September 21 WIPs
Added 2021-10-01 01:54:07 +0000 UTCHere's what personal stuff I've been working on this month.
It's mostly just me experimenting with a new process for rendering. It's essentially just Loose Linework -> Ambient Occlusion -> Shadows and Highlights. And not much else, beyond a couple gradients here and there for effects...I'm not quite at that last part yet.
I'm mostly focused on the ambient occlusion step here, as it's relatively new for me to be dedicating an entire layer and leg of work to it... Ambient Occlusion is the term used to describe the phenomenon where shadows form at the points where two objects make contact. The closer together, the sharper and darker the shadows are. Because the rays of light spend more time bouncing before reaching your eye, and thus have less intensity. Or something. I don't think I explained it well.
But essentially it's there to further emphasize the three-dimensional feel of the objects in the scene. The general gauge of progress is that you can discern the form to a reasonable degree without the linework present.
I think that, once I've got a good grasp on it I'll talk a bit more in depth about it.
