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Shit. (another update)

Last time I updated on the next animation, I mentioned I'd done about 87 seconds of animation so far (2640 - 30buffer @ 30fps). This is true and accurate. But there has been a problem.

In the Judy animation, I started using Library Overrides. In easy terms, you have your model in a file. You import the model in to your scene, but it's not technically there, it's transferring from the original file. This means in the scene you can't edit it unless you make it local to that scene. If you ...

Judy does a thing

First, I know I said I'd never make things Patreon only. But there seems to be a rule that is either new or I didn't spot before that says you can't post NSFW content publicly. It all has to be behind a paywall. So, to compromise, this is posted to Patrons only, but the Teaser Text links to other places it can be viewed, so I think it still avoids the "no paywall" rule.

Now on to the actual thing.

In my previous post, I talked about finding a stash of models on my HDD that I'd dow...

Took a week off but kinda didn't

The good news is that I think the sex part of the next animation is pretty close to blocked out. The major movements are done, it'll just be a couple of passes afterwards for things like limbs going through each other, micro-movements, faces, blinking and eyes. Theoretically, it shouldn't take very much longer. A few days of sitting it down will get this part of the story finished and ready for the next section which continues the story and provides the hook for the next vote.

So obviou...

Update 23/10/2020: The cycle of pain begins again...

So here we go, 9 days on from the last episode and I've properly started on the next one. There's a few reasons for the delay.

First, I've been working on a new Kyn model, which I wanted in on this episode. He's still not complete, but through Library Overrides, he doesn't need to be. A library Override basically means I can import a character into a scene and it's still linked to the original file, so anything you change there applies to the overrides as well. What this means is I can ...

Efa: Take that out your mouth (Episode 10)

Finally!

If the video doesn't show, link is either here to download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OcpU0LztD114ym4_e8ENGfbnRl8s0aME/view?usp=sharing

or on e621 here: https://e621.net/posts/2447456

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Let's be honest, things co...

More extra stuff (really nearly done)

I can genuinely say this will be done in the next few days!

I've got this major part rendering right at this minute, which will run overnight. I've started doing simple demo renders of scenes to work out timings and see any glitches before I sink hours into the final render. By cranking all the settings down to minimal, I can get about 3-4 seconds per frame running, rather than the full 75 second/frame with everything on full with fur.

This scene has some complex movement in it, s...

Still working! Preview video

The good news is I finished up a fairly complex scene this morning, leaving maybe 3 more scenes to go. Judging by the date, I think I might have missed my deadline a little...

The other bit of good news is that I finished up another project I was working on first thing this morning, so now that is out of the way, minus whatever fixes testing requires, I can spend more time on Efa and Kyn. Being honest, I blasted past the deadline for that by a week as well, but with all the current trav...

Closing on another release... (update 23/9/20)

Another week, another update, and still tentatively fingers crossed for before the end of the month for the next mini-episode.

What you see there is about 3min of the timeline as of right now. It has gaps, but at this stage we're down to basically 4 or 5 scenes left to do. Unfortunately, I've had to re-render quite a lot of stuff. For some reason, Kyn had some vertexes on his testicl...

Update 18/9/20

Another quick update!

I started replacing the shitty scenes I showed off last week and have now got about 50s of animation queued up for rendering. The first block has about 5s of good footage but the previous 5s was waaaay too fast so I've slowed it down and will be rerendering.

I'm pushing on getting the actual animation done as quick as possible because I've got some other urgent work pushed my way. The plan is I can't work and animate at the same time, but I can work and have ...

Failed Stuff (video)

I am so sorry for what is in this video!

The story behind it is that I've been working away on it and thought I had something worth using. I rendered out all of it and was convinced the shoddy stuff could be ignored. After all, a wise person once said that little issues don't matter because it'll either not be noticed or be ignored because it's not the main focus.

The crap stuff IS the main focus for the most part, or is so obvious it can't be ignored.

So, I've cut out the b...

Further update 5/9/20

Thanks to the poll, I think I'll go with splitting the episodes up into chunks for expediency, then releasing the full episode at the end. This means I can keep content going even when there's big sections to work on, and lets me be a bit more regular during uncertain living situations.

As for actual progress, I have got a 45 second block rendering out, meaning after that I will have 2 more scenes before I have something to release. The full episode should be 3 sections. I realise I am ...

How to proceed

I've been technically homeless for the last 2 months, but able to cadge power for my van somewhere. With that and working from home, I've been able to work away on episodes and stuff as well as other work here and there. However, my proper job has decided to revoke the working from home thing, so I have to either choose between 3 hours of commuting, which combined with a low wage means I would actually earn more going back to fast food, or I can bite the bullet and find a carpark near work fo...

Swimming

Technically, I'm still on holiday, but I got in a bit of riding over the 5 days I was actually away despite two huge storms that hit the UK and left me without any dry biking clothes, so I returned home to clean up, restock and head out again.

In the meantime, I've been doing some more work on the next episode, it's now up to around 1min20-ish, but I figured I haven't released anything in particular lately, so put this together as a bit of posing practice and a chance to play with mater...

Update 19/8/20 - Time off

Just a quick update on this stuff.

Animation has started on the next episode, and so far I've got about 34 seconds rendered out and good to go, with another 6 seconds needing re-rendered because it had issues. I'm having a sneaking suspicion this is going to be the longest episode so far.

In the meantime though, I'm taking some time off. What with lockdowns and not technically having a proper home to live in, I'm tired and horrifically unfit. I've barely done anything since March,...

Efa V1 Model - Free to download!

V2 is now almost done and is already being used to make the next episode. So, as promised, here is the old model.

For best results, you'll need: https://github.com/artellblender/springbones and add Spring to the Breast bones.

2020-08-16 18:22:54 +0000 UTC View Post

State of play: 14/8/20

I've tried to start animating, but it's just not happening so I gave up.

It turns out the new version of Efa just does not work. She keeps noodlifying and flopping around all over the place. It's not a good model or rig, so I went back to the drawing board with her. At this current stage, I'm just finishing up modelling her feet again into a slightly lower poly mesh, and took the opportunity to fix her teeth as well. 

Someone voting said that she had terrifying teeth, and I a...

Quick update - Progress slow 8/8/20

Unfortunately, there's not been much in the way of real progress on the next episode.

I've got a rough script fleshed out, I know more or less how it's going to play out, scenes, actions and so on. I've even animated the first part of the first scene and rendered it. But it was shit.

It turns out that I have not quite nailed the new Efa model, and it doesn't work as intended. It needs a bunch more adjustments to get her moving correctly. Add in to that, I've just been learning abo...

Weird stuff while building a new Efa

Felt this one was worth sharing.

I've spent most of the day rigging and weight painting the new Efa model. This means a lot of Inverse Kinematics, control bones and so on.

Turns out, I did something a little incorrect somewhere along the line...

There seems to be a thing with Firefox not liking videos from Drive, so you might need to download. It should work with Chrome though.

Efa: He looks fluffy

I absolutely forgot to add this to Patreon last night, and realisibng I need to add all the previous episodes too.

Animation: 

VOTING: https://forms.gle/jqeTJC1oSnXm7t76A

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You wake.

You're disorientated, your mind is a confusion of all kind...

Final final update (damn it)

The last render just completed. 

I switched to Video Editor mode.

I plugged in the final fixed bit of footage.

I edited the bits around it, ready to tweak the timeline a bit and get the final cut ready for intro, outro and music.

I notice the final clip is 700 frames short.

FUCK

Turns out I am not finished. For some reason I rendered the first 250 frames of the final part and forgot about the very end bit. The issue is that because it has some physics ...

Final update for this episode

I'm so nearly there.

Unexpected working hours, sickness and other stuff have been trying to stop me from hitting my target. A late delivery of Indomitus turning up tomorrow looks set to try and grab my attention as well, but that's ok.

I've got one more section midway through to complete animation on. That's a lie, the animation is done, now it's going through and touching it up to allow the cloth sim to complete properly. I've even come up with ways to speed up renders. Kyn has l...

Efa V1 announcement

Just a quick update but also to record this and remind myself for later...

I've been working more on Efa Version 2. Her rigging is almost complete and a lot of the Inverse Kinematic rigging is completed. She's still not quite done, but she's coming along nicely, and once I get this episode released I should be able to take a day or two to get her finished up before working on the next episode.

So, once the V2 model is complete and in use, I will no longer have any use for the old ...

Update 23/7/20 (with pictures)

It's been about a week, so a good time for another update.

Work is continuing, still figuring out the last bit of the script, but otherwise getting there. I've closed the polls as I'm past the halfway point and there's a clear winner.

Current work stands at 2min10 of rendered footage, with more currently rendering. I've decided that the tricky bits are the ones where there's more action and less talking, so I've skipped over parts of it and started going non-sequentially to clear ...

Update 16-7-20

Good news! It's now up to about 1min36 of rendered footage and some complex stuff now out of the way.

One of the big issues I hit was a new way of handling jiggle physics, which are needed. Without going too complex, with the last system you could simulate the movement of the bones controlling jiggle then bake that motion, meaning it plays back the same each time. This then gives a deformation with a collision modifier on it, so the clothes can be simulated to conform to the movement of...

Efa Update!

This was not really planned, but then I discovered I could open up a second instance of Blender while another scene was rendering.

I've been sort of working on this one on and off for a while. I've been wanting to update Efa for ages. Her shoulders don't work right, and many other bits. Plus she was lacking in some anatomical aspects which have now been fixed. One of them was poor breast topology, meaning they never really moved correctly.

She's been redone top to bottom. I took t...

Update 7/7/2020

Is it really an update if it's the first one you do? Surely the first one is just a Date?

Regardless, to keep people up to date on where we are with this shit, this next update currently sits at 27 seconds of rendered and edited footage.

This covers about 90% of Scene 1. The script has 8 scenes to get through, but a few of them are relatively short and use repeating loops, so aren't as ba...

Efa Costumes Wallpaper

To kick things off, here's a fancy thumbnail of the outfit choices from one of the last polls. This was used as the FA thumbnail but I've redone it in 1920x1280px, 1280x720px and the full image of each outfit.

You can either grab one you want or get a ZIP with everything in it.

Remember, it doesn't matter if you become a Patron or not, this stuff is all free. There might be Patreon exclusive content, like this lot, but it will always be free to grab even if you don't patreonize. 2020-07-07 22:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post