Billie Bust Up

No singing currently! I removed it (sort of you can still hear it in the background), singing of the demo vocals will only be available for testers. Here is the full intro cutscene! We also have lots of concept art for skyboxes for the tutorial Now for some concept art for the tutorial! Areas are br

Selected top right! Scrapped concepts Too basic, wanted circus vibes to make the tent seem more exciting and to fit with Aristotle's fun-loving personality. Scrapped for being too fancy, needs a more "set up quicky/active explorer vibe" to it Bonus WIP Troll Boss Arena Concepts

Wow so, first off, welcome new Patrons! I was expecting this to go down in funding during the Kickstarter Campaign, not up! Although it's certainly amazing for us as Patreon gives us a more stable future. We do tend to update more often here but the campaign was a surprising amount of work, since th

Makes an adorable desktop background

Barnaby, Cat Pirates, Dutch!

A WIP sculpt of the mobs thus far! They will bounce across the stage in time to the music to attack Billie

What a dork

This one took a while! will provide alternate versions soon

Concept art for Billie's father, Arthur! He's around 32 in these pictures but died when Billie was a baby. He worked alongside his partner, Aristotle, in studying magic.

For the boss fight, Fanto will turn into a ring leader for a circus stage and a pirate for the pirate stage

Ash made some lovely concepts for the set changes for Fantoccio's pirate boss fight section, along with some attack ideas

Some thumbnail concepts for posters to be displayed around Fantoccio's theatre by Jovi! Ash will be redrawing them to add more detail and the BBU art style. Can you guess all the references?

Minor spoilers! This will be the cutscene that plays at the end of Fantoccio's boss fight, however, this is only half of the storyboard for the full scene, the last frame is a joke Ash added and I kept in. We will not be revealing the other half as it contains end game spoilers. This will be edited

Originally Jovi was working with Ash's original concept for Fantoccio's stage but adapted it with feedback. Ash stated that the stage should almost be more "clockwork" in feel. Like a giant clock mixed with into the stage. Jovi had an excellent idea of a giant clockwork Fantoccio head above the stag

This week we're working on the very first draft section of Fantoccio's boss fight, using 2D storyboards in-game to help represent the eventual 3D elements and test the visuals early on, above is a very rough video demonstrating the intended angle of the stage for the "performance". Here are some of

A penguin tourist staying at Dutch's hotel! there will be multiple penguins staying at the hotel

A tourist staying at Dutch's hotel! A form of scientist finally taking some much needed time off.

Two brothers staying at Dutch's hotel! Business partners

Dutch has taken in many unfortunate souls over his years of running his business. Promising them stability and help, labeling them as a family but exploiting their kindness for profit. Billie joins his ranks in an attempt to steal away his prized possession, but can she pull the wool over his eyes.

The Steward at Dutch's hotel! Hayes is a chameleon and a pretty nervous guy. He will turn invisible when Dutch screams his name

Getting ready to start 3D modeling Dutch! One of our bosses, owner of one of the biggest hotels around. He loves painting, business, and money.

Billie's magical mentor! Expression sheet

Exploring the character, Dutch the Wolf!

Aristotle's design has changed quite a bit! Now they have bigger eyes and a fancy new outfit! Aristotle is an axolotl and Billie's mentor to learning magic! Currently working on their 3D model. Original Design:

Misc sketches of the gang! Would anyone be interested in a sketch suggestion tier? request BBU characters in certain scenarios and the actual physical sketch being sent through the mail? They'd be drawn on paper!

The sentry cat pirate enemy variation is static and will sit in high up towers. Their googles allow them to see heat, rendering Billie's invisibility and barrel hiding useless. Their goggles display a red spotlight on the floor for the player to avoid, if they see you they will meow loudly to alert

The finished concept for this unnamed character, 5$ pledges can download the HD files for this now! :)

He has yet to find a name! But here is the HD files for his concept promo art :)

We found some of Fantoccio's older colour palette variations before we settled on his current version! Art by Ashlee Ortiz!

HD Files for Lily the goat

Comes with HD files, for sai, psd, lines, sketch, colour and shading! SAI and PSD files come with shading layers

Billies bell is enchanted and can work in a multitude of ways. It can store objects, for example, Billie's sword, umbrella, puzzle items. It can also work as a long-distance walkie talkie. Aristotle will use the sister bell to communicate to Billie throughout the game and guide her through the world

Read part 1 here, the history of Billie's model and design Originally I was still unsure about the new body idea, it can be hard to let go of something you've grown accustomed to. So I experimented inside of ZBrush with Billie's best friend, Lou (character belongs to Ashlee Ortiz and was a winner of

Some concepts for magic casting in the BBU universe! Fantoccios magic is yellow, he's a master in telekinesis, using it to move others by force (using his strings) He also uses telekinesis to move his wooden body around and even float! When he's excited he sparks magic energy from his fingers

Billie's parents! Billie's dad is called Arthur but her mother is still unnamed, taking suggestions Both character concepts and art by Ashlee Ortiz

Louis is one of Billies uncles, he is married to Paul the goat (displayed below) Louis helps with construction around the village and help Billie create new items for her house, including a dog house for Oscar. He appears quite grumpy and stoic but shows undying love and loyalty towards his family a

For the Kickstarter we have posed and animated the characters to match their 2D concepts, these will be presented as animated gifs with some background information that introduces the characters to a new audience. These are currently drafts with Elaine being the most polished

To help demonstrate the characters and their personalities (a huge part of Billie Bust Up) Ashlee created some 2D concepts and poses. We're now focusing on translating these into 3D, you can see the current results above! They will have some light animation to help them pop off the page

A short storyboard for the introduction of "Fishbones" the merchant (working name) by Ashlee Ortiz! He will be voiced by Sean Chiplock

Dutch's second in command concept! A maned wolf, he currently has no name, but suggestions are always welcome! Concept art and character design by Ashlee Ortiz!

The HD File for Dutch's concept art along with lineart

Dutch the wolf's colour variation with additional shading, still a work in progress! Any colour palette you'd prefer? Working story: Dutch is our third boss reveal! Powerful, rich, sly and the top of the food chain. Dutch is the owner and host of a large casino and amusement park, can you pull off t

Some variations and tests for Dutchs colour palette with finished line art! https://www.patreon.com/posts/29462213 Working story: Dutch is our third boss reveal! Powerful, rich, sly and the top of the food chain. Dutch is the owner and host of a large casino and amusement park, can you pull off the

Working story: Dutch is our third boss reveal! Powerful, rich, sly and the top of the food chain. Dutch is the owner and host of a large casino and amusement park, can you pull off the ultimate heist and steal his prize possession? Concept and character design by Ashlee Ortiz! His design might under

Using the unreal engine 4 clothing tools to make Fantoccios poncho work and deform to his body movement.

A speed paint for the promotional image "Billie Bust Buddies!" Lou and Lily are Billies best friends, she grew up alongside them and bonded Original sketch by Ashlee Ortiz! Musical is original music made for Billie Bust Up by Gooseworx [Speedpaint] Best Billie Buddies! (YouTube)

Jack is one of the cat pirates prisoners, extremely gentle and kind. Despite his strength and size he refuses to fight and is overly nice to his captors. He helps give the player quests and companionship throughout the level.

Elsdon is a cat smuggler who works with the cat pirates. He is a neutral party and is self serving. He will sell the player goods and act as a merchant in the cat pirate hub Elsdon Speed Paint (YouTube)

Ellinia is a new character reveal! The deer are deeply connected with nature and live in tree house cities in the woods. The Princess, Ellinia and her brother (to be revealed) use magic to change the seasons. Here's a speedpaint of her creation process Queen of Winter (YouTube)