Full House news, right now I'm spending some time brainstorming. I haven't felt like the ga...
2022-04-04 11:02:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Not to be mistaken for an elf cowgirl, or an elf riding cowgirl, or an elf cow-girl being ridden cowgirl - but all of these are fun drawing ideas!
Nothing too special or exiting to report for this. I do find it kind of funny this is the one of the few drawings I've done where I didn't include some ridiculous nipple piercings. Maybe next time ;)
2022-03-31 12:18:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Some more practice art. I wanted to get some practice drawing girls with a little pudge to them, so of course I immediately went with the classic cowgirl costume. I then picked a pose that completely covered the locations I wanted to get practice drawing, because I'm just good at art like that. Oh well, I'll just have to do more cow-elf-girl art in the future! For the next two days practice I'll be doing the shading+details to finish this up.
I love the cow print for u...
2022-03-29 14:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostOutfits, and specifically how your outfits change, are going to be an important of A Very Full House. I've drawn up some quick versions of new outfits I'd like to add, each one focused on a different area of content, now you get to vote on which one you'd like to see added into the game next! That outfit will also get some written content so that there are reasons in game for you to wear it.
The red marks are my intended plans for an "altered" version of that o...
2022-03-27 10:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to do some outfit concept art, but didn't have any good character basis to use. I decided to fix that and do this full body, front and back drawing. Next up I'll be doing some quick-and-dirty sketches to see what sort of outfits you patrons want me to add next! Expect to see a poll in a couple of days!
Got any suggestions for outfit types/styles? Throw them in the comments and I'll see what I can do!
2022-03-25 11:17:29 +0000 UTC View PostWhew, it's been a little while since the last release, but things have been moving along in the background! A lot of work has gone into the core code of the game, but there are also some new events and new poses to show off!
Download the new version right now! A Very Full House v0.4
The patron password for this version is KeyMaster
Major th...
2022-03-23 12:12:20 +0000 UTC View Post
More practice art, finishing up our CYOA adventure from last time! A last minute surge in the A+ crowd resulted in a quick addition. Thanks to the well documented unreliability of Elf Brand™ condoms our elf student might be leaving with more than just a great mark!
A Very Full House 0.4 is just about done. I have one group of encounters to finish up, one to write, and then I can publish. I'm hoping to finish everything today and have it out for Patrons tomorrow!
2022-03-21 09:22:14 +0000 UTC View Post
I intended to get the flat colours down for this, but time has gotten away from me and I want to get some A Very Full House writing done today. So instead enjoy this WIP version of the line art; the full shaded version will be done in two days!
Quick note: The public poll has pulled into a tie since I started drawing, so there may be... updates to the back end of the image. Perhaps she'll manage that A+ after all?
A Very Full House is coming along...
2022-03-19 09:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies of St.Elf's Finishing School have a lot on their plate. It's important for them not to bite off more than they can chew (in fact, no biting at all!) and show that they're really dedicated to their education.
Today it's up to you to decide juuust how dedicated our student is! I'll be drawing the results as part of my ongoing art practice schedule and have the finished version posted in four days!
Haven't seen the first drawing? 2022-03-17 10:39:18 +0000 UTC View Post
More practice art, this time with a little audience participation! There's a poll up (here!), go decide just how dedicated to her grade she really is!
I appreciated the extra time to work on this one, so I may start spacing out my practice art the same way - lineart+flats for two days, then shading and polish for two days. Let me know what you think!
2022-03-17 10:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Spent a little less time on my practice art today, because I wanted to fit some extra time in for A Very Full House writing. Right now I'm working on new events that take advantage of the new door system; you walk in on people, they walk in on you, etc. Lots still to write, code, and test though, so I need to get back to it!
2022-03-13 08:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The votes are in, and at 40-2 it's a landslide! Seriously, you managed a vote ratio that would make a dictator's sham election look balanced and fair! So knocked up she is, and since there's no such thing as double pregnant she plans to enjoy it!
I tried out a slightly different "fluid" method this time - no hard outline for them. I'm not 100% satisfied, but it's something I'll keep working.
On the A Very Full House front I've started writing some actually new con...
2022-03-11 10:59:57 +0000 UTC View PostMy latest piece of practice art (haven't seen it? Check it out here!) had the manufacturing deficiencies of Elf Brand™ value condoms on display, and now you get to decide on the results! Let me know what you think should happen to our fair elf maiden, and it'll be the focus of my next* piece of practice art!
*I might let this poll run for three or four days, so there will p...
2022-03-09 09:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to get some "liquids" practice with today's art, so here we are!
Want to help decide what happens next? There's a poll up right now, put in your vote!
2022-03-09 09:44:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to do a little practice with folded/rolled fabric, which lead to this piece of practice art. I was feeling really uncertain about this piece about 50% of the way through (right when I had put down all of the flats but hadn't done any shading), but it's turned out fine in the end.
Work has been chugging along with A Very Full House as well! With all of the animation stuff working I've moved on to crossing off other minor but mandatory fixes. Interactions with ch...
2022-03-07 09:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post
More coloured art practice for today! The modern tilt for my recent drawings has also given me a lot of practice drawing clothing, which is going to be great for adding new outfits into A Very Full House!
Work on AVFH has been going well lately; I decided to replace Live2D's animation handling system with my own, and the process went far smoother than I was expecting it to. I now have much more consistent and convenient control over animations, which wi...
2022-03-05 11:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post
A combination of extra time + my brain not being in the right space to code has resulted in me putting some more time into today's practice art, resulting in some fun animations!
In total this took about double my normal practice time; about 4 hours spread over 2 days. Critically it was also done without worrying a ton about drawing separate layers for working in Live2D, which gives me some real confidence I can just do 2D art and add some fun minor movement after the fact. Fun...
2022-03-03 08:25:25 +0000 UTC View Post
More coloured art practice! Once again I'm happy with how the new brush style and colouring has turned out!
More A Very Full House news coming in the next week, so if you're holding out for that hold on!
2022-03-01 05:51:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Another bit of practice art. I'm experimenting with a different sketching brush, and it made colouring the sketch at the end a lot faster. Overall, I'm happy with how it's looking , and may move to coloured pieces like this as the standard going forward.
2022-02-27 13:47:09 +0000 UTC View Post
More practice art! I decided that since I was blocking everything out in grey I might as well just slap down some basic skin tones. Let me know if you like it compared to the greyscale+colour hints style!
2022-02-25 12:20:39 +0000 UTC View Post
More practice art! Checking in with our gym bunny elf again, and seeing her presented with a proposition that's difficult to turn down! Want to decide what happens next? There's a public art poll that I've put up here that you can vote on!
Between the practice art, the A Very Full House updates, and now the art polls I've been posting a ton of stuff lately. Hope you don't mind!
tl;dr: vote on what happens in my next practice sketch
I've been having a lot of fun with my practice art lately and thought I'd try and get you (yes random internet denizen, you!) involved in the process! By turning it into a mini choose your own adventure game we'll get some audience participation going, plus it will make me draw things I need to practice but might otherwise avoid.
So, let's decide what happens next to our wonderful gym bunny elf (I'd post...
2022-02-23 09:49:57 +0000 UTC View Post