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Some words about Down the Rabbit's hole
🕑 Added 2022-11-21 14:57:37 +0000 UTCHey guys,
another project is finished and I would like to say a few words about the production. After D.Va does Overwatch, which was pretty straighforward, gonzo style movie I wanted to do a more story heavy one.
I was also very intrigued by the size difference in DDO and decided to focus on that in a project. It occured to me that Alice in Wonderland would be the perfect vessel and the possibility to dress up Sarah in a bunny costume was a nice bonus.
I also changed Sarah hairstyle, she was the last of my OCs who still didn't use the particle based hair. In retrospect I think I should have chosen different hairstyle, but I think the Tomboy look suits her.
Another thing I wanted to do was to do a project that takes place outside. With that I would only need an HDRI for light that would speed up the lighting and rendering dramatically. What I didn't realize is that would also mean I need to set up a large good looking environment that turned out to be pretty memory heavy. Also I feel like the lighting ended up looking kinda meh. It was ok but nothing to write home about.
I also wanted to use motion capture for the movie, even while writing the script I was more adventurous in describing situations that I felt I would not be able to animate, but I thought I could just mocap with an actress. That turned out to be a major hurdle, I spent a lot of time trying to set everything up and my dual kinect setup in the end didn't work for some reason.
I was considering buying a pretty expensive mocap suit, but the shipping time, cost and overall quality of the recordings I have seen made me change my mind. In the end I had to animate everything by hand, which seemed impossible at first. Fortunately I finally caved and decided to record a reference. If you ever wondered, it's extremely awkward at first, acting on camera, especially with the kind of scenarios I had in mind π³. But eventually it became easier and now I am fairly comfortable recording the reference.
Another aspect is that I am a guy recording a girl's movement (even though that girl is packing). So the movement is not always right. However usually at least the timing and general idea is correct and it's a great starting point.
Even though I have something like a decade of animating experience, I've always been animating very specific stuff and I always knew my limits and was wary of pushing them. That means that I am actually a pretty sub-par animator, at least when it comes to full body locomotion and anything non-looped. However everything can be learned and I feel much more comfortable animating more difficult situations even though I need a lot of practice.
Most of the story animation has some issues, but I am pretty happy with it as I think I achieved the best possible with my ability, and improved that ability in the process.
Another fun thing was working with clothing and cloth physics. I designed Hana's outfit with that in mind, and I also wrote the script so she gets rid of it ASAP π I was pretty surprised with how well it looked, but it still needed a lot of fiddling where I wouldn't want to have a character wearing piece using cloth physics for the entire movie.
Last thing I should probably mention is the fluid physics. With flip fluid addon that I am using they are definitely more usable, but I still struggle to get a good result just with that and need to do some manual adjustments.
Overall I am pretty happy with the project, I learned a lot even though I grossly underestimated the difficulty as per usual π
Comments
Rikolo
There is a good reason for that :D It's very popular and I myself enjoy it as well. I like to switch things up and I just made a big OC project π€·π»ββοΈ
Billie Stroope
While I'm sure it would be a quality piece- be aware that EVERYBODY does game girls. If you want to do a different kinda thing- you might want to expand on the "pusseytree" idea.A sexy plant that uses flowers and scent to lure hapless girls into its soft vines. ??
Tetrasurge
I third this.
Rikolo
I like to keep the hair varied, but shorter hair definitely makes things easier :D
Rikolo
Thanks :)
Rikolo
Thanks!
Rikolo
Maybe, right now I want to do a project with video game girls for a change
Rikolo
Thank you!
Rikolo
Haha, I like to switch it up
Rikolo
Thank you
King Klyde
From someone who is artistically challenged in execution of projects, it was an ambitious project that turned out great and you should be proud. Personally not a fan of super short hairstyles on girls so that's a con, but that's just a me problem. Keep being awesome and embrace the degeneracy
Niblet The Cat
Well, as someone who doesn't know anything about animating and only enjoying the finished product. I think your work looks pretty damn fantastic!
Taylor Moon
Yeah the end product I loved and The finished version of Sarahβs looked good turned out better than i thought itβd be.
Calista
I'd like a story vid about Rebecca. That girl needs some love.
Turlas85
Nice to hear your thoughts and motivations with this. It is definitely one of your finest works! Keep doing what inspires you, I say. :D
Michael Hermesmeyer
I definitely am in the camp of more story! There are lots of scenes and compilations out there. I appreciate the background giving, and the time you spend. Sex scenes can always by rewound to play again, so more story is my vote! (assuming we get to vote in it?!? π)
Michael Hermesmeyer
Agreed!
Billie Stroope
There are literally thousands of good, futa sex scenes now on the web. However- anything with a story line is exceptional. For me anyway, a story makes it more erotic. I enjoyed it very much. One small suggestion- Cock growth scenes can be fun and erotic. Having her cock just pop out of her body so quickly seems like a waste of a good scene. A slower growth scene - with her reacting to the growth- might have been fun.
