April 12th Weekly Update (Patreon)

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2020-04-12 16:00:04

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2020-12

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This week I got the new character rigged, and even worked on some spell effects.

Can't show off the dude, because he's naked, but I was able to get his rig complete.
Every time I work on a rig I like to experiment and try out different tools and techniques. This time I was able to get a facial rigging tool to help me with most of the face.

I also tried a technique of slide type helper joints in the elbows and knees, to help keep their deformation from collapsing. I might not have rigged the joints up in maya the most efficiently, but it works, and its adjustable! I think it worked out really well!

As you can see in the video, I also started putting together an ice effect, I think this one turned out really well. Currently I'm thinking that it stays frozen until you damage the ice enough to shatter it, or thaw the enemy out, but we'll see what works best.

Feel like I was more productive this week, and that's got me feeling a little bit up! See you next week!

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IceSpell Start

Trying to set up a spell to freeze enemies solid in ice. I had a few problems getting the pose to work, and wasn't sure what to do about later defrosting the enemies. I've got most of it figured out. The last thing I need to worry about is what kind of particles to use when the ice gets destroyed. I'm trying to keep it somewhat generic, and not have to build separate frozen parts for each creature. https://www.patreon.com/Mithos56 (NSFW)