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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Jan 13
@spacecaptsteve.bsky.social here! Today I'm officially starting work on my new game project "Gunwale" - (It's pronounced gunnel, rhymes with funnel)

I've actually been working on it in the background for a few years now on and off. But as of today, it's my focus.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · 9d
Here are a few more characters - this group hails from the Forlatt region of Astre.
A line-up of various characters.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · 13d
Some new character bits I did last week.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · 13d
Some of the residents of the Black Nest Castle in Gunwale. There are only really two that you'll interact with but I like to create whole worlds for them to live in, because that's heaps of fun to do - the best bit, even.
A lineup of some fantasy costumed characters from my game Gunwale.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · 13d
Some new character bits I did last week.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Sep 9
I'm experimenting with various layout designs for my dialogs. My current fave is this one which uses the cute little Greley head for the cursor. I'm thinking of having various heads to use as emojis to represent the text. It'll look super cute.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · 27d
Experimenting with adding animation to Greeley at the tiller that responds to player controls.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · 27d
Experimenting with adding animation to Greeley at the tiller that responds to player controls.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Sep 9
I'm experimenting with various layout designs for my dialogs. My current fave is this one which uses the cute little Greley head for the cursor. I'm thinking of having various heads to use as emojis to represent the text. It'll look super cute.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Sep 1
Been a little quiet here because I've had my head down the last few weeks working on some code for the dialog system. Took me a while to get into it, but I'm firing on all cylinders now and hope to get it finished in a few more weeks.

In the meantime, here's some background Groats I forgot to post.
A flock of made-up farm animals called Groats lazing about and eating the grass.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Jul 24
Just a slight change to Greeley's basic costume that's a little more summer-y.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · Jul 9
Working on a farm down by the water today.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · Jun 29
Pretty pleased with how Gunwale is looking at the moment.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · Jun 2
I was looking back through the videos of Gunwale that I exported over the years since I first started playing around with the idea back in August 22.

It's come a long way even though there's still a long way to go.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · May 27
I wasn't super happy with the Gunwale universe version of Kit I designed a few months back, so I took another stab at it. Much happier with this variant.
A woman with pinkish hair standing in some fancy fantasy style robes.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · May 19
Gunwale Critter of the Month Club: May 2025

A Doch.
A sketch of a small dog-like animal with big ears, eyes, and a flooffy tail.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
Salla Thar and the Sfon Garaki
A sponge fishing boat with an awning and exposed engine in white with blue trim. To the side is its owner, a sponge diver with goggles and a net bag.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
Dockmaster Flashe and the Bally-Who
A dockmaster in high-vis clothing stands to the side of his little tugboat.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
Marko Pepapon and the Luna-Misa
A tall athletic blond man standing to the side of a shorter narrowboat.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
Roob Ironvale and the Collie Borda
A green narrowboat barge filled with coal. A white haired woman in green stands to the side.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
Sulivan Boody and a Boody Boaty
A fancy red narrowboat with a young man with wild hair and a fancy satchel to the right.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 13
You and some of the boaters you'll meet in the waterways of Kanali.

Greeley Stonehammer (you) and the Gunwale Regis
A gold and brown narrowboat with a small garden on the gunwale. A young woman in similar colors stands to the side.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · May 11
I love designing casts of characters more than anything else, followed closely by mechs, critters, and tech.

Here's a bunch of characters from Gunwale. I'm very happy that there's a unity of world, yet they're all very different shapes, sizes, and colors - you know, just like a real world.
3 rows of character designs from Gunwale showing off various ethnicities and occupations.
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Steve Stamatiadis @spacecaptsteve.bsky.social · May 7
Greeley cruising down the waterways of Kanali on a narrowboat with a lazy blue ball of fluff for a cat.

Me: The anti-action animator. I just want super chill these days. Done in Photoshop, Spine, and After Effects.

Also, it was originally meant to be a static drawing, but I got carried away :)
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 6
I also 3D printed the model a while back. It's very cool being able to hold it in my hands. I do need to do a reprint with the details printed with a finer nozzle. I'll get around to it one day... and maybe paint it too.
3D printed version of the Regis narrowboat alongside a rule for scale - it's about 15cm long.
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Gunwale @gunwaleregis.bsky.social · May 6
Here's a new angle view of the Regis in 3/4 top-down I'm doing for a video/cutscene.

Top is the 3D model I built for reference. I set up the appropriate angle and render it out in Blender with Freestyle lines turned on.

Below I draw over that and hand color it for the final version.
3D reference model I built of the narrowboat Gunwale Regis rendered with black outlines and below that is a hand colored finished version of the Regis
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