Testing some stuff. (Patreon)

I've been testing a handful of things this past week. From newer versions of Blender to simulations, and a new look for future Icky Sticky final renders.

*Icky sticky new look. I've been playing with Blender's compositor to try to get a new look for the final renders of projects. I've always liked the cinematography from Zack Snyder's movies. He has been the director I go to when thinking about shots that have aura. Beautiful wide shots. As well as his deep color grading, and high composition heavy look.

First render test

Still learning how to get his look, but I am happy with the progress so far.

*Some simulation stuffs. I've always tried to stay away from simulations because of ego really. I wanted to animate everything by hand and have everything beautifully mine.I have found that I find myself getting a bit hesitant to do a lot of things in terms of animation though because of how much time goes into keyframing everything.Decided I need to let my ego go for the ability to be able to do more in the long run. The lovely female assets always have a mind of their own in all of the reference material I find so... Why not simulate them and let them be wild. Control is always key though. Still want them to look half decent in motion.

First test of simulating dem thangs.

Still need to tweak the simulation a bit, but I am getting familiar with how simulations work in Blender.I've been slowly incorporating more simulations into my animations. Started with hair physics. Now we are doing nature's natural stress balls. Might be doing some basic liquid stuff by the end of the year at this rate. We will see.

-I can't really show off the latest Blender version. That is more of a feel thing that can't really be showcased. Blender just works a bit better. Going to have to relearn major parts of the software though. We will see how that goes after I wrap up some projects.

*Just a quick little showcase of some things I have been testing.Let me know what you think about the Zack Snyder inspired filter. Yay, or nay?