Drawing backgrounds is hard. (Patreon)

Okay so. My original plan for otter tale is to draw all the backgrounds myself. This would be good practice in doing them and what not.

But It's also getting in the way of actually writing the novel now.

I want to add more CGs, more sprites and animations. But it starts to feel like the backgrounds aren't as important compared to these things.

wip of otter square.

https://puu.sh/JKNDh.png

I can get this done. But time is precious. To me I feel like doing stock images would be distracting after I drew every background before. But it would save a lot of time to do more important stuff.

I feel that the backgrounds in CGs would be enough to get an idea for locations. I actually drew the CG first and used the background from them.

 I would still draw backgrounds for significant locations, but otherwise I would use stock images.

I could get someone else to draw them for me. But that costs money to make a free vn. I already am commissioning artists for the music.

One solution is to have stock images now. and add the backgrounds later.

Just get the game out and fix stuff later.

I want to get the first day of the vn done at the very least for july.

So what do you think? You guys are supporting this story. I will use stock images after this point. Unless I'm convinced otterwise. I want to work on the stuff that matters.