It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.
[ID: Digital painting, a recreation of one of Leyendecker's Interwoven Socks ads, of a gentleman sitting in a wooden chair before a wooden desk, clutching some envelopes in hand. Instead, it's Dr Watson as played by David Burke, and there's an assortment of chemistry vials on the desk as well as a microscope.
Watson's in a light suit and has a yellow flower pinned to his lapel. The chair he sits in is a swivel one. He sits before a solid coral background. /end ID]
(details and some rambling under the cut!)
While I mostly find that quote up there like a big backhanded compliment, there's a part of me that finds it really endearing.
I think, the question is, can pure sunshine be a conductor of light? Because that's what Watson, especially David Burke's, is to me.
I started this study on the day Mr Burke's passing was shared publicly without knowing if I'd finish it, but I ended up chipping away at it light by little these past few days. I hope I have managed to do him even the slightest bit of justice 💛
Anyway, deets!
[ID: An assortment of details of the above illustration, each focusing on a different part of the image. In order:
Every good House needs someone who knows where the bodies are buried. Korilla knows where they are buried, who buried them, who paid for the shovel, and which parts of the story should be reported back to Raphael. Efficient. Loyal. Professional. Which is to say: be careful what you say around her.
I really thought I would be doing more devlog posts! I keep forgetting. And when I do remember, I chicken out. Doing public check-ins (even brief ones!) like this keeps me accountable, so I need to let go of my fear of sharing things that aren't ultra-polished.
Progress is going well, especially on the art front. I am reaching the milestone of having completed the sprites. While I probably don't need to light a fire under my own ass, I am going to do so anyway by sharing finished side character sprites once in a while for the next few weeks.
After that, I want to share an... exciting development in the scope of the dating sim.
Anyway, making a game is such a long road, but it's a thrilling one when I know there are people waiting to experience it at the end of it. If you're reading this, I hope you're having a good day. And if you aren't, I hope tomorrow is a brighter one.
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