When the toxic smog gets thicker and the mining insanity is rising to the max, our brave COAL MINERS no longer care for their well being and chase that sweet sweet black gold.
In COAL MINERS you blow up your way through the ever changing hollows of the coal mine. You collect coal and different upgrades in order to come on top as the winner. Other players may be in your way but there’s nothing a bit of explosive powder can’t solve.
The project started as a top-down 2D coal miners themed Bomberman inspired multiplayer game and as a designer I only had to design the character before we moved on to the 3D styled game.
For the 2D version of the game I designed the main miner while considering other options for the face and outfit. I hand drew the sprites and together with the developer we made animations for movement, winning and losing.
When we took the game to the next dimension I had to recreate the miner in 3D using Blender. I already had the sprites showing him from all directions so I had the proportions right.
You can read more about the character design process here:
