thehowlingden

Animation WIP Previews! (Link)

In my time away, it has been difficult to get animations and drawings finished. Here are some of the major animations I have been trying to build up.  Some have had more success than others to focus on, but at least from this point on I will be more open to being able to continue with them.

We have Leomon undergoing some unfortunate tickling situations. He's just going to have to deal with it really >:3

Don Karnage makes an appearance in a devious dungeon.

Jumped...

Sketch Collection! (Link)

Hello everyone! So here I have collected a bunch of sketches I have made in my time away.  Content varies between tickling and feet, so hope there are things you see in there that you enjoy!  There's a bout 150 of them, so enjoy! x3


https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VSylawJRmF1Hh5tclvYFVJC5kQhoAWpy?usp=share_link

Returning to the Fun

Hello everyone!

Ashamed to say it's been a long while last time I wrote anything.  Want to reach out to you all to apologize for my absence.  Things have not exactly gone my way.  As some of you know, I have been dealing with financial and personal challenges that have made it difficult for me to fulfill any obligations I had.  So for that, I am sorry for any disappointment or frustration that may have caused.  I could not extend any positivity, joy, or fun to y...

New Batch of Works

Here we have a lot of the stuff I've been working on while I was gone.  A nice blend of feet and tickle scenarios to enjoy.  I also have two Regrin preview images here which serves as a set up for what's to come beyond the Shadow Realm project.  Will get more images once I have the set up complete.  Hope you enjoy!

Apologies for the Absence

Hello everyone! It's been a while. 

Sorry for being gone such a long time.  A lot of things have been going on in my life that have eaten through a big chunk of my free time.  Dealt with quite a lot of family issues. Some stressful situations made things go out of hand at a lot of points. Couldn't quite take back control of the things I wanted to do. Had to prioritize some things over others, and that in turn slowed down a lot of my progress. 

Now things are se...

Worgen Troubles

So now we have a poor worgen held down in place by some magical roots. Take a peek and see how her struggles play out.
Textures are not final, so will have a different look in the end.
I think it's the longest animation to date, so hope it keeps you entertained :3

Other than that, found a voice actor willing to give the worgen a go, so it should be interesting as it develops towards completion :3

Hope you enjoy!

And for sure, the next animation will be of Regrin. Tim...

Wolf Lickled (ANIMATION + SOUND)

And here is Wolf!

Hope everyone in the Lylat system enjoys! On Earth too :P

Got a few people to thank for helping completing it.  Few months ago, I thought I would not be able to finish this up, but here it is x3

Really though, I'd like to thank all of you supporters as well for joining in on this journey!

Now I can jump back to Regrin and his unfortunate situation!  Will have another tickle animation surprise coming ^w^

Enjoy!

Borris Tangled

Borris should be more careful when wandering his greenhouse.  His creations can be a bit impatient at times.  I guess bonding time is a completely different meaning to them :3

Regrin Leap (Macro March)

Here is a little something for Macro March.  Started as a means to test the full Rig, ended up making some fun animation out of it. 

Big thanks to my render buddy for taking the time to do these. 

I recommend downloading for full resolution.  Seems drive takes some time to get the full resolution processed.

Here are some alternate links as well!  My friend played around with the wetness factor! Enjoy!

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Giran and Ridley

Finished a couple of pics from those previous sketches.  Got Giran and Ridley so far here.  

Giran undergoing a bit of a tickle torture himself. A dragon's endurance must always be tested!

As for Ridley, one can say his counterparts were just itching to trap Ridley in something inescapable.  Doppelgangers know exactly what makes their true form tick.  No surprise they are a weakness to their advantage >x3

Wolf Render Preview (Link)

Here is a preview so far of Wolf's animation. Almost halfway in  This is still a Maya animation, but used a different renderer that what I was used to.

The shadows have been quite tricky to nail, a lot of noise going around but will do what we can to clean that up.  

Because Wolf was a game model, I assume it makes it hard for this renderer to make a clean image.  Lots of factors come into play, but so far it's been the best we can pull off.

Will try a few mor...

Regrin Bedroom (Not My Animation)

So this came to me as a surprise! My blender rendering buddy did animation for practice, and I must say he did a fine job so far.  He wanted me to share it with you all, so here you go!
The rendering and lighting are definitely a step up to what I would pull off in Maya, so it's really awesome to see the potential it has as a finished animation :3

That'll be all for today, but I hope you enjoyed!

Regrin Blender Test 2

And here is a longer version with subsurface scattering. For those who don't know, it basically simulates light bouncing off of skin.  Has quite a soft brilliance to it.

Blender Render Test 1

A friend of mine has offered to render stuff off blender for me.  I send him a small animation test, and this was the result. Done using Cycle renders. I'm so amazed by the results!  It has promise! x3

Sketches!

Here are some sketches!  Our victims include Giran, Borris, Regrin and Ridley, as well as a little foot show from Brandon.  Art has been slow while learning Blender, but things are coming along :3

Update!

Hey everyone! Hope things are going well!

Some good news!

Managed to get access to my Maya files.

Thanks to my friend, he will be letting me use his version of maya to finish off whatever I had remaining.  Will save me a bunch of time instead of having to redo some time consuming things. So he has been a big help on that part!  It will put them back on track!

In terms of Blender, it will still be my go to program for now on. It's been really cool the things I...

Wolf Lickled (Latest Version)

So in this animation, I was only able to fix up Wolf's expressions and lip syncing.  

I was so close to the finish line with this one, but will see how well I can save it.  

I already know I will have to redo the dogs >w<  But hey, the additional training will help XD

Leo Tickle

You can see how blocky early animation can be.  Lots to fix up here.  Once I get a hang of Blender, I'll be setting this scene up again.  Too good to pass up on. x3 

Regrin Walk Cycle

Thought I would share some of the WIP's that I had lingering.  Here's one of a walk cycle.

Game Over Charizard

And here is the Charizard animation.  No sound unfortunately, I could not get back in the file to sync it properly.  But I hope you guys enjoy! :3

Fox Tease

And here is Fox ^^

Falco Tease

Was able to render these animations before my maya license expired. Hope you guys enjoy!

A Gnoll Imprisoned

Always nice to see a cackling hyena going crazy right? :P

Garudamon Trapped

Garudamon facing off against phantom feather fingers and their sidekick, the clawz!  Threw in some brushes for some more torturous fun!  
I felt those soles deserved to be shown off without obstruction :3

Update

Hey everyone! Hope you are all doing well!  And a big thank you for you all and your support so far!

Sorry it has been taking so long for updates or new work.  Things have been quite rocky on my end. Laptop had to be repaired a bit, but now it's doing good!

I got some bad news related to animations.  My Maya license has expired.  For the most part, I was able to export certain files to FBX format so I can open them in other programs. Upon review, I found that m...

Howling Laughter (Feet)

And now they get at the poor Brandon's feet.  It will drive him mad! x3

Wolf Lickled Preview (ANIMATION + SOUND)

We have Wolf here once again in a tickle struggle.  Some of the dialogue is not synced yet, some parts need more work. Planning on extending the end as well, perhaps give Fox and Falco their own portion of dialogue. Hope you enjoy! :3

Shadow Realm 4_2 (ANIMATION)

Here is the continuation from the previous part.  Regrin has been summoned back tot he Shadow Realm to deal with some unfinished business.  Next focus will be the tickling! x3

Charizard Tickle (ANIMATION)

Fun, short little loop. Will try to adjust his motions a bit more.

Color and Ink

Got done with the lycanroc pic.  Dormito waiting to see what you think of the view :3
Also got a foot version of the cult tickling scenario done. Enjoy! :3