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Bumbleby Relationship Goals

Hello again!

This video was meant to be for the anniversary of the Bumbleby kiss, but sadly that didn't end up happening, but it is here now!

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How to Write Anti Heroes & Heroes

So, discussing anti heroes gave me a thought, curious what you wonderful people think.

A big thing with heroes of any stripe, tends to be a degree of power or escapist fantasy. It's not the only part but I do think it's an element even if one doesn't want it to be & needs to be thought about during writing.

Because its very easy regardless of what type of hero or protagonist one...

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RWBY is BACK! (Oh We Are So Back!)

Hello Again!

Glorious day to my wonderful viewers and patrons because it seems RWBY has indeed founds its new home at Viz Media.

(Ruby cheering clip)

Who, given the massive RWBY centric theming of their website currently are also very excited by this purchase!

In some ways I am surprised to be surprised as Viz is a company CRWBY have worked with in the past in regards to...

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Audio - Redemptions Arcs & Other Misunderstood Tropes

Audio - Redemptions Arcs & Other Misunderstood Tropes

Just recorded the basic audio for the next big video essay episode, for Patron ears only ;)

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Script: Redemptions Arcs & Other Misunderstood Tropes

Hello again,

Today I want to take a break from our usual schedule and discuss something near & dear to my heart.

Redemption arcs, and how I feel the term is being misused in a lot of fandom spaces and beyond. So, this episode will cover what a redemption arc is, some common misunderstandings, other more fitting terms and a breakdown on some other redemption related takes I fee...

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Supernal World Building

Due to car troubles my schedule was thrown majorly out of whack so I am sharing with you fine folks a major world building document I've been working on. It started as a side project for potential Wednesday fanfics and then ballooned into something far more extreme.

I hope this compensates for the slow update rate at the moment.

Introduction:

This wonderful and terribl...

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan #10 (Complete!)

Enid Sinclair - Lycan #10 (Complete!)

We got renders, we got GIFs, we got, well basically that's it, XD

Might try and rig one of the Wednesday models and Enid models to play around with these, but we'll see.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #9

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #9

Finally rigged and shape-keyed, sorry for things being so quiet my editor has been sick and so have I, it sucks!

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #8

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #8

Based on feedback from many people and advice from the amazing Fooze, I have updated the fur segments. This was so much harder tan anticipated.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #7

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #7

I spent so many hours on this with aching muscles from gardening and I am not even sure I want to keep the fur tufts now, or go in another direction with having just tiny one's in places or the like.

I think I will keep the goatee though.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #6

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #6

I re-did the feet and am much happier with them, made some changes to the knuckles that I like oh and am trying to add a mane/hair details, thoughts?

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #5

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #5

Figured out a really cool trick with Krita to change things color called HSV I think, its in the Adjust settings anyway. Also I think I like the look of the mane, though it needs some dye I think. Went with something paler than previous to help add to the gaunt vibe and I removed the eyeballs in favor of the blanked out eyes, which have a sharper look and work better than orbs where in you an t...

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #4

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #4

Color Corrected and vastly more detailed to give her a more creachure vibe, also a version with and without abs, thoughts?

Also a fur version, not sure on that front, may have to try something else.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #3

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #3

Here is my ever developing messed up creachure, I am quite intrigued by these developments.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #2

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #2

Getting closer, but the arms will need to be way longer, I need to do something about hair/mane and the general gangly vibes of the torso to make her look real 'off' this is not a human with wolf traits, this isn't even a wolf with human traits, this is the amalgamation of human and hunting beasts.

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Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #1

Enid Sinclair - Lycan Form #1

Trying to model Enid's Lycan form, very difficult with so little reference XD

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Finale Wenclair - Multiple Outfits!

Finale Wenclair - Multiple Outfits!

So, been rather down lately and its been hard to work, but I have been making some progress on my models at least.

The school models are still solid but I also decided to make some casual outfits for the two as well as fencing uniforms. I actually imagine gold is for captain (IE Bianca) other colors are for ranked members (Enid), grey is for un-ranked (Yoko) and the black uniform is for ...

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#4 Wenclair - Modelling & Texturing done

#4 Wenclair - Modelling & Texturing done

While a part of me still wants to tinker with the nodes and painting a little, I am at that stage where I cannot conceive of how to make them notably better so I need to push on. 

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#3 Wenclair - Anime Node Shader

#3 Wenclair - Anime Node Shader

Using the SMMR of RWBY shader as a basis I extrapolated and experimented and came up with the variant you see above (The first one, the darkest blue) Overall pretty pleased with the result. 

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Script: What if Channel Trailer

Hello again and welcome to the What fi Playlist. 

Here I outline stories, world building and characters arcs for different types of what if's. 

But, before you click next, let's break down the 3 types of what if's I use as each one is very important to understand:

Alternate Reality:
The easiest form of what if, this is where all the familiar chara...

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Wenclair #2

Wenclair #2

Been working on these models on and off again for awhile, testing out new modelling and hair strats. 

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Wenclair 3D

Wenclair 3D

Got back into Netflix's Wednesday recently and decided to model Enid & Wednesday in my emerging style, with a couple of my preferences like pointy ears or predatory eyes present. I actually commissioned some amazing concept art (https://twitter.com/Ryz_Eizy)  to help with these, that was super helpful! 

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Vtuber Reveal & Channel Trailer

Sheeeeeee's heeeeeeeere! 

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Vtuber Reveal & Channel Trailer

Vtuber Reveal & Channel Trailer

(For those interested I have attached some of the beta studios to this text post, you can see the full version when the video goes up!)

Hello again, hello again and hello again!

Welcome to my little corner of Youtube, I guess you can call me Xel!

Here, I analyze story arcs, characters, and worldbuilding from meta-textual, thematic, and narrative driven angles. My most common s...

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Vtuber Studio

Vtuber Studio

Working on a V-Tuber set, any thoughts on it?

I am being told the colour scheme may make the vtuber model not stand out too much against it

Edit: I forgot to put on standard color grading so this is closer to what it would look like, though they are quite similar.

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Vtuber Debut

Hello again, 

That other surprise I was promising before going on holiday is finally done, so please give a warm welcome! 

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Muscular Model (Pictures)

Muscular Model (Pictures)

Hey all, this is a model I have been tinkering with for several days to improve my skills and give me a useful set of base meshes for muscular characters that are not too high poly and with clean topology. This basis may well be used in future projects but for now its just for fun, I am also considering trying to sell it on sketchfab, but we'll see.

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Muscular Model (Video)

Hey all, this is a model I have been tinkering with for several days to improve my skills and give me a useful set of base meshes for muscular characters that are not too high poly and with clean topology. This basis may well be used in future projects but for now its just for fun, I am also considering trying to sell it on sketchfab, but we'll see. 

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Frieren & Emotional Intelligence (Series in Review)

Would love some feedback on this one, especially the ending. 

Hello again,

Today I am here to discuss Frieren at the Funeral or as its anime adaptation is known Frieren After Journeys End. I read the manga in 48 obsessive hours a few months ago and am finding the anime every bit as enthralling.

That’s my recommendation, now let’s get to some heavier analysis.

Bu...

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Sunshine - Commission

Sunshine - Commission

Hello again,

Sorry for being so quiet recently, been dealing with lots of stuff from a major Covid scare to huge schedule disruptions, medical appointments and more.

Sunshine is a wonderful 3D commission I got from everafteran on Tumblr to create a VR model of their Averafter OC Sunshine.

So, with their permission I will be sharing the resulting work here, and hopefully soon h...

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