Looks like a stop-motion animation

Forced perspective with a depth of field, its a challenge to get right.

Lookit these cutie-patooties <3

Trying to balance things, bit of everything as I learn new techniques. Now to get a hold of a certain Sphinx for my next challenge..

they look as beautiful as if they were goddesses

Keeping things simple. Apologies I've not been on discord for a while.

Its ok, I sent some planet imagary I made

They're so precious its dangerous.
I'm glad you're doing fine,I was worried.

No worries, all is well so far. Making progress as things settle back to normal as they can be.

To think you made this entire scene is astounding and very cute.😄

Looks gud :3

I'm just starting to use blender. Never have before as uni only taught about struggling through with Maya etc. I'm exploring rigging first because I've always avoided it. I get what you mean about the camera angles!!

If you're learning professionally, then Maya is the current industry standard. But Blender isn't too bad, considering it costs nothing to use. I'm self taught, mostly by focusing on one single tool at a time, then mixing things up with new skills. Each image usually includes a new skill or technique, even if the result is subtle.

I am aware of that, I don't want to go into the formal games industry really. I would be happy free-lancing I think. Whenever I have looked at working for a studio, I don't think I would suit it well.

I'll be continuing to train in Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, 3DCoat etc but they're not available after I graduate and...honestly they're a bit of a pain to work between.

I've been watching you for a long time and learned some nice little composition things. I really like the consistent dynamic you have built up with them all <3

I have the professional licences for 3DCoat and Octane render. Bought into them when they were low cost early versions, and then upgraded for small fees for each version over the years. I choke when I look at their price now. 3D coat usually has excellent Christmas sales by the developers

Composition, I try to treat the rendering more as Photography rules. Intersting Lighting is what I find myself fighting over for a few hours.

Mmmm yeah, you can get the cracked versions of software but I prefer not to really. I'll keep that in mind if it's something I need to pick up.

I've not studied photography a lot (or as much as I should but there's so much of everything!) and I use the 3d as a base I work over mainly. So I suppose that does make it a lot easier to control that. I just share over the local colours for the subject in a warm shade and the BG in a cool shade.

I find I never quite get away with the sky dome, I need to spend a good amount of time to work that out. The lighting I have gotten by with is a strong directional light in a warm or cool shade then contrast that with two opposing temperature spot lights. I've never tried to light more than a couple of objects. And fiddle a bit with the angle and fall off settings. I can see how that would be tricky for a scene though!

I'll have a look at photography lighting in relation to 3d as I've of my topics so I don't run into that as a problem!

they look like they are having chill time.
it also looks like they are at a water park.
plus they look adorable! nwn

There is a pool nearby. Sasha was wet originally, but it seemed out of place with such a narrow view. So I dried her up again. but her clothes were already deleted, so she's stuck wearing only her bathing suit.

Oh? interesting.
I didn't realize that. I guess you could say my guess was pretty good hehe.
I still say this loos adorable and wonderful!
also ashnar, you have good safe day!

I still use cycles mainly

Eevee and cycles can work with the same scene input, it's simply that eevee gives a much faster result, trading off a bit of lighting quality.

Having a collar that covers your chin sure looks uncomfortable.

She honestly doesn't care for it, it's heavy and awkward and she's struck it a few times, but it's not like she can willingly remove it anymore.

At least it has useful properties in certain situations, and she's learned to live with it. Bathing with it in the way is a specific challenge.

lighting looks lovely as usual! it turned out great.