Confusing and Side Images

Spent the day trying to figure out side images in RenPy.  Major confusion.

Mark (Main Character)

Drew him with my vector app, then changed my mind and kept him the way I originally had him.

Made a couple of expressions for him.

Not entirely happy with him...he looks too much like a girl for me.  Maybe not so much in this drawing as some as the others.

But gotta get the demo out at some point, so we'll have to put our fixes on hold!

Note: HAIR.  I HATE IT.

Doing Art vs. Writing

Art takes forever to do but is relatively easier for me.

Writing takes less time but makes my brain hurt.

Redid Penny, Started Coding

Started coding the game today.  The sprites continue to taunt me to fix them.  Recolored Penny and added some expressions for Penny and Cody (whose name keeps changing, and will probably continue to do so until the game is finally compiled.)

My husband's comment: "hmmm....I notice everybody's got their hands in their pockets."

#($&#*&$#&$#

Cody (Brett?) Coloring Complete

Ok, obviously some problems here with placement, feathering around their bodies, and numerous other elements.  But the basics are in place!!!  I think I've got enough to start building the demo.

The big question is whether I need to make the main character or not.  I've got his line art...but will I even need to show him yet?

Needed for My Barebones Short Game Demo

• 4 character sprites: Penny, Mark, Alex, Cody (probably without expressions for now)
• left to do: clean up and color Mark and Cody, clean up Alex
• at least 4 backgrounds: apartment, bar, class, hall
• left to do: recolor class, make just a black bg?
• coding
• script outline and basic dialogue complete, left to do: code it in Ren'py

I'm estimating I still have about 2-3 weeks left of work before I can get my game up and running.  It will be very flawed, and I probably will want to redo all the art, but I'm hoping it will be playable.

At the moment I'm spending about 5 hours a day on coloring and drawing.  On the weekends I'm spending about 8 hours a day on those things.

I've noticed that I originally planned to do all the coding and writing first, but it seems things have actually unfolded in this order:

• outline and map of game
• basic drawings
• backgrounds
• character sprites
• coding ?!?

Coloring Penny

This was easier than Alex.  Learning about shading, coloring hair, etc.