https://sleepyfangz.com 2026-01-07 daily 1.0 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery01/93691efa.jpg Desiree Valentine https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery01/e0064254.png 3D Asset Development https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery01/5dbe7afc.jpg Engel Oswald https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery01/3814659e.jpg Oh Polly https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery01/b1dfd884.jpg Final Major Project (Year 1) https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery05/5dbe7afc.jpg Engel Oswald https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery05/93691efa.jpg Desiree Valentine https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery05/1d1d7bed.jpg Final Major Project (Year 1) https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/image02.jpg https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/e7d75c95.jpg Initial Bluesky, where I had to put down my first thoughts. This was before I did any research. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/87b5eb9d.jpg Silhouette exploration - done just after doing some initial research. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/20c71450.jpg Some more silhouette & BlueSky ideation. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/ef2ecbd5.jpg More silhouette exploration, pushing it a little further this time. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/7d6edfd7.jpg Prop rough idea. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/c751ea32.jpg Body type ideation - getting a feel of Engel's personality and how shape language can affect character design decisions such as this. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/8b0676aa.jpg Facial feature exploration. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/003d90c7.jpg Family emblem exploration. The family's company is pretty important to Engel's character. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/031c8528.jpg Uniform exploration. I thought that it would be interesting to design what the uniform would look like before Engel would even put it on. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/9713e9ed.jpg More uniform ideation, focusing on the hat specifically. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/c10bc4e9.jpg Value exploration. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/e9cb8f70.jpg Colour exploration. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/54166d40.jpg Final uniform idea. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/2a50051f.jpg Testing what the uniform would look like on a "normal" postman, inspired by a Victorian illustration I saw. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/1879743e.jpg Playing with the idea of what the back of the uniform looks like, also testing what it would "normally" look like. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/6b41a2e8.jpg After finalising the uniform design, I started to test how Engel would actually wear it. How he would wear it could allude to his character, considering how he's aloof and clumsy - but still tries to be 'grown up'. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/9666d74b.jpg Narrowing the ideas down and cleaning it up. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/ac8f03f9.jpg Choosing a final idea by combining my favourite aspects. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/3ecd1a92.jpg Hairstyle ideation. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/8914ce12.jpg Studies of different steampunk-esc stuff and ideas for the prop that I ended up not really ideating on. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/b9d4f0ae.jpg I ended up not spending much time on the actual prop, so I rushed and just came up with this idea. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/18316d54.jpg Finally putting the whole design together. In the future, I would probably play around with different poses a little more. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/42744d5c.jpg Rendered pose. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery19/1eb72bbb.jpg Progress, as well as a semi-closeup of his face. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/0121ee10.jpg Analysis that I did during the midpoint review. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/d0707cf4.png Uniform Moodboard https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/82424d63.png Uniform Moodboard 02 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/93d3ab3f.png Looking for references around young working children in the Victorian ages. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/16b69626.png Likeliness inspiration, trying to imagine what Engel could potentially look like based off of real people. I was looking at references of child models, but also adults who I thought fit the image of what I had. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/db5d492c.png Steampunk research and inspiration. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/0f3b5629.png References for his prop. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/60f25921.png Family emblem inspiration moodboard. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery06/29cf014b.png Small mood board just for the uniform display that I did. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery18/e5500fcc.jpg The introduction sheet to Desiree Valentine. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery18/2cce89d6.jpg Expression sheet. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery18/0ecc2fd2.jpg Prop sheet of 'Love Stings', her equivalent to Cupid's bow and arrows. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery18/70071ed8.jpg Orthograph - preparing her to potentially be 3D modelled. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery18/0fc657c1.jpg Fancy iteration sheet - specifically just for posting to social media. The ideation stage is much more detailed than these. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/cf5dc07a.jpg My first silhouette ideas. At first, I played with the idea that she could be an angel. However, I found that the idea of her being a bee instead was a lot more interesting and unique. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/d30a21c4.jpg Taking the silhouette ideas that I liked the most and refining them a little more to make some more sense. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/a0147869.jpg Base anatomy sketch. I thought a lot specifically about her proportions here. If I were to put her into a game where she would have different 'skins', it would be beneficial to have that reference of her base body in order to then draw or model on top of. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/4f0368fb.jpg Ideation based off of the silhouettes - also then further playing around with the different silhouettes. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/9b98118f.jpg Annotating the ideas with feedback, based off of forms that I sent out. Also narrowing down the design options. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/0c6f05d4.jpg Here I then adapted the designs to the feedback. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/60a759ca.jpg The final chosen design. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/4534b2d7.jpg After figuring out the final design, I moved onto playing around with the values, to then experimenting with the colour. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/2c88ab29.jpg Exploring the colour palette. I ended up abandoning the value set that I had chosen, since the first design was based off of it and gave an entirely different vibe. I also didn't really understand chroma at this point. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery17/b0e0dcdb.jpg Final decided palette! https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/image04.jpg https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/2d350f94.jpg The initial ideas that I had - since I knew that I wanted to give her some sort of prop. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/f7dbdf1e.jpg Initial prop ideation. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/c86617bd.jpg Comparing how the weapon would work with her actual silhouette. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/7b282be7.jpg A smaller gun idea. My main inspiration for a gun like this was Bayonetta. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/b512de9a.jpg Medium-sized gun ideas. I played a lot with different sizes and how they would react with her silhouette. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/2cc464b4.jpg Big gun ideation and notes. I liked this idea the most, since it reminded me a lot of how in school we would learn about child soldiers in school and how they would look so small and helpless in comparison to their military gear. Although not really simila https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/95b87dc2.jpg Staff ideation and notes. I thought a staff would be cool, since it could relate her to being some sort of magical girl - but the idea didn't entirely fit. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/442dc8d2.jpg Final chosen weapon and notes, as well as the colour palette. I wanted it to match her palette, to further evoke the fact that she is a product of what is essentially a military. A potential design idea I could explore in the future is probably giving her https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/a48d9950.jpg Changing the design slightly after feedback, since it did just kind of look like a normal gun. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/8bc0bb0f.jpg The final design. Very fantastical. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery16/ee9b7866.jpg Final reference of the gun, as well as the small detailing on the side of it. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery09/42b8a97e.jpg the moodboard i used while working on the weapon design https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery09/22cbef49.jpg the moodboard that i kept on adding to as i worked on desiree https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/image03.jpg https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/5b5506a3.jpg Initial, rough thumbnail sketches. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/07863d24.jpg Very slightly refining some of the thumbnails that I liked. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/5c286c4d.jpg Values of the thumbnail that I liked specifically, refining the details slightly. I used some 3D to help with the perspective a little, but I didn't save a screenshot. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/dc63b0d5.jpg Thought she didn't really look on-model, so I adjusted her proportions slightly. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/eb2b0b27.jpg Defining her face a little more - especially since I think her face is the attention-grabbing part. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/c1327a5c.jpg Applying a colour layer to it, so I could use this as the underpainting. I played around with gradient maps, but I started to overthink it a little bit. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/7fb26af1.jpg Beginning to paint in the background. The pink of the under-layer made the hue of the pillar look really nice. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/db72547f.jpg Defining the background a little. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/7affbe74.jpg Here, I've adjusted Desiree's position slightly. I've also started to add a little bit of blurring to the background, to add to the depth of field. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/092caabc.jpg Her rendering begins. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery07/de320e21.jpg The rendering is somewhat complete, but all that's needed are the final touches, such as the rim light that I added. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/72d6d1de.jpg final sheet https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/efbf356f.jpg ideation variations 01 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/c85bbe18.jpg ideation variations 02 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/5c9ca5d8.jpg ideation variations 03 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/4867547d.png lighting/value idea https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/6eec6e2c.jpg final thumbnail https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/6a6b5265.jpg 3d blockout https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/cf1eba1d.jpg car studies https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/840dc85c.jpg door callouts https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/7372f035.jpg poster callouts https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/7f245c25.jpg rail callouts https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/7df0f941.jpg shops callouts https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/d6d7abb0.jpg shutter callouts https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/6847c93b.jpg crate/pallet studies https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery14/0e8e032e.jpg wall ideation https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery13/4a14443d.jpg design 01 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery13/4d4f88ad.jpg design 02 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery13/061a08ea.jpg design 03 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/83baec6f.jpg Initial ideation. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/c9792730.jpg Chosen designs, plus notes. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/c013360b.jpg Re-designs after receiving feedback. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/05f86faa.jpg Final design, level 1 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/ef2c081c.jpg Final design, level 2 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/66881e9d.jpg Final design, level 3 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/f7f34e76.jpg Writing out my initial ideas for the project. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/b5956d56.jpg Further idea generation https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/481516e7.jpg Further idea generation https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery12/b3e5b632.jpg Thinking about potential game mechanics, slowly cementing my ideas. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery04/cb1eff52.jpg Personal Illustrations https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery04/1276e1fd.jpg Life Drawing https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery04/45347c15.jpg Studies https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/03698f0b.jpg Horses done in Heavypaint. I like playing around with different software, and Heavypaint is definitely one that I find a challenge. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/1bc890b5.jpg A Mapcrunch study, using an egg to try and test my understanding of lighting. Done in 15 minutes. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/0559f440.jpg A film study of 'The Colour Purple (2023)'. I played a lot with shapes here, since I didn't want to get too precious about details. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/c2a0635a.jpg Another film study of 'The Colour Purple (2023)'. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/b0d85c06.jpg A Mapcrunch study, with an egg to test my understanding of light. Done in 15 minutes. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/0988290a.jpg Quick study of Hinata's outfit from XG's 'Gala' music video. I really love this song. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/3d069b6a.jpg A collection of consecutive doodles I did in the span of a week. Each one would only be an hour maximum. The aim was to get myself started on drawing daily. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/4ac5d8e2.jpg A study from the music video 'Wait on Me' by KAI. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery08/61da9883.jpg A study of a shot from Crimson Peak. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/a0409e58.jpg parts of my trip to dawlish warren in devon https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/c4ebc9f2.jpg my trip to paignton zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/8e7af4dd.jpg my trip to paignton zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/77127e7d.jpg parts from my trip to london, my first days in dawlish warren, and also paignton zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/6c7342f7.jpg wolverhampton pride 2025 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/cc7e99d1.jpg quick sketching from when i went to a cafe at an art gallery https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/7e8d7890.jpg interesting bits of east park, wolverhampton https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/e4161e71.jpg chester zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/89c9199b.jpg chester zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/91029486.jpg chester zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/e0a540d4.jpg chester zoo https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/88738d52.jpg the jury waiting room from my jury summons... https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/934511c4.jpg my mom while she watered some plants https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery11/d6755932.jpg point of view whilst sat on the train https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery03/a41ef935.jpg As you tread into the abyss of the cave, you hear the sloshing of water - not made by your own feet. You look up to see *her*, The Golden Lady. - A quick painting I did where I combined Blender and Photoshop to experiment with a new workflow. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery03/314e0d96.jpg Spitpaint: An ancient doorway has been reclaimed by the jungle. Done in an hour. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery03/59703845.jpg Rogue cleaner bot. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery03/4680e66d.jpg The count looks over the fireplace, as he reminisces about times of old. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery02/25ecc6ad.jpg Oh Polly https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery02/d4d83b62.jpg 3D Asset Development https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery10/13717ac5.jpg All objects rendered together. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery10/2be92387.jpg Circular table. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery10/ac9eca82.jpg Futuristic vinyl sofa. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery10/e09320cd.jpg Halo ring chair. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery10/e0c0b48d.jpg Fiberglass rocking chair. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/12d9668f.png Final render, using Blender's Cycles engine. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/fdbf3dda.png Closeup 01 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/487cec18.png Closeup 02 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/6def03c7.png Closeup 03 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/db978fc4.png Closeup 04 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/b5ef1bf1.png Closeup 05 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/adf08292.png Closeup 06 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/0e909491.png Closeup 07 https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/2303295e.jpg Wireframe, solid, texture of the treasure chest. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/d7caceb8.jpg Wireframe, solid & texture of the bookcase. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/2d7df76e.jpg Wireframe, solid & texture of the fireplace. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/fde207c0.jpg Rough block out. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/gallery15/bf6e3848.jpg Clay shaded render. https://sleepyfangz.com/assets/images/image01.png