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I used to be a story/comic/fanfic writer. After a long hiatus, I decided that a sort of reboot in a different direction was the way to go. I'm still unsure of what I'll do from here, but I have a feeling on how to start.
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captain-elemental · 4 days ago
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Concept art for an Unettli, a spectral lifeform that lives in bodies of water found in a dimension known as Veilshade. I may use these drawings as references for making a 3d model.
This was from an old concept I had a long time ago. I decided to rework it a little and try to make some new use for it.
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captain-elemental · 28 days ago
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After finally completing my model for Annela, I set up this test render of her in the forest road scene I modeled a while ago. Annela is an Eerane, a species of spectral lifeforms from a dimension known as "Veilshade". She lives in a town that's in this forest, further down the road. I'll try to work on that town at some point. This dimension doesn't have many light sources, so it's normally pitch black. The inhabitants can see fine, though, as they don't use light for vision.
I used the Emission shader for Annela's body so it wouldn't take any shading, and set the shadow mode to None since Eeranes don't make shadows. I also used the Solidify modifier technique for giving her hair and fingers outlines so they can be seen against each other. I may need to adjust the outline a bit, though.
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captain-elemental · 1 month ago
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A very short animation I rendered in Blender to make up for my lack of activity. It still took me about a week to complete.
I practiced with animating more fluent motions. I also tried a method for making and animating a water surface material.
I don't know if people are getting bored of this dimension, but I have been doing some work on another one to add some variety. There's still a lot in this dimension I haven't gotten to yet, though.
The music used is from the Toad Highlands theme from Mario Golf (N64).
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captain-elemental · 2 months ago
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A render of a scene from another dimension. This was a more recent render with my model of a Xirylon, a species native to this dimension. This particular Xirylon is named Myrra. She's a researcher who studies Glimrings, another species from this dimension. In this render, Myrra is floating near a small planet-like globe and writing some notes on a mobile device she uses for research.
I've improved the Xirylon materials a bit, I just need to find a method for adding fabric detail to the dress. I experimented with depth of field, but couldn't get it reasonably noticeable.
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captain-elemental · 2 months ago
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This test render was done shortly after finishing my 3D model of a Xirylon. The materials were pretty unpolished. I have improved their look a bit since then.
I rendered this about a month ago, but forgot about it.
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captain-elemental · 3 months ago
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Concept art for a Syrcree, a spectral fungus lifeform that lives in forests found in a dimension known as "Veilshade". I may use these drawings as references for making a 3d model.
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captain-elemental · 5 months ago
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(Sorry for using a link, but Tumblr keeps getting stuck when I try to upload a video file directly.)
This is A 3D landscape I had been working on in Blender, based on concept art I drew for part of a dimension named "Veilshade" (name may change if I can find a better one). This video briefly shows what I've done so far on it. Some things may change as I work on it more.
Song used is "Lost In The Forest" by Doug Maxwell and Media Right Productions.
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captain-elemental · 8 months ago
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Concept art for a character that goes by the name Ion. She's an interdimensional explorer with interests in macabre, reading, and electricity.
An old character I designed several years ago, I've updated her appearance and plan to use these drawings as reference for making a 3D model.
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captain-elemental · 9 months ago
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Concept art for a character named Annela. She is an Eerane, a spectral lifeform from the dimension known as Veilshade. These drawings will be used as references for making a 3D model.
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captain-elemental · 9 months ago
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This comic is part of a series centered around the research and discoveries of interdimensional explorers.
This is also concept art for a dimension named "Veilshade" (Name may change if I find a better one). The explorer here goes by the name Ion. One of several really old characters from some years ago, I decided to try reworking her appearance and using her here. I'll fix it up a bit more and post some concept art later.
A side note: Although Ion has a humanlike appearance, she actually isn't a human. Same thing with Eniar. Someday I'll go into detail about their origins.
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captain-elemental · 9 months ago
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After learning more stuff I can do in Blender, I made another animation to try using it.
This takes place in another dimension. This dimension, known as "Timespace", is separated into two dimensional planes. One with 3-dimensional space along 1-dimensional time, much like what you're familiar with, and one where space and time are both three-dimensional. An individual, known as a Glimring, is trying to visit a place it learned about from another.
I'm not sure if I used the right terms here.
The music used, in order of appearance:
0:00 - Time to Spare - An Jone
0:09 - The Six Realms - I Think I Can Help You
0:25 - Through The Crystal - Jeremy Blake
0:54 - Butterflies In Love - Sir Cubworth
1:14 - Where to Walk - Aaron Lieberman
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captain-elemental · 10 months ago
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Concept art for a Xirylon, a lifeform from a dimension known a "Timespace". I used this as reference for modeling its 3d model.
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captain-elemental · 11 months ago
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Concept art for the character Eniar, an interdimensional explorer. These drawings will be used as references for making a 3D model. I might need a bit more experience before I can model him, though.
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captain-elemental · 1 year ago
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Another short animation I made for more practice with animating in Blender. Also trying out another model I made, as well as some detail for the trees. I haven't figured out much for the grass yet.
The music used is "Where to Walk" by Aaron Lieberman.
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captain-elemental · 1 year ago
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A short "slice of life" animation involving individuals from another dimension (Glimrings are what they're called). Animated in Bender with a more simple look, since I'm still learning texture stuff. I did manage to get the lighting to work better, I think.
The song used is "(I've Got A) Baby Sister" by Reed Mathis. (The song's title isn't related to the context of this animation)
If you would rather watch it on YouTube, the link is https://youtu.be/0f3uAxThtQs
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captain-elemental · 2 years ago
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I tried to model some of the landscape seen in one of my comics in Blender. It's pretty basic-looking, but it's a decent start.
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captain-elemental · 2 years ago
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A basic render of the 3D model of a Glimring I made in Blender several months ago.
I tried to export the render from Blender, but it added excessive blur to the background. I couldn't find any way to fix it, so I just took a screen capture and cropped it to what a render should have looked like.
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