Raven555

Done a lot of work on his neck, and a little on his mouth and hands.

Added a throat and teeth, as well as sculpting all the scales running down the back of this guys neck, that took a long time, but it looks nice.

The speed is picking up, now that I am getting used to making all the scales, I just have to do the scales running down his spine, and the smaller ones all over his legs.

Then I will need to work on his hands, horns, and maw.

The belly will not have the same kind of scales as his spine, that area will be a little smoother I think.&n...

Finally on to the real details! Next few days are going to be busy, but fun!

So, this last week, life has been busy, I did not even realise how much time has gone by, and things are not going as fast with the new character as I would like.

But I am going to change that!

On the bright side, I am now adding the tiny details, so the dragon is going to start looking real nice, real soon!

I have not been hanging posting enough these last few days, And I feel bad about that, I am going to make an effort to engage with you guys more, over on discord, and in...

Been spending the afternoon watching a pro tutorial!

And the stuff he makes looks a bit nicer then mine, so my time is not wasted!

A link to the tutorial for anybody who is wondering.

https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/sculpting-a-dragon-with-zbrush

Life is really getting in the way right now, but I am going to binge and follow this thing over the next few days, and get the sculpting done!

(I should...

Finally getting myself a gnomon workshop sub tommorow!

This dragon is in the zbrush stage now, and I am working in all the little muscle details, also doing a heap of work on his feet. (And his wings!)

Does not look like much, but I have attached all the separate peaces, and merged them into one mesh.

Head, neck, body, tail, legs, fingers and toes. A bit of work, but its worth it. Also planning on making a separate mesh for his mouth, gums and throat. 

Spent most of a day, just reworking his fingers, due to dynamesh issues....

Almost done with the basic concept! (Also life has been getting in the way.)

Been kept a little busy, bet I have managed to keep working, Anyway!

I'm really liking the direction my character is going in, I just need to get the wings right, then I can start the real work.

Making this guy look amazing.

I have a pro tutorial on scales and dragons in zbrush. Also, a good one for proper rigging.

The next animation I make with this guy is going to be fun.

If you have thoughts on how to improve on my design, now is a good time to tell me about i...

Finally got some time to work on this guy some more!

I know he does not look like much yet, but trust the process, the beginning forms are really important. If I make a mistake here, it can be really hard to fix down the line.

So I have to take a lot of care, and be really sure I am happy with the general shape, before I go mad in zbrush, turning this guy into a proper dragon.

(Might make his neck a little longer. Its the same length it used to be, but also a fair bit thicker. The Beginning form is so important!)

Feel free to ...

"Cade blows a dragon with sound" is up!

Feel free to give it a watch, and tell me what you think!

There are some links, to the furry websites I have posted the animation on.

 https://e621.net/posts/2284661?q=raven555 (E621)

 https://inkbunny.net/s/2176087 (InkBunny)

 http...

Sounds Are done! (Will post the finish sounds tomorrow.)

Just need to go about making the filesize smaller. 

I would like some feed back on the sounds, as there is still time to make changes if something is really no good.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xdlroe6J0g7B9ddLM93Dm2gPyZd2ljqR?usp=sharing

Follow the link, and go watch the file called CadeVsDragonSound.mp4 if you want to take a look! 2020-06-05 17:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post

"Cade blows a dragon" now with a little sound. (Work in progress.)

If you like, you can see the animation with the sounds I have added so far, and tell me what you think, Its not too late to make changes, there is still a bit to do, and more sounds to add.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xdlroe6J0g7B9ddLM93Dm2gPyZd2ljqR?usp=sharing

Just follow this link to my google drive, and find the file called (SoundTest).mp4 2020-06-03 10:31:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Just a quick post about sounds and polls!

Ok, so first things first. I will post a wip of the sound version of "cade blows a dragon" So you guys can have a listen, and tell me what you think. Good or bad.

(I'll get this up tomorrow, as it is super late as or typing this. I keep getting carried away when I get the working rhythm, and next thing I know, its 3.25 in the morning, not great.)

But also, the polls are in!

(The Poll about the furture or polls.) : You all decided I should keep the polls! 

(And the...

Eyeballing some expensive tutorials! (Bits o news)

Just a post to wrap up the month!

The sounds for the cade blows a dragon animation are coming along nicely. I'll post a preview tomorrow when I have the chance.

So far it looks like the voting polls will be here to stay. (Yay!)

And it also looks like I will get to rework my dragon character, so in order to get the most out of this opportunity, I am planning on spending a bunch of my furry money on some pro tutorials that I have been eyeballing.

One is a tutorial on doi...

Also,New Sales Tax Requirements on Patreon!(Poll Version)

So, there is some new tax floating around on patreon, if you want to know more, follow the link.

https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043055071-New-Sales-Tax-Requirements-on-Patreon 

But there is good news!

I took the time to go through the settings, and make sure you all would be effected as little as possible...

Also,New Sales Tax Requirements on Patreon!

I will repost this with a poll attached, for the voting tier folks.

So, there is some new tax floating around on patreon, if you want to know more, follow the link.

https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043055071-New-Sales-Tax-Requirements-on-Patreon 

But there is good news!

I took the time to go through the settings, ...

Should I upgrade my dragon model, before I make another animation with him in it.

Ok, so the issue I have is, I think my dragon character looks too outdated next to all the new models and characters.

A turd in a sea of gold if you will. :3

But I'm not sure others feel the same.

So what I am asking is, should I remodel the dragon, before I make the second part of the commission animation? 

(The animation is of the dragon riding cade(Anal.)

The remodel could take a month or two! The new dragon will look good, but it would take a little time...

Not yet sure what I will be doing next month! (But I will have a poll out before the month ends!)

Depends, I still have to do the second half of the commission animation, but we might take a break to update one of my older characters.

(Some of them really need updates.)

But I was toying with the idea of doing a full rework of my dragon character, for the second half of the animation. (a dragon fucks cede 'anal')

Let me know what you all think, is the dragon still holding up ok, or do you think he needs an update, to look as nice as everything else in the scene.

If ...

Dragon on gryphon animation (With sounds added!) Is up!

 https://e621.net/posts/2268444?q=user%3Araven555 (e621)

 https://www.sofurry.com/view/1582567 (SoFurry)

 https://inkbunny.net/s/2166292 (InkBunny)

You can go see it with any of those links, if you have not seen it already.

Cade Blows a Dragon Animation is up! (But the sounds for it are still coming.)

I finally managed to upload the animation onto some of the furry websites.

 https://e621.net/posts/2265085?q=raven555  (E621)

 https://inkbunny.net/s/2164592  (Inkbunny)

 https://www.sofurry.com/view/1581622  (SoFurry)<...

Animations are ready! (You can find them in my google drive!)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xdlroe6J0g7B9ddLM93Dm2gPyZd2ljqR

This is my google drive link, the files you want are:

CadeVsDragon

And

Dragon Fucks Gryphon (Sound)

I'll upload them on the furry websites when I get the chance.

Sounds are almost ready! And so Is the rendered animation!

So, the sounds for the gryphon x dragon animation, so close to done.

I need to make a nice sound for the dragon spilling his seed into the gryphon, and I may also rework the know sounds, to see if I can make it sound better.

(I also need to update the patreon end card on the animation ending.)

I have posted an updated version of the sound file into my google drive, please view it, and tell me what you think, good or bad. 

So I can improve it.

2020-05-20 04:12:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Sound animation preview! (Also an apology!)

First the apology! I posted two poll's here not to long ago, but I did not realise I had set them to work for all patrons, did not mean to rip of the folks in the voting teir.

I'm sorry about that! 

I will think of more fun polls to put up, to help make up for the mistake.

Also

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xdlroe6J0g7B9ddLM93Dm2gPyZd2ljqR

This link...

Dragons rides gryphon is the first animation to get full sound. And It will be a challenge.

I have to make the sounds for two large creatures, as well as the usual sex sounds and some background stuff.

This will be interesting, but hopefully I can pull it off.

Odd, idea, do you think I should try and make the gryphon speak?

Might not work out, but it could be interesting, to hear his complaints along with his pain. Anyway, I have already done some work on it, and I will do more work on it tonight!

I think this animation was a good choice for sound, you lot be...

Its decided, I will start making sounds! Woooo!

I really enjoy adding sounds to stuff it turns out!

So here are some animations I think I can do nice sounds for!

Please pick your fave, and I'll try making sounds for it!

When these fluid sims are ready, I will have a lot of free time!

At least a few days of thumb twiddling.

So what should I do with it?

I can start working on sound for an animation that I have already made. (Maybe do the full gryphon vs kenku animation?)

OR

I can start on a new character, and see if people like it. (Maybe make a new dragon base mesh?)

At the currant rate, the render will take 22 days. That's no good! (If it does not crash, it will probably be longer)

I feel this is just to long, and I should have fixed this sooner.

The fix is simple, I will render at 60% of the full size. This will make the render much faster.

Then it should take about 5 days. (If it does not crash during, it will probably be a week.)

So I have gone ahead and made the change. But I want to know what you think! Should I stay at full%. And render for the rest of the month, or do you think I made the right choice.

There are no wrong answers!

Edi...

Frame 1321 of 8360!

Had some slow down over the weekend. But I am still rendering! Thanks to the new computer and blender optix integration.

Downside is, even though the render is quick, it tends to crash. So I really have to babysit it.

(CUDA Render is stable, but takes 25 mins a frame compared to optix 4 mins. So running CUDA render over the weekend while I had to be away, was too slow. Better to sit and watch the render myself.)

Also! I am more or less just sitting around. So I am going to s...

Frame 811 of 8360!

The rendering will take a while, but it is moving along at least! 

I have had a few issues with crashing during renders, but I have time to babysit the program, and see it though.

Due to the new gpu, I am rendering this animation in full rez! (1080p I think!)

I have always had to run renders at 50% or 60% of the full rez, just to keep time down. But this time, its in full screen!

It will take about a week to render I think, but that is not bad, considering the qua...

Renders are under way!

I have also posted an older preview of the animation to my google drive. 

(Its called NewAnimationPreview.)

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Xdlroe6J0g7B9ddLM93Dm2gPyZd2ljqR

(Follow this link to my google drive. Please also avoid sharing this, google drive is just a stop gap, until I can get discord nitro!)

Its old now, due to all the lighting changes the an...

I think I am happy with the animation! Almost time to render!

Just want to add the fluid sims on the end of the animation, and set up a nicer background!

As you can see in the post image, I have already started work on the nicer background, just need to add some grass, and maybe rocks.

Once that is done, we are good to go! Should not take very long.

I have also been playing around with more camera angles, my render times are much faster, so I can play with more angles without blowing out render times as much.

I also need to add s...

Finally working on the ending of the oral part of the animation! (I am also in a position to get the updated version of substance painter!)

Been working away at this, whenever I have the time.

Now I am finally on the home stretch! With luck, I will be rendering before the month ends.

And with the new graphics card cade got me, I will be able to render it out much faster then before, it should take a few days at most!

Also Important! I am planning on buying substance painter on steam! The updated version will help a lot with all my textures. 

It will also allow me to easily up the rez on my ...

Work is slowing over easter, but I am trying to work in secret!

I imagine if you see this on a monitor from a distance, you would not know what is happening, maybe.

Anyway, I am still working on the animation, I have not stopped. Hopefully after the weekend, I can really finish this thing off, then start some renders.

The currant plan is to render and post part of the oral as a preview when it is ready.

You guys will be the full oral when it is done of course!

Because you are worth it!

While that is rendering, I can start the...