Well, people who met me know I’m fanatic for shmups :) So, was written in my face I could not let this oportunity pass away without do nothing.

Explaining the name of game: “NAVINHA” is the brazilian generic form to the shmups genre. Starting from a free translation, it is something like “LITTLE SHIP”. Brazilian shmup fans HATE with all their forces this name, hahahah! This is a crazy way to get their attention :)

The first step, of course, is remember references: old classics arcade and console games. There is not better school than this.

The first image following is a concept for the “NAVINHA“‘s cover. A fast-draw sketch, few seconds to do, I used EASY PAINT TOOL SAI, but generally I use ballpoint pen.

With the evolved idea, the next step is apply basic colors to the scene :)

After pply basic colors, lets refinate the painting:

And finally, add the game title. It’s done :)