Catching Up and Slowing Down

So, I completely forgot about writing a blog post last Thursday. Oops. Last class, I started on the sprites for Gilded Tower's protagonist. As our team brainstormed, we settled on an addicted gambler whose major traits consisted of over-the-top anime hair, an arrogant personality, and clothes/accessories sourced from a thrift store. He also needed a weapon to fight the Goblos with, so I went with the most arrogant weapon I could think of off the top of my head: a greatsword. Greatswords take up a lot of space on the battlefield, and practically demand attention from those around them, stealing the valor from others in the fray and making teamwork difficult. Perfect for someone who gambled the entire town's treasury away chasing his own riches. At least, that's what I think. No hatred towards greatsword mains in Monster Hunter or other games from me, I swear! Also of my own decision, I used the same color palette as the Goblos for... reasons I will reveal much, much later.
I tried to make his suit appear a little ill-fitted, and the necklace gaudy and with funky, clashing colors like those cheap, plastic toy ones you'd find in a quarter machine. My teammate suggested putting a chip in it, and I liked that idea, so I did. I might add ring pops if I have time. I forgot them. :(
The attack sprite. These "swoosh effects", for lack of more proper vocabulary, are really fun to draw! I'm also surprised it fits within the chosen resolution of the rest of the sprites. (456x456)
Peter Griffin death pose because funny, and deserved.

This class I'll be prioritizing the final boss's battle sprites, but I've been having troubles regarding finding the motivation to draw, so I have been taking things slowly and probably won't have any to post before it's time to catch the bus. Rest assured I will have them done by the start of next week, though. For now, I'll drop the concept design my other teammate helped me come up with last Friday:























Update: I have a quick sketch for the idle sprite that I am going to be working on at home. Made a few changes to add some "aggressiveness" to the design.



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