Hello everyone, Nick here again. With the release one day closer, another daily development fact is ready to be presented.

I am going to take a moment to talk about backgrounds. Our backgrounds consist almost entirely of photographs that Colin (our illustrious writer and creative director) and I took.

Above you will see one of the most commonly used backgrounds we use in The Ghost of Alcantra. While pretty, Stylistically, the image doesn't quite mesh with the drawn aesthetic of the characters. They should primarily be the focus of the scene, and as such, some image editing is required.

Add a bit of blur, and some filters to thicken the sharper lines of the background, and you have a background that doesn't distract from the scene, but still maintains enough of its own intrinsic beauty as to enhance the scene it is in.

Slap a sprite in there, and you have the makings of a well put together scene. Between Colin and myself, over 1000 photographs were taken to serve as backgrounds for The Ghost of Alcantra.

Until next time,



Nick