Hello everyone!
Here are some updates for you:
Raina: I'm working on her rigging and as you can see from the attached file her knees have joint deformation work done on them, but the ankles and hips do not. Warning: This is a very skinny model that will later drive the muscles... So don't look if you don't want to see a very thin set of legs.
Talia Showertime: We've just...
2020-05-10 21:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all,
Today I bought a high resolution hand model for $10. I (tediously) retopologized it, then baked the normals from the high resolution model to the retopologized model. Looks nice eh?
2020-05-08 07:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying something new this time around... Rather than modeling from scratch I tried downloading a model from the net.. This guy make a pretty realistic looking "ballerina" body. I'll use this for the skinny version of Raina before she grows muscular. I have no problem admitting he did a better sculpting job than I could have done, and he freely distributed the model so why not?...
2020-05-07 03:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostHi there,
Patreon is going to be required to start collecting sales tax starting July 1st. The amount of sales tax will be based on your local sales tax, not the sales tax local to me. I will be altering the wording of my rewards tiers so that I can (hopefully) minimize the amount of sales tax you would have to pay.
The Deluxe tier for example.. You get a "digital ...
2020-05-06 22:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there,
Hope everyone is well. Above is the latest look for Raina... Looking quite cute I think. Note the freckles. :)
Also attached is the first hair tech test; a successful test. This hair sim, for the first time has self-collisions and is quite stable thanks to a new trick I learned. This means the hair will lay on top of itsself when I add ...
2020-05-06 04:53:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Above is the latest on Raina.. The geometry in her head is more or less complete. I need to soften her chin-butt a bit. I rendered this using the new Sub-Surface scattering and this makes it render really slow. Looks great though. Shame it's impractical for 5000 frame animations.
Speaking of animations, I'm nearly done rendering the first 6th of Ta...
2020-05-04 05:53:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to retopologize
EDIT: Added a render of her with proper eye models.
2020-05-01 04:24:17 +0000 UTC View PostRaina gives a livestream when she unboxes something special. (FMG Anim)
2020-05-01 02:06:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody,
After hours of tweaking and optimizing, I have begun rendering on Talia's Showertime. I've probably begun.. I need to stop it after a few hours and make sure there is no flickering, or at least the flickering is subtle and not distracting. This new version of Lightwave has many changes with Global Illumination that give more optim...
2020-04-30 05:43:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Making a ginger girl while the wetmap renders. Big hair. Freckles. Bigger muscles.
2020-04-29 07:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Filmmaking advice from the masters: Always get the girl wet.
Hey all! The wet map needs another day to cook, but it's looking very nice :)
2020-04-28 17:49:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Guys! I'm loving the new Tone Mapping feature of Lightwave 2020. Renders "POP" more. I have total control over lights. It looks so great! I haven't made a wet map for her yet.. Her skin remains dry when the water rolls over it. That will change soon.
More to come!
2020-04-27 01:03:39 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy!
Things seem to be turning up Millhouse. I've just finished all of the water simulation. Next I need to make a "wet map" so Talia's skin looks wet whenever water has touched it.
So far LW2020 is working well. I haven't really dug into the new features yet. I need to update a plugin that was used heavily in Talia's rig (NodeMeister). It is not comp...
2020-04-25 23:31:53 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody!
I am bored while Storm is simulating liquids.. It's looking really good by the way! So I thought I would share with you my favorite new features of Lightwave. Some of this will get technical so only watch if you are isolating yourself from a plague and have nothing better to do.
Tone Mapping
This feature has been requested by m...
2020-04-24 09:31:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The first portion of the water has been simmed and... See the attachment for yourself! This of course is a camera view that will not be in the final animation.
Oh... Lightwave 2020 was not released today. Who knows when the F___ __(profanity redacted)__ ____! ____ ___ ____ _____! ______ ______ _____ ___! But I'm sure they know best.
EDIT: Okay I'v...
2020-04-22 19:54:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all... Just finished simming the pipe. Geez this took all day! I was getting weird twisting artifacts and it took a while to get them sorted out. (See attachment) Can't wait for Storm to simplify this kind of stuff.
Anyway.. You may be wondering what happened with the Lightwave 2020 release. I was too. I went to my source and asked him, "Yo, w...
2020-04-21 04:02:49 +0000 UTC View PostA Lightwave 2020 beta tester just leaked to me that there is now a release date. The 20th. That's Monday, which is just perfect.. I'll have LW2020 to give me a bit of a render boost for Talia's next animation.
Oh this is hush hush.. Shhhhhhh! ;)
EDIT: Hmmm... 4/20... Hmmmm....
2020-04-18 19:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy! I am pleased to announce that all Talia body animation is now final. All of her hand/finger interations are done. There are a couple of things I need to do yet.. I want to put a towel on her head, and finalize lighting... And of course sim the water. So she's getting there but there's more to do.
I don't know if this is true, but I heard you can become...
2020-04-17 04:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy!
I hope you are all staying healthy and safe. I am still transferring all of the animation over to Talia's final high resolution model. I had to animate all of her flexes and such. Almost done with this, and then the final step before simming water would be to make sure her fingers don't penetrate her body.
Still no news on Lightwave 2020. This release ...
2020-04-12 15:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! I'm in the process of moving the animation data over to the final high resolution geometry. Just her head so far. But she's coming along!
Please be careful out there! Safeguard your health, it is so precious.
More to come!
2020-04-08 20:46:49 +0000 UTC View PostAs Talia will be nude when she takes her shower, I am currently "enhancing" her model...down there... Modeling a more realistic va-jayjay. Vajoona. Vayalapalooza.
Anyway.. If you had your choice, how much hair should she have just above down there?
2020-04-05 13:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi there! Sorry, no April Fools jokes for you. Just here to report that I've just finished animating all of Talia's mouth animation. Her eyebrows & Eyelids remain..
I also want to tweak her head movement here and there now that her voice is in place.. You know, little nods and such we do as we talk.
Please stay home and stay healthy! I'll have more ...
2020-04-01 11:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody... Hope you are holding up during the lockdown.. Hope you are healthy!
Anyway I am working on lip sync... Here's a little sample. Enjoy!
More to come stay tooned! :D
2020-03-26 22:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I hope everyone is still happy and healthy (even if you are cooped up in your homes). Just letting you know what I've been working on. Due to so much uncertainty in the world right now, and a major purchase (hopefully) right around the corner with Lightwave 2020, I elected to not rehire my voice actor for Talia's 2nd animation. I plan on hiring her for her 3rd.<...
2020-03-21 07:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey all... It's getting heavy out there.. I know in many parts of the world it's been heavy for some time now. I just want everyone to stay healthy. Wash your hands, don't touch your face, buy rice & beans or whatever you can do if you need to stay home for a few weeks. I know I am telling you nothing you haven't heard already. I just... I don't want anyo...
2020-03-15 06:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey...
I am missing #045 (Jo Returns Part 1) Deluxe version. I still have #045 & #046 (Parts 1+2) together in a single animation file.. If someone reading this has #045 standalone Deluxe and can send it to me, I will send you some goodies to show my appreciation.
Note: #045 Deluxe standalone would also come with the bonus "Futanari" version so I would like to get tha...
2020-03-08 21:51:15 +0000 UTC View Post
