#Texture Experiment

[makeshiftstory]

I finally got the Confetti Crayons to test our this texture idea I wanted to use solely for the Imp familiars in 'Changes' X3 Of course I'm using the best face eating imp shopkeeper, Bennane Head, for this test! So what do you guys think, shall I continue using the confetti crayons as a under texture for imps? Personally I love how it looks and just has this almost woodgrain look that matches up with where Imps are stored in X3

[here-be-dragons-and-whatnot]

Space goop Experiments

There are going to be a lot of technical challenges with this project, so I'm tackling a few of them now to make the animation process less laborious later. Up first is the titular jar of cosmos, or more specifically the viscous, galaxy-colored liquid therein. I was able to get what I needed from Blender's fluid sim for the liquid space, but not so much the stars. My first pass with materials came out a little janky:

Then I tried assigning an emissive material to the fluid particles, and got this odd (but twinkly!) result:

Unfortunately, I can't control that twinkling. I believe it has to do with blender recalculating the fluid sim particles every frame, and hence messing up my Random output from the Particle Info node >:( Here are a couple simulations I tried (the red particles would show up as stars):

All of these look cool in their own way, but none approximate a star field. For now, I managed to get passible material stars, but more than likely I will either jerry-rig something through compositing or figure out how to combine the fluid sim with a separate particle system so the stars look like they're coming from inside the space goop.

[ducktollers]

best friends

[biruesque]

And suddenly everything is different. They have looked at each other.

[starflungwaddledee]

night flight on the frozen ocean ❄️

[hellenhighwater]

look guys I'm gonna be honest--i love dogs but the tactile experience of petting a cat is better 99% of the time. Cat fur is so much softer and less greasy and just generally better than most dog fur. IDK if there's some ideal chinchilla dog out there that I have yet to lay hands on but man, dog fur textures are whack. Cats, at least when they're healthy, are so reliably smooth and silky.

[shblackwoodart]

learning to use lasso tool for cool effects

[eluvisen]

[chalkrub]

svanhildr my beloved returns

[luseals]

changeling ⟡

ending 2022 with a personal piece! thank you to everyone who has supported me and my work this year <3

[dulioon]

menace

[shitpostingkats]

“Riz has a tail, the Dimension 20 cast is just lying to us.” <- Unfun. Not sexy. Implies we’re owed a tailed Riz

“Riz has a tail in our collective hearts.” <- Inspiring. Transcendent. Brings the community together.

[dulcevenganzaa]

portrait of the artist on the floor

[dreamychaika]

staring at a stranger

[comradekatara]

i am always messing around with my older katara design (bc consistency is for knaves & scoundrels)

[chubchow]

in the woods, in the mountains, is a good place to begin