2026 July Update #01 (Patreon)

Remember when I said the intro would probably be my hardest shot? Turns out I was right. The main reason it gave me so much trouble is that I've never done an acting sequence before — I had no idea what the proper workflow looked like or how to even approach setting one up. Eventually I just filmed my own reference for Pharah and Widow and did the best I could with it. It's not my best work — still pretty floaty and stiff — but at this point I have to move on. It was eating up too much time.

What's left for this shot is Zarya's walk cycle and a few minor tweaks to Widow and Pharah, and then that's genuinely it for the animation itself. After that it's just re-rendering the scenes to get the lighting consistent and then sound design. We're in the home stretch, boys.

Once I wrap up this shot and get a render out, I'm planning to jump into another short animation. Not sure yet if I want to go back to orcs or stick with OW — I guess we'll figure that out when we get there.

Sorry for the radio silence recently, just been trying to lock in with learning more animation techniques and obviously real life responsibilities. Again, thanks for the support!