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Playblast, Tongue Material study, and Covid
🕑 Added 2022-09-26 17:47:51 +0000 UTCFirst off, here's a recent playblast of the end of the Halloween animation's intro! I'm already a lot further into it, but since the animation is a bit more polished here I figured I'd show this part. I'm fairly close to the part where Bunsen gets properly introduced, so hopefully I should have some previews with him next month!
Playblast: https://mega.nz/file/Ugh2haCa#Rutje6XGz9YogtHKjnQ0gq6gdGJQ_AKjc1p-R-kmhrg
Had to upload it to Mega since the playblast is a little long. I might shorten the camera pan a bit in the final version since it's dragging a little, oop!
Tongue Material Shader
Here's a little material study I've been doing for a sort of next-gen shader I've been planning to use on Chloé's tongue. I've always been a bit dissatisfied with the look of Zoe's tongue when it came to close ups, as standard bump and normal maps could only simulate so much surface detail. This new material is supposed to give her tongue a softer look by simulating the appearance of small little taste buds. The effect is achieved by using detailed displacement in combination with Redshift's new random walk SSS, which I'll be extensively using for future materials.
Right now the material looks a bit like sugar-coated candy, but I'm still tweaking it of course. The white spots are currently a bit exaggerated due to the super bright rim lighting. In a normal scene they're a lot more pink looking. Whether or not I'll be using this new material on Bunsen in the current animation is something I'll have to decide later on. I'd likely only use it for close ups, as the shader is pretty heavy to render, oof!
Regarding Chloé I'm still doing some minor things on her here and there, but she'll most likely get rigged next month! I'll of course will let you guys see how that's coming along once it has begun! :D
Some Covid Stuff
Things are currently progressing a little slow, not only due to me sidelining another project, but also since my Mum recently caught Covid. Since she's in quarantine I'm currently taking care of her by running errands all day. I've furthermore stayed at her place for coffee a few days ago when she was already sick, but she only tested positive on the day after, so it's not unlikely that I get it as well within the next days. So far I've tested negative though, fingers crossed!
Comments
Victor Lechner
Great work and we wish your mum a speedy recovery!
Ghostdragon
The progress is looking great, eager to see it. ♥ Hopefully you don't catch the rona... not a pleasant time. I do hope for a speedy recovery for your mum! My time with covid was sure not a pleasant one and I never wish for someone to get it. You and your mum take care Cake~
Michael Lee Vogel
I hope your mom has a very speedy recovery from covid cake. Plus I like how you're going to use the tongue material for zoe and Chloe for future animations and I'm excited for the Halloween special. But most importantly I really do hope your mom has a very speedy recovery.
Disregard
Loving that vibes we’re getting from Bunsen there. This one Gonna be goooooood! Hopefully the Covid situation stays relatively contained, can’t imagine it’s any fun at all.
Charles J Burgess
That tongue material definitely looks a little more tonguey, I love it :D I hope you and your mum are doing alright. Good luck on the recoveries.
Daniel Lounds-Bowyer
I'm sorry that your Mum had Covid. I hope that your Mum had the treatment she need for it.
Katzen Boss44
ooohhh nice i like it :3
Winston Mallard
YES!!! Cant wait for that! Love you Cake! Have a nice day everyone! :D
