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"Melancholy" Release

Added 2022-12-20 22:00:02 +0000 UTC

Home...

... is not where you live...

... but who cares when you're gone

Claire misses you; don't keep her waiting too long ;)

I've added my most recent render, Melancholy, to the watermark-free MEGA archive!

This render was inspired by the recent Hades sequel announcement, which you might've guessed from the flavor text. If you're not familiar with Hades and didn't get the reference, you can Google "Hades In the Blood OST" and jump to the 1:45~ mark to hear the lyrics :)

While I'm typing up this release post, I also want to apologize for the long delay between this render and my last release. I've had a lot going on in my personal life lately. I was also struggling with some creative indecision and couldn't decide what I wanted to make next. That is, until the Hades sequel announcement inspired this piece. The other reason for the delay is this render contains some new techniques I was trying out for the first time, including the particle rain system you can see out the side window. I also draped Claire's jacket over the chair back using a cloth physics simulation and used a new sculpting brush to pose her hair. I really hope you enjoy it!

Going forward, I will try my best to deliver content on a more frequent basis. But, if for some reason I am unable, I will make sure to at least keep you all updated (like I've been doing).

As usual, the embedded image in this post is the 4K version, which is also in the archive. You can grab the full-quality native 8K render from the archive as well!