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In the Liminality: concept art for a video game
🕑 Added 2025-10-25 10:12:31 +0000 UTCAnother character design for generous patron S. A.'s upcoming psychological horror game, "In the Liminality" - now available to wishlist on steam!
This illustration originated from one of the game's original character designs - a shape-shifting girl named Anastasia. She was supposed to turn into a monster with a "mash between praying mantid, moth, wasp, and centipede features" later on in the game.
I started my process by creating a bunch of sketches - of the original Anastasia - and then explored a bunch of insectile body plans...
Rapid sketches of Anastasia done with markers, crayons, and pencil were followed by a bunch of creative arthropod-oid distortions.
We chose this final version to develop further.
The final inked drawing - with different elements for the figure's face, its centipede-like abdomen legs, and the shadow it casts on the ground. Assembled together, it ended up like this:
Digital screentones then refined the whole thing:
Finally, colours!
Thank you all for supporting me on Patreon, and beyond!
Comments
C. M. Kosemen
Thanks El :)
Eleanor
It's always so nice to see the process of how you create these wonderful creatures! I'm not a gamer but I'm going to temporarily become one when this game comes out...
C. M. Kosemen
Likewise, my pleasure too! We have enough material now for a future "Art of the Liminality" booklet :D
Sucre Amygdalum
She came out so wonderfully... My goal was to concoct a concept for the most fucked up feeling 'magical girl transformation' possible and you absolutely succeeded expanding upon my vision. Always a pleasure doing work with you :)
