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Status Update - October 21

Added 2024-10-22 00:57:32 +0000 UTC

Hi everyone! Here's what I've been working on and what to expect soon.

Base-Kun

I've spent the better part of the last 2 months working on Base-Kun. This new 3D character is for 2 things:

He will be a new example avatar in kemorig, source Blender files included, to serve as a reference for setting up a complex cel shaded avatar. The goal is that you can see a clean straight-forward example for all steps in the avatar pipeline.
- He's replacing Face-Chan. Sorry Face-Chan fans 😔
He is a mesh to showcase my cel shaded materials in Blender and Unreal. I'm going to use him for other things, but I'm not 100% decided how yet. I might simply release him for free on his own.

"Why a human character?"

It's been a while since I made a human, and this was a very valuable exercise. I think it's harder to make a human look good than an anthro. Truth be told, it took a long time to write this status update because I wasn't happy with how he looked for a while. (I'm actually still not 100% satisfied!)

This kind of 3D that's trying to look 2D is challenging, because if anything is a bit off the whole character can look wrong and unappealing. I also wanted his design to be super simple (he's a base mesh!), and I think this made it even more unforgiving.

Also, having a human cel-shaded reference is more valuable to most people. A human better represents the typical anime art style than an anthro.

Next kemorig Update

The next update for kemorig will probably be content-only and add Base-Kun, as well as the cel shaded materials he uses. I'm shooting to get it out before the end of October.