August Update - Monthly Round Up

Hey folks, hope you're all doing well. I've gotta admit that July has been a tough month running around putting out various fires and despite getting off to a fast start on Alara she ended up taking longer thanks to issues with printers and resin and a bunch of other non-related stuff that took up days of my time. With these issues taken care of I'm hoping I'll be able to stream more this month.

 Important Update About Patreon and their Legal Problems

*I am not a lawyer or American so American Law isn't something I know about*
For those that are unaware, Patreon is in some legal trouble due to banning a creator for their political stances - I don't know the whole story or have a clue who the creator actually is and, to be honest, it doesn't matter. The creator's followers decided to sue Patreon, which has led to them having to pay up front arbitration fees which is going to cost them a lot of money. It could well lead to them going bust which will leave a lot of us creators up a certain creek without a paddle (at least us small time guys).
I don't like putting my eggs all in one basket and a couple of months ago after first hearing of their money troubles I started a Subscribe Star page. I know a lot of you prefer having your subscriptions all in one place, and I can definitely sympathise as keeping two platforms up to date isn't going to be fun.  I will primarily still be using Patreon but I will be updating Subscribe Star each time I update here and keep Subscribe Star active for when/if Patreon collapses (I'd rather it not). I will also be looking into other methods such as distribution and subscriptions via my website or paypal or other means too. I'd love to hear your suggestions if you have any.
The Subscribe Star link is below
https://subscribestar.adult/ritual-casting 

July Content - Now Expired

Maya was an incredibly fun sculpt, the different body type, the interaction of flesh with other elements and the big diorama pieces made her a very interesting piece to work on. Now that it's August she will be available on my store at www.ritualcasting.com  with the usual 30% off discount afforded to Patrons of all levels. July content links are now invalid. August content links will be available August 3rd.

Poll Winner: Mortaya, Death's First Lady

Damn you folks liked Mortaya. Mortaya has won with an absolute landslide victory. She will be sculpted throughout August and released in September. Since you seemed to enjoy Mortaya so much, perhaps you'll enjoy the new entry too. No doubt I will be streaming progress so follow me at twitch.tv/ritualcasting or keep an eye on the Work In Progress posts on Patreon and the social medias.

Model of the Month: Alara, The Ritual

Finally, Alara has been sculpted. Having no model of my logo can now stop being a joke. She has been a troublesome sculpt overall largely thanks to the cloth sims being difficult and having to account for the interaction of a demon hand, but I got there in the end. The Ritual features Alara Vess, a sorceress on a quest to possess powers from the Abyss. Breaking the Veil, she extracts the power she needs, but can she complete the ritual before she is pulled into the realm of those who hunger for the flesh and souls of mortals?
Full list of features below:

• 1:10 scale model of Alara conducting The Ritual along with:

   • 6 head options - With/without hair, open/closed eyes, and an altered hair shape to hide the frill attachment point if you don't want to use the frill.
    • Magnet Wells - 4x2mm round magnet wells added to all parts of the model capable of supporting them - I had to use smaller ones in this one due to the smaller contact points.
   • SFW and NSFW - As usual SFW and NSFW versions are included along with combined, multipart, and pre-supported files for every single piece.

A note about the combined versions: Over the last few months I have began adding more options to my models and as a result I can no longer create combined versions for every permutation of the model. The logistics, management and storage of several dozen combinations is impractical and unfeasible for me to continue supporting. As a result the combined versions from this point on will be the "canon" version (in SFW and NSFW) as depicted in the original concept art.

• 1:10 scale bust versions with the same options as above with additional simple and special stand options.  
• Demon Skull Pendant Charm  - Originally I sculpted this demon skull to be a pendant, just drill a small hole and add an eyelet and add it to a chain or leather necklace.
• Texture swatch featuring the  most prominent textures across the models to allow you to practice before committing to the model.  

I would normally include photos of my 3D print but since my printers have been having issues and my resin supplier currently being out of resin I haven't quite got the print finished yet. I've fixed a lot of the problems I've been having but deciding on a replacement resin to use has been time consuming. I have a lot of her printed but still printing some parts. Hopefully some photos will follow soon.

The Trove Update: Larry 300 Patron Goal

I never thought I'd ever hit 300 patrons, so thank you all so much for getting me here. As of today I am now entirely self employed and sculpting has now become my day job, allowing me to use my spare time to work on other cool projects that are different from what I produce here as well as take on some commission work to get my name out there some more.
Thank you all so much. Since we hit this goal Larry will be available in The Trove from August 3rd. He was a fun little project from a year or so ago trying out some stylised work. I think he works in spaceport logistics or something.  He will be available as combined, multi-art and pre-supported STL files.

Usual Content - Content Distribution Options

Usual content will also be available on August 3rd (or earlier depending on the billing completion). Renders, poll sketches and Work In Progress Shots will be available on the file shares.
Thank you everyone, I hope you're doing well and staying safe. We're getting closer to the end of 2020!