Day's Rest (WIP) (Patreon)

Hey everyone! We're going to Novigrad with this week's post as Ciri takes some time to rest after a long day on the road.

After setting up this particle hair for her previous set, I just had to bring Ciri back for another one. The Witcher renders have this kind of gritty medieval vibe that is pretty unique among the other franchises I work with.

Lighting these was... interesting. I already had the environment done before I started adding lights to the scene, which made it surprisingly easy. That is actually something that I often struggle with; the iterative process of: lighting character > creating environment that fits character lighting > relighting character to fit environment better > adjusting environment to fit character lighting... and so on. Maybe I should start focusing on the environment first, and then lighting the character and environment altogether.

I am currently going through ideas for our next Panam animation. I actually had a pretty cool one, but I decided to put it aside for now. Too complex.

I'm not sure if I already mentioned this but, I am really interested in making my animations look more like short stories instead of just... sex positions. It makes things way more interesting. A big part of what makes these characters so attractive is the actual role that they play inside of their worlds.

As usual, early access to this week's post will 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.