A warm up test animation as I teach myself the program.  Very simple and subtle breathing/blinking and looking around.  Hopefully by the time Allegro is close to completion my skills will be high enough to do a simple animated opening to the game, and possibly have animated sprites/backgrounds for future ones.  : )

Finally finished up the dorm room BG for Allégro.  Here’s a day and night version.

A visual tutorial of how I color BG’s.  I’m using a leather sofa for this example.  Basically: Rough Sketch->Grayscale->Shading->Details->Highlighting->Color on Overlay Layer->Yellow and Blue Overlay layer for lighting->Color Editing.  

Hope this helps anyone who wants to try a different method.  If you have a question, feel free to ask.  : )

WIP of Allégro’s Dorm BG along with my references.  Heavily French rococo inspired with touches of mahogany and leather for a more modern feel.

I do free tutorials/critiques on the lemma soft forum.  If you’re struggling with your art, post there and I’ll do my best to help you out.  : )

Our indie game studio has a new website.  Check it out!  

Los Muertos aims to bring you games and comics that have realistically diverse casts, are LGBT friendly, focus on story telling and character development and are produced by professional standards.

If you would like to support us and what we’re trying to change in the industry, or simply want to enjoy a fun product, follow our website, tumblr and twitter to stay up to date on when our next kickstarter is coming up.  : )

Los Muertos is Back!  Sorry for the hiatus, but real life creeped up (work, getting married, moving, ect) but we’re back on track!  

Hemlock Manor is still happening but that will be later down the line.  Instead, we’re working on a smaller game to start called: Allégro

Allégro is a dating sim taking place at a ballet conservatory.  You play as Lola Fuentes, a scholarship student who doesn’t quite fit in but is eager to prove she has what it takes to become a prima ballerina.  Solve a mystery at the school, fulfill your dreams and maybe even fall in love.

Allégro features a culturally and racially diverse cast and is LGBT friendly.  You can choose to date and fall in love with boys or girls and both options are developed with the same level of attention and tact.  Los Muertos is 100% against gay fetishizing, white-washing and body-shaming so you can buy this game with confidence when it comes out.  : )

I’ll post character descriptions and images as they are completed.  So, stay tuned!  We also have our studio webpage up at: LosMuertosStudios.com

Revised Sprites at actual game size/resolution.

still from Hemlock’s animated opening.

We want your freedback!

-What do you look for in an Otome game/Visual Novel/Dating Sim?
-What are your favorite extra features? (animated backgrounds, voice acting, ect ect)
-What do you want in a main character?
-What is your favorite date-able character type?
-Anything else you can think of that you would change or add to make most existing games better?
-What is your favorite visual novel game?

Send us an ask or email us at LosMuertosGames@gmail.com with any ideas or info that you have, we’re really interested in hearing from players about their preferences.  : )