"Preparations" (Final Fantasy) release.

•  Scarlet, now an executive in Heat Inc. (after the 'aggressive' negotiations for her) is tasked with the preparations of Aerith and Jessie for transport to a Black Menagerie Club event. Scarlet, in either a rare instance of charity to her 'minions' or just outright hate for Aerith or Jessie, decided to let the guards have some fun before the transportation arrives. Afterall, who would know?

•  So the idea behind this was for a voice actor to play Scarlet, speaking as if on a business call with her superiors. "Mmm, hmm. Of course. I have them right here. Hmm? 'Unspoiled'...? Of...of course they will be...." with the idea being that Scarlet, in her haste, screws up and gets punished again later. A prelude to more with Scarlet as well as one for Aerith and Jessie. Sadly, since the video has no sounds at all, I dropped the idea and here it is, 'as is'. Projects with them later are still a go, though, much much later.

• A lot of my project ideas need voices, and finding the right ones has been an issue. Several major ideas that I really wanna do will require them, so those won't even be a mention til I have that already lined up. I'm sure some of you are tired or annoyed at the 'as is' releases. No more than I am. Going back to my roots was also something I wanted to do; Black Menagerie Clubs with Ramma'Jams. So those style are more on the horizon.

• The Violet Parr animation is being rendered and will be ready by next Saturday. Another without sound, but it's not an 'as is' since it was this small broken loop I'd started, lost, found and now actually made into something. I think I was testing other fps styles. At any rate, you can sorta of consider it a "Biggest Fan #3", I suppose.

• Lastly for this week; Sancus 2. Still being worked on, though I want a few voice lines...if I can find someone for them, awesome. If not, the end will be reworked a little to accommodate the lack thereof. Maybe I can splice voice lines from the games to work well enough.

Weekly WIP #68

•  Violet Parr (The Incredibles)
•  Vixen (DC Comics) Lighting/Shadow Practice/Potential Project
•  Misc.

•  This week was far more vacationy then the week meant for it. Finally broke down and got Cyberpunk 2077, so Judy Alvarez will return eventually for sure, along with Meredith Stout and Rebecca in time. Always was a fan of the genre. Music mostly.

•  As stated the other day on X, the Violet Parr animation isn't ready yet. It gets larger and longer and better, with some animated sequences that are new to me, but have turned out really well. Like this preview: How often have my animations shown the insertion bits? Rarely, and kinda 'eh' at that, if ever. That should be a thing of the past now. I like transitions, showing time progressions, characters getting tired/etc. Hoping to get things like clothing removal sections created for projects in time. Preludes and such.

•  Worked on my shadow/lighting some. The Violet project is pretty good. A little rough to tell in previews though. Vixen from DC Comics needed poked at to see how the model faired. Both are nice, I think. Also picked up several new models this week from various places; some free, some not. Lili Rochefort (Tekken 8), another Harley Quinn and a Batman (Suicide Squad game), Mirabel Garlic (Harry Potter), and uh, I think a few others I can't recall right now. Nothing is planned for any of them yet. Still trying not to overload the workload. Still failing at it slowly but surely.

•  Lastly, not sure if I'd mentioned before but: I've commissioned a model to take the place (probably) of most, if not all, holiday themed projects. She's not an OC, but a character I've liked since way back in 'the day'. Some of you might know her. Some of you might not. Keeping the rest secret til I've got her. She's gonna run me a fair amount, but I think she'll be worth it.

Weekly WIP #67

•  Misc. Updates

•  Well: my 'vacation' didn't go well at all. The things I had planned didn't work out and I ended up working anyways. I was going through old saves, clearing things out, and I found a partial project with Violet Parr that was pretty good. Seems I had another section of Biggest Fan that, for whatever reason, was abandoned. So, I've been fixing it up for a full release. I hope to have it all sorted by next Saturday.

Weekly WIP #66

•  Hermione Granger - broom ride practice animation.
•  Sancus 2 Update
•  Vacation Time (Personal time off, not an animation name.)

•  Hermione hates to fly. Probably more so now that she's been given a special broom. Practice animation, but it was decent, so the render is being shared as is. Took about 8 hours or so to piece together, animate and render. I think the broom flying looks pretty good.

•  Sancus 2 almost has all its scenes set. The last section still needs cameras, and an intro is yet to be created. Despite doing better (I think) with cameras, I went back to more pan camera style with Sancus 2, so it tries to keep the same kind of flow as Sancus 1. It will be the focus once I get back to it.

•  As stated awhile back, I'm now gonna take a little time off to 'reset the brain' mostly. Will I manage to stay off SFM for very long? Probably not, but still. It's the thought that counts, I guess. As such, next Weekly WIP post is most likely canceled, unless I can scrounge up something of interest to post for it.

Weekly WIP #65

•  Transaction - Marvel Comics Captain Marvel
•  Underdark Rituals - BG3 Lae'zel
•  Previews Poll

•  Heat Inc. is at it again (always) and this time Captain Marvel finds herself a 'guinea pig'. Selling a product like a power/ability suppression collar can be tricky, if not impossible, without being able to show that it works. Thus, Carol Danvers plays the role of the demonstration for Transaction; a small animation to be released as soon as I get the two voices I need.

•  The Underdark can be a cruel, rough and sadistic place, as Lae'zel is finding out. Caught by a group of zealous Drow, she becomes the centerpiece of a ritual. The current preview of it (pic and video) is part of the preparation for it. Slated to be a much, much longer animation than most. It will be released in segments; each segment being added to the one before it to lastly create one giant animation. Sort of like a 'previously on...' type ordeal.

•  Yeah, I tired to limit myself on creating new things too often. Good ideas pop in though or a new nice model (Lae'zel) gets released and I just can't help it. Several ideas based on Discord members posting are rattling around now too. I've not stopped any current projects, so no worries.

• Lastly for this week, how do you all like the current way for previews? Do you prefer it this way; short and to the point? Or did you prefer it like with The Mirage: Shiala or Black Menagerie: Poison Ivy; a lot of previews? Added a poll to vote on it. Either way is good for me.