Mira's Practice Art Log

[metamira]

More body type practice, with an added bonus this time! I wanted to experiment with proportions some more, and a short stack goblin was just the objectively correct thing to draw.

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I wrote a tiny story and put up a (free, public) poll on Patreon, so you can help decide what happens in my next practice piece. Go check it out!

 

[metamira]

Okay, I swear I'm going to get to those male NPCs soon. But first, I wanted to give them something interesting to do, and that means I need to ratchet up the actual porn content in A Very Full House. Some brainstorming and sketching later and I have the a handjob frame to put into the game!

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This ended up really showing the benefit of using standalone frames for the action rather than trying full character drawings. If I had done a full character drawing I would have needed to draw a dozen different pieces of clothing, animate her whole body (including tricky things like limb overlap), and make sure all of the scaling matched up for multiple NPCs. All of that would have taken days. This took a single evening to sketch, draw, animate, and have exported into Ren'py.

It's easy to drop in new dick art, meaning I can reuse the same animations and warp zones while giving each character a distinctive cock. As an added bonus I was also able to add a male hand around, so I can reuse this frame as a masturbation frame for NPCs! I think I'll be doing a similar frame with female anatomy soon, so look forward to that!

Right now I'm going to go and get this frame (and the masturbation one) worked into a few new events. See you in my next progress update!

 

[metamira]

I've gotten all (hopefully?) of the code updated to support NPCs having animated frames, so now they can properly have masturbation frames. I also did some general tidying of the code which has made things a little easier to use. Once I was done that I had the urge to do some drawing, and I decided to jump in and add a new outfit for a storyline I have planned.

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The concept is to have the Nerd convince you to join him in an MMO as a way to spend time together. He makes you a character which looks suspiciously like you, and you help him with various quests. As you both become more corrupt he turns you from bumbling noob into his personal pocket heal slut. Outfits will get progressively tinier, because that's just how MMO armour works!

 

[metamira]

I did a follow-up on the "Caves of Grothnar" CYOA poll I put up a few days ago. "Adopt" and "Fuck" were tied, so both have happened to our lovely goblin shortstack! You can read the short story and vote on what her class should be on Patreon right now!

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A Very Full House work is going well. Most of my work right now is focused on writing new corruption dialogue and events. I'm hoping to have a v0.2 out relatively soon!

 

[metamira]

I wanted to get some ideas down for what the MCILF's future MMO healer outfits might look like, so I spent my practice time sketching and colouring a possible progression. My goal was to have each step be an obvious progression from the last, saving colour or form elements wherever possible (so cloth armour becomes a cloth bikini, hip tassets become boob protectors, etc).

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I think everything except the last stage could have been in an actual MMO. Boob-tassets attached by nipple piercings are probably a bridge too far though !

I really like the idea of the intangible holy armour I used in the last couple designs. It fits perfectly into an MMO, but leaves our MCILF hilariously underdressed when she wants to cosplay her character in the real world!

 

[metamira]

I did some slutty schoolgirl art for my drawing practice today. I intentionally kept both the linework and colouring loose; I'm mostly focusing on developing better posing and construction skills, so I didn't want to spend a ton of time cleaning up linework.

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A Very Full House work continues. Right now I'm working on new NPC responses when you try to control them (ie. turn Arousal into Control) with a method that they are now too corrupted for.

 

[metamira]

No art update for today, but I was able to get a fair amount of writing done. I'm having fun differentiating the NPCs through their interactions. The Nerd is clever, scheming, and an absolute Little Shit™ if he has leverage on you. The Jock is direct, dominating, and seems to know exactly what you want before you do. The Slacker is an adorable idiot, but when he finally gets the message he's primal, animalistic. The three of them start out relatively same-y at the start of the game, but I want those differences to grow as corruption levels increase. Approaches that increase Control for one might fail to convince the others, or even stick you with extra chores to handle yourself!

 

[metamira]

I did some perspective practice, focusing on the goblin shortstack I've been running CYOA polls for the last week or two.

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That goblin short stack is now officially Yark, the Goblin Cleric! (Of what god? That little detail isn't know right now, but I'm sure we'll learn soon enough). I've written up more of a short story to go with the art, and you can vote on what happens next over on Patreon.

As a side note: writing these CYOA short stories has been good practice for writing actual events in A Very Full House. I've noticed I'm getting more writing done since I've started doing them.

 

[metamira]

No art to show off today, I'm spending my time doing a thorough hunt for bugs in the next version of A Very Full House! I'm going to be releasing v0.2 in two days, so keep an eye out for that!

 

[metamira]

A little late (bug hunting and UI tweaking took a little longer than I planned), but v0.2 of A Very Full House is live! Head over to Patreon and give it a try!

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Major Update Features

• New art! A new frame has been added, specifically for use with the male NPCs. The "cock frame" is now used in a bunch of masturbation events and comes with a whole set of fun animations. Unfortunately Patreon frowns upon public NSFW content, so you'll just have to trust me until you see this in game that it adds a lot. There's also an entire new outfit for the Caves of Grothnar MMO storyline and some rough coloured backgrounds!
• New events! There's a smattering of new content throughout the game in the form of new conversation options and new item interactions. Check out the very start of the Caves of Grothnar MMO storyline!
• New mechanics! There have been a couple of mechanics added to the game. If your Arousal reaches it's cap you excess is now converted into Stress, giving you a reason to keep your own personal lust under control! In a similar way, NPCs now convert overflowing Arousal into negative Control! You'll need to keep everyone's physical needs under control if you want to keep them... under control.
• Polish! A lot of things have been tweaked to make the game as playable as possible (a very important trait for a video game to have, I've been told!). My particular favourite is the new phone alert bubble, which lets you know how many chores you have uncompleted for the day!

 

[metamira]

Most of my time has gone into A Very Full House work the last few days, but I did find some spare time to do some practice drawing. Here's a peek at the WIP image for the next CYOA poll, featuring everyone's shortstack goblin: Yark!

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This will probably only get a rough shading pass before I call it done. The results of the poll will get some nice clean lineart and proper shading, since there will be a lot more action going on there.

On the A Very Full House front I've been working on adding rough colour to all of the location backgrounds. In the future I'll go through and do high quality art for all of the game spaces, but for now the simple colours are enough to establish the general feeling of each space. It also means I can add in time dependent art, which will make it a little more clear what time of day it is when you're wandering around.

 

[metamira]

I put up a poll for which NPC should receive art first and the Slacker won by a landslide (80%!), so I've dove right into that, starting with a basic character sketch.

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I'm going to get some feedback on the general vibe of this, and then I'm going to start with the full high quality drawing that will go into A Very Full House!

 

[metamira]

It's been a productive couple of days! I dove right into doing the high quality art for The Slacker and just finished up all of the actual drawing!

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Next up I need to pull this into Live2D, rig the whole model, and then set up some basic idle animations so he's not so static in game. Then I think I'll take a pause on the drawing (other than my normal practice sessions) and add some more Slacker specific content to go along with his new art!

 

[metamira]

No practice art today, I'm spending my time tidying up the addition of the Slacker into A Very Full House. It's all gone nearly flawlessly so far, which has been nice! I just need to double check all of the clothing code works with the NPCs and then update his events to properly update said clothing states.

Oh, and I added a cumshot effect to the handjob frame. It's not as satisfying as I was hoping, but it's a reasonable first attempt and has given me some ideas on how to do it differently in the future.

 

[metamira]

I've got some WIP art to show off today! I'm working on this as a vibe check for The Firebrand. At some point in the near future I'll also give her a proper front/back character concept sketch.

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Other than that work continues on A Very Full House. Writing is the big bottleneck at the moment, but I'm hoping to have most of that finished in the next couple of days!

 

[metamira]

I only spent a little bit of time on colouring my current WIP art. I'm putting most of my time into getting A Very Full House ready for it's next release!

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That's all for today! I've go a bunch of writing to do, so I'm going to go get some of that done!

 

[metamira]

Another no art day, as I'm busy polishing up A Very Full House for it's v0.3 release! If everything goes to plan that new version will be posted in two days! I've got a tiny bit of writing to finish and then a whole bunch of bug hunting. If that goes well I'll see what other fun small stuff I can squeeze in - maybe the code for swappable phone backgrounds?

 

[metamira]

Exciting news: v0.3 of A Very Full House is out!

Already sold? You can find the download links on the release post here!

Major Update Features (v0.3)

• New Slacker Art! "The Slacker" is the first NPC to receive a proper art update, giving him a new look, new animations, and a functional outfit system! This is part of the ongoing process to fill in the high quality art for all of the NPCs!
• New Handjob Events! The events of A Very Full House continue to heat up, and this update pushes it to skin-on-skin contact! Three new handjob scenes have been added, each with branching options depending on your own Corruption Level. These new events also come with new art to really drive home the intimate new levels you're reaching.
• Updated Background Art! The various maps and backgrounds of the game have been updated to breath some colour into the game! Some basic lighting effects have also been added to further modify things based on the time of day. These placeholder assets will all be redrawn when I have the time and when my patron supporters decide it's a priority!
• Backwards Save Compatibility! Starting with v0.2->v0.3 saves will be compatible between updates! No more grinding up early events to see late content! The save patch system has also been written to be easily expanded by mods, in case other people decide to add in their own content!

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Enjoy!

 

[metamira]

I was going to spend today writing some new content for A Very Full House, but I've caught a cold (or the flu, or covid. The jury is still out) that's put me on my ass. Rather than do nothing I did some sketching pratice.

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Behold, my artist's rendition of trying to figure out if I'm too hot and want to be naked, or too cold and want the heaviest fucking blanket possible. Hopefully we'll be back to our regularly scheduled broadcast in a couple of days!

 

[metamira]

Nothing to share today, I'm still recovering from covid. I should have more stuff to show off soon though!

 

[metamira]

I finished up a piece of art I was working on last week today: part 1 of 2 sketches I did as "vibe checks" for The Firebrand NPC. I'm a fan of comic style images, so I'm also experimenting with a new way of doing text. Drawing legible and attractive text isn't my strong suite (at least not if I have to do it quickly), so I'm hoping to nail down an automated method that doesn't look actively bad. I think this is a pretty good step in the right direction!

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For A Very Full House I've got some new events that I wrote while I was sick. I'm going to polish those up, add a few more minor interactions scattered, and release it as a mini update before I dive into more technical additions to the game. Expect to see that for my next art post!

 

[metamira]

And here's that A Very Full House mini update I promised! You can grab v0.3.1 here!

This mini update adds 5 new written events and a collection of minor tweaks and fixes. Here's a rundown of exactly what's been added:

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• Added washing dishes event for Nerd if you interact with him after telling him to do the dishes.
• Added washing dishes event for the Jock if you interact with him after making him do the dishes.
• Added stub event for the Cheerleader if you interact with her after making her do the dishes.
• Added a footrub event for Jock if you have a nap while he's in the room. Can grant corruption points.
• Added a "cock_frame" frame for MCILF for use in any events that need one not tied to a specific male character.
• Added an "aroused" expression for MCILF.
• Added a new event when doing laundry.
• Added a new event when coming back to the shower (if the Nerd is CL2+, 50+ Arousal).
• MCILF arousal now only drops by 50 when masturbating with CL3 or higher.
• Extended chore list app screen so it uses up the whole phone screen.

Enjoy!

 

[metamira]

I've started in on the second piece of my "Firebrand Vibe Check" piece. I've got it up to it's flats right now, next up will be shading and adding some dialogue/story. I want to experiment with a wetter, sloppy look to her face (teary eyes, running mascera), so I may actually do a couple face variations for this. Maybe I'll have a short comic of angry->orgasm->unconcious and bred dialogue + face variations (and cumshot, of course!)

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In A Very Full House news, it seems like "The Nerd" is the winner for the next NPC to get full character art, so I'll be starting on that soon! My next practice update might actually be a character sketch for him.

 

[metamira]

No practice art today, but I was able to spend a bunch of time on a non NSFW art project, so I was still able to get my practice hours in. I've also got a Nerd preview sketch in the works, which I should be able to show off next time!

 

[metamira]

I was happy enough with my Nerd concept drawing that I got right to work on his high quality art. I was able to get the whole thing drawn and rigged up in Live2D in surprisingly short order. Here's a look at his art, along with a look at what his (very) old drawing looks like. 8-ish months of art practice go a long way!

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Next up I'm going to be drawing and adding in some new clothing for our MCILF. Over on Patreon people voted for a minified default outfit, so that's going to be done first, and then if I'm making good time I'll add in a workout outfit. I'm currently looking for a good bit of inspiration for what her workout outfit should be, so if you know something that screams "Sexy MILF Workout" I want to see it.

As a little extra: I want to do some animation practice in preparation for future A Very Full House content, so I've started on a mini-project. Here's a look at the very WIP sketch (still in the colours I use for construction work). This will probably be a slow burn, since I have a ton of A Very Full House work that's also fighting for my attention.

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[metamira]

It's been a productive couple of days for me! I recently put up a poll for my patrons to see what outfits they wanted to see added next. The two front runners were: a minified version of the MCILF's default outfit, and a workout outfit. Here's a look at the workout outfit!

(linked to imgur due to forum file size limitations)

https://imgur.com/hcrT3Fl

There's a surprising amount going on in this little preview. First we have the obvious: a new sports bra and yoga pants combo. Those yoga pants are also slightly transparent, so you'll be able to get a peek of whatever underwear set you're wearing. That sports bra is also covering up boobs that are noticeably higher and rounder; I've added a "lifted" version of her boobs for clothing that provides a lot of support (like we're seeing here) or that is far too tight (like we'll see when she tries to squeeze into her daughter's cheerleader outfit). I might add the ability to get a boobjob and always have perky, overly-round bimbo boobs for people who are into that aesthetic. That would require drawing extra clothing variations, so it's not a priority right now.

Trying to do yoga with your hair down would be a disaster, so we've also got a new up-do for our MCILF. That hairstyle will now be available with any outfit (but mandatory for your workout). It also reveals her camera facing ear, so when I get around to adding earrings you'll be able to see those. Speaking of accessories, we have our first accessory set: some workout sweatbands! These aren't all that special, but they'll give me a good text case to work on in the code.

Next up I'll be adding in the minified default outfit (spoiler: I've already drawn it, I just wanted to give it it's own preview) and tidying up all the code to get these items in game. Hope you're looking forward to that!

 

[metamira]

I've got another outfit preview for today's art update! Today we get a look at our MCILF's default daily outfit going from it's starting state, to it's cutdown version, to it's minified version.

https://imgur.com/5sqwVUO

The minified version is the new addition to the game, and was voted for by my amazing patrons over on Patreon. It will be available as a patron-only reward for an update or two until I add the events I'm planning on requiring for unlocking it. The workout outfit will be available right away; I'm writing some new workout events right now that will make use of it!

To go along with these new outfits I've also spent some time updating the way outfits are handled in game. Almost all of the "get changed" menus have been removed and instead default to the last outfit you've picked. You can change your planned outfit for home, work, swimming, etc. in your bedroom, or you'll be prompted to pick one if nothing is available. That should eliminate a big chunk of repetitive inputs as you go about your day. All of this is working in engine right now, so I think it's almost time to release v0.4! I'm going to hammer away at it and that might happen next update post, but 2 update posts is more likely.

See you then!

 

[metamira]

No art today, I'm using all of my spare time to get A Very Full House ready for it's v0.4 release! My punch list of things is reasonably short, so I'm hopeful I can get it all done in the next two days. Right now I need to:

• Draw some extra Nerd art for the handjob/masturbation art. I definitely want to draw him his own set of hands, and I might give him unique dick art if I have time.
• Add a patron thanks section so I can give a shoutout to my amazing supporters. I also think I'll use them as random names for online content, eg. other players of Caves of Grothnar.
• Finish writing a new yoga event. The new workout outfit needs to be shown off somewhere.
• Placeholder background images for the Mall, Church, Grocery Store, Pharmacy, etc. For now these will just be black screens w/ "Placeholder" on them, but I want to make it clear that there will be more interaction there in the future.
• Testing! The chances that everything just works the way I intended is basically nill.

There's always more I want to cram into a release, but I think there's a good amount of new stuff in v0.4 to be worth showing off. Hope you're excited!

 

[metamira]

A Very Full House v0.4 is out!

Grab the official links on Patreon!


Major Update Features

• New Outfits! Sit down at your sewing machine and make alterations to your outfits, cutting them down to a more convenient (and alluring) size! Three cutdown outfit variants are now available. A new workout outfit has also been added - take your yoga to the next level with some proper workout gear!
• Nerd Art! The Nerd has received a full suite of high quality art! This means a full standing pose, complete with different outfit states. The handjob and masturbation frames have also been updated to match his new art!
• New Events! Put that new yoga outfit to use with a new exercise scene, and see everyone's reactions when you show up in your newly cutdown outfits!

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Full Changelog

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• - Added short quest for Cheerleader that introduces the sewing station. Triggered by cleaning her room while she's there.
• - Added ability to find your old sewing station in the basement.
• - Added ability to cutdown your daily outfit.
• - Added ability to cutdown your onepiece.
• - Added ability to cutdown your work outfit.
• - Fixed previously added shower event not triggering unless Nerd was at EXACTLY CL2 (and no higher.)
• - Added Nerd character art.
• - Applied default idle animation to Nerd.
• - Fixed default idle animations not be applied when saves are patched.
• - Added basic spread of expressions to Nerd.
• - Updated panties outfit to play nicely with layering under transparent clothing (like the new yoga pants).
• - Updated Outfit and OutfitManager class to support accessory, hairstlye, and breast lift parameters.
• - Added minified version of daily outfit. Currently only available to patrons.
• - Added workout outfit.
• - Added ponytail hairstyle. Used with workout outfit, can also be worn with any other outfit.
• - Added bikini swimwear. Currently only available to patrons.
• - Removed most "what should you wear" questions. You can now decide on a default outfit from your closet, and that will be used automatically each time.
• - Fixed Nerd appearing in the livingroom after being told to clean the bathroom.
• - Fixed Firebrand not actually cleaning her room when told to.
• - Lowered stress reduction from doing yoga without a proper outfit.
• - Added Nerd specific hand art to the handjob/masturbation frame.
• - Added short extra segment to playing Caves of Grothnar. Includes patron thank you names.
• - Flirting in a revealing outfit adds an extra 5 arousal over the default amount.
• - Added an intermediate yoga branch, triggered if you're wearing proper workout gear. Includes multiple interactions with The Jock.
• - Added dialogue branch when you talk to Jock for the first time in a revealing outfit. Also added new flirt interaction if he has high CL (4+)
• - Added dialogue when you talk to Nerd for the sfirst time in a revealing outfit. Also added new flirt interactions.
• - Added new narration when you wear a revealing outfit to work for the first time.
• - Added new narration for wearing a revealing outfit to the mall or church.
• - Adjusted the position of the phone home button so it properly sits at the very bottom.
• - Patreon password is now remembered, no more entering it every time you want to tweak stats.
• - Added placeholder art for a bunch of minor locations: mall, pharmacy, church, caves of grothnar, grocery store.

 

[metamira]

v0.4 is in the rearview mirror, so I'm getting back to some practice art while I wait for all of the worst bugs to shake themselves out.

Today I finished up the shading for pt.2 of my Firebrand Vibe Check. Next post I'm going to add some dialogue, touch up some details, and splice it together with pt.1 for a little instant loss comic. Depending on how my time/motivation is looking I might also add a cumshot variant; it feels rude to have an internal womb shot without it!

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For A Very Full House, my next goal is to add full character art for the Jock!