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Star Rush

The Miro board, the blockouts, the character and the crystal pickups of a hybrid-casual runner with four kinds of phase.

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Four pairs of colorful vertical mockups of runner phases with notes below

0 0 Phase mockupsPlane, Tubes, Star Jump and Islands, mocked up to show how each phase plays.

Four pairs of colorful vertical mockups of runner phases with notes below

0 0 Phase mockupsPlane, Tubes, Star Jump and Islands, mocked up to show how each phase plays.

A character sheet with sketches and a colored version

0 0 Character conceptThe character sheet: proportions, outfit and colors.

A green-haired character running on a purple track above a blue city

0 0 Running over the cityA prototype run on a purple track high above a blue city.

A green-haired character running on a purple track above a blue city

0 0 Running over the cityA prototype run on a purple track high above a blue city.

Ten hand-drawn phone screens with menus, shops, a roulette and a results screen

0 0 UI and screensTen screens sketched by hand, from the main menu to the shops and the end of a race.

The character model in wireframe beside a colored portrait of the character

0 0 Character wireframeThe topology of the model beside the colored concept.

The character model in wireframe beside a colored portrait of the character

0 0 Character wireframeThe topology of the model beside the colored concept.

Ten hand-drawn phone screens with menus, shops, a roulette and a results screen

0 0 UI and screensTen screens sketched by hand, from the main menu to the shops and the end of a race.

A grey grid track with wireframe obstacles and the character

0 0 Obstacle blockoutObstacles blocked out on a grid, with the character for scale.

The full character model with orange hair and a bunny bow

0 0 Character modelThe full 3D model of the character.

A close view of the character model with a monkey-face bag

0 0 Character model, closeThe 3D model of the character, with the monkey bag.

The character running on a grassy track with coins

0 0 TrackThe character on a track with a fence, a bridge and coins.

Pencil sketches of a banana, two stars, two boots and a magnet

0 0 Power-up conceptsThe coin, the star, the star piece, the boots and the magnet, sketched as crystal pickups.

Pencil sketches of a banana, two stars, two boots and a magnet

0 0 Power-up conceptsThe coin, the star, the star piece, the boots and the magnet, sketched as crystal pickups.

A carrot-shaped backpack with big eyes and a green strap

0 0 Carrot backpackOne of the backpacks made for the character.

A carrot-shaped backpack with big eyes and a green strap

0 0 Carrot backpackOne of the backpacks made for the character.

The character model seen from behind

0 0 Character model, backThe model from behind, with the monkey bag.

A star, winged shoes, a magnet and a banana beside the character in Blender

0 0 Items in BlenderThe power-ups beside the character: star, wings, magnet and banana.

A banana, a magnet, winged shoes and the character in Blender

0 0 Items, coloredThe power-ups colored, with their concept beside them.

Two vertical screens of runner track prototypes

0 0 Two track prototypesA city track with rings and a curved track with obstacles.

A Miro board with the control table, four phase columns and the power-up table

0 0 Controls, phases and power-upsThe controls, the four phase types and what every power-up does.

Grey obstacle blocks in a row and a red, blue and green three-lane layout

0 0 Obstacles in volumeObstacle sizes and the three lanes, blocked out before any art.

A grey 3D model of the character beside its pencil proportion sketch

0 0 Model against the sketchThe model shaped against the proportion sketch.

A grey grid track with wireframe obstacles and the character

0 0 Obstacle blockoutObstacles blocked out on a grid, with the character for scale.

A Miro board of reference screenshots from endless runners and hyper-casual games

0 0 References boardThe runners and hyper-casual games that set the camera, the curves and the colors.

A board with the character concept, grey 3D models and pink renders

0 0 The character, work in progressFrom the concept and the proportion sheet to the first renders.

A grey grid track with wireframe obstacles seen from above

0 0 Blockout, top viewThe same blockout from above.

Two mockup screens of a blue track with three lanes over a city

0 0 Plane phase mockupThree flat lanes above the city, with obstacles and coins.

Two mockup screens of a run inside an orange tube

0 0 Tubular phase mockupA run inside a tube, with coins and obstacles on its walls.

Four mockup screens of glowing stars linked above a purple city

0 0 Star Jump phase mockupA trail of stars in the sky, linked by swipes.

Four mockup screens of floating blue platforms, some marked with an X

0 0 Islands phase mockupFloating platforms, with the bad ones marked.

A table of the platforms, objects, character animations and collectibles for the demo

0 0 Models for the demoEvery platform, obstacle, animation and collectible the demo needed.

A green-roofed gate with golden banana ornaments in Blender

0 0 Gate model, texturedA scenery gate modeled for the first version of the runner.

Reference images grouped for four screens, with notes on poses and expressions

0 0 Art for the screensPoses and faces for the character on four of the screens.

A board of reference images for a banana, stars, a magnet, boots, wings and a shield

0 0 Power-up referencesReferences for each pickup, from the banana to the shield.

Teal crystal shards and three creatures wrapped in a crystal glow

0 0 Star pieces in crystalCrystal references for the star pieces and a glow around some power-ups.

A grey mesh of a gate with curved roofs in Blender

0 0 Gate model, meshThe same gate as a grey mesh, before the materials.