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Behind the scenes #3

Added 2025-09-14 19:25:49 +0000 UTC

Hello everyone!!!

Something different today! It’s been ages since I shared the last Behind the Scenes video, so here we are with a brand-new one! 🤩🤩🤩

As I mentioned in the previous post, I recorded my screen while creating the latest Nova wallpaper, for those of you interested in seeing a bit more of how the game is made (or at least, how the renders are made).

This one was a fairly simple render: I only used direct light, two small point lights, and a pre-made map (no background work required), with just one character and a couple of items (and a doggo!).

As you can imagine, the more characters, items, and complex lighting a scene has, the more time it takes. No worries though, I sped up the whole process a lot so it’s actually watchable.

In the video, you’ll see me load the character (already pre-edited with the right outfit), then apply one of my pre-saved poses and tweak it from there. After that, I adjust the nodes, place the items, and refine countless little details—hair, facial expressions, lighting, and more.

Once everything is set, I usually fix small clipping issues and polish anything that needs it in Photoshop, and voilà, you have one render!

Remember you can check out the wallpaper I create in the video HERE! (posted a few weeks ago)

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And that's all from me for today!
If anyone has any question, feel free to ask like always!

P.S. Development of 0.9 continues advancing well 💪

I hope every single one of you has the best start to your week ❤️

Thank you for all the love and support guys, today, tomorrow, and always ❤️❤️❤️

Stay healthy, stay awesome, and take good care of yourselves!

Love you all,
Caribdis