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Generation 4 & BnS Season 2 & The Future FAQ
10 years ago
General
Phew. We're almost at the end of another year and one thing is for sure: change. For better or for worse, things will change like it or not. I'm hoping the area of art has changed for the better but I think it time to announce to Generation 4.
Generation 1: Crude modeling in Sculptris - Yeah I started with Pixologics watered down but very usable Sculptris. Everything sculpted and textured on dry.
Generation 2: Scruptris with a side of Blender. Things were still largely modeled in Sculptris but i started adding eyes and texture effects in Blender. Also start some basic rigging and animation.
Generation 3: The path to purity. Almost everything done in Blender but I still hadn't wrapped my mind around topology and the need for better edge loops. Still had trouble with lighting and still shy of learning Cycles
Generation 4: Most Everything Cycles. Much cleaner topology (Useful for importing to OpenSim/SL), Custom Material Textures (and I've only touched 5% of the "Material Cookbook"). SketchFab for interactive model previews (seriously FA or Weasyl needs to be able to embed this). And hours upon hours playing with lighting sets up and material nodes. It's only going to get better as I discover what works.
BlowUp N' ShowUps page is starting grow cobwebs which is a perfect indicator to start getting those old models spruced up and imported to SketchFab ultimately giving the FA and Weasyl page a new coat of paint along with the new Season 2 Inflatable Fursuit designs. I also plan to import the current designs into Littlefield Grid for use and fun.
The Future FAQ:
Q: Are you leaving TigerDile?
A: No but I am hanging out in more places and just TigerDile now. The reason being that artists of a same type learn from each other but I am (at the time of this writing) the only 3D modeler on Tigerdile and I admit, I gets lonely. After meeting other 3D modelers on Picarto however, I don't feel quite to isolated anymore so where I'll stream depends on which community its for. I have longtime friends on Tigerdile and if its a general piece of work, Ill stream there. If its for the squeaky pooltoy people and balloon furries, it's likely Picarto.
Q: Why aren't you Fursuiting at Events and Conventions like you used to.
A: Well rest assured I still do Fursuiting and Mascots at public events and for non-profit. In fact, that's partially where the problem lies. I have 5 suits total (about to be 7) but 4 of which are copyrighted characters are a hit with these public events but I'd rather not risk getting them associated with furries at conventions for the same reasons that the Oklacon and Rainfurrest attendees and administration are on their toes. It only takes one fureak in the event to wind up on the news and then wrangled into the public eye aka: guilty by association.
I only have one suit I freely use at conventions and.... he's getting old. Once I have a unique suit which isn't a copyrighted character, you can be sure I'll be up to my old antics.
Is your BlowUp N' ShowUp page a gallery of actual suits? Where do I get them?
BlowUp and ShowUp is just fursuit and inflatable fursuit design only. The 1st season designes already in the gallery are concepts which can be manufactured through Scaleworx.org (you'll see my stuff in their Reference Art). Takumori of Scaleworx is the one you'll want to talk to for getting any one of these designs manufactured into an actual suit.
More about BnS will be posted from
blowupnshowup where more will be explained about the current state of inflatable fursuits as a business in general. Again, I only play one part in outward design but there is more you should know as potential informed participant or customer.
That's all for this update. Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to read.
Axel "SootyRoo" Malee
Generation 1: Crude modeling in Sculptris - Yeah I started with Pixologics watered down but very usable Sculptris. Everything sculpted and textured on dry.
Generation 2: Scruptris with a side of Blender. Things were still largely modeled in Sculptris but i started adding eyes and texture effects in Blender. Also start some basic rigging and animation.
Generation 3: The path to purity. Almost everything done in Blender but I still hadn't wrapped my mind around topology and the need for better edge loops. Still had trouble with lighting and still shy of learning Cycles
Generation 4: Most Everything Cycles. Much cleaner topology (Useful for importing to OpenSim/SL), Custom Material Textures (and I've only touched 5% of the "Material Cookbook"). SketchFab for interactive model previews (seriously FA or Weasyl needs to be able to embed this). And hours upon hours playing with lighting sets up and material nodes. It's only going to get better as I discover what works.
BlowUp N' ShowUps page is starting grow cobwebs which is a perfect indicator to start getting those old models spruced up and imported to SketchFab ultimately giving the FA and Weasyl page a new coat of paint along with the new Season 2 Inflatable Fursuit designs. I also plan to import the current designs into Littlefield Grid for use and fun.
The Future FAQ:
Q: Are you leaving TigerDile?
A: No but I am hanging out in more places and just TigerDile now. The reason being that artists of a same type learn from each other but I am (at the time of this writing) the only 3D modeler on Tigerdile and I admit, I gets lonely. After meeting other 3D modelers on Picarto however, I don't feel quite to isolated anymore so where I'll stream depends on which community its for. I have longtime friends on Tigerdile and if its a general piece of work, Ill stream there. If its for the squeaky pooltoy people and balloon furries, it's likely Picarto.
Q: Why aren't you Fursuiting at Events and Conventions like you used to.
A: Well rest assured I still do Fursuiting and Mascots at public events and for non-profit. In fact, that's partially where the problem lies. I have 5 suits total (about to be 7) but 4 of which are copyrighted characters are a hit with these public events but I'd rather not risk getting them associated with furries at conventions for the same reasons that the Oklacon and Rainfurrest attendees and administration are on their toes. It only takes one fureak in the event to wind up on the news and then wrangled into the public eye aka: guilty by association.
I only have one suit I freely use at conventions and.... he's getting old. Once I have a unique suit which isn't a copyrighted character, you can be sure I'll be up to my old antics.
Is your BlowUp N' ShowUp page a gallery of actual suits? Where do I get them?
BlowUp and ShowUp is just fursuit and inflatable fursuit design only. The 1st season designes already in the gallery are concepts which can be manufactured through Scaleworx.org (you'll see my stuff in their Reference Art). Takumori of Scaleworx is the one you'll want to talk to for getting any one of these designs manufactured into an actual suit.
More about BnS will be posted from
blowupnshowup where more will be explained about the current state of inflatable fursuits as a business in general. Again, I only play one part in outward design but there is more you should know as potential informed participant or customer.That's all for this update. Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to read.
Axel "SootyRoo" Malee
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5 going on 7 suits??? Coolies
