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19M I do Splatoon Blender as a hobby, and I have a Splatoon story ("Melissa's Story") that's been in writing for... 7 years and I still haven't finished the first chapter, hmm. You can google my username to find more of my stuff.

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Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alright, chat, I'll be starting all of my summer projects and stuff, so that means commissions are back up for the summer, yippe!

Now I shall brb, I need to clean my entire house

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Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7m

I guess I can still send some wips, as long as I get to complain about my current situation

Ahem
Callie has a very severe headache
possibly a migraine

Yeah, I'm struggling to fix this SSS issue, none of the methods work, I'm gonna go play Plants Vs Zombies
#SplatBlend

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 5h

Another day, another time I'm glad I didn't make the tutorial series sooner because WOW

Okay, 5.0's working space thing is a little finicky, and I think I might have to ignore it if it's causing way too much problems with my current setups.

Rec.709 -> Rec.2020 is not easy :P

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 1d

Haven't been active because I've been busy and I've been literally doing small lighting value changes
I am obsessing over the tiny light differences, I wanna grab the image in my mind, but it's not easy

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 3d

I wanted to try out a physical mindset with the lighting in this scene

But I'm sorry, if I gotta go beyond 5 f-stops for Exposure, then I don't believe it's valid for this type of render

Guess I'm going back to BS'ing light strength values

Also, this is -6.5 Exposure

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 3d

[WIP] Alright, poses are about done
Got some tiny things to fix here and there, and then I'll get to lighting, and then spend maybe a few more hours, or a few more days, perfecting over every tiny detail because this is not where I want to leave it at.

See y'all some time
#SplatBlend

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Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 3d

[WIP] For only an hour, I think I'm doing good so far
Still a lot of things to fix, and I don't think I'll be prepared for the pain that is Marie's kimono when I'm done with this

2 characters left, but I'mma go eat breakfast first
#SplatBlend

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Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 3d

Alright, I got the pose ideas finished, and I'll get to posing the characters first thing tomorrow morning

Kinda rushed a bit, but I can't spent too long sitting here and looking at a blank page, so I'll just run with what I got

Trust the process

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 3d

Not only did I spent an entire day setting up a rig for someone
I still haven't yet decided on a pose for one out of five characters

This is gonna take a really long while
But I do wanna take my time with this

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 4d

Opened up my sketchbook, and I forgot I actually had sketches for some of these renders!

Well, I'll share it anyway because why not?

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 4d

Now for my 2nd least favourite part of making a render

Deciding on what poses to have for each character :P

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 5d

A mistake may have been made

But it's certain that I don't care

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 5d

OK, I can actually start working on the render soon

Will have to upscale Marie's textures and fix her Bluetooth, but like, ehhh, it's working enough now, and I'm already feeling exhausted, again.

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

Nevermind, subdividing the kimono was pretty fun

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

I got REALLY bored
So I tried naming the different parts of Marie's kimono

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

I like how some of their expressions are mirrored

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

I think it's really funny how different it feels
When I did Callie, I was mainly messing around

But when I get to Marie, the problem is, I have to do the exact same thing, which means instead of having fun experimenting, I'm slowly copying my results

And it feels like sandpaper

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

Nevermind we are not back just yet
My brain doesn't feel like continuing working on this, so I guess it'll wait for another day.

I got a math exam in 2 days, I think that's a little important.

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

Nevermind we are not back just yet
My brain doesn't feel like continuing working on this, so I guess it'll wait for another day.

I got a math exam in 2 days, I think that's a little important.

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 7d

Alright, we are back

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 8d

All of this pain, just to fix this stupid neck
No amount of Minecraft music helped me recover from this.

Alright, NOW I think I can move on to set up Marie. Sigh.

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 8d

It's back to Blender pissing me off

WHY can't you remember the UVs, it's literally THE SAME UV MAP, are you KIDDING ME

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 9d

Video comparison if you think there's no difference.

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 9d

Continuing from a previous yap, I swear lighting is such a crazy concept to me.
I know interesting stuff with the theory, and the huge toolset. The question is, how do I utilise these to get the image in my head.

And rare cases I end up with extreme small details
I think a lot

This is Madelyn and Nicole, and this is the default lighting from the Sun and Environment for the render. However, I felt there was something a little missing. With Madelyn's look, I felt the shadows on her face is just a taddddd bit too harsh, and her left eye doesn't have any reflection. Nicole isn't too big of a problem, but I'll see what she looks like after I fix Madelyn.

In this version, there is a "Wrap Light," which is essentially a warm light in a similar-ish direction as the sun. Its purpose here is to smoothen the transition from the key light (the Sun) to the shadow. Here, I feel Madelyn's face looks so much better, even though the lighting change is extremely subtle, and there's a nice little reflection in her left eye for free. The Wrap Light does affect Nicole, it brightens up her face and the chest area (including her neck). Few extra reflections in both of their hairs, too. I think this is a much better look over the initial default lighting with the Sun and Environment.

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Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 10d

I have this random thought of wanting to make an animation
But aaaa, I can't, I'm too busy with so much stuff

Okay, okay, put it on the list, remind me later. If it comes to mind, I'll sketch it out, and I'll get to it around.... March, I don't know, give me time

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 10d

Y'all, as much as I wanna be happy about making this, my head does not feel okay.

Literally do y'all even remember I was kitbashing Callie together before this mess started, and I was gonna work on Marie?
No? Me too.
And now I wake up at 4AM for no reason.
I'm the BOB gif

Velepexon (comms open) @velepexon.bsky.social · 14d

Alright, guys. I spent 2 weeks making 46 IK Rigs of the idols because my ADHD didn't want to disappoint ONE PERSON.

I hope you guys enjoy it more than I did.

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