I just hit the shiny render button. Woohoo! I'll let you know how it progresses.
So... I will be writing a new chapter to Great X-PecTations. It will have illustrations for those who donate $6; just like the first chapter.
But there will be another bonus for those...
2016-08-23 14:38:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I should have the rendering started later today. Here's a look from a frame of the animation as it looks right now.
Okay okay! Clothing is done. I need to do the hair sim (pretty simple), final lighting and make some props for the background (nothing complex).
I also need to hand key some clipping models to hide cloth sim errors. But it's very close. Rendering may start by this time tomorrow at the earlies...
Hey! Yumi is all animated. I'm running the cloth sim now. Will keep you posted! :D
Wow... It's finally happening. The primary animation is done and now it's time to transfer all of this information to the high resolution model. I'll keep you all posted!
Everything is animated except for the arms and hands. I also discovered and fixed some weirdness in her thigh rigging.. And in the process learned a really important rigging lesson. I really should make a video tutorial on this to help out the greater community. Unfortunately there...
2016-08-14 08:38:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
I'm feeling very proud of myself. Yumi's legs, head, clavicles and torso are animated for ~65% of the animation. After that I animate the arms and hands and then the primary animation is done. The animation is just shy of a minute long.
I did keep the animation fairly ...
2016-08-13 10:27:07 +0000 UTC View PostI've just finished editing the soundtrack for "Yumi's Wish" (Did I tell you I renamed it to Yumi's Wish?). The only sound missing are foley effects which are added after the animation is done. Above is a little tiny preview of the soundtrack so far. :)
I was just about to give up and record the live reference video for the animation without the audio... Then shoehorn the audio in after the fact. But her audio just came in my email box! And it's fantastic! I'm glad I waited because of some of the things she said really needs...
2016-08-11 03:26:45 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
Just wanted to share with you what's going on with the project. I hired a new gal to be the voice of Yumi. She said she would record something today after work. It's 9 PM here on the East Coast. So if she is on the West Coast maybe she's just getting home from work.....
2016-08-09 01:38:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
My star voice actress is dragging her heels on delivering her audio performance. And I would much prefer to not start animating until I have that.. So for now I am working on stuff I would normally do after the animation. I have Yumi's growth effect partially done, and I have some of...
Whew.. Well I've finally resolved all bone weight issues with Yumi. For the past two days I really felt like I was spinning my wheels correcting all of the little errors. But it's done now and I can once again make forward progress. I'm frazzled.
Thank you so much for your support of this new animation! Yumi discovers a new talent for making her muscles grow in size and power. But will she learn to control it? This is Yumi's first and she will continue to evolve in the coming months!
I am still finishing up this animation...
2016-07-31 22:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostConverting Amy's skeleton to Yumi is going well and faster than creating them from scratch. I'm looking forward to the next Lightwave update as all rigging can be done this way in a more automated method. Anyway... More to come!
Hello,
As you can see here I am almost done retopologizing Yumi. This is a bit more complex than you might think for how she looks here because she is getting the polyflow and polygon density to accommodate massive muscle growth.
Important note for the next animation: While she w...
2016-07-26 01:16:54 +0000 UTC View PostHey! Here are a few bits of news and some commentary that has me jazzed.
1. Yumi is currently being retopologized. Right now 2/3rd of her torso is complete. My intention is to retro-fit Amy's rig to work with Yumi. They are basically the same from a structural point of v...
Hey! I've just finished making Yumi's hair dynamic. Probably the thing you all care the least about, but I think it looks pretty good. Take a look at the attachment to see for yourself. Her hair sections were divided much smaller than Amy's so it feels more realistic.
2016-07-22 03:24:35 +0000 UTC View PostJust a reminder, if you have not gotten your rewards for Amy's Big Entrance or any other release, send me a message to let me know!
2016-07-20 19:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I've more or less finished Yumi's rough body sculpting as you can see above. I need to retpologize her next.. Tedious step.
You may be asking, "Hey dickweed, where are her muscles!?" Just wait.. All good things to those who wait. :)
Helloooo!
By now everyone who's pledges were successfully charged for "Amy's Big Entrance" should have gotten their rewards in their email boxes. If you did not get yours, send me a private message here and I will come to your aid!
This is a public post so by all means write yo...
2016-07-18 04:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! The first bit of the animation is fully rendered, and above is a YouTube preview. Enjoy! :)
2016-07-10 10:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostHellooo!
I expect rendering will be starting within two hours. So it's time to step back and look at the situation. The animation is late, just as the last one. But consider these facts:
1. Today is the 7th and the animation will likely take a week to render
2. This animatio...
2016-07-07 23:00:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey! The animation is coming together really great. I think it's likely rendering will start in three days.
So question... Did y'all see DCM's new gal, Charlotte? What would you think of me some day animating a CG girl with a figure like that, assuming I can get the bre...
2016-07-06 08:15:27 +0000 UTC View PostWhew!! I've just finished (re)animating her hands and fingers where they were touching herself. That was really tedious! But I love the results. You guys (and gals) are in for a treat! :D
Moving forward!
Hey everyone!
First of all I want to thank you all. Patreon has processed the payments. I set the money to transfer to my bank. I currently have $15 to my name, but thanks to you I will be able to once again eat this month! Thank you all so much. You are the wind ...
2016-07-02 18:58:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey!
Well I have just finished animating her neck and head. Her arms and hands are also finished.
What remains are fingers, flexes and all of the facial animation. More to come!!
2016-07-01 03:28:21 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for funding the creation of this latest fun Amy animation! I'm still finishing it up and I'll send it out to you once she's done rendering. Thanks again!!
(sorry for the double-post.. You will only be charged once for this)
Hey yo,
I was not able to get any work done yesterday or the day before. But I'm back in the swing now. I've just finished animating Amy's arms for the whole animation. I will need to re-adjust them once the skin is put in.. But heavy lifting should be all done by now.<...
2016-06-29 22:04:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Just posted a preview of the stereoscopic version of Amy Evolved that you can go play with here:
http://cgman.deviantart.com/art/Amy-Evolved-Stereoscopic-3D-Prev...
2016-06-25 00:17:26 +0000 UTC View Post