Lustful Papel

Lustful Papel Development

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Lustful Papel technically wasn't actually my first attempt at a custom Caddie Skin. Last year i actually tried making a custom Papel Skin themed around "Love" similar to Lustful Papel, however its design was a bit different and the way it was created was much lower quality. 

My first attempt at a Caddie Skin from early 2016

As you can see from above, some elements like the eyes and overall "Love" theme made it into Lustful Papel. However the overall design quality was much lower back then. At this time in early 2016 i was only using programs such as paint, which as we all know are not optimal for making textures. Considering the limitations it looked okay at the time, but Lustful Papel is worlds better.

So how was Lustful Papel designed? Where did the idea come from?

Well Leia and I wanted to make a custom Papel Skin which revolved around the theme of "Love" to time up with Valentines Day, as something exclusive to the server. I wanted to put in some nods to that old Papel design since it was my first, so i started with the heart shaped eyes first. Lustful Papel was originally going to only be a Papel Skin, however we later decided against this to make the Papel feel more special, and to give it its own set of stats (and to also make it a permanent item rather than a rent-able skin)

The original Lustful Papel Design as a Papel Skin before the change

As you can see, the design didn't change too much. Some things had to be removed such as the bow in the bottom left of the design, due to the way the other model is UVmapped. Since we wanted it to be its own new Papel, we had to choose the "Elephant Papel" which is a different Papel. The model is slightly different and again so is the way its UV mapped so i had to work around these restrictions creatively. 

Elephant Papel turning into Lustful Papel during development

Taking the existing (finished) Lustful Papel Skin and mapping it correctly to the new UVmap of the Elephant Papel was an interesting process. I learned allot about how to texture similar things to other UVmaps so it helped a ton. I had to change some of the Lustful Papels design to fit the new model, such as create a design for the ears, fix up the top of the Papel face and re-do the back.

Lustful Papel, complete and ready to put in-game

The finished design looks great and i'm really happy with it. Its a unique spin on Papel and really gives him his own identity and twist. Its bright, uses Pink and Blue effectively to contrast each other and everything just pops perfectly. I love that i took the things that worked well (the theme and eyes) from my first design, and carried them over to Lustful Papel.

It was a joy to create and i'm happy with the end result. Glad people are using him and enjoying the design. Hopefully this won't be the last.

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