My Games
My Games
ThiefMaxxing is Crafty Cloak's entry to the Brackey's Jam '25. Follow the infamous master thief Maxx as he goes on his biggest heist yet! He's aiming to steal all four treasures in one night, but one determined detective stands in his way... I designed Maxx, did a whole ton of color tests and took the role of lead artist for this week long game jam. We scored #234 in Visuals and #199th overall out of 2,269 entries.
I did the animations for Maxx! The game producer, John D'Amico and the lead programmer, Sean Parks wanted me to create a Dash Attack animation. I wanted the animation to give the player a good sense of satisfaction when they attacked. The Dash animation was a little tricky when it came to figuring out where to place the feet. I had a very strong vision of how I wanted to time the action. I only had time to make keyframes. I had a ton of fun playing around with the smear frames!
Run Maxx run!! I'm not the biggest fan of the timing on this animation. I was running out of time to submit artwork so I did what I could. I do really like the hair movement and the angle on the hat. If we ever revisit ThiefMaxxing, I'd love to redo this animation.
Early Concepts
Miro Board
Lots of color tests.