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Rendering Has Begun & What is Next

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 who donate $12 or more; audio clips of the female protagonist speaking her lines.  If you have ever ordered Magnus Magneto stories with audio clips it's like that except the audio will play righ...

Nearly there!

I should have the rendering started later today.  Here's a look from a frame of the animation as it looks right now.

Animation Progress Report!

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 earliest.

Thanks for waiting so patiently on me!  This is one one of the most complex characters I've made because she's built for growth.  Working with her for future animations will go much...

Animation Progress!

Hey!  Yumi is all animated.  I'm running the cloth sim now.  Will keep you posted! :D

Animation Progress Report

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!

Animation Progress Report

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 is no time.  This is the short version for people who have an interest in character rigging:

If you are baking nulls that rotate you should use two nulls.. both that track on the heading. Jus...

Animation Progress Report

Hello!

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 simple in order to save time; no walking around (or punching through walls).  The stars of this animation are the fancy new growth rig and Yumi's sexy new voice.  So the animation is just th...

Soundtrack complete (mostly)

I'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. :)

Great News!

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 to be animated to the audio, not the other way around.

So... I know this animation is running super late.  I'm really sorry about that.  But I think Yumi will be worth the wait when she i...

What's Happening

Hello,

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...  I hope that's the case anyway. :)

While I'm waiting I'm sculpting flexed muscle shapes for her first growth stage size..  Not something I was planning on having for this first anima...

Yumi Animation Progress Report

Hello,

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 her clothing modeled. I just did a test of the growth and it's cool; but of course she is just standing there and that's no fun. Once she is moving and feeling alive it will be much sexier.

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Animation update

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.

Release 033 Yumi's Discovery

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 and will sent it to all who donated towards it when it is done rendering.  Thanks again!!

Yumi's First Sign of Life

Converting 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!

Retopology Progress

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 will experience muscle growth in the upcoming animation, she will not get massive.  I don't want her to simply go from skinny little girl to hulking mass.  Because the body forms of more "nor...

Happy Happy News!!

Hey!  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 view although Yumi is shorter at 5'1.5".  I think this will save a lot of time in the rigging process.  Normally I rig new characters from scratch and it takes forever.  The main diffe...

Yumi's hair is now dynamic

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.

Did I miss anyone?

Just 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!

Yumi's Initial Body Sculpt

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. :)

Amy's Big Entrance Rewards Sent Out!

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 your thoughts on what you thought of the new animation.. Maybe some passers-by will also consider donating so they can see what they have been missing. :D

Also I was curious if you would like ...

Animated Preview up!

Hey everyone!  The first bit of the animation is fully rendered, and above is a YouTube preview.  Enjoy! :)

Animation Progress and an Important Question!

Hellooo!

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 animation is longer and more complex than the last animation.

3. This animation will be just as late as the last one, possibly a day or two later.

All things considered, I think I made PRETTY ...

Question for you all...

Hey!  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 breasts physics perfect.

Happy 4th of July

Here's a peek at what is coming up. :)

Animation Update

Whew!!  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!

Animation Progress Report

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 beneath my wings!!!!!!!!!!  I'm sure Amy's voice actor also appreciates your contributions to this huge project.  She was certainly appreciative of me hiring her to do this for us all.
2016-07-02 18:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Animation update...

Hey!

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!!

032 - Amy's Big Entrance (animation)

Thank 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)

Amy's Big Entrance Update

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.

What remains:

Animate wrists (hands) & fingers

Animate Face expressions and lip synch (big step)

Animate flexes.

Translate all this info to her final skin and add...

Amy Evolved Stereoscopic Preview

Hey 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-Preview-617486785

Later!