I realized I fucked up the thread on this so I fixed it.

Which finally led me to this, I'm really happy with how this turned out, the texture on the background with the slight gradient to it adds a lot of depth. But I honestly think my favorite part is the separated bits from the page of Yokai Buster Murakami in the background

I really wanted to incorporate this image from Kyokuto Necromance it's just so goddamn cool. This version has everything i'd end up wanting to use but it just looks wrong.

I wanted to experiment more after making a bunch of thumbnails for my buddy Sam. Originally I just copied Mara’s work for the Shojo Tsubaki as like test/ study but honestly started liking it and felt like I could do something with it.

I am happy with this one but now I know how to do the text blocking effect better than my initial try so I could try to do something like this again but it would look a lot better.

This is the third one I made from my first brainstorming session, I wanted to take it in a completely different direction. Again probably should have used this in the thumbnail test thing but oh well. I kinda forgot I would be posting this text at a size people could read it's sorta gibberish.

Uses a really neat panel from Kyokuto Necromance as the main figure it's actually the same background and the pervious with maybe one image swapped out.

This was my first attempt! I honestly like it but and should have used it for a that new thumbnail test feature but oh well I'm just really happy with the one I ended up using.

It's also a little too busy. This is the second thumbnail I made in brainstorm session of three.

I made three different thumbnails fairly early on I took this one out of the running because it uses a character from Cipher Academy which I ended up not talking about in the video.

Time for Thumbnail discussion.

What About Those Axed Jump Titles? (2024) YouTube video by Robin.

I made a video about the many canceled Jump manga from 2024, it's pretty alright.
youtu.be/L4QSAwh7JN4

Boojiepophantom

More Hidden Gems of Steam Next Fest YouTube video by mantron

If you felt overwhelmed by choice with last weeks Steam Next Fest and found yourself wishing you could just pop a CD full of demos into your computer the way god intended, you're in luck.

The Next Fest Demo Disc Vol. 5 is here! Featuring 9 demos (+11 bonus demos) hand picked just for you!

Fun build excited to do more :)

Brought to you by me reading this while listening to WLFGRL anniversary edition for my birthday

"If you like those crazy-ass Japanese movies Tank Chair is definitely for you"

All I'm saying is

thank you! i've been infected with brainworms compelling me to churn these fuckers out :)

Final thumbnail draft 3, the only change is the location of the watcher. I honestly think I like this one more TBH.

Final thumbnail, with the watcher made equal distance from the text on the right and boxes on the left

Then here it is, the Final version of the thumbnail, I wanted it to feel sparse but purposeful. The boxes on the left do a lot to fill the space without it feeling random.

That's it end of thread, hope you found it interesting! More importantly I hope you liked Sam's video because the shit rules.

Here's Caim's sword and mark I used for the final.

Watcher image I used for the central figure I really love how flipping it makes it underlit and waaaaay more menacing in the final piece.

Concept art of Caim, used for thumbnail.

Screenshot of Furiae, used for thumbnail

I REALLY wanted to get one of the watchers as central figure because I adore them. I think they're one of the coolest looking things in a game ever, but they never really fit in the original thumbnail we made.

Final thumbnail draft 1

Final thumbnail draft 2

I felt really inspired looking at the cover and when I got home threw this together. I did two different treatments on the white text just to try it, but the first one just looks a lot more interesting.

KFCMC by KFC Murder Chicks, I don't think this album is available anymore.

But again I wanted to give her more options, I was walking my dog and listening to some music and then, Mad God by KFC Murder Chicks came on.

Official art of Furiae, used as a central figure in the thumbnail

Honestly I forget what this art of Caim and Angleus comes from but I love it. I erased the red parts to make it sit more seemlessly in the piece and was really happy with how it came out.

I believe the text on the left hand side is from some of the novellas, the figures of Caim and Furiae I used come from these pieces of offical art idk where the images I used for the background are from. I believe they're both from magazine ads.

This End of Eva poster was the key point of inspiration.

I knew she was wanted to talk about End of Evangelion as a point of inspiration. I asked her "what's your favorite EoE poster, that isn't THAT ONE". Sam sent me this! I color picked off it for the background and tried to match the font to the one used in Eva.

Unused thumbnail complete

Unused thumbnail early draft

So before we got to the one we ended up using, Sam and I hopped into a call and this is what we came up with this. It's much more dense and textured, I liked this one a lot but I felt like Sam wasn't 100% satisfied with it/ I wanted to give her more options.

Drakengard: You Can (Not) Save Them YouTube video by Trans Witch Reviews

Hey ya'll, my buddy Sam just released her long awaited Darkengard review (it's great BTW). She let me make the thumbnail for it and I wanted to discuss the process behind making it! 🧵
youtu.be/rVi_iSHo0fA?...

Drakengard: You Can (Not) Save Them YouTube video by Trans Witch Reviews

DRAKENGARD: YOU CAN (NOT) SAVE THEM IS OUT NOW

youtu.be/rVi_iSHo0fA

I HOPE YA'LL ENJOY :)

Get excited for my friends, they make cool stuff!

And I help if they ask.

Screenshot from Phoenix Wright of a gun being pointed at the camra with the caption "Merry Christmas"