my current sketch
here is latest sketch (8th iteration)
Blaster Master
Blaster Master
It’s basic Unity, Shuriken systems - here’s some breakdown of the textures I painted
going for hybrid 2D look, soft with graphic elements
no meshes just billboards, medium amount of overdraw
the cartoonier shape using set seed
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Updated the timing and then added the secondary micro blasts you see at the end; I’m pretty happy with it, I thought about residual smoke but it distracted from the clean feel imo
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minor updates and tweak - decided to add smoke at the end and more scale to the secondary pops
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adding color, some texture to the middle,
also asymmetry like in the original
changed some sorting too on the black ring being above the magenta ring,
added 1 more outer shockwave to try to give it more power
along with 
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I decided to get rid of the double pop on the main blast, found it distracting, adjusted some colors colder, and added some hot coal like gibs; placing gif on top post too
Im out of ideas on polishing, at this point I feel stuck
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how about a shrinking or growing contrast frame with a white card/bloom effect for 1 frame
just a suggestion. I am sure you get the point. Also you could some heat debris with outwards movement and smoke arms to underline the volume of the effect.
yah I can give it a shot, maybe punctuating the blast and adding some trails. thanks VinceWee
[quote=“VinceWee, post:7, topic:3121”]
white card/bloom effect for 1 frame
[/quote] okay i’m taking a cue from LoZ when Link gets hurt they palette shift white , black, blue, normal
also adding smoke trail texture to give some tendrils,
hope it’s not overworked
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yes timing is getting more punchy now even tho I am sure you can even push it more with a sharp shape. Good job !