Liz Ard

WIP: Things are going well

 HELLO!!! Hope you all had a nice week.

Progress in the next video is going well~

There's only 2 shots left to animate! One is the longest one, but the challenging part about it is probably going to figure out how to add a specific effect I want...and the other has Thancred in it, which means I have to rig another character and I'm procrastinating. And because Dawntrail changed Thancred's ...

WIP: New video...with new models!!!

 Hello! :D I hope everyone is doing well.

I finally started working on a new video with Dawntrail upgraded characters!!

Does that mean I figured out a way to make the rigs work? Well...uh...not really. I take no credit for this, and so I can't really make a tutorial or anything yet because I don't know how exactly to get it to work myself. I used a hack of the old mektools rig that was sha...

Behind the Scenes: A Moment in Azys Lla

Hello! Happy definitely not sunday. :P

Sorry for the weekly video delay! I used all of my time during the weekend to finish the animation, and now I put this Behind the Scenes of it together. My schedule is a mess lately, but I really wanted to make this before the weekend!!!

I talk a little bit about the idea behind it, compare it with the original cutscene, some of the animation things I was worried about and some inspirations. I hope you enjoy it!

Let me know if there's a...

A Moment in Azys Lla

Hello~ new video!!

This is one of the (many) cute G'raha scenes in patch 5.4. This isn't replayable at the inn (although it's pretty easy to replay it in NG+!), so I animated it with Lizard's personal reactions.

G'raha is so excited during the entire patch, it makes me really happy to see it...and Lizard, as well!

Seeing him that happy and thanking us for bringing him there - to Azys Lla, to the Source! - is heartwarming. And it also makes me internally scream YES, I WILL BR...

WIP: New video in less than a week!

Hello! How is everyone? This week went by pretty fast. Every week recently feels like this and sometimes it seems I can't keep up. But it's fine...I think?

The video is almost done! 2 shots left, the very last ones. I might be able to finish it by sunday if I get enough time this weekend! They're two mostly facial-focused shots, which usually take me less time to finish than body mechanics. Th...

Timelapse: "When All Hope Seems Lost" Hug

Hello! Today I'm sharing the timelapse of when I animated a hug shot from my last video.

This one I finished rather quickly (2 hours). It took me half the time of my last hug one from the Dawntrail one. I didn't plan this as carefully as that one however, and I feel like, looking back, I could've spent a few more minutes on it to fix some details. Which is always a good thing, honestly. I feel like it's much better when you look at your past work and realize things you could've done bet...

WIP: Good progress!

Hello! How is everyone? I'm late again with this one, sorry. I think I'm going to make these on friday now to fit my current schedule...

So, I'm making steady progress with the new animation:

It's 46 seconds long, no flashbacks this time. It matches exactly the dialogue of the 5.4 scene, plus o...

Behind the Scenes: When All Hope Seems Lost

Hello! Today I'm talking a little more about my ideas and planning for the Lost Hope video.

Just as much as I love actually animating and thinking of the movement, choosing the cameras and how I want my feelings to come across is very enjoyable and relaxing. Sometimes I feel like I'm just being silly and overthinking things, like people will tell me "it's not that deep", "you're not supposed to be thinking too much about it", but more and more I notice that overthinking about characters...

WIP: Next video and light updates

Hello!

I was supposed to post this in thursday like I always do, but this has been a very weird week for me. My bad. Heh. :'D

I am feeling a bit better, thank you very much for the kind messages. I also feel a little more like playing FFXIV again after trying out the normal raids! The story is...there, but the fights are really fun! I'll be trying out healing in my static this time to sw...

When All Hope Seems Lost

New video!!!...that I'm only posting here. I don't really feel like posting this out there for a whole lot of people this time, so have a Patreon exclusive. :x

I think this one feels way too serious and a little personal for me. I still want to share with everyone here though, so I hope you enjoy it!

It was still relaxing and good practice to make! I hope I got the hug right, I really tried to get in a few details that I enjoy. I really like animating hugs, and watching animated h...

[OUTDATED] How to export characters - Textools to Blender

Edit: This video is outdated now! I released a new version with this step by step over here. Thank you!!!

Hello! Today's video is how I'm putting together characters from Textools to Blender after the graphical update.

If you already have experience getting the models from before, then there might be nothing really new in this video, since the basics are pretty much the same. I still hope this...

WIP: New video in progress!!! ...with old models

 Hello! :')

I have been spending my free time lately trying to make the new models to work for videos, and I did have good enough results as far as the models and shaders. I have every character I will need for my Sharlayan video idea put together in Blender.

I am satisfied. She looks pretty AND ...

Progress Update: New Patreon video soon (I hope!)

Hi! Quick text update since I'm not posting a video today, only justify it and show my progress. I didn't forget, but I'm still testing out the new models.

I did figure out how to make them look better from textools to Blender.

Here's so far how Lizard is looking! She looks much more pale than in my usual videos, which actually reflects her game model more accurately, but I still think h...

WIP: Starting over!

Hello! How is Dawntrail for everyone? Won't talk about it in details here, but if anyone finishes the MSQ and wants to talk about and share opinions, just message me either on twitter or here and I'm always available. :)

That's a screenshot from the game after the update, by the way, not my Blender rigs! The goal will be to get as close as I can to that look. He looks so pretty~ the eyes look beauti...

Animation Timelapse: Tural!!! No G'raha...

Hello! Happy last day before early access!

As I mentioned in the update post just before, here's the video a little early.

I didn't add commentary throught the entire thing because I wouldn't have time to finish it everything on time if I did, but I did talk about it a little. I hope it's ok!

Also, I'd like an opinion! I've been speeding up the timelapses myself so I can add commentary and it doesn't get too long, but would anyone be interested in pure, no-commentary footage...

Quick Update - To an open Sky~

Hello! Happy thursday and the day after early access! :D

We can already pre-download the update if you haven't already! Hope everyone is surviving maintenance.

Fioh is certainly struggling with that, mistreating best boy for memes....I forgive you this time :P

2024-06-27 10:30:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Animating a Hug: Timelapse + Commentary

Hello, happy sunday~!
Today I'm showing a timelapse of the last shot of my recent video, while I talk a little about it.

Total of time working on it was about 4 hours. I forgot to record the few last minor details and the part where I add the tickets falling as well, but most of it is here. I hope you enjoy it!

As always, any questions or requests, let me know.
Thank you for watching and for your support!

No WIP, weekly update

Hello! How is everyone 1 week away from early accesss?

It's really the only thing in my mind recently! So, no animation in progress as of right now because of that. This is just a general weekly update instead of a WIP one. Sorry for the lack of pictures this time. :x

I'm using the time I have free during the week to get everything prepared, like try to be sure my PC can handle the game,...

Behind the Scenes: Waiting for Dawntrail

Hello! Happy...monday. Sorry for the delay :P

Since I just posted the last video, I figured it would be fun to make a breakdown/overview of this one as well, same style as the last one about the React. I hope you enjoy it! As always, if there's anything you want to hear more about, let me know.

Here is the link to the tutorial I mentioned for the shadow catcher:

SHADOW CATCHER TUTORIAL - BLENDER ...

Me waiting for Dawntrail

12 days to Dawntrail (early access)!!!...and I'll never get over G'raha's decision.

I already predict some "he's in the trailer!!!" and "he's joining us later!!!" comments on youtube...but the Warrior of Light isn't aware of trailers. This is how my character feels! And it doesn't change the fact that I still wish he'd be there from the beginning!!!!1 ;_;

I still have issues with how that decision was written...but anyway. Still hoping there was a good reason for it to be that way...

WIP: Two weeks for Dawntrail!

 Hello! Weekly update time! How is everyone?

This week I'm feeling much better!

To compensate for my sick days last week, I was able to animate almost everything I needed to. I just need to finish the last shot! And probably fix a few things that bother me on the other ones, as well as record some footage ingame for effects and stuff.

Granted, I did think of mostly easier to make an...

Behind the Scenes: Lizard reacts to BeneG

Hello! Happy sunday~ :)

Today I'd like to share some of the things I did to get the react video done quickly. I'm pretty happy with the result considering how fast I wanted to finish it, but of course I made some choices here and there to make things easier for me. I hope there's something interesting in there!

As always, if you have any questions or would like a video about something specific, just let me know.

Thank you for watching and for your support!

WIP: Weird week, huh

 Hello! I hope you enjoyed that reaction video. :D

"Funny" story, I had just got back from a weekend away and was feeling a little sick and sluggish, then BeneG's video came out and I had this rush of energy and completely focused on getting the reaction out like my body was well and thriving...and then a few hours after posting not only the sickness came back stronger, but I got food poisoning ...

LizArd reacts to BeneG

VERY UNPLANNED, SPONTANEOUS NEW VIDEO, HELLO!

So, BeneG just posted a new video yesterday called "Sorry, G'raha Fans". It's great, it's funny, very well made, but uh...Lizard would think the theme choice is QUESTIONABLE. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??? So I had to get her reaction. This immediately came to mind. :P

Since I already have a video planned that I'm working on, I had to finish this one fas...

Behind the Scenes: Call him by His Name

Hello! Happy sunday~

Today's video is a little more about "Call him by his name".

There's a timelapse, some reference I've used, a little more Lizard lore and more of the thought process behind each shot. Enjoy watching me struggle with G'raha's shoulders when he stretches because the rig clearly wasn't build to do that! I insisted because that scene was non-negotiable. :x

As always, if there's anything you'd like to see in more detail or a tutorial on, just let me know and ...

WIP: Countdown to Dawntrail begins!

And with it, a new video project to match! Less than a month to go~ :D

Hello! I hope everyone had a nice week so far. I'm so happy wit the reactions to the last video, thank you so much! I was really worried about that one. I will be making a video for this sunday talking a little more about it and then oficially move on to the next! Which I already did. This week I was able to finish the initial lay...

"Call him by his name"

"Call him by his name"

IT'S FINALLY DONE! This took me quite a while. More than I initially planned, to be honest. It's a very slow video this time, but it's cool to have this part of their story in animation format now.

I hope you enjoy this glimpse of their ARR relationship...plus some small additions to the ShB scene. :)

It was hard to convey everything I imagined for them in just this video, especially because I wanted to show it as a flashback/echo, so I decided to shar...

WIP: One scene left!

Good morning! It's a wonderful day today~

The reason for that is unrelated to XIV but I'm just going to gush about for a little bit and share that TODAY'S IS PAPER MARIO: THE THOUSAND YEAR DOOR RELEASE on Switch!!!! It's such a miracle that this game exists. Nintendo was all about disappointment for me these last years (I used to be such a Nintendo fangirl back in the GC days!), and as an OG P...

Animating a Shot: G'raha Smile

Hello! Happy...sunday...well, it's still sunday where I live. :x

I usually post them early in the morning, but I had to touch grass for a while and the video was late!

Anyway, here I talk a little bit about animating the G'raha smile shot I did this week, the one I mentioned it during my thursday post. I'm actually pretty satisfied with the result and wanted to go over how I animated it and what I usually think about when trying to get facial expressions right.

Also, as for ...

WIP: Just keep animating~

Hello! Took me a little longer than usual to post my thursday update this time...I was watching the Live Letter. :P

Viper looks really cool~ wondering if I should try to main it...DPS queues scare me though. And I will stay as a tank for my static, maybe try DRK this time and headcanon it as "Lizard goes emo because G'raha isn't going to Tural".

ANYWAY, let me talk about the animation I'm worki...