Lucas Lanier

Once a 3D blockout was established, I worked out some environment details for the space. At this stage, more time was spent gathering reference than drawing.
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Concept of a small, cozy izakaya during the day. Bright daylight floods through the windows and a collage of shapes and color overlay the image. A small floating robot carries booze, presumably to a thirsty patron.

A grim concept of the same izakaya at night, where a massive portal has ripped away the windows revealing an otherworldly nightmare. Yokai appear from the portal and the sink.

Never heard of #followfriday, but here's my pitch. @llanier.bsky.social & I are workin' on an #indiegame where you cook Japanese bar food by day, using otherworldly ingredients you harvest from the creatures that attack your restaurant at night. Come peep the gameplay and concepts on our feeds.

A tool, a weapon - every cook needs a reliable blade.
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To get a sense of direction for the environment, these style tests were created for the kitchen. The style shift between day to night should reflect the difference in tone and gameplay the player will experience.
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While the interior of the izakaya has seen several layout iterations, the exterior has only gone through a couple (so far).
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I've been working on a game with @basiccable.games, and I'll post more recent updates soon, but here's a look at some of the early designs.
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What's cookin' today? 🍢

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Finally got around to trying out Davinci Resolve for creating update videos. Need to break the old artist habit of not sharing what I'm working on until it's done.

Embrace the jank.

Here's some plating footage our Soul Food prototype. 🍜
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Just to remind ya'll that I'm up to *something* over here.

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I missed this the first time around, but hey, I'm Cody Sauer. A senior environment artist turned game & tools designer that's worked on a few titles you probably know, and so many more you don't. Currently workin' on a cooking-cosmic-horror game with @llanier.bsky.social.