New Mall City Episode in Production! (Blog 8/5/24) (Patreon)

Mall City is back in production!! The first shot of the Act I finale is done (it's the last screengrab in this post). It's been a minute since I've worked on a personal project, so it's nice to return to Mall City to work with my favorite crew of delinquents. The full crew is finally all together and it's been such a treat to show off their group dynamics through animation.

This episode sees Kay, Bug, and Penny ascend an abandoned tower to catch the sunset and do a little graffiti on the way. It'll also be the first proper introduction of G1R1, the cybernetic soldier. She's a character I've spent a lot of time thinking about but have done very little actual animation of. I can't wait to show you more of her very soon!!

I learned how to make HDRIs recently and I think it's really unlocked something for me. The lighting it produces is just sooo chefs kiss and satisfying. I painted the sunset seen in photo 3 of this post. If folks are interested, I'll put together another asset pack of HDRIs and textures sometime :)

I'll post the first scene of the new episode soon :) probably in a week or so. In the meantime- here's some music and movies I've been enjoying:

• Rollercoaster Starbeam and the Scheming Sandsnake of Gahoul (incredible hyper-pop album from an awesome animator): https://beajumpup.bandcamp.com/album/rollercoaster-starbeam-and-the-scheming-sandsnake-of-gahoul

• Sinks-ty Percent Off (cute slice of life animated short): https://youtu.be/meEr4Wql4bo?si=Cdd7HguEtqpZBvkx

• LIVE, LAUGH, LOBOTOMY (fun girl skate-video): https://youtu.be/07s6iX4-liM?si=e5zSahE4NgBj3IN-