Exam Room 1 (WIP) (Patreon)

Hey everyone! The wait is over; Mercy's animation if finally here.

As you can see, I gave the hospital scene another shot. Did it come out as good as I'd want to? No. Did it turn out better than the backup beach idea I had? Definitely.

As I said last week, EEVEE is this wild beast that I'm still learning how to deal with. I actually felt really stupid when I realized a simple solution to one of the problems I was having last week. I was struggling to find a good lighting combination that would accommodate all 3 different camera angles while making the environment look nice AND deal with EEVEE at the same time. It was too much, and I wasn't sure what to do. Then it came to me: I don't need a single solution for 3 problems. Lighting, like a lot of other aspects of 3D, is messy and a lot less professional than you might think behind the scenes. When it comes to scenes with multiple angles like this one, artists will often create several different setups, each one accommodating a respective angle. And that's what I did.

Not only did I make different lighting setups for each angle, but I also separated them in two sets each, one for Mercy, and the other lighting the environment. And yeah, it didn't come out as fancy as I'd like, but hey, with EEVEE, that's a big deal for me. I couldn't even come up with a decent environment for the last Judy animation.

The shots you're seeing are actually WIPs. I tweaked a few sharp shadows and also adjusted Mercy's skin that was looking a bit too wet to me. I am currently working on the audio. It would've been nice to hire a VA for this one too, but sadly that's not happening this time.

I think I could've done a better job with this animation, but after so many delays, I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer.

I am still rendering the second version. If everything goes well, the animation should be fully ready for this week's usual post.

As usual, early access to this week's post will (probably) be available on Wednesday. Thank you all for your continued support!

All characters seen in my work are fictional and consenting adults over the age of 18.