Art of KURU
(If you would like to see a more in-depth description and behind the scenes in making each asset/part, make sure to check out my site!) https://sites.google.com/uci.edu/twaddle-berry/experience/solbreak-studios/kuru
The first release under SOLBREAK STUDIOS LLC - KURU, the fox, needs your help getting back home!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3067780/KURU/
In this project, I had the honor of leading storyboard design and illustrations, as well as block sprites in the game. I bled into other invaluable parts of the project when needed be of course, like UI and Steam requirements.
There are 5 regions total in this game: what is portrayed in this post is what I've done or contributed to. Pond assets were made by me, Kanoa Loo, and Ryan Ngoon.
Poster graphic
Teahouse (intro) scene
Mountain scene
Pond scene
Bamboo scene
Shrine scene
Final scene
All teahouse blocks
All Bamboo blocks
Pond and mountain block(s) that I've illustrated
In-game screenshots of Teahouse
In-game screenshots of Bamboo
In-game screenshots of Pond
Iterations of KURU the fox
KURU cover image iterations
Cursor iterations
Region icon iterations (separated by Simple vs. Complex)
Setting icon iterations (Exit, windowed, fullscreen, lock)
Cutscene still-frames
Teahouse part 1
Teahouse part 2
Mountain part 1
Mountain part 2
Pond part 1
Pond part 2
Bamboo part 1
Bamboo part 1 (sprite change)
Bamboo part 2
Shrine part 1
Shrine part 2
Shrine part 3
Final part 1
Final part 2
Pond level background
Teahouse level background
Bamboo level background
All region icon iterations
Teahouse blocks!
L block
1x4 block
S block
Corner block
1x3 block
U block
T block
1x1 block
+ block
1x2 block
L mirrored block
2x2 block
S mirrored block
Bamboo blocks!
S mirrored block
L mirrored block
2x2 block
T block
1x3 block
S block
1x2 block
1x4 block
U block
+ block
Corner block
L block
1x1 block
+ block
(This is the only mountain block I did before the region was assigned to our other illustrator, Kanoa Loo.)
Pond blocks!
The region was a divide-and-conquer workflow and 3 illustrators including me worked on it. I've done the 4 blocks seen here.
T block
2x2 block
1x4 block
1x2 block
Tutorial Graphic
Left click
Right click
Closer look at in-game screen shots
Steam banner
Tiles for bamboo levels
Tiles for teahouse levels
Kuru bowing (was used in an instagram post to market the game. It got 4 likes)
Wub the dog waving (also used in the same instagram post)
Thank you for checking out KURU and my work!!