WHOOPS, Almost forgot that I should probably show all the shots I did for the recent
@BillieBustUp
Scrimshaw song animation that just released yesterday.
These are all my contributions in regards to the 3D Animation itself!
Lip Sync Test using my
#Leafeon
model. Lip Syncs are something I haven't done a whole lot of recently, so I'd be happy to hear feedback on how I've done here, as it's something I'm wanting to do more.
#b3d
#blender3d
#pokemon
THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL.
I decided to provide my own take on the "Warner Bros." style of realistic looking Pokemon. This was all done in Blender. I haven't used the hair particle system extensively before, but seeing Pikachu's furry coat inspired me to experiment with it.
#Pokemon
This is something I wanted to do for a while, which was to create a model that could represent me in some way. It's basically just my Leafeon model wearing a specially fitted pair of amber tinted computer glasses, similar to what I wear in real life.
#b3d
#pokemon
#leafeon
Uh, Hey!
So... I've been helping with this official G5 game project for 11 months, since April!
Mainly my work involved doing the 3D Rigging and Animation the main character models as well as some other misc stuff. It's been interesting keeping this secret for so long... (1/4)
Unexpected Hug
And the models, as promised, has finally released in beta to the general public! Starting with
#PinkiePie
,
#Fluttershy
, and
#Rarity
for Blender 2.8. Here's the DA Journal that has more information about the model release details:
#b3d
WOOHOO!! I ANIMATED ALL OF THESE SHOTS!!!
I've been working with the BBU team for a while now, actually! But I wanted to wait to formally announce my involvement until I could show one of my cutscenes in a nearly fully finished visual state in-engine!
Been working on a WIP Filly base setup for my pony models!
Currently it still uses the same rigging and topology as the normal adult models, just with adjusted proportions. May still change some things based on feedback!
#mlp
#b3d
#TwilightSparkle
I mentioned a couple months back I wanted to remake the first ever fan-animation I ever did, so here it is!
Be sure to check out the full YT link in the replies for a proper full HD version + some extra content and comparisons.
#coloratura
#mlp
#b3d
Have a random Leafeon render.
...
(Also, I still kind suck at making quick backgrounds. I hate spending too much time on them for simple stuff, but I also want something nice... It's a bit of a dilemma.)
#Pokemon
#Leafeon
#Eeveelution
#b3d
It's sad to see what's been happening with G5. Not just it being canceled, but also hearing negativity being spread towards those who enjoy G5.
Look, you don't have to like G5. That's fine. But there's no rational reason to go after people who like something you don't.
YouTube Link:
Decided to animate that sitting Pinkie render I did a few days back. I have more info about this in the description of the YouTube video I have linked above.
Now if you excuse me, I have some Banjo labbing to do in Smash Ultimate... 👀
Alright, I think I'm ready to start opening the submission forms for my first ever commissions! Hopefully I have everything laid out that I need!
More information on the commission format here:
3D Test Animation of my new Character!
Been super busy with work the past couple months, but I took some time the past week to finish this little project with my new character. Was fun to work on this, hopefully you all like it!
#b3d
#pony
#animation
#mlp
#Rarity
and
#Fluttershy
test renders!
One thing I don't really express enough is how much time it takes to apply recent changes to all of my models. Only now have I got Rarity and Fluttershy fully synced with the updates. I still have quite a few characters to go.
#mlp
#b3d
This wasn't planned, but I've started working on Twilight just before the
#MLP10thAnniversary
! Here's a WIP screenshot of what I got so far!
Been working on her on stream by the way, which is also still live as I currently type this.
#b3d
Rarity Test Render + Eyeball Rework Update
Still got some things to work out. Especially with rendertimes, which are looking quite long in order to get a good clean image. Most of the fault of this is to the mane lol.
For the past week, I've been working on a new Leafeon model. I've been meaning to do this for a while, my old Leafeon profile picture was dated by my standards, and I needed to make a new one.
I don't know man, is this better? Spent about a half hour on posing and lighting the model to imitate this particular frame from the official 3D short lol
I also wasn't sure which approach I should go with for poses like this where only the hind legs are used to hold the weight. The first one is just sitting down on the hind legs, and the latter is basically full on bipedal posing. I'm a bit indecisive here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I feel so satisfied right now. Was working on revising a section of The Magic Inside 3D off-stream that I was still not happy with even after many previous attempts at revising. But I think I finally have it figured out, it looks so much better to me.
#b3d
Fluttershy Render. Few things have changed a bit. Wing visual overhaul since last time they've appeared (though not the main focus of this render), and the muzzle/snout being reworked a bit topologically and shape-wise.
Full-Res Version:
#mlp
#fluttershy
@XenoChu
Here's a video example showing the Let's Go models compared to the 3DS models. They are 100% the same models. As for Sword and Shield comparisons...
Been wanting to do something animation related with Pichu for a while. I did take a bit of a break for a bit, but here it is!
HD Youtube Link:
#Pokemon
#Pichu
#Blender
Pink Pony sits in Pink Room
I've made quite a few changes to the rigging itself that you likely won't noticed just by looking at the render. I have the DA submission linked below that has more info on that if you're curious.
#pinkiepie
#mlp
Well this legitimately kinda sucks.
If it wasn't for Netflix's ease of access to this show, I would have never even bothered to try watching it 5 years ago. Damn.
Background Char Render 1 (Rose, Lyra, Amethyst)
Full-Res / Full Fidelity Version:
Working on Background characters now! All of whom will be used in some way or another for The Magic Inside 3D. This is just the first batch, more to come soon!
#b3d
#Klaus
is hands down the best looking 2D animated movie I have ever seen. It is incredibly well rendered that makes a CG guy like me geek out at how accurately shaded everything is.
This is on Netflix right now. You don't need to know anything about it. Just go and watch it.
Instead of just posting a fairly awkward viewport render like from earlier, here's one with more intent built for the posing! Just an HDRI for easy lighting, though.
Still liking the new hair for the mane & tail! But might look into fixing the fur around the legs next...
#b3d
I would consider the G5 movie spoiler period for my twitter to be over at this point, though I don't have the time to say too much juuuust yet.
Though, once I do have time... First thing I'll HAVE to talk about is the absurdly good quadruped rollerblading animation.
It's a Bright Day Today
#mlp
#coloratura
Not a crazy render this time, just a test pose I made while applying my latest changes to my other models since I started working on wings. Also, new eyelash rework!
(4/4) And of course, here's the trailer in full for those who may not have heard anything about this yet. Should be noted that the build the Trailer was using is a couple months old at this point.
The comic artists are starting it off real strong for G5 comics, I think they nailed the art style so far. I expect the comics will have the best visual appeal for future G5 media that doesn't have glaring visual quirks. It's just solid illustration and I love it.
Just a random quick
#PinkiePie
render using HDRI lighting. It's also been almost one and a half years since I've done anything with Pinkie publicly, so it's honestly been kind of a long time coming, even though this is just a test render.
#mlp
You know what? I like this. I can nit-pick a little bit with how the eyes are placed on the model, but that's it.
Honestly, I'm pretty jealous of the hair shading. I'd absolutely love to know how to actually use Blender hair particle systems like this to do this for my models.
Commission
#2
Complete! Thank you anonymous!
This is one of the two renders made for Marina. The 2nd one will be uploaded here shortly as an animation!
A 2 hour timelapse will also air shortly, linked in the replies below.
#b3d
It's really interesting to see a fairly early version of these models. Obviously they were still experimenting with facial structure at this point, but there's other things too, like how the fur coat is almost entirely in small clumps, instead of the more felt-like material.
From Jonatan Catalan Navarrete, a crew member on
#MyLittlePonyANewGen
: "I worked as look development artist in the 5 main characters and some locations too [...] today I want to start with the unicorn
#Izzy
, I really enjoyed working on this character!"
(2/4) I have a long storytime video here for those who'd like to know what my experience was like getting involved with this project, the things Ive learned about G5 along the way that I couldnt share due to NDA and such, and other behind the scenes stuff
Had the random urge to finally implement the hair experiments I was doing last year into my model for mane & tail.. And I'm SOOO happy with how it's looking now!
And the best part: THE HAIR IS STILL MESHES. No hair particles, no curves. Just layered meshes.
Old vs New
#b3d
And coinciding this new change, I've also decided that I should release this Leafeon model! I wanted to release one of my models for a while now, and I think this is a good first opportunity to do so! All the information about it is in this link:
I don't buy this. Me and a couple of my friends that I know back from my modding days will look into confirming or deconfirming this once we have access to the game files.
Here's another screencap from that official short. This doesn't look too bad at first, but see that tiny area of grey in her mouth? Thats not her teeth. Thats her left eye clipping into her mouth.
I could probably find a lot of things like this to nit pick from this whole video.
It's been a while since I made my last new MLP character model. Turns out wing rigging isn't easy. I'll show off the wings a bit more shortly, and hopefully gather some feedback.
#mlp
#rainbowdash
Other than a few tweaks I plan to make to the shaping of the mane later,
#Fluttershy
is pretty much done in just a few days! Was fun livestreaming the entire process! I also intend to make a timelapse of this process just as I did for Rainbow Dash.
#MLPFiM
This is fucking ridiculous.
No animator should ever have to deal with this after spending countless hours over the course of a year (or more) on one of their biggest passion projects, only for some YouTube employee to glance at it and completely destroy the video in minutes.
Oh no! The light of the lighthouse is fading, but there is a young pony who is always ready to help us all, Sunny.
Ride with her and bring magic and friendship back to Maretime Bay. 💫🦄💫
Learn more about
#MyLittlePony
#AMaretimeBayAdventure
👉
Been working all morning on this. Here's a video going over my findings of the leaked model assets from SwSh, and how they compare to the 3DS models.
#GameFreakLied
#BringBackNationaIDex
(3/4) I also plan to do a YouTube stream very soon probably sometime today just talking about other things. Probably some Q&A and some more behind the scenes stuff that I'm allowed to show and talk about. Of course there are still things I can't talk about yet, keep that in mind.
This is getting the same amount of engagement in 2 hours to the nearly 10 hours of the animation of him I uploaded the previous day. What???
That's polar opposite of what's typical. Maybe it is just a links thing in the replies that was suppressing the previous tweet? Ugh...
'Twas a productive night on stream. Color swapping, Cutie Mark, and significant progress made on the mane in just 4 hours. Hopefully will be back to streaming this later this week. Still need to finish the rest of the mane as well as work on Fluttershy's unique eye shape.
Unfortunately this arrived just slightly too late after the movie release, but Zipp is finally here after a really long trip in the mail!
Thanks
@KetikaCraft
for this! This turned out great! 😄
Just got this at the
@EverfreeNW
Charity Auction! The G5 game signed by a ton of G5 voice actors and
@_DJTHED
! Super happy to have gotten this, and will be flexing this for years to come.
Starting to nail down the 3DS shading style for
#Pokemon
. (Gen 1 starters from Smogon are there for scale). IF the animation files from SwSh get parsed and are able to be ripped I might be able to help Smogon out with providing renders for Showdown for Gen 8 Pokemon.
#b3d
Thank you
@sakukittyyy
for sketching this out for me on stream!
This is an OC design I've been working on for a potential ponysona for myself. Almost 7 years in and only now have I decided to make one LOL
You'll be seeing more of him in the coming future!
Just wanted to quickly show off some of the new head shape controls for my model that allow me to fine tune head shapes for non-standard characters!
Will come in handy when I get to creating the canon stallion characters, but also for OC commissions to next time I open comms!