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Uncertain Walk (Playblast) & Zoe 2.0 Early Look!
🕑 Added 2022-08-30 08:58:27 +0000 UTCHere's a first look at the first playblast of the upcoming Halloween special, which starts out with Space Hero nervously making his way through a seemingly never ending forest! I'm already a little further into the animation and aim to have the entire intro part done in two weeks or so. I'm also considering to start rendering right away, so this section can already render in the background while I move forward with the animation.
In terms of the overall look and feel I'm already quite satisfied! Thanks to Redshift, indirect lighting looks better than ever due to proper GI and scattering. I'm also making use of fancier volumetric simulation here, which includes soft smoke rising from the ground. For the final render I'm likely going to add moss patches to some environment objects, as the greenery looks otherwise a little flat at 4K resolution.
At long last, a first look at Zoe's new model! Cid is already a little further on the overall progress, but I thought it was a good idea to show the general geometry first. Unlike the previous updates, this is almost a full remodel of her body, merely using the old model as a base to start from. Her face and head received a major upgrade as well, going away from that previous boxy look and giving her proper ears and eyes, including proper eyelids as opposed to alpha map cutouts. Her mouth got an update as well, mainly improving her lips, teeth and everything else. This also includes a throat that also goes a lot further than in the original model.
I'm probably going to make my own tweaks later down the line before we move to rigging, but overall I'm pretty happy with her overall structure. Her face looks a bit like a mix of Diane Foxington and Krystal, which were both references I've sent to Cid. I'll keep you updated with new model shots early next month! For now I'm hoping you like this revision! (:
Comments
KingandCC
Is this the same as the Bunsen animation you’ve been making?
Watts
I like how you point out all the flaws of the old model despite me and probably many others thinking that looked amazing already lmfao
CakeInferno
Hey guys, thank you so much for all the feedback on this little teaser! I've had another call with Cid yesterday evening and realized I should've probably probably shown her off a little better with some more recent shots. We've been bouncing the new model back and forth between each other to make some small tweaks, which went a long way. We're quite happy with her facial structure now, which is why I'll likely do another post either tomorrow or the day after that shows her new model a little more in-depth. We're just doing some more tweaks here and there! (:
Charles J Burgess
Most excellent. On the new Zoe model though, I'm really hoping she has actual pads on her feet, and claws if you can make it work. Just a small attention to detail thing. You nailed it for her hand-paws, but her feet are just flat and furry, having no real dimension. I'm not sure how easy this would be to accomplish because I'm not an animator, but you'd have toe pads, a front pad, and a small heal pad, as well as short and subtle claws that barely protrude from the fur.
Dan Windrow
This looks great! I'm eager for what's to come.
CrackMyKnuckles
I am looking...respectfully.
Katzen Boss44
ohh nice model i love zoe are cute girl
Ghostdragon
Always looking forward to the fruits of your labour~
Michael Lee Vogel
I'm actually loving the new look for zoe so far, can't wait until the full detailed model and the playblast is also gorgeous
Bryce Smith
Please find her nipples and a vag
Swift
Its way different now but Im sure things will get clear when furr and painting is added. Looking forward to it.
