Chapter 13 status report (2) (Patreon)

The script for the next update is almost finished, all that's left is to polish a few paragraphs, add music and sound effects and code the images and animations. The main challenge when writing Seymour scenes is describing Lena's psychological reactions, since her relationship with him has 3 parallel states (one in which Lena is reluctant, one in which she's defiant and one in which she's devoted), and those states can bleed into each other.

The main delay with this update is the art. To be honest, I've been having ongoing issues with the colorist, with constant delays and problems with the colors, which almost always come out very distorted, with extreme saturation and incorrect tones. In this example, you can see how Lena's skin tones are too harsh and orange, and this issue is consistent across all the illustrations in this chapter.

Normally, I try to fix this with adjustment layers and other methods, but it’s very time-consuming on my part and really frustrating. I'm still waiting for the corrections, which should arrive by the end of this week, and then I’ll be able to start editing the final art, adding polish, textures, backgrounds, and ambient lighting.

The new backgrounds exclusive to this event have been delivered today, and though I also feel the quality has decreased a bit (while prices keep increasing), but I think they are good enough.

The drawing for 3 new scenes that will appear in the next update after this one have also been completed, and they're in the hands of the colorist too. I'm waiting to see how those come out too, and when, but the priority is to wrap up the Seymour event. Hopefully I'll have all the pieces finished and assembled soon; I'll keep you posted!