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Monthly Archives: October 2017

So You say you can Draw!

October 26, 2017

This is definitely a question I have asked on multiple occasions.

So we were unable to secure the services of Marcus the visual (we still think he is amazingly talented by the way) However, We stumbled on Nii Lantey Badu. He is an artist based out of Ghana. This young man is TALENTED. We had to hire him. Somehow he has this amazing way of taking our imagination and putting his flavor to it to create something absolutely incredible! He handles all art work for the anime and as a bonus he is an amazing 3d modeler so he handles that as well. Take a look at some of his artwork. Please remember this has been a process. He has only been with us since June 1st and we could not be happier. To the right is the very first character commission/sketch he did for us (this is when we knew we had the right guy)

To be fair we stumbled upon him fairly randomly.

We had already paid 4 artist to do the work for us. All artists were provided the same parameters and we wanted to give them a chance to create the character based off some photos and clothing style. However we were not entirely satisfied with the results we received back. The results are below. Not bad art but clearly not in the art style we were looking for.

So actually, I came across Nii’s work on Facebook. There was this beautifully modeled 3D bike he did for commission work. I attempted to buy which he promptly shut me down however through our conversation I mentioned I was looking for a 2D artist as well. He Let me know he could do it and this is what he sent back. I knew then we had found our guy and we worked on crafting a unique art style for UNYVERSE. So happy with the results. What is meant to be will be This is a match made perfectly!

Jonathan Tewnes

Can you make a game with no formal training?

October 25, 2017

This is definitely a question I have asked myself on multiple occasions.

The short answer is an emphatic YES!! However, there is so much that goes in to developing a game it can definitely discourage you. Then there is life outside of the project. Bills, relationships, family, work, goals, dreams, aspirations and anything else that makes life worth living.

To be clear I would not trade this journey for anything else. I was told to not start with such a daunting task as my first game. Chances are I stacked against me and I wont finish the game. Last year, May 17th 2021 to be exact I packaged up my first playable demo. It was a feat within itself.

To be brutally honest there is a part of me that never thought i’d get that far. Let alone where I am now. Thanks to the awesome Unreal community, I a person with no previous knowledge in game development was able to put a project together. That leads me to where I am today. Spilling out my thoughts as we walk this journey together. Thank you for coming along. It is much appreciated.

Once again this is a passion project. I am dedicated to seeing this through to the end…. whatever that may look like.

Jonathan Tewnes

Illustrator Where art thou?

October 19, 2017

So I actually can draw….Not good enough to create characters nor design anything of note. However, I came across an amazing illustrator a few years back.

Marcus Williams a.k.a. MarcustheVisual (This is not his work to my left)

When I tell you his artwork is amazing….My goodness it is nice. I have been lightweight stalking all his social media pages to get him to work with with me on my project. I have even sent my brother to Atlanta to find him. I am clearly determined to get his art style for my project.

Above is a look at the original artwork for the anime. The character design is not bad at all. It actually is pretty dope. That is until I saw Marcus’s work lol. I feel in love with his art style and now we hunt! I am a firm believer in manifesting our destinies and in my case Unyverse has a destiny with Marcus. LOL I was in contact with him a few years back but at that time the financial piece wasn’t in place. Looking back now I was no where near prepared to move forward.

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