Since January 2017, I've been keeping track of how much time I spend working on art/graphics. I can get lazy at times, so it kinda helps keep me in line when I catch myself not spending enough time on the game in a month. It also gives me a vague goal of beating my records from last year.
Here's a look at how much time I've spent making monsters!
Birbek: 5.3 hrs
Chicken: Estimated 3 hrs
Skallug: Estimated 3.8 hrs
Tumblok: Estimated 2.3 hrs
Spinshroom: 2.1 hrs
Hasek: 3.8 hrs
New snake monster: 6.8 hrs
The birbek was our first complete monster, so I think the fact that it was a little experimental caused it to take a bit long. With that in mind, I never imagined this happy little snake would take nearly 7 hours.
As an added bonus, here's some trivial information. I present a summary of my graphics/art log for your viewing pleasure. Not everything we do can be quantified in this way, such as the time we spend planning features, testing the game, making maps, having dev talks, researching solutions to problems, etc., so keep in mind this paints an incomplete picture of our work on the game and is mostly just for the sake of glancing at it and saying "oh, neat."
This is a loose standard I've set for myself. It's a bit lenient, but I do have a fulltime job and other irl responsibilities.
Excellent month: 35 hrs+
Good month: 25 hrs
Okay month: 15 hrs
Sad month: 5 hrs
Pathetic month: Below 5 hrs
Pixels: 0 mins (0 hrs) / NPC artwork 1553 mins (25.9 hrs)
February - 29.3 hrs
Pixels: 1500 mins (25 hrs) / NPC artwork 257 mins (4.3 hrs)
March - 31.1 hrs
Pixels: 1865 mins (31.1 hrs)
April - 17.4 hrs
Pixels: 1045 mins (17.4 hrs)
May - 13.3 hrs
Pixels: 400 mins (6.7 hrs) / NPC artwork 395 mins (6.6 hrs)
June - 1.3 hrs
Pixels: 65 mins (1.1 hrs) / NPC artwork 10 mins (0.2 hrs)
July - 2.3 hrs
Pixels: 0 mins (0 hrs) / NPC artwork 135 mins (2.3 hrs)
August - 3.8 hrs
Pixels: 0 mins (0 hrs) / NPC artwork 225 mins (3.8 hrs)
September - 7.8 hrs
Pixels: 110 mins (1.8 hrs) / NPC artwork 360 mins (6 hrs)
October - 36.3 hrs
Pixels: 1580 mins (26.3 hrs) / made the site (~10 hrs or so maybe)
November - 48.4 hrs
Pixels: 2905 mins (48.4 hrs)
December - 37.5 hrs
Pixels: 1995 mins (33.2 hrs) / NPC artwork 260 mins (4.3 hrs)
Grand total: 254.4 hrs
Pixels: 1875 mins (31.3 hrs) / NPC artwork 110 mins (1.8 hrs)
February - 21.3 hrs
Pixels: 1275 mins (21.3 hrs)
March - 16 hrs
Pixels: 960 mins (16 hrs)
April - 69.3 hrs
Pixels: 4155 mins (69.3 hrs)
May - 60.9 hrs
Pixels: 2665 mins (44.4 hrs) / Title screen, updater, NPC artwork: 992 mins (16.5 hrs)
June - 44.1 hrs
Pixels: 2415 mins (40.3 hrs) / NPC artwork: 170 mins (2.8 hrs) / monster concepts on paper: 60 mins (1 hr)
July - 28.4 hrs
Pixels: 1275 mins (21.3 hrs) / NPC artwork: 425 mins (7.1 hrs)
August - 15.2 hrs
Pixels: 433 mins (7.2 hrs) / NPC artwork: 480 mins (8 hrs)
September - 40.3 hrs
Pixels: 1920 mins (32 hrs) / NPC artwork: 500 mins (8.3 hrs)
October - 25.9 hrs
Pixels: 1115 (18.6 hrs) / Title screen: 440 mins (7.3 hrs)
November -
December -
Grand total: 354.5 hrs
Record high months in 2018: 7
Months remaining: 2