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r[E]volution Chapter 9, p. 19-20

We're back on the comic track with a small update. Caboose sniffs out some less-than-fresh company. It's kinda hot.

I want to thank you guys that stuck with me (and Doc, and Donut) while I worked on my Phoenix project and got that prologue video out. It's something that means a lot to me and makes me excited to get up in the morning, the same way I still get excited when I review the script for ...

Ask Doc 18-05-07

I ran outta time this week, so I had to make a quickie on the artwork - but hey, there's some hella map for y'all.

Cheers to Catherine for the question!

Ask Doc 18-04-30

The chupapedia has more information about each territory's official drink. Chupas and their booze, amirite?

Cheers to JTR90 for the question, and Lady Vossler and Rei D'Soto for the help!

The Phoenix Chronicles - Prologue

Prologue? Pilot? Proof-of-Concept? One of those p-words.

...phew.

There was a lot to learn. I changed nearly the entire way I render/edit/produce videos like this (except that I'm still trucking in Blender all the way, baby.) I got two shitty, run-down laptops up and running with Windows 10 (thanks for the donation, Ember!) and made them into a bedroom-based render-farm, in addition to the...

Ask Doc 18-04-23

You can't blame Donut--Grif certainly SMELLED like the undead, even from a distance.

Cheers to Dr. Hartley Harms, M.D. (one of my chupapologists) for the guest artwork!

WIP 180419

Arrrrrrgh, sound design. NOT my forté. Damnit Jim, I'm an animator, not an editor.
Ah well, gotta wear lots of hats to get this proof-of-concept out. I may recruit helpz later for, y'know, the noises and things. I do like the idea of using my personal YouTube channel to hammer out experiments on my own, in the meantime.

I got a trick worked out with *automated subtitles* that k...

Ask Doc 18-04-16

If you ever want to see some freaky baby pictures, google "mongolian spot."

Cheers to Pony and Catherine for the questions!

Ask Doc 18-04-09

What do you mean, that's not what rubber duckies are for?

Cheers to NovaCore20 for the question!

Ask Doc 18-04-02

You know, those ridiculously large bags of knock-off-brand cereal that could feed either a family or a horse.

That ol' drawing up there is from May 2012. I stumbled over it while looking for the file to post today, and felt nostalgic for mah bois.

Cheers to StarSpawn9 for the question!

WIP 180330

Hi guys! I want to thank you all for your support and patience while I work on this animation project (and let Doc answer your questions!) The news for chupa fans is that once this video's ready, I'll immediately jump on a comic update for R[e]volution.

So, my past week or so has been heavy on animating special effects. My best friend right now is halo particles, though I have picked up a few tr...

Ask Doc 18-03-26

Fun fact: the image up top was drawn in 2012 for the old "Ask a Chupathingy" thread, where Doc first described HADES operatives.

Cheers to Catherine for the question!

Ask Doc 18-03-19

*resists suppository joke*

Cheers to JTR90 for the question!

Ask Doc 18-03-12

Sweating is bad for your fur, too.

Cheers to Lady Vossler and Box pander (via Discord) for the question!

Ask Doc 18-03-05

Cheers to Sugar-free Sugar for the question!

WIP 180303

Some stuff I learned in Blender:

- Want looping/cycling/repeating noise in your animation? Graph editor is your friend! Check the modifier tab and go nuts.
- Not only is strand primitive rendering not ray-traced, but it also won't have a depth (Z) pass that can be used in compositing. Luckily, there are...
- Material indexes for masking! Masking is a thing! Useful, yes.

The video I'm...

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Cheers to Okami_117 for the question!

Ask Doc 18-02-19

Eventually, the House of Omega had to post a law against war buses pretending to be ice cream trucks.

Cheers to London and Rei D'Soto (via Discord) for the questions!

Ask Doc 18-02-12 (Happy Valentine's?)

It's okay, Doc. You don't have to take that from someone who wears coveralls. ...ONLY coveralls.

The conversation with my roommate went like so:

me:  What do you think about Doc's sexuality?
Ember:  Hmm... I'd always thought of Donut as "obliviously gay." So I think that makes Doc "obliviously...

Ask Doc 18-2-05

I told Lady Vossler she could add as many sparkles as she wanted. I regret nothing.

Cheers to SailorTweek for the question!

Ask Doc 18-01-29

As an artist, my least favorite thing is drawing backgrounds and buildings. I guess it's not an interesting enough subject for me, though I know plenty of character artists who struggle with the same issue. Gotta power through it sometimes, and ...

Ask Doc 18-01-22

This week, Doc explains how he deals wi' da haters.

I (finally) solved a long-long-long-standing problem with the :< shape key on my chupa models. Ultimately, the solution was so simple as to be insulting (just use a masking material, stupid.)

Cheers to HOWtwoROCK for the question!

WIP 180115

So, it's been a while since I've posted an update here on my Phoenix project. I've been squeezing in a little work on it every day, and this week I've hit the animating phase for the prologue, which is exciting. The initial test renders kind of surprised me--in a good way, I mean! I'm looking forward to sharing the finished product.

Another thing I started doing last month is cleaning out and re...

Ask Doc 18-01-15

Cheers to Lady Vossler for the question (and penmanship!)

Ask Doc 18-01-08

Sometimes in a war of red vs blue, it all comes down to semantics.

Cheers to Felix for the question!

Ask Doc 18-01-01 (Happy New Year!)

Being in the Omegite Priesthood has its perks.

...get to see all the teen sex comedies Earth has to offer, for one.

Ask Doc 17-12-25

I wish you all the best winter(ish) season and happy holidays into the new year! I can't overstate how much I appreciate y'all's support. :)

GiFriday #44

This week's gif is a powerful sorcerer.

Learned some new effects, and some effects that didn't quite work. But hey, that's still learning.

Ask Doc 17-12-18

Cheers to Catherine for the question, and long-time chupapologist Lady Vossler for the handwriting! It's *extra fabulous.*

Experimenting with a different way to color--part of something I'm considering for the comic in 2018. We'll see how it works out! 2017-12-18 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

GiFriday #43

This week's gif is a cursed swordsman.

I wanted to play with more effects in this one: halo flares, texture warp, vector blur and a handful of compositing tricks. Not perfect, but fun! Lots to learn, as always.

Ask Doc 17-12-11

Cheers to Ember for loaning me her handwriting (and reminding me that lettering with a tablet is kinda hard!)

Whenever I think of death by objects falling from the sky, I remember the way the main character bit the dust in Dead Like Me.