76 - Zafina - The Harvest (Patreon)

Only the sect's strongest males are chosen for the sacred harvest. And as the keeper of ancient knowledge, Zafina is the one judge their worth.White - https://pixeldrain.com/d/iazxfzrJ/76a%20-%20Zafina%20-%20Harvest.mp4Black - https://pixeldrain.com/d/iazxfzrJ/76b%20-%20Zafina%20-%20Harvest_black.mp4It is time! For Zafina's debut! I fell in love with her over the last month, so this won't be the last time we see her. I've considered doing penetration for this anim, got the intro, pose and the general motions all planned out, but it would've blown out the scope too much. So, for now, add her to the "needs to get ducked" pile. Audio has been a recurring nightmare lately, I still have a lot to learn when it comes to managing that. At the same time, sometimes I really feel that I'd rather just stick to the visual aspect... I'll figure it out. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯However! As far as the actual animating process goes, this went SUPER SMOOTHLY. I'm using the same workflow as with Faye, but now linking everything from other files. So it's 6 separate animation files, but things like models, shaders or the environment can be changed across all of them by editing the master files. It doesn't take much space at all either. And most importantly, it lets me do whatever I want in each part, I'm only limited by perceived continuity (as opposed to making the keyframes line up). Really, can't recommend it enough.Linking was VERY unreliable back when I first started, but I didn't run into any unexpected behavior here. Even risky stuff like adding new elements to the characters worked without issues.In other news, the DoA anim is progressing well... and experiencing some scope creep already. More on that soon!For now, enjoy Zafinya and your weekend both!P.S.: Special shout-out to Niarax for setting me up with the altar. :3