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I'm back from winter break, currently in an airport. Here's a little something I've been working on. Behind-the-viewer sunset lighting up the transitional area between vegetation and desert. I really like what I did with the rock textures and the clouds.

I got a new tablet (Wacom Cintiq 16) and this sketch is my first try on it. Feels good! I really enjoy working with it.

This is still concept art for my game. Thought of defining the environments a little better before I continue working on the cityscapes.

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YO YO YO!!! WHADDUP!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!!!

I took that reference sketch I made of my game's protagonist, Anki, and I turned it into the first "true" piece of concept art for this game.

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.://Big plaque thing - Anki's identification card that he wears around his neck (has a lot of codes on it, also serves as a passport)

.://Background scenery - Anki's childhood home in Uruk's suburbs. Behind that line of houses is a huge wheat field valley that extends ALLLLL the way to the Persian Gulf, where there's beaches.

I've been up since 2AM working on this, it's 7:45AM now.

F@*$ing. Worth it.

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YO YO YO!!! WHADDUP PEOPLE!!!

Yeah, so, I haven't uploaded in quite a bit due to personal matters; I've also kinda been caught up in school stuff a little :((

ANYHOW, here's some sketches from class: more concept art!

Some sailors, and a new enemy design for the game!

ANKI WILL have a fast travel via sailing mechanic (well, more than just sailing; The Sumerian Empire is advanced enough to do mass transport on land via railways). Through sailing alone, you will meet a lot of people, including The Mariner, a pretty important character plot-wise.

A weathered 50-60 year old man who lives alone, and works with a spice merchant crew. Used to be a pretty famous man of the seas, but now lives an increasingly more humble yet miserable lifestyle. Pretty down in the dumps too, barely comes out of his chamber anymore, but (in the storyline), Anki (protag) manages to get him to turn his life around.

Here's a more detailed sketch of one of his crew members.

And now, the enemy design sketch:

This is what happens to people who come in contact with the Crystalline Sphere fragments, and are warped by it's energy. Well, these fellows are well-off cases anyways; heightened mobility and perception with a side of Broken Mind Syndrome (BMD). Basically, they go permanently psychotic, get superhuman physical capacity, and become VERY aggressive.

The extent of the effects of the Crystalline Sphere upon the human body cannot be underestimated, turning humans into monstrous hellish conscious and intelligent flesh-piles (AKIRA-style).

In ANKI, you will have to fight against many parties of opponents, from angry citizens, to members of the Anti-Alulim Alliance (Alulim being the God-Emperor; this alliance is a partnership between Sumerian and Elamite ex-militia who know of his 4000 year long masterplan and are trying to impede his efforts), kingship of independent states like the warring Lagash, the Royal Guard etc.

AAAALright, thank you for reading and checking my art out!

I'll post more stuff here soon, so be sure check it out!

Also, give me some feedback! Feel free to comment!

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Thank you all for the 100+ likes! (and for the follows!) I did not expect for this many people to find my stuff this quickly. I'm glad you all like the art I make.

The pinned post about the conceptual game "ANKI" has a couple of songs, and I was wondering if you guys could listen to them and tell me if you want to hear more.

More art and music coming this way, so stay tuned!

Here's a little taste of ethereal 90s anime soundtracks! Alla my favorite composer of the genre, Kenji Kawai [ Ghost In The Shell (1995) ]

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YO YO YO! here's an older piece of concept art. Panorama of a guy picking up barley in the field, whilst the infectious urbanization projects roar in the background. So, like, social commentary hurr hurr durr hurr

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Panorama, fields between Lagash and Umma. The warring state of Lagash has ripped itself from the Sumerian Empire.

Once battling with neighboring city state Umma, now independent and awfully violent towards all those who try to come within their walls.

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Babylon Sector III outskirts, but edited to look like an early 90s sunset. Mesopotamia is h0t as f$$$, middle of the desert, so I wanted to really show how incandescent this scene is.

Tens of millions of people live here, beneath the crude grip of an ill-tempered man.

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Sketch of antagonist, God-Emperor Alulim. A power-crazed freak, willing to sacrifice so much just to fulfill the blood pact with the "dark lord". A very intelligent and powerful man. Exudes "do not f@*$ with this guy" energy.

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Little sketch of protagonist, Anki.

Currently experimenting with 90s anime artstyles from the big productions to see what fits.

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And here's another piece of fanart for Omori. This time, a scene from Basil's perspective. Confrontation between a boy with empty, lifeless eyes and another who can't bear the weight on his shoulders anymore. Repurposed gardening tool.

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Yo yo whaddup?! I made some Omori fanart, loved that game! One of the best indie RPGs ever, in my opinion. Late to the party, but better late than never. Up there in storytelling, artwork and music with Undertale and Deltarune.

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.:Welcome to Anki!:._}-=;039.:\|?+=#$$!**

Hello people of Tumblr! I'm Alex, an aspiring artist, and I got a vision. My vision is Anki, an RPG game that takes place in a high-tech 4000BC! Witness the great metropolae of the Sumerian Empire through the eyes of a spacey young lad - Anki, child of prophecy. Watch him topple the constructs of God-Emperor Alulim, who made a life and death pact with an ancient deity born from the ashes of a long forgotten civilization, lying deep at the bottom of the Atlantic...

Anki will be heavily inspired by 90s anime series and movies like Neon Genesis Evangelion/The End of Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Serial Experiments: Lain, Patlabor 2, Ghost in the Shell; and by modern indie RPGs like Undertale, Deltarune, Omori (my faves)!

(other influences include the The Legend of Zelda franchise, Chrono Trigger, and many others)

Anki is a love letter to everything 90s, taking from 90s cinematography, art, animation, video games, music, and pop culture.

I've already written down most of the story, written most of the music, and done concept art by myself, but I request help.

If the ideas and concepts behind this game intrigue you, feel free to ask for more info about it! I am looking for a group of artists and devs to collab with in making this game (and be friends with :D)

If progress is made on the game, I'll be updating it here. Don't get too excited, though, as I am a student and will eventually postpone certain updates due to school work.

For now, here's a couple of little song ideas from the over 100 ones that I already have in store, along with some sketch-like concept art.

My social media:

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