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Quick Update

Hey all, hope you've been doing well this month~

Sorry things have been quiet since my last post. I was hoping to be more active this month (compared to recent months), and things were looking good for that to happen... But then my HVAC failed and ended up needing replaced, so yeah. Needless to say, the past few weeks have been pretty busy and stressful, and I just haven't really been in the right mindset for Blender-ing in the little free time I've had.

Thankfully the new HVAC ...

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May 2025's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

Here's the refreshed watermark-free MEGA archive link for May! Sorry for the late post; I had a busy day today and then got distracted after work. But it's before midnight, so it still counts as May 1st like I promised lol

And, as always, thank you for your support <3

Full Link:     https://mega.nz/folder/JWUlzYQL#Vw5CFOo56W6rSIVck_V71Q

MEGA Folder:    &...

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Armory Hallway Pinup No Tattoos Variant

Hey all! Here's the "without tattoos"/"no tattoos" variant, as promised! I've updated the MEGA archive as well :)

Hope you all had a great April, and I'll see ya on May 1st with a refreshed MEGA archive link! And, as always, thank you for your support <3

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Ada Wong Armory Hallway Pinup Release

Hey all :)

Here's the finished Ada render; hope you like it! I was originally hoping to finish this on Wednesday and have it published for you all by Thursday, but I had something come up and had to push this back a few extra days. I just have the "with tattoos" version for today's release, but I'll be rendering out the "without tattoos" variant tonight and publishing that for you all tomorrow.

So, about the render. No fancy titles of flavor text for this one; just an idea that ...

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Next Render WIP

Hey all, hope you've been doing well since my last post!

Unfortunately April has been another busy month with spring cleaning and yard work eating up my free time, not to mention seasonal allergies making my head foggy. Thankfully, May is looking to be a bit more cooperative in terms of free time, so I'm hoping to be more active next month.

But getting back to the present, I managed to squeeze in some time in Blender and decided to throw together a quick Ada pinup. I'm planning ...

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April 2025's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

It's the start of a new month, so you know the drill — here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for April! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in May, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released.

If you're new here or just need a refresher, this archive contains all of my published works, including variants, in native resolution! I typically publish my works using images downscaled to half ...

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Jill Valentine Selfie Variants Release

Hey all :) Here's those variants I mentioned in yesterday's release post. The eye patch concept went smoothly, so you have all the different versions I mentioned (eyes looking at camera/viewer and eyes looking at phone, in both topless and with lingerie top) in all of the same post-processing styles as the initial release! Hope you enjoy!

As for what's next, I'll be refreshing the watermark-free MEGA archive link on Tuesday, April 1st (no April Fools' Day jokes, I promise), and then go...

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Jill Valentine Selfie Release

Hey all! Hope you've been doing well since the recent WIP/update post :)

Here's the Jill Valentine selfie I teased! Unfortunately, I don't really have any fancy titles or flavor text for this one. Typically, having a title and/or flavor text for a render is something that results from a render being inspired, whether by a thought, feeling, emotion, idea, or other work of art, etc. But, in this case, I just wanted to make a selfie render for Jill to go with the ones for Ada and Claire.<...

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WIP/Update

Hey all :) Hope you've been doing well since my last post. March has been a bit busy for me these past few weeks, but I had some time this weekend to get in some brainstorming and Blender-ing.

For the next render, I figured I'd round out the selfie collection with Jill, since I already did Claire and Ada. (I know the phone isn't visible in Claire's render, but it's implied, so close enough lol)

Anyway, figured I'd share a teaser with ya real quick and check in with you all. Depe...

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March 2025's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

It's the start of a new month, so you know the drill — here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for March! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in April, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released.

If you're new here or just need a refresher, this archive contains all of my published works, including variants, in native resolution! I typically publish my works using images downscaled to hal...

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Ada Wong Selfie Release

"Don't keep me waiting, handsome."

Hey all :) Hope you've been doing well!

Apologies for another quiet month. Unfortunately the start of the year has still been a bit of slog, struggling with a mixture of personal and health issues eating up my free time outside of work. But enough about that, let's move on to today's render release!

I really liked how the previous render came out and wanted to do something with a similar vibe/flavor with Ada, but after the past ...

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February 2025's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

It's the start of a new month, so you know the drill — here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for February! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in March, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released.

If you're new here or just need a refresher, this archive contains all of my published works, including variants, in native resolution! I typically publish my works using images downscaled to ...

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Claire Redfield "Desire Selfie" Release

Something to remember her by

Hey all :) Hope you've been doing well!

Today I have for you a Claire Redfield pinup that I'm really happy with. I decided to go with Claire in light of OG RE2 and RE2R recently celebrating their North American release date anniversaries (Jan. 21st, 1998, and Jan. 25th, 2019, respectively). I was originally hoping to have this out to you all a bit sooner, but I unfortunately ran into some delays. First, I got hit by some severe cold weather ...

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Quick Update — Been Sick, On the Mend

Hey all! Hope you've been well since my last post :)

Wanted to update you all real quick and apologize for things being quiet so far this month! Unfortunately I became extremely sick at the end of December. Which, from a content-making perspective, I didn't think would ultimately end up mattering, since I was already planning on a small, start-of-the-year Blender hiatus to spend my free time cleaning and catching up on other IRL things on my to-do list.

However, my illness has ...

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January 2025's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

It's the start of a new month, so you know the drill — here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for January! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in February, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released.

If you're new here or just need a refresher, this archive contains all of my published works, including variants, in native resolution! I typically publish my works using images downscaled t...

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Christmas 2024 Jill Valentine Model Swap Release

Hey all :)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Here's the Jill Valentine model swap of the Christmas 2024 render, as mentioned in yesterday's release post. It's got a few issues I'm not 100% happy with, as sometimes happens with model swaps (sometimes different models don't play as well with a lighting setup, or there might be issues with how the pose deforms the mesh, etc.). Under normal circumstances I'd try to spend some time making some tweaks to mitigate the issues, but, si...

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Ada Wong Christmas 2024 Render Release

"Looks good to me. What do you think, handsome?"

Hey all :)

Hope you've been doing well since my teaser post a few days ago! Today I have for you all a holiday-themed render to fit the season. For the past few years now, I've done a Christmas/holiday render with Claire each winter, so I thought I'd change things up a bit. Also sorry this took a bit longer than I hoped for; I spent more time iterating on this render than I originally planned on (more details bel...

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Christmas 2024 Teaser

Hey all :)

Just thought I'd share a quick silhouetted teaser of what I'm working on for Christmas 2024 with ya. Hoping to have it done soon(tm). Still need to settle on a subject lighting setup I'm happy with, then do QC passes to look for things like sculpting fixes and improvements, etc. Maybe play with color of the negligee and the ornament in her hand, stuff like that. Hope you all are doing well and staying safe and healthy during the holidays!

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"Reflection" Jill Valentine Model Swap Release

Hey all :)

Here's the Jill Valentine model swap for Reflection! Sorry for the delay on this. Been juggling a lot in my spare time this month, a mixture of personal obligations and holiday-related/family stuff.

Moving on to the render itself, you've got the same post-processing variants here as with the Ada version — "soft" and "sharp," respectively. Normally I'm not a fan of when renders look too clean, as it has a tendency to kinda give them a certain l...

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Quick Particle Hair Test & Update

Hey all :) Hope you've been well since my last post!

Just wanted to share a WIP with you real quick — my first-ever custom particle hair. This was the result of my first attempt at particle hair on the very first tutorial I tried, so I know it's not the greatest. But while it's definitely not perfect, I think it has promise! There's definitely a learning curve to both making and combing particle hair, but I enjoyed the process. I also think it's definitely something I'm capable of im...

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December 2024's Watermark-Free Render Archive

Hey all :)

It's the start of a new month, so you know the drill — here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for December! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in January, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released.

If you're new here or just need a refresher, this archive contains all of my published works, including variants, in native resolution! I typically publish my works using images downscaled...

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"Downtime" Jill Valentine Model Swap Release

Hey all :)

Got another little something for you! While I was working on Reflection, I received a request for a Jill Valentine model swap version of Downtime. Normally I don't take free requests, but in the spirit of the upcoming holidays I decided to oblige. Besides, it had been a minute since I rendered some nude Jill.

This render technically uses the updated RE5 battlesuit Jill model, but since Jill is nude and has her RE3R hairstyle, I labeled this in the ME...

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"Reflection" No Tattoos Variant Release

Hey all :) Happy Wong Wednesday!

As promised, here's the "No Tattoos" variant of Reflection.

You can find this variant in both "soft" (pictured) and "sharp" post-processing styles in the MEGA archive in the following folder:

Resident Evil -> Ada Wong -> Mirror Pinup (Reflection) -> No Tattoos

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"Reflection" Release

Hey all :) Hope you've been doing well since my last post!

Unfortunately, November hasn't been the greatest month for me. I'm not really comfortable sharing details about my private life (and I don't want to bore you all with my life story besides), but I've been struggling with a lot of personal and medical issues this month. The stress of everything has just really had my headspace and mental health all messed up and caused me some serious art block. Stress and depression affects cre...

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November 2024's Watermark-Free Render Archive (and Quick Update)

Hey all :)

Here's the refreshed MEGA archive link for November! This link will be good until it's refreshed at the start of next month in December, and any new renders between now and then will be added to the archive as they're released. The embedded images in each render release post are the downscaled versions (due to embedded image upload limits), and you'll find both the downscaled and native versions in the MEGA archive!

As for what's next, I've got a few Blender tutorials...

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"Downtime" Release

Ada enjoys some R & R before the next assignment

Hey all :)

Hope you've been doing well since my last post!

Today I have for you a render I'm extremely excited to share, as I'm really happy with how this one turned out. It's a relatively simple render in a similar style to the previous Claire render, with the emphasis placed on the subject, which I find produces a very striking result when done well. Hopefully you all will enjoy this one as much...

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"Invitation" Release

"Wanna come inside?"

Hey all :)

Hope you've been doing well since my last post! Today I have for you a relatively simple render, but one I hope you all will enjoy nonetheless. It's been a minute since I gave Claire some love, and since I just recently updated her model, I decided to do something about that.

Those of you who have been following me for a bit know I've done renders from time to time that combine my love of sci-fi and Resident Evil. Those of y...

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Black Battlesuit Ada Wong Wallpaper ("Descent into the NEST" Variant) Release

Hey all :)

Just a quick lil' something for you all today. Not a new render but a variant of an older piece. I actually made this wallpaper for myself, but then I figured I'd go ahead and take the extra time and effort to publish it for you all to enjoy as well. I decided to make this after working on the recent Wesker Mode Rebecca Chambers model-swap of the RE5 wallpaper; I just really enjoy the black battlesuit aesthetic, and it meshes well with Ada's RE4R look (gives me OG RE4 Assign...

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RE3R Jill and RE2R Claire Models Updated to Blender 4.X

Hey all :)

Hope you've been doing well since my last post!

Anyway, just a quick update for you all today. Haven't really had any inspiration or ideas just yet for my next render, but that doesn't mean I've been idle! I like to use my downtime between renders to catch up on various tasks, like watching tutorials, organizing and backing up project files, and updating models to carry them forward into newer versions of Blender. Which brings us to today's post — I've recently upda...

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Wesker Mode Rebecca Chambers (RE5 Wallpaper Model Swap) Release

Hey all :)

Just a quick surprise treat for you all today. I know variants and model-swap renders of older works aren't the most thrilling thing, but hopefully you'll still enjoy this piece.

So, in short, the model maker whose RE models I use recently updated their RE models pack by adding Rebecca Chambers to the mix. She's still in Beta, so she doesn't have any any RE outfits yet, like her RE0 or RE1 uniforms or anything S.T.A.R.S.-related. But she does have the RE5 battlesuit l...

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