{"id":42,"date":"2011-09-07T11:18:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T15:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/?p=42"},"modified":"2013-02-25T22:17:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T03:17:12","slug":"art-side-of-things-monkey-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/index.php\/blog\/2011\/09\/07\/art-side-of-things-monkey-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Art side of things &#8211; Monkey designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a trained classical animator, it is natural for me to start a project with character and layout design. \u00a0These two elements set the tone of the game, so it is\u00a0critical\u00a0not to rush through the design process. \u00a0Once the master designs have been set, I can then move forward into animation tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the design pieces of the monkey:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey61.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89\" title=\"monkey6\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey61.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the finial monkey design, but it took us about 25 days to come to this conclusion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more More on Catch the Monkey--><\/p>\n<p>Below are the very first rough sketches of the monkey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57 alignnone\" title=\"monkey3\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey3.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey3-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>huge bug eyes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-70\" title=\"monkey8\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey8.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey8-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>monkey business&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69\" title=\"monkey-7\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey-7.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey-7-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71\" title=\"monkey9\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey9.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey9-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep, monkey laughing, you are going to see a lot of that in this game. \u00a0Although these design are good, they still don&#8217;t look cute enough&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56 alignnone\" title=\"monkey2\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey2.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey2-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are they cute enough now? \u00a0(yes, but too &#8220;anime&#8221;&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-58\" title=\"monkey4\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey4.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey4-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>these are more monkey like, but still not good enough on the &#8220;cute&#8221; side&#8230; we need a toddler monkey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59\" title=\"monkey5\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey5.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey5-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Woo.. this one is close, very close.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkeyd5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54\" title=\"monkey rough 1\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkeyd5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkeyd5.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkeyd5-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this is IT! \u00a0We got our toddler monkey \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Final finished master design of the monkey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey121.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85\" title=\"monkey12\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey121.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey121.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey121-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey111.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84\" title=\"monkey11\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey111.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey111-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey101.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" title=\"monkey10\" src=\"http:\/\/mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey101.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey101.png 500w, http:\/\/www.mirthwerx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/monkey101-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After 25 days of hair pulling, yelling, screaming, cat fighting, nail-biting, we finally agreed on the monkey design. \u00a0Hope you enjoy this post, and I will see you very soon for more &#8220;Art side of things&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a trained classical animator, it is natural for me to start a project with character and layout design. \u00a0These two elements set the tone of the game, so it is\u00a0critical\u00a0not to rush through the design process. \u00a0Once the master &hellip; 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