Light of Shadows

More moho vector tests

Belly expansion Advert is attached.

Moho vector tools after recent update.

This was done all in moho using it's vector tools. I normally just import raster, but working with vector made fixing mistakes in the rig so much easier. I think I'm understanding how to lean into the vector style instead of trying to force moho to draw like a raster program or via traditional means, which in my opinion made this come out way better and while setting up the rig was much more complicated, it was much more flexible and easier to edit.

Doodle Dump

Just some concept stuff from bandigalz and 3BS

Early Happy New Years

I know it's early but happy new years everyone. Let's try to do our best to not only survive but attempt to thrive in the next few years. :3

Short Animation Test

A short animation test that I forgot to include in the previous post.

Pinup n' doodles

I apologize for the slow down in uploads, the holiday season has a lot of us working overtime down here, lol. I hope folks are finding time to have fun with loved ones however. Y'all stay safe out there.

Messin' about in godot

I still mess with godot from time to time. Wanted to make something akin to huniepop but with reaction based gameplay and this is the result. the framework is more or less done, but i'd have to flesh out the visuals more and whatnot. don't get hyped for this, it's more of a learning project that I don't have any huge plans on finishing at the moment but felt it'd be ok to share the concept build.

Random Motel Gal

I think forcing my self to work with lined inks has improved my skills a bit. Gotta do more forced perspective stuff though, IDK, probably in next upload. Also, all this time I've been learning more gdscript in the background so maybe I'll have something to show the results of that but that probably won't be for a LONG time.

More Wip stuff

This cover seems to be the fusion of everything I've learned so far. Finally got it the way i wanted it, reworked the comic cover until it was suited to show everything I needed on mobile and on PC as I was worried the font would be too small, but it's clear on my old as hell phone at a normal reading distance so it should be fine. The only thing I think I'll try next is using the same techniques I've been learning but with my usual lineless style as my workflow has changed a lot and it seems more efficient.

Doodle Dump - Styles n Fonts

I feel like I finally nailed the comic style I've been looking for while working on other doodles and spreadsheet stuff. Also reworked how I size characters for a more grounded sci-fi expansion experience and so I can make their base shapes look more grungy and/or edgy looking for a more sci-fi comic feel.

Amy Two C's

Getting more confident with this new style I've been aiming for. Reminds me of old pop art or those old X-men / Spiderman cartoons with the really harsh shadows. It's a lot of fun and I figured after trying to learn better muscle maps, this would be a good render to test it out on. :3

Ami Breast Expansion Loop + Doodles

Yea i made her eyes yellow to contrast her hair. Also, almost everyone has green eyes in crash / spyro and I want the bandigalz to all have different eye colors whenever I finally get that off the ground and/or rework bandigalz into my own lewd furry ip. Still leaning towards making my own IP so avoid problems down the line. But it's late and i'm probably rambling at this point, so y'all have fun with creepy Ami! i'mma go to bed! :3

Assorted Stuffs & late night ramblings.

Still refining the retro animation style, gonna look back at some older shows like TMNT, X-men and other shows that used blacks in their shadows as well as some other 90s / 2000s animations to see if I can hone in on what I want. But I think this is defiantly hitting the mark so the research will mostly just be simplifying the process, which is why I've made a limited color palette for me to use for flat swatches. I may also give the lineless animation style / samurai jack inspired stuff another go for more modern looking stuff but i'v...

Doodle Dump!

Experimenting with retro styles

Messing around as per usual. I prefer the non extreme retro filter but figured I'd upload both. Went with Tight Spot Font as I felt that if cartoons where fan subbed like old anime in the early days of the internet, they'd probably go for a font that's less professional but still readable. I think it gives my stuff a unique style at least. Tried the lineless look with Amy but it looked too modern for what I was aiming for. As for the OC, I just wanted a ditzy nerd with big pink pigtails and a lot of square and round shapes. Then pre...

Doodle Dump - Coco Vector Test Attached

Not gonna lie, I tried using just vector tools again and I still hate it. Glad I learned how to use the tools but they're definitely a case by case use and not something I want to use for animations in the long term. I'll probably save it for things that require really smooth transitions to avoid having to do hundreds of frame by frame drawings and only for stuff that is rendered with flat colors, no shading and no linework. That may change as I get better at it, but using CSP with Moho still seems the right way to go, at least for me.

Piston It Away - Burst Route

Contains Popping Bandicoots.Not sure why gif is all warped. This s why i prefer video.

Late Night Ramblings

Just a few more learning stuffs. Debating rigged vs frame by frame again, but probably 'cause it's super late for me.

Amy Circus Bounce Short

Yea, I went back and forth a lot but I think I really like this style for animation.

Happy Spooky Month!

Wanted to do something a little spooky for the holiday + Some extra goodies. I think the black shadows style is pretty need when aiming for spooky / darker tones but just incase folks weren't into that, I did a bouncy Coco in my usual style as well. Y'all have fun and be safe this holiday!

Rollin Coco

Testing CSP Environment loops. it wasn't so great in CSP 1 but CSP 3.0 seemed to handle it pretty well without performance issues.

Doodle Dump and Animation Practice

A bunch of Assorted Doodles and Wips

Working Title: Beer Belly - Anamatic V2

Yea, I think going for a short form animation was a good idea. It's honestly more challenging to make it short and snappy while trying to maintain cool movement and expansion shots within 60 seconds or less (or really 59 seconds or less cause some sites add a frame or even a whole second but that's just a minor annoyance) hopefully the vertical format isn't too hard to work with. I think i did it ok so far, but we'll see how i can handle it for more complex shots / shots with multiple characters. Either way, I'm learning how...

More Wips

Decided to rework the animation into a short form format.

Short WIP Storyboard Animation

Animated that new storyboard I did for more practice. no audio, just storyboarding.

Late night Ramblings and Animation Tests.

More Late night Doodles, though I did want to do something in moho with csp which is attached below. Wanted to make a long take of a single shot.

Amy Test

No lewds, just some bg practice.

LoS Style Test

Took all the stuff I learned so far and finally had the courage to try it with my usual lineless style, all in CSP. Used a mix of frame by frame and tween animation and stuck with a simple concept. I think I got both of the animation styles to blend together pretty well on rouge and for background elements I just used simple tweens for the wind.Not sure if I'm gonna stick with lineless or lined for animating. hell, i may just flip flop as the mood / animation themes strikes me. either way, working with hard lines has defiantly helped me imp...

Xenompa

Xeno+Wumpa. Just wanted to try that Art style thing I had buzzing in the brain. Doing a different style really helped to respark the flame of creative passion and burn away the fog that is art block. Pretty happy with how this turned out. stuck with tween animation outside of the blinking 'cause I wasn't sure if I'd do the style correctly or not and didn't want to draw a bunch of detailed frames only to fail on getting the style down. either way, I think this turned out ok and I can't wait to try this style for a more alien ...

Late Night Ramblings

Tomorrow (or when ever i wake up) should be my B-Day so def gonna use it to... sleep! lol! anyway, I may take a small break this week to handle a few things around the house after work but wanted to share more animation learning and progress.