Erken's sketches and other stuff

Hello! I make games and draw stuff.

[erkenmormel]

A recent attempt at getting back into acrylic painting. I mostly just wanted to have something nice on my wall, and I like mushrooms, so I painted mushrooms. It was a bit challenging to work with real paint after many years of doing mostly pixel art, but I had a lot of fun!

[erkenmormel]

I found an old sketch of my DnD character that I actually liked, but never got around to finishing. I really like how I drew his left hand! I probably looked at a ton of references for it, lol.

[jinxedbirdoy]

Tässä on vähän vanhoja luonnoksia ja kokeellisia spriteja meidän pelin päähenkilöstä. Ihan ekoissa luonnoksissa Eyfrid oli hieman druidimainen ja hänellä oli myös sarvet. Kokeiltiin myös erilaisia väripaletteja, mutta lopulta päädyttiin tuttuun sinipunaiseen asuun.

----

Here are some very early sketches and sprites for the main character in Daughter of Crone. In the very first sketches Eyfrid had horns and was more druid-like. We tried a few different sizes and colour palettes before landing on the final design.

[jinxedbirdoy]

Our game, Daughter of Crone, is part of the Steam Next Fest next week. Our demo is available now, during the festival and after it. It would mean a lot to us if you left us a review after trying it out! Reviews are super important for indie developers. A good review helps with visibility, and even a bad review can be helpful if you give constructive feedback.

---

Meidän peli on osa Steamin Next Festiä. Demo on pelattavissa jo nyt, festivaalin aikana ja sen jälkeen. Olisi ihan mahtavaa, jos jättäisit demolle arvostelun kokeilun jälkeen. Peliarviot auttavat pieniä pelinkehittäjiä tosi paljon - hyvä arvostelu tuo näkyvyyttä ja rakentava palaute auttaa korjaamaan pelin mahdollisia vikoja.

Daughter of Crone Demo on Steam

Take the role of a young witch named Eyfrid and master the ways of magic. Learn to cast spells, brew magical potions, and explore the mystic

[jinxedbirdoy]

Meidän pelin uusi demo on nyt valmis! Löytyy alla olevasta linkistä.

Our demo has been updated! You can find it out here:

Daughter of Crone Demo on Steam

Take the role of a young witch named Eyfrid and master the ways of magic. Learn to cast spells, brew magical potions, and explore the mystic

[jinxedbirdoy]

Olennainen lisäys demoon - paijattava heppa!

Essential demo improvement - A horse you can pet!

[erkenmormel]

I have been trying to balance out the game stuff by doing silly little doodles in my sketchbook. My favourite is the rat on the bicycle and his envious little friend.

[jinxedbirdoy]

Have you ever encountered a moment when a game gives you a certain dialogue option, but the dialogue that comes out ends up being something entirely different? Personally, I may have had to load a save or two after a few unfortunate 'misunderstandings' with in-game dialogue. It always makes me feel a little bit cheated - like, that's not what I meant to say! How dare the developers trick me like that!

In a text-based game, giving the main character a voice that feels alive, meaningful and still fits in a tiny chat box can be a challenge. It is very hard to imply certain things with text alone, such as the tone of someone's voice. To solve this problem, we made the main character's portrait change expressions with certain dialogue options. It communicates the feeling better than just words and adds a bit of personality to the dialogue.

------------

Same in Finnish (more or less)

KYRPIIKÖ ikinä kun peli tarjoaa puhevaihtoehtoja ja se puhe, mikä tulee ulos on jotain IHAN MUUTA? Minua se vituttaa, varsinkin jos kyseessä on joku tämmönen: Miten sulla menee (normaali) VS Miten SULLA menee (;-)). No, meillä ei oo rahaa maksaa ääninäyttelijöille, joten laitettiin tämmöset naamat dialogin viereen. Vaihtuva ilme ehkä viestittää vähän paremmin sitä puheeseen luonnollisesti kuuluvaa tunnemaailmaa. Niin ei tule vahingossa valittua sitä vittuilupuhetta, kun pitäisi yrittää vietellä joku, tai toisinpäin.

[jinxedbirdoy]

There is an area in our game that is swarming with the hordes of undead, including these ancient skeleton warriors. You should not pet them.

---

Meidän pelin yhdessä kylmässä paikassa on paljon luurankoja ja epäkuolleita. Niitä ei kannata silittää.

[erkenmormel]

Apparently, it's portfolio day today. Hello! I am Elisa or Erkenmormel, whichever you prefer. I draw and write and do all kinds of stuff for @jinxedbirdoy

I used to do a lot of digital painting, but these days I mostly do pixel art for our indie game and messy doodles in my sketchbook that I don't have time to post anywhere.

[jinxedbirdoy]

That feel when you want to write something smart about a character but all you can come up with is "Check out this horny lady". 😭

[erkenmormel]

I drew my Pahtfinder character, Verity. She's a stern inquisitor who hates demons and loves telling other people what to do.

[jinxedbirdoy]

Hello, friends of indie games! We're a married couple of game developers from Finland. We are making a witchy RPG called Daughter of Crone. If you would like to play a narrative-focused game with a side of romance, potion crafting, turn-based combat and a dash of farming, you should wishlist our game. We aim to release the game sometime this year! 💖

Link to Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2546320/Daughter_of_Crone/

[erkenmormel]

This is my 100% original husbando, you can look but please don't steal (I only have one).

[jinxedbirdoy]

Speaking of Women in Games...

Hey. Hi. Hello! Ladies who make games or stuff involving games - Where are you? Women's Day is coming soon and it would be so cool to put up a post that celebrates stuff that women make. Like indie games and art and streaming and stuff like that. Come and say hi!

[erkenmormel]

Would love to have more ladies in games to follow.

[jinxedbirdoy]

Happy Screenshot Saturday! We're focusing on improving... Uhmmm... ASSessibility and stuff like that.

Just to be clear, this is not actual gameplay graphics. This is just a butt... a cutscene. Go wishlist our game anyway.

Daughter of Crone on Steam

Take the role of a young witch named Eyfrid and master the ways of magic. Learn to cast spells, brew magical potions, and explore the mystic

[erkenmormel]

More early concept art for Daughter of Crone.