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[WIP] DAI: Solas, Inquisitor

Mixtape: https://my.mixtape.moe/qtdzfr.mp4 

70-80% there. Some progress on the inquisitor's animations. Length still has to be expanded but I've meanwhile replaced some loops with short, interesting moments instead. I don't think I can bring this down to fifteen seconds tho.

This stage involves a lot of subjective revisions and gut feelings of what does or doesn't work. Achieving natural pose switches are the ...

[WIP] DAI: Solas, Inquisitor

Mixtape link: https://my.mixtape.moe/qgiwms.mp4

This might be my lengthiest animation so far.

I'm practising with new tools, so I've set up challenges with multiple pose switching in order to master it properly. I may be aiming too high. We'll see.

My next focus is the inquisitor. Once both his and Solas' animations are polished, I'll move on to adjust overall pacing. Animation length will then p...

[W.I.P] DA:I: Solas, Inquisitor

Back. Work on this skinny egghead resumes.

Recent blender practice has proven beneficial; I was able to customise these models to suit the scene's needs without meeting much hindrance. Good progress.

Next I'm switching my usual workflow, learning new tools and animation methods, in order to become more efficient at animating. It should be interesting and I have no idea what to expect from the end results, only that it'll probably be a challenge to get there.

[WIP] Iron Bull Model

Winner of the monthly poster poll and eventual model release.

I will be attempting to make his model highly customisable, with options from nude to armoured. Maybe flexes also? We'll see if I'm successful.

I'm travelling for work this week, so I will be absent for periods of time. However, I hope to show you a preview of my next animation in the next few days.

[Final] Kimahri Model

Kimahri model has been ported. It'll be available on SFMLab soon.

Edit: Download link removed, small issues fixed. Get the latest version from SFMLab instead.

This original FFX model is somewhat aged and oddly built, so I was unable to fix some of its issues.  Some improvements I've done have been fixing mesh weight issues, adding bones to further animate details and I also repainted most textures at high-resolution.

[Poll] Monthly Poster: November

Edit: Thanks all for your votes. We have a winner.

Poll will be up until Monday, October 1st.

An interestingly wide selection this time. Looking forward to see the results.

[Final] Monthly Poster (October): Kimahri

"A Ronso's resting time at Mt.Gagazet's springs is sacred. Tread lightly."

October's Kimahri pin-up is completed. You can get the 1080p poster above.

Time to get started on November's. Help me out choosing.

[Monthly Poster] Character Suggestions (November)

Which character should be November's pin-up? October's character was Kimahri from FFX. As an added bonus, his model's also being properly ported and released on SFMLab soon.

I'm trialling a shorter window span for this:

• 1-4 suggestions per person (until Friday, November 28th.)
  

• Voting poll will then open (until Monday, October 1st.)
  

If it's a series I've worked on before, then I likely have access to the character's model. I'll let you know i...

[Final] ME: Shepard, Kirrahe

Gfycat link: https://gfycat.com/SecondaryClutteredBrahmancow

And completed. Kirrahe's face was quite fun to animate in this one, Salarians are fairly expressive. Here's an earlier WIP for those interested in the development of this animation: 2016-10-23 20:08:33 +0000 UTC View Post

[Model] Hancock

Hancock is now available for SFM. It'll be up on SFMLab later. For now, you can get it from here: MEGA.NZ

Let me know if you come across any errors and I'll look into it.

[WIP] Monthly Poster: Kimahri

Nearly completed.

Since the last WIP, I freed him from forearms and torso armour parts, painting skin and fur over them. Fog effects, water details and a better waterfall have been added to the background, alongside a bunch other improvements.

Mainly fixing small details now or any mistakes I notice.

[Final] ME: Kaidan, Shepard

Just something I've been doing on the side, mostly for my own enjoyment.

Music & ambience: https://my.mixtape.moe/kympwx.mp4

Only ambience: https://my.mixtape.moe/wgaqst.mp4

[W.I.P] Monthly Poster: Kimahri

Progress update on Kimahri's poster. Pose and background may still change.

Chosen setting for the poster is the Hot Spring at Mount Gagazet, a holy place to the Ronsos for cleansing. As the new leader of the Ronsos following the Eternal Calm in FFX-2, Kimahri doesn't care to be disturbed when he's resting.

Kimahri's model is effectively ported by now. Armour pieces on this model aren't removable, so I may paint fur over them in a later stage, along with water and other effects.
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[Final] DAI: Dorian, Cullen

Gfycat:https://gfycat.com/ImpishBouncyJaeger

Some frame editing work done to soften the loop in this new version. It's already up on the archive and will be later on Tumblr.

[WIP] ME: Captain Kirrahe

The second commission I'm currently working on. The commissioner requested a nude ME1 Kirrahe, bottoming. The mood should be passionate and intimate.

I found a base nude Salarian body, modified the mesh for more defined muscle structure and painted the body texture above,  based on Feelinfill's design. Still a work in progress.

Currently, I'm testing it in SFM and doing first animation draf...

[W.I.P] DAI: Dorian, Cullen

Animation WIP: https://gfycat.com/EveryEducatedKatydid

One of two commissions I've been working on. The commissioner's idea was for a slow, romantic scene between Dorian and Cullen, with Cullen bottoming, either in his bedroom or office area. I was able to find and import the original office into SFM for this piece.

It's quite near to finished. I'm leaving it still for a few days and come back to it then....

[W.I.P] Kimahri Ronso Model

October's poster character has been chosen.

Kimahri is currently being ported to SFM. I also intend to improve his textures and add more bones where necessary for animators to work with. It's an older game's model, so I will work on it some before I eventually upload it to SFMLab.

Nothing  set in stone for his poster yet.

[Monthly Poster] Poll Tie-Off

Poll over. Thanks all.

[Model] Balthier

I've been working on Balthier's model for other people to animate with.

It's still a basic XNALara to SFM port, with only bone posing, but a rig can now be applied (rig_biped_valve_3spine and, alternatively, rig_balthier). It'll be up on SFMLab soon but you can also get it from here:  Edit: Latest, improved version now available from SFMLab.

If you give this model a try, please let me know if you come across any errors.

Edit: 2016-10-02 16:43:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Final] FFXII: Basch, Balthier

Edit: Some final fixes. New link:https://gfycat.com/AgitatedNiftyKakapo

This was a fun one to animate, tho a lot of trial-and-error was required to loop background effects smoothly.

Will be shared on Tumblr later and the original MP4 will be up on the archive soon.

[Monthly Poster] October Character Poll

Vote is open.

Thank you all for your suggestions. The poll will be up until the end of the week. Patrons with extra votes can message me your choice(s) until then.

Happy voting.

[W.I.P] FFXII: Basch, Balthier

Gfycat link: https://gfycat.com/WeirdDrearyFishingcat

About 75% done. Getting the flow right and bettering facial expressions will be my goal before the final release in the next few days.

By the way, character suggestions for the monthly poster are still welcome. There's enough suggestions by now, so it'll last for only a few ...

[W.I.P] FFXII: Balthier, Baasch

Getting back to Final Fantasy.

I've never animated a footjob before, so this will be a new experience.

[Final] OW: McCree

Edit: Re-uploaded, with some tweaks to Peacekeeper.

Final poster, 1080p release. It'll get shared on Tumblr later on.

Working with Blender was a trip but I'm pleased with the final results.

[Monthly Poster] Character Suggestions (October)

Here you can suggest characters for the monthly poster poll for October. For those who may have arrived later, the monthly poster is a poster which featured character is chosen by patrons. I aim for a quality and style like in the

DA:I Pin-Ups

, but I'm open to ideas.

The character for September's poster is Overwatch's Jesse McCree.

Series-wise, if it's something I've worked on, the...

[W.I.P] OW: McCree

WIP update. I added in the mysterious artifact from the comic as well as a Talon helmet overlay. Also painted in details like hair strands, body hair and general fixes for mesh trouble.

It's close to finished, so I'm mostly tweaking details and colours next.

[Scrap] Fallout 4: Nick, Synths

Something I posed a while ago. Curious, newer-model Synths are running invasive procedures on Nick, interested in his inner-workings.

Scrapped since I'm not sure how to continue it. It's my best draft so far in getting the mood right but a regular poster or a single animated angle would probably be underwhelming. Decent soundwork would also go a long way to bring these mechanical characters to life. So I might come back to this in the future.

If anybody wants it, let me know and I'l...

[Final] Mass Effect: Grunt

Gfycat: https://gfycat.com/AcrobaticFlusteredGalapagosmockingbird

Looking good but I'm letting it sit for a day, so I can return and double-check everything before I make it official. Meanwhile, I'm getting started on my next work.

[W.I.P] OW: McCree

Double-update, what.

WIP progress on my first Blender piece. Enjoy cheeky McCree. I've also improved poses and begun testing with post-render effects.

It's becoming obvious to me how much knowing your way around a 3D-Modelling software is essential to a 3D-workflow. Enough practice and I could do a shitload of improvements or modifications to anything not up to standards. I'd have to get there first, tho.

[W.I.P] Mass Effect: Grunt

Progress update: https://gfycat.com/VigilantDarlingDotterel

Getting there. Next I will tweak pacing, add more details to his expressions and do high resolution renders to check for small mistakes.

If I keep up at this pace, I might be able to release it in the next few days.