Straight to the point, I'm falling way behind on my projects, most importantly my Patreon-funded images. I had intended to finish my current two scenes before the end of April, but as that is all but impossible at this point, I'm simply turning off all charges for this month, and I'll be catching up during May instead.
I know that for at least some of you, it might not be a big deal, and I know better than to turn away tips and donations towards my work. But I set out to create this Patreo...
2016-04-30 15:45:54 +0000 UTC
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It's not one of the Patreon projects yet, but here's a smaller something I've been working on! I haven't quite decided on camera angle or some of the other composition details, but the scene itself is pretty much done, as you can see.
Oh, and there's a little bonus attached as well! A close-up angle that I probably won't end up using, but I really like it. (there's a few visible issues with joints and the inner mouth, plus it would need a bit of censoring or tiny clothing in this particula...
2016-03-19 16:03:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, all! Many, many apologies for my quietness these past few weeks, life has remained a bit difficult in both motivation and time. With that said, I still hold high hopes for things moving forward!
To start with, I intend to make up for my lack of posts in February with more in March. There are two projects in particular that have my interest here, and rather than choosing between them, I'd like to do both! Those projects are:
Yayu - tongue catch...
2016-03-02 00:54:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! Apologies for falling mostly silent this month, things have been piling up a bit! Well, more than a bit, but that's neither here nor there.
First off, I appreciate the suggestions and previous votes you've all given me! To recap, I'm starting to move away from the "vote on a project every time the funding goal is reached" model, mostly because I've come to realize that these are projects I honestly want to be doing, regardless if they get funded or not. Of course the suppor...
2016-02-16 12:23:09 +0000 UTC
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Hello again, everyone! Welcome to 2016!
It's getting to be that time again, that unofficial bi-monthly Patreon project vote. I think there's been enough funding over the past two months, at least! I'm not entirely sure, with the way Patreon's been fiddling with displayed amounts. Either way, I'll work on something!
Which actually leads into my main point here: usually this would be the time when I'd put up a few project ideas for voting, but honestly, every one of the ide...
2016-01-26 15:50:41 +0000 UTC
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For someone who is all but mute, Yayu still knows how to say a lot... are they still "prey" when they come of their own free will, enticed only by a show of licking skills and an inviting look? Regardless, Yayu enjoys the challenge of capturing others in this way, preying upon the curiosity and even libido of her targets, winning them over with not a word spoken; from whichever bar or tavern they started from, all the way to Yayu's stomach, once she's properly savored their company of course.
2015-12-30 18:31:26 +0000 UTC
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Who's room could this be?!
It's taken the entire month to get this far (for various reasons), but we're in the final stretch! This month's scene will definitely be finished before the month is done. I'm showing the scene background here for two reasons: one, it's a fun little teaser of the final picture; and two, these background renders often end up blurred to simulate focal distance, so this is a good opportunity to see some of the un-blurred details for a change. ^^
2015-12-30 03:14:07 +0000 UTC
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Slow progress, but with Yayu's model all updated and finished, we've progressed to the posing portion of the project (say that three times fast). You'll, uh, just have to ignore some of the visual issues that come with the program here! The preview renderer doesn't quite know how to deal with transparency maps; her legs aren't transparent in the slightest, but there's a transparency map for her hips (to create that fade from frog-to-human), and that in turn causes these complications elsewhere. ...
2015-12-17 22:36:08 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for all of your support once again, everyone! The votes are in... well, actually there was only a single vote this month, I suppose having the voting on the same week as Thanksgiving and Black Friday caused some conflict. But it's still a vote, so it looks like Yayu is the winner this time around!
The funding this time is actually a little bit short of the mark, due to some declined pledges; it's not a big deal, since there isn't much exclusive content here and I can still work on t...
2015-12-03 02:31:56 +0000 UTC
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It's time again already! The total from October and November's pledges is set to reach the $50 mark once again, and as a result we'll be having another project up for your votes to decide on.
Just like last time, I have three Paeratopa image concepts for you to choose from, so all I need from you folks is your vote on which one should be December's sponsored project.
The three concepts are as follows:
#1: Haru's creamy treat
2015-11-23 18:44:29 +0000 UTC
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"Mmm, aren't you just delicious..."
Momoe enjoys herself a little appetizer to go with her meal! They're just so fun to dip into condiments and lick clean, or even stick right into your food... Momoe of course intends to do both, so long as she can resist the urge to just gobble him right up on the spot.
Finished at last, the first Patreon-funded scene I've done! It's also a scene I've had in mind for some time now, but never actually had the time to work on. It's thanks to th...
2015-10-30 20:31:17 +0000 UTC
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Putting things together now, and it's all nearing completion!
There's still some work to be done, of course. Minor tweaks to poses, props, and camera angles; adjustments to lighting; adding the background, and tweaking that if necessary; and once everything's done and rendered, there's still lots of post-production work to be done in Photoshop, details like drool and color adjustments and all that. (I intend to make this nice and messy, so maybe a bit of extra painting for that aspect of i...
2015-10-25 00:13:29 +0000 UTC
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Getting to the good parts already!
This project will probably move along pretty quickly, though I have been running into some snags in getting minor things (like Momoe's finger posing) done right. These 3D models are quite detailed, but there's still some subtleties they struggle with, realistic hand and finger joints being one of them. Looks good now though, doesn't it?
Posing the little guy is next on the list, then more posing and morphing of the tongue to give it a proper squish ...
2015-10-21 15:15:23 +0000 UTC
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Getting started!
The first half of this month has been mostly set aside for a couple of priority commissions, but as we crest that middle portion of the month, I'm getting ready to finish up Momoe's Patreon-funded scene. And where better to start than the scenery itself?
This is the very same 3D scene that was used as a background for the most recent Momoe picture, and since it is Mo...
2015-10-17 15:28:35 +0000 UTC
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Thank you all for your support (and your votes) during September! There weren't a lot of votes, but despite that it seems to be nearly unanimous favor for the Momoe scene, which I must admit is my personal favorite as well.
Moving forward in this month, my project list includes two commissions, the Patreon-funded scene, and - if there's enough time - a little something for Halloween too. :) Probably not much time for anything big there, but it seems nearly a crime not to at least finish a ...
2015-10-05 22:00:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey there, everyone! Apologies for the lack of activity this month, life has been making itself difficult. As we're fast approaching October though, the total pledges so far will be enough to hit that $50 milestone for a Patreon-sponsored project, so this is where all of you come in! (yes, even you! If you can read this, your input is welcomed.)
I have three Paeratopa image concepts at the moment, so all I need from you folks is your vote on which one should be October's sponsored project....
2015-09-28 00:59:56 +0000 UTC
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It's a new month, and your pledges have all been processed once more. We're up to a grand total of $44 processed over the past couple months, now! Slightly less after fees, technically; August's $26 came out to $23.26 after processing, while July's $18 came out as $15.92. Still a very much appreciated amount of support.
We're still not quite at that first big milestone of one Patreon-sponsored image a month, but that's to be expected in these first few months. Seeing as the total ra...
2015-09-05 13:17:56 +0000 UTC
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Last but not least, our unfortunate (depending on your perspective) prey! Multiple renders were done of this as well, but only one was actually used in this case; some color adjustments were done in Photoshop afterwards.
Also like the previous layer, the combined renders were set as a backdrop, to make sure everything lined up properly. This render was the fastest of them all, as you might imagine, seeing as it's only one tiny figure.
You'll pr...
2015-08-15 18:29:08 +0000 UTC
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With the background renders finished, a new 3D scene is started up with the scenery removed. The background render gets put into the "backdrop" slot, which makes sure any of the transparent areas don't get filled in with a color that doesn't match the background. (if I don't do this, you'll find little white edges around the fuzzier parts of the hair in particular, because the render engine can't quite handle half-transparent areas well.)
Pretty simple process ...
2015-08-15 18:28:19 +0000 UTC
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"Renders" with a plural, because this is actually four separate renders stitched together! Primarily just the one, however; the base render provides, well, the whole base, but there's one behind it that has a few plants (this was a throwaway render, but the plants came out good enough and they took a long time to render, so I just cut them out of subsequent renders).
On top of that, there's two other renders, same scene but with different lighting. Only portions of these are...
2015-08-15 18:26:04 +0000 UTC
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Ah, the real view behind the curtain!
This is where the majority of my work takes place, in the setup window of DAZ Studio. Everything is already set up for Teena's scene here; background, main subject, and foreground all together (to be later separated into individual layers for rendering), with the camera hovering above the whole scene.
There's not a lot of background scenery, as you can see! Just enough to fill the view, and nothing else. Not much point in including anything t...
2015-08-15 18:22:57 +0000 UTC
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I haven't had the opportunity to go sorting through my projects and grabbing progress screenshots just yet, but this one was laying around already! You may recognize the scene this is from (it was posted here earlier); what you see here is the process of rendering the background, while the "blank" Teena figure is invisible to the render and only casts a shadow.
Final result of this is an unobstructed view of the ground and background, but with a properly-positioned shadow for when I add Teena...
2015-08-12 13:35:43 +0000 UTC
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A little late - I was thinking I might write a fancier post here, but that didn't work so well - but thank you all for bringing things along to the first official goal here! And also a big thank you to those who have been with the campaign for a whole month now; your contributions all added up to about $16 for my very first month here on Patreon, which is actually more than I would have expected so quickly. To put it into a bit of perspective, that's enough to pay for my entire phone bill (I hav...
2015-08-11 02:42:06 +0000 UTC
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Just finished! This scene is one I've been working on for a little while now, and it'll be posted to my galleries elsewhere in just a couple of days. Seeing as it's already finished though, I can't think of any good reasons why you all shouldn't have a look at it right now. :D
I'll write a little blurb for it when I post it "officially", but the general explanation for what you see here is Teena's playing one of her usual games with a tiny guy she's caught; after finishing her game ...
2015-07-30 09:55:04 +0000 UTC
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We're still a ways away from the "sponsored pictures" milestone, but I've still got some pictures I'd like to work on in-between commissions this month. I've got three particular scenes in mind so far; feel free to chime in if you'd like to see one in particular finished before the others, or leave suggestions for future projects!
Teena: a nice view down as the catgirl is sitting on the sidewalk, her mouth open wide and positioned to catch the tiny guy she's just caught and tossed i...
2015-07-16 17:21:38 +0000 UTC
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Wow, it's only been a day or so, but I just have to say thank you to everyone who's become a patron so far! It's already a far better start than I would have expected, and while it may not seem like much yet, it's a great load off my shoulders to see people willing to support me. I'm going to be pushing a little extra hard for the first couple of months to get some content released. ^^
As early patrons, I also want you all to know that your opinions matter to me, so don't hesitate t...
2015-07-03 05:54:53 +0000 UTC
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"Grand Opening" coming soon! Things are all set to roll, so don't hesitate to jump right in if you'd like!
2015-07-01 08:12:11 +0000 UTC
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