Mom’s second head has the base flesh layer added. The first of several awkward sculpture phases. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #wip #art #handmade #sculpture

Next step for mom’s second head, rubbing on a thin layer of super sculpy over top the tin foil. Then it will be time to make blocky shapes to make her bone structure. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #art #wip #sculpture #handmade #motherslittlehelper

The base form for mom’s second head is complete! Currently she’s a baked potato. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #handmade #sculpture #wip #motherslittlehelper

Getting started on mom’s most angry face. In Mother’s Little Helper, a horror cooking game about family trauma, mom’s face changes depending on her mood. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #art #handmade #trauma

The finished concept for the 1950s bathroom in my horror cooking game. So excited to make an environment that is both pretty and pretty terrible. Imagine the sounds of all the glass bottles getting jostled whenever you move. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #art

The bathroom in my horror cooking game will be horribly full of bottles and products, but you will be able to sort and organize them. Not enough to feel like you have control over the situation, but it’ll be a little comforting. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #cozyhorror #conceptart

How many pill bottles are enough to make an environment feel uncomfortable? #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror #conceptart

All my little bathroom doodles are done! Time to add them to the concept art of the 1960s bathroom. It’s gonna be SO uncomfortable. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror

Figuring out colours is so relaxing. I used to do this all day for work so it’s a real treat when I get to do it for my game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #colour #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror

Let’s pick some colours! Doing this used to be my full time job in the animation industry, and it continues to be my favourite thing to do. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #colour #research #motherslittlehelper

Sketched out some bath bottles. I am going to drown the 1950s bathroom in things for you to tidy in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror #design

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Okay here’s all my designs of perfume bottles for you to sort in my horror cooking game. Did I make enough? No…we need more bathroom products. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #cozyhorror #motherslittlehelper

I have started hoarding bits and pieces of other people’s family history. All the little pieces of real media will make the psychological horror of Mother’s Little Helper feel grounded. #indiegames #horror #horrorgame #cookinggame #vintage #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

Trying to come up with different ways for the player to sort and tidy items into collections for the 1950s bathroom sequence in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #tidy #cozy #cozyhorror #motherslittlehelper

Roughing out different designs for perfume bottles so you can organize them into collections based off of shape, texture or colour. Gotta tidy for mama. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #tidy #organize

Starting to put the bits and pieces together for some concept art of the very much in need of tidying 1950s bathroom for my horror cooking game. There are going to be SO MANY bottles. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sketch #colour

Little more detail of my bath product bottles. How many variations and ways to sort them will there be? #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sorting #cleaning #satisfying #sketch

Starting to figure out the types of props the player can sort and put away in the 1950s bathroom in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sketch #conceptart #1950s #sorting #satisfying

Been doing a lot of research into claustrophobia. Here’s a supercut of footage that made me cringe. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #phobia #horrorshowcase

Would we be making a horror game if the environments weren’t uncomfortable? In a game about family trauma the home needs to feel unsafe and imposing. Designing claustrophobic spaces is a great way of doing that. #gamedev #horrorgame #claustrophobia #artdirection #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

I want all the environments in Mother’s Little Helper to feel uncannily uncomfortable. Little details of how props are placed, and the layout of the space will have a huge impact. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #cookinggame #claustrophobia

So much thought and care is going into every little detail of Mother’s Little Helper. In a game about family history and trauma even the buttons are on point. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #trauma #handmade #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

A huge part of Mother’s Little Helper, a horror cooking game. Is interacting with the family cookbook. In it you find/select recipes, and stash family mementos. The prototype cookbook is coming along. So excited to give it the art treatment. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

If I’m doing research or making a post I’m under a cat. #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #orangecat

Just hanging out in the Idiom Loop studio. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #cookinggame #motherslittlehelper #spotlight #promote #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

We're less than 10 days away from the start of #TGW26! Our online schedule has some exciting additions, including the ability to star your chosen events, easily share events with your pals, and filter for free events! Which events are you looking forward to? torontogamesweek.com/schedule

The retopo journey is going WELL! Cannot recommend retopoflow for blender enough. Taming this nightmare has actually been relaxing and fun? #gamedev #indiegames #3dmodeling #blender #retopo #indiedev

Real physical media! I’m gonna shove as much authentic material into this game as possible. We want the world of the game to feel like it comes from the times the story takes place in. #horrorgame #cookinggame #1980s #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

Excited to announce Art Of The Concept, a concept art gallery show featuring poster collages of work from some of Toronto's amazing independent game studios. The event is being organized as part of Toronto Games Week and will be on display from June 11th to the 17th with a reception on June 14th.