Ugh!
Added 2018-03-29 15:01:10 +0000 UTCtl;dr: Had a lazy month. If you want a refund, message me or comment here, no questions asked!
Hey!
Sorry for the radio silence and the lack of updates in the past months, but it seems like I'm going through a slump right now. I think it's just a lack of motivation paired with being busy with life stuff ... it'll pass, I'm sure! The weird thing is, I kinda want to work on some things, but whenever I launch Maya and stare at a scene, I just go "ugh".
Anyway, feel free to let me know if you want a refund, it's just fair!
Yesterday I had an idea that came a little bit too late. I can't really force myself to be creative when I don't feel like it, but I can force myself to do some mindless stuff :p
So I think I'll do some remixes of older animations, til this passes. I tested some scenes and I should be able to make a few decent ones. A VR-version of the Widowmaker beach animation would also be a contender for this.
So that's what you can expect short term.
You might already know the projects I already want to do: DVa Blackcat animation, Widowmaker BJ animation, finish Tracer model.
I'd also like to do Brigitte now, but not any of the ingame skins. Instead I would like to remodel her outfit from the Reinhardt cinematic.
I'm also feeling a strong itch to do WoW stuff again, but not before I make completely new models from scratch.
I also want to finally make my own autorigger. I think I have the rigging and scripting experience now to pull off something that'll be good enough for my needs. My current rigging solution is clumsy and is really starting to slow down, now that every rig includes a number of different skins.
So this is just a short life sign from me. Sorry for letting you guys hang for this long! Like I said, if you want a refund, just let me know!
Comments
Nice !
2019-02-02 17:17:01 +0000 UTCHey art takes time. Keep up the good work. No need for a refund here! :)
2018-04-02 20:15:26 +0000 UTCdone
2018-04-02 18:29:20 +0000 UTCRefund and I repledge
Faselane
2018-04-02 15:58:20 +0000 UTCdone
2018-04-02 10:58:17 +0000 UTCdone
2018-04-02 10:58:12 +0000 UTCrefund plz and ill repledge
Jon Snaw
2018-04-02 04:15:23 +0000 UTCRefund please thx
2018-04-02 02:12:49 +0000 UTCDoes that mean there's hope for a custom HD draenei model? Please hype!
2018-04-01 23:53:32 +0000 UTCDone!
2018-03-30 23:18:34 +0000 UTCRefund please. Thank you
wmb
2018-03-30 22:38:51 +0000 UTCHey! Done!
2018-03-30 20:56:38 +0000 UTCThanks for the update my dude, though I can't pass up the refund offer. Really appreciate you doing that :D
Schtif
2018-03-30 20:51:32 +0000 UTCThat's a good idea!
2018-03-30 12:36:50 +0000 UTCDone!
2018-03-30 12:36:25 +0000 UTCCan't argue with that!
2018-03-30 12:35:36 +0000 UTCThank you! =)
2018-03-30 12:32:49 +0000 UTCDone
2018-03-30 12:32:37 +0000 UTCThe reason I never rendered that is because it looked really bad from that angle. I don't remember what it looked like tbh so I'll have a look again, but I doubt I'll change my mind :|
2018-03-30 12:32:06 +0000 UTCRefunded it anyway! :p
2018-03-30 12:30:49 +0000 UTCI'd like a refund as well, but I'm glad you're back! Thanks for the update!
2018-03-30 01:26:51 +0000 UTCTrying to stay motivated is definitely hard, I have the same issue. Hopefully you get back into the swing of things because I love your animations, they are just beautifully done. I did end my pledge earlier this month, but I'll be happy to pledge again.
Atarah
2018-03-30 00:45:01 +0000 UTCI'm sorry, but I'll go with the refund, before this post you almost reached the 2500$ goal (I don't remember how close you were like 50 $ away from it). The goal says: "If this goal is reached, I'll dedicate myself full time to this stuff. I'll schedule work times and pretty much treat this as a job. ". I don't know what you mean, but from my opinion you treat this Patreon more as: if I've got time i'll do it for fun instead of a real job. I'll give you 1 more month then i'll quit from giving money to a person that treat this Patreon as a "job" as you said. Try to convince me that i'm wrong and i'll be happy to support you.
2018-03-29 23:47:49 +0000 UTCHonestly, I see it less like I'm buying art monthly, and more like I'm spending a little money to give you the freedom to make what you want. Should you choose to stop working at it completely, I might reconsider, but for now, you've got my support.
2018-03-29 23:29:28 +0000 UTCI’d like a refund but I’ll keep pledging to you :)
ayatte
2018-03-29 23:02:18 +0000 UTCMaybe you could render unfinished Mercy76 BackView?
2018-03-29 22:26:59 +0000 UTCGlad you’re still kicking around! Don’t push yourself too hard, you know. Brigitte would be absolutely incredible coming from you but I know that’d be a major undertaking; don’t throw too much weight in your back! Once you’ve decided on a new project I’m highly likely to return as a patron, but for now take the time you need to get your fire back! No sense in working without inspiration!
Ingenuity
2018-03-29 21:32:06 +0000 UTCI'm glad you're alive. Thought you were dead
2018-03-29 20:33:10 +0000 UTCYeah, I know. Buuut cleaning up the WoW models takes really long because they are just so heavily reduced and making edits like adding genitalia is very tricky for that same reason. And forget about adding more geometry to define muscles and such. There's a reason why people just completely replace the bodies with something else. The way I would like to do it is to take the original models and use them as a guide to make a high res version of them. All the details are already painted in the textures, so it's really just copying those over into 3d. I'm fairly confident that if you were adept in sculpting, you could do that in a day or two. And then maybe another day or two for new textures.
2018-03-29 20:14:18 +0000 UTCI will not lie i am disappointed that the last animation was so long ago but im sure you had your reasons. Anyway im very confidant that you’ll be back to your usual amazing animations soon since your the best overwatch porn animator that is! Take care and im not annoyed with you. I dunno if a £3 refund is worth it
2018-03-29 20:06:25 +0000 UTCYikes, was the last animation release really in November? :/
Sleepnir
2018-03-29 19:04:04 +0000 UTCI feel like making all the WoW models from scratch would be a major rabbit hole to be diving into without much content to see from it until a long time afterward.
Sleepnir
2018-03-29 19:02:17 +0000 UTCI know that feel. I paint resin models myself, and there are just periods where I feel like I want to work on them, but I also just really don't want to work on them. So I feel ya. I'm not opposed to WoW models. I've seen some good stuff already, and considering how high quality your models generally are, it can only be great. So just take it easy. Motivation will come ;)
Stonebrow
2018-03-29 18:28:56 +0000 UTCThe one with Soldier76 among the rubble? Except for the boob motion, I don't think I could improve it very much tbh :X
2018-03-29 17:46:00 +0000 UTCThank you! So, Diablo or Starcraft? I don't think so tbh :| Diablo would be interesting, I think, but I'd have to remodel every from scratch cause the game models just wouldn't hold up. Or maybe render some thing from he game perspective ... that would be new! :D But I doubt anyone would like that very much.
2018-03-29 17:41:25 +0000 UTCDone!
2018-03-29 17:37:38 +0000 UTCI'd like a refund, but look forward to your next work!
Bikes
2018-03-29 17:16:58 +0000 UTCHi Ellowas, 1st time that i don't want to be refund tbh. On another note do you consider doing something with other character out of Blizzard property in the future? (im sure you already answer that too)
Wayn
2018-03-29 17:10:01 +0000 UTCIts nice of you to give people their money back, I can feel your guilt for your lack of content but do not pressure yourself, if you dont have the motivation so be it, you deserve our money and love :)
2018-03-29 16:55:36 +0000 UTCIt's nice to hear that all is well for the most part, and that your main projects are still alive for the lack of a better term. Regardless, I pledge becuase I want to support you, since I think you are a talented artist that definitely deserves it. No refund needed. Remixes sounds interesting, I don't know what that would be like but im sure it's great ^_^ Happy Easter! :)
2018-03-29 16:00:50 +0000 UTCSpeaking of remixes of older animations, the oldest Mercy ones could really use an update :D They're rendered excellently but are pretty stiff
Bootycelli
2018-03-29 15:32:26 +0000 UTCI agree though. One thing I miss from making WoW content is just how easy it was to work with, since you're not really dealing with particularly fancy models or materials.
2018-03-29 15:29:21 +0000 UTCI know your early WoW content from the past and that was insane! Since I know you are on patreon I decide to supp u but I really really really miss your WoW Content. Overwatch is nice to, bit in generall they are tons of this now since the hype and we definitely need more quality WoW Content. Thats my opinion, sorry for my rip eng <.>
SH-JM
2018-03-29 15:18:12 +0000 UTC