This is the result of a day spent in early June working on mechanics and particle effects for a snow level. The bit of snow being scuffed up under the character as he moves / slides took an unhealthy amount … Continue reading Mechanics: Snow
These police cars are from a shadow test I made around mid April 2018 for an untitled game prototype, elevating what would otherwise appear to be a pretty standard looking 2D game scene into something a little less flat. Hopefully … Continue reading Graphics: Shadow Test
This animation is from a prototype I made around early April 2018, the idea to experiment with physics in 2d was born out of desire to make a minimally stylized game with graphic violence appear somewhat realistic, I think it … Continue reading Research & Development
Hi, I’m Jim Lessels, a graphic designer / illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Welcome to my blog! I started it to keep track of my creative work and have somewhere to share it with anyone that might be interested. The … Continue reading Introduction: “Brainstorming”
This is a little test (in character movement, etc) I created a while back now, the characters leg movement required making two sets of ‘legs’ alternate in visibility; one set is for walking, using sine movement with an angle range … Continue reading 2D Sine Animation
This is a (work in progress) look at a test I made in December 2015 for an orbital light, switching between gradients and clouds using procedural generation for size and speed. – Jim Continue reading Day & Night Cycle
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