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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today's sketch 🐾 #art

A beagle dog drawn in an anime style, standing on its hind legs with a happy expression.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Aug 24

I need to keep reminding myself of this.

#indiegamedev #vndev

Split image showing a productivity message and a visual novel art improvement. Left side has two teal circles with captions: “Just make it exist first” above a rough scribble, and “You can make it good later” above a clean circle. Right side shows two screenshots of the same scene from inside a car: the top is a rough, flat illustration of a female police officer leaning to the window with simple background and the dialogue “Guy: Wait.”; the bottom is a polished, detailed version of the same scene with improved lighting, textures, and UI.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Aug 24

I need to keep reminding myself of this.

#indiegamedev #vndev

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Aug 16

In honor of Indie Animation Day, officer Adams says hi 👮‍♀️

#art #indieanimationday #visualnovel

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Aug 16

That fresh new character line art smell #vndev #art

A stern looking chief of police with a thick mustache and oldschool glasses, standing with folded arms, drawn in an anime line art style.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Jul 14

Just experimenting.

#visualnovel #indiegamedev #日本語 #horrorgame

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Jul 14

Thank you so much 🖤

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Jul 14

Just experimenting.

#visualnovel #indiegamedev #日本語 #horrorgame

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Jul 5

Hi everyone! We've been on a bit of a social media summer break, but we're getting ready to come back in full swing. In the meantime, please enjoy this new screenshot.

#screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #vn #indiegamedev

A visual novel screenshot showing a suburban house with a red sunset in the background. The neighborhood is foggy and the trees look barren and spider-like, giving the image a creepy, horror-like vibe. Text on the bottom reads "Could I really have done it? Done something so... evil?"

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Jul 5

Hi everyone! We've been on a bit of a social media summer break, but we're getting ready to come back in full swing. In the meantime, please enjoy this new screenshot.

#screenshotsaturday #horrorgame #vn #indiegamedev

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Jun 18

Needs...more...clutter...still... #art

A neat lineart drawing in an anime style: A lazy looking police officer leaning back at his desk with a smug expression. The desk is filled with clutter such as paper cups, a soda can, folders, a keychain etc. and has an old 90s style computer and phone.

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Jun 16

New sketch #art

A rough sketch drawn in an anime style: A lazy looking police officer leaning back at his desk with a smug expression. It's filled with clutter and has an old 90s style computer and phone.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · May 23

Another newsletter ✅
Hitting your inboxes on Monday ~

Not subscribed yet? Time to fix it by clicking here.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · May 23

Another newsletter ✅
Hitting your inboxes on Monday ~

Not subscribed yet? Time to fix it by clicking here.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · May 21

Would love to be added. Our game may not seem obviously spooky on the surface but it’s psychological horror with a bit of lovecraft mixed in 🖤

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · May 20

Morning drive. February 26th, 1992.

#indiegamedev #visualnovel #horrorgame

An illustrated POV shot of driving a 1990 bmw 325i, drawn in an anime style. Sun is hitting the dashboard and there's a spruce shaped car air-freshener hanging from the mirror. The LCD clock reads 9:33.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · May 20

Morning drive. February 26th, 1992.

#indiegamedev #visualnovel #horrorgame

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Mar 27

ATTENTION INDIE DEVS!
Show off your art style.

Polaroids of my visual novel's characters, drawn in an animestyle.
Guy, a weary looking detective smoking a cigarette. Lily, a sweet woman in a white sweater wearing a cross necklace. Copper, a cute beagle dog. And Adams, a seductive looking redhead policewoman.

A game screenshot showing the center console of a 90's bmw car, including some clutter such as cigarettes and dog treats.

A detective-inspired crazy wall with red threads, pushpins, and crime scene polaroid photos.

An ominous closely cropped illustration of a man holding a knife.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Mar 26

Another before ➡️ after

#indiegamedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #vn

In-game visual novel screenshot of a dimly lit trailer surrounded by snow, trees, and fog.

A screenshot of the same trailer, but with a more detailed, hand-painted and anime inspired finish.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Mar 26

Another before ➡️ after

#indiegamedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #vn

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Mar 24

Recently some of our visual novel's graphics have been receiving a small facelift ✨

#indiegamedev #horror #vn

A misty road leading into a town with a church looming in the distance. A sign next to the road reads "Welcome to Redwell". The composition looks lightly Twin Peaks/Silent Hill inspired. The overall atmosphere is mysterious but hopeful.

The same image as on the left, but with a more detailed and hand-painted look.

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Studio Grail @studiograil.com · Mar 24

Recently some of our visual novel's graphics have been receiving a small facelift ✨

#indiegamedev #horror #vn

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Mar 11

been at this game development thing for a while now, and I regret to inform you that making a good, fun, well-written, and visually appealing game is, in fact, really quite difficult #indiegamedev

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Mar 6

How do people solo-write 200k+, let alone 600k+ word visual novels? The only way I’d hit those kinds of numbers is if I streamed my raw consciousness straight into the game engine and never went back to edit a single word (which, to me, feels absolutely unhinged) #indiegamedev #visualnovel #writing

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Josianne @josianne.bsky.social · Mar 4

Poor Lily will never be receiving fan art thanks to her sweater #art

A lineart illustration of Lily, a character from my visual novel game. She's wearing a slouchy sweater dress with an intricate cable knit pattern, a cross necklace, and furry winter boots with pompoms. She's holding her pregnant belly with one hand, and there's a wedding ring on the other.

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