Lianne Booton is creating
Video Games, tutorials, and art
Illustrator for 10 years, game dev for 2, kinda cool for 30
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Video series on game art and characters.
The aim is to produce a short set of videos on creating good aesthetics and meaningful characters in your games. Aimed at beginners and intermediate. Will include helpful direction on things such as colour theory, character background, forming stories, and design
PDF art book
A big ole PDF of my art, nicely arranged in some fashion to show off the pretty colours, organs, vomit, etc. Every contributor will gain access to this.
About
I'm a 30 year old artist and game developer who likes to make super weird things and teach others how to embrace their weirdness.
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
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Hello,
I am a game developer and illustrator living in Auckland NZ, originally from the UK. I currently work producing my own small games. I also do art conventions when able to, and used to paint quite a bit. Some of you may have heard of me, but if you haven't then that's okay too! Because getting paid to do what I love helps with that!
CURRENTLY I AM CHOCK FULL OF (VOLUNTEER) WORK UNTIL DEC. I HAVE ALTERED TIERS TO REFLECT THIS FOR NOW.
Why Patreon?
A lot of the things I do are voluntary. I give talks around Auckland, I help with gamedev and tech events, and I help others network with other developers. All while making free games and art. While this is all fun and basically my dream, I want to expand what I do. I want to make bigger games. I want to set up workshops to teach those with no programming background how to make their own worlds. I want to tell other aspiring developers about what they're getting themselves into. To do this I need income.
Why don't I just work at a studio? I am very open about dealing with depression, like many creatives. I also undergo treatment for other disorders that make working in a less sympathetic larger workplace more difficult. This is NOT a request for pity, and I do not want 'victim' donations. This is simply the facts as to why I travel this route, and why I'm happy to do so. Working on my own stuff gives me full creative freedom, and the odd day when I don't feel like getting out of bed? Well, I don't shout at myself. That's life. I move on without annoying a superior.
Being able to let people donate what they feel comfortable with works better with what I want to achieve, which is to be able to keep making games, artwork, paintings, and teach others how to do all those things, while keeping a roof over my head.
What do you hope to achieve at the end of this?
I would like to establish a decent fanbase who are interested in my work, and to teach people how to make games while providing them with the pieces to do so. It would also be nice to have enough financial support to paint again and take my artwork around NZ, something I just haven't had funds to do for a couple of years. Being able to do that means being able to create art books, prints, wallpapers, and custom pieces for people. Ideally I'd also love to have enough spare change to set up more game jams and game teaching workshops in Auckland, since we have a small but steadily growing gamedev community. However, we don't have the luxury of having many hiring big studios, so encouraging people to create their own studios would be pretty awesome.
I am a game developer and illustrator living in Auckland NZ, originally from the UK. I currently work producing my own small games. I also do art conventions when able to, and used to paint quite a bit. Some of you may have heard of me, but if you haven't then that's okay too! Because getting paid to do what I love helps with that!
CURRENTLY I AM CHOCK FULL OF (VOLUNTEER) WORK UNTIL DEC. I HAVE ALTERED TIERS TO REFLECT THIS FOR NOW.
Why Patreon?
A lot of the things I do are voluntary. I give talks around Auckland, I help with gamedev and tech events, and I help others network with other developers. All while making free games and art. While this is all fun and basically my dream, I want to expand what I do. I want to make bigger games. I want to set up workshops to teach those with no programming background how to make their own worlds. I want to tell other aspiring developers about what they're getting themselves into. To do this I need income.
Why don't I just work at a studio? I am very open about dealing with depression, like many creatives. I also undergo treatment for other disorders that make working in a less sympathetic larger workplace more difficult. This is NOT a request for pity, and I do not want 'victim' donations. This is simply the facts as to why I travel this route, and why I'm happy to do so. Working on my own stuff gives me full creative freedom, and the odd day when I don't feel like getting out of bed? Well, I don't shout at myself. That's life. I move on without annoying a superior.
Being able to let people donate what they feel comfortable with works better with what I want to achieve, which is to be able to keep making games, artwork, paintings, and teach others how to do all those things, while keeping a roof over my head.
What do you hope to achieve at the end of this?
I would like to establish a decent fanbase who are interested in my work, and to teach people how to make games while providing them with the pieces to do so. It would also be nice to have enough financial support to paint again and take my artwork around NZ, something I just haven't had funds to do for a couple of years. Being able to do that means being able to create art books, prints, wallpapers, and custom pieces for people. Ideally I'd also love to have enough spare change to set up more game jams and game teaching workshops in Auckland, since we have a small but steadily growing gamedev community. However, we don't have the luxury of having many hiring big studios, so encouraging people to create their own studios would be pretty awesome.