Return & Okayu Pocky

Hey guys, I'm sorry about the slow start to November. The good news is that I'm feeling a lot better now that I'm on meds. The bad news is this created a new problem: I'm actually sleeping through the night now. That sounds great, except I did most of my prompting in those sleepless hours. Now that I'm on a normal schedule, it feels like my main creative window is gone and I'm still figuring out how to get the same amount of work done in just a few evening hours.

Thank you for your patience as I've been adjusting. Today, I'm excited to share a new set featuring the one and only Okayu!

One of my ideas to get more done in less time is to improve my "hit rate" for quality. I've modified my style to be more responsive to my prompts such as lighting, which means I don't have to rely on ip-adapter so heavily (which can mess with compositions). Of course, the theme is Pocky Day, so you can tell I'm a few days late on that. It hasn't resulted in a massive jump in speed yet, but I also took a lot of extra time on this one as I really wanted it to be a banger for both my return and Okayu's.

I actually don't do much with the pocky theme, it's in her mouth as an invitation for a more romantic evening, but things take on a different vibe when she flaunts her rear. I originally had a much lewder idea of where to stick the pocky and do the pocky kiss, but I was told by a few people it was kinda gross so I decided to play it a little more safe and focused on the action. I hope you like the set!

I actually had a few other Okayu ideas (jiangshi, kappougi, and the elusive wedding set) that I just couldn't get right over the past two weeks. Since this is the first set I've done with the new modified style, I'm hopeful I can go back and nail those other ideas now that the process is improved.

I have more I can talk about, but this post is already getting long. For example, I haven't even gone into the dynamic prompts extension I've been trying out and setting up wildcards. That's something else that should help speed things up, but I'll save a post on that for when I use it in a set.

As for what's next, I have a lot I want to do this month to make up for lost time, like those Risu sets I mentioned last post. I'm also going to see the Chainsaw Man movie tonight, so that might inspire a set or two as well...

I'll see you soon, much sooner than last time. Thanks again for sticking with me.