Scott Millar – Page 2 – Gnomic Studios

Old Stuff: Part 1/3

This is the first of three posts I will be doing looking back at some of the old game screenshots and prototypes of the past. In July 2008 Aranda wanted ideas to create a game; I can’t remember what it was for. There was a simple handheld LCD game I owned years ago that had a naval ship shooting aerial fighters that would attack it from all corners of the screen. It was a simple, yet addictive idea, and so I went and made a screenshot of something similar. I used sprites from Starcraft and Advance Wars to show a …

It’s Time to Get Animated!

Just about to start animating a run cycle for this little guy above. I’ve recently been re-reading a book called The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams, and it’s proven to be invaluable. I will be animating his legs in the traditional hand drawn approach, with the rest of his body in a cut-out style. The helmet and backpack should make for some good looking secondary animation, giving a bouncy cartoon look and feel to it. Unfortunately, I wont be animating the gun, as this is controlled by the player. It wont look too bad, it just means the character …

My First Blog

Hello. This is my first blog, ever. It’s up and running so I thought I should post something. Changed the header image of the site, sent Aranda some characters to put into the game, and drew a little picture. Enjoy. Better stuff in my next post. Promise.