Heeeey it's a silly timelapse of my "Too Hot, Too Cool" piece posted earlier this year!
I like to take progress shots while I'm working on a piece - partly to share with my friends, and partly so I can look at them on a different screen (my phone); IME, this helps me to see errors/issues I want to fix.
I've never made a timelapse before and now I know that screenshots aren't the best way to do it, but after some realigning, this turned out alright!
Not seen here: the entire separately file I used to paint the background planet 🙃
The thing about being a con artist with multiple identities is that no one really knows your "true" self. You might not even know(,) yourself. Or maybe it's just that you've started to forget. Keeping track of your relationships has become a nightmare, and it takes all your mental resources just to be the right person at the right time. Sure, some personas feel more natural than others - maybe they even feel comfortable - but does that make them real? Gideon Glacier sure doesn't sound like the name of a real person.
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Ko-fi's June theme was "true self", and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk about a character aspect that might not show up much in the HON3YPOT game: player character Gideon Glacier is actually a fake identity! Gene-altering cyberware allows this character to change his skin colour at will - including fake tattoos, scars and other details. In a world where normal skin colours include blue, red, green and anything in between or beyond, this ability helps him to disappear or even to pass as someone else.
Speaking of colours: had I meant to colour these? Heck yes! But time makes fools of us all, am I right? Still, it was great to practise some different angles and expressions!
To learn more about HON3YPOT or to follow the game's progress, check out my ko-fi (currently free) or my website.
To see the gif as still images, check my ko-fi post:
Arm's giving me trouble again but couldn't resist this meme opportunity 😅 ft three baddie NPCs and my PC Gideon ("just Ken"). Forever grateful to our GM @castlestation for the endless supply of cool/dangerous ladies (and gays and theys) 🙇
ngl tempted to use the selfie generator for my LinkedIn pfp...
Still working on developing this date character via sketches, and I think I'm almost there! It's been an interesting way to do character development and different from my usual writing-then-drawing method.
I'm not quite happy with her second costume yet; I definitely want to add some more cyberware, and otherwise it's a little too cozy or too "normal"? 🤔 It's a tough balance to strike, because I want it to oppose her cutesy cartoon marketing outfit, but she still has to ✨sell✨ Any suggestions?
