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October ProgBlog #1: rig testing

Friday, 2 October 2020 @ 10:43pm

Missed a week again, oops :S I was supposed to post on the weekend I posted the last songpic but stuff happened, just not that.

Over the last week I finally managed to finish the retopo and apparently it has 8k odd faces with the mirror modifier, more once the subd modifier gets turned on, and probably more again when I get around to applying the mirror modifier which will probably be pretty soon (after I version save XD). I then chucked a rig in it and tried it out.

September ProgBlog #3: retopo home stretch 2 the sequel

Sunday, 20 September 2020 @ 8:21pm

In the spirit of failing to do more in the same amount of time, I ended up having to clean out the art cupboard (a job I’ve been studiously avoiding for the last 5 years, I also bought a cube shelf for it that fits a bit more perfectly than I thought it would) and will over the next week or so probably have to sort out the rest of the crap that I’ve been putting off and should have probably done during covid except that I took the opportunity to go hard on this thing instead.

Super loose outline for pharmacy/biomed/biotech that spans as long as you want for homeschoolies

Wednesday, 16 September 2020 @ 7:55am

This was written for my 15yo who hates bookwork but has grudgingly accepted that that’s how some things have to be learned. It was written to squeeze in once a week but ideally should probably be done every day (he is trying at least XD). If you’re a bit more enthusiastic you can substitute the ORs for ANDs.

not sure chemicals are supposed to be mixed like that

Maths

Two pages out of each workbook

September progblog 2 retopo home stretch

Saturday, 12 September 2020 @ 9:14pm

The last week has been more about trying to fit more stuff in, so work hours keep getting cut more and more and more (because apparently I shouldn’t be cutting sleep for some reason).

And then on Friday my problem shoulder exploded (either pinched a nerve or it decided to become a frozen shoulder, I will find out which presently I guess) because I had the audacity to…stretch (literally all I did was stretch upwards). By evening I was popping painkillers (I don’t take painkillers because I have an irrational aversion to them) so I could run kids to places they needed to be, yesterday it was less bad and today it’s less bad again but still there and still occasionally annoying.

September ProgBlog #1: playing with retopo addons

Saturday, 5 September 2020 @ 7:46pm

Those twisty horns from hell are so-called because they gave me a hard time when I was sculpting, a hard time the first time I was retopologising and a hard time this time round too but I got there eventually.

retopo in retopoflow in Blender 2.8

I started off using speedretopo.

Using speedretopo addon in Blender 2.8

I initially had some confusion about how to use bsurfaces with it but got there eventually (something about being in edit mode on existing meshes otherwise it helpfully starts a new one). I loved the space and bridge tools (wasn’t smart enough to figure out the gridfill and gstretch tools, think I did work out when to use relax eventually).

August ProgBlog #5: insane in the membrane

Friday, 28 August 2020 @ 9:09pm

It’s the little things.

I keep getting told not to worry about the tiny little details, because no one will ever notice them. I do sometimes (depending on how long I’m staring at something that I didn’t make). I’m reasonably certain that people might not notice the little details when they’re there, but will definitely notice them or at least pick up something “wrong” when they’re not.

Depending on the style of the artwork of course.

Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself when I’m obsessing about all those little details.

August ProgBlog #4: more fingers

Friday, 21 August 2020 @ 10:49pm

Finally got done with the hands (or at least as done as I can be/am prepared to do).

I really hope I don’t regret the decision to try and fix some of the more finicky things in the normal map later x_x
finished sculpting the hands (to some value of finished)

This is actually the right hand. I usually work on the left side because I manage to get in my own way less on that side. I am showing off the right hand because I had to hide the right arm so I could start working on the wings.

July Homeschool Miscellany Breakdown into Educationese

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 @ 11:30pm

I wrote July HS Misc pretty late at night and completely forgot I had told @bearone I would do this one (which is “the next one” from my last one XD) with explanations as to how our crazy shenanigans can translate into stuff to soothe the Education Department. Was going to edit the original post but it got a bit messy and I started rewriting the entire thing so thought it might be somewhat safer to do a “companion” type post. And I’ll be somewhat recycling the photos from that post (though I think I’ll just screenie the sets to make my life easier), so watch out for the fake wounds again.

August ProgBlog #3: fingers

Sunday, 16 August 2020 @ 10:37pm

There has been some hilarity with some of my previous progblogs as I’ve shared the dodgy looking things that usually end up happening whenever I’m building (at least characters, I haven’t done much else recently x_x)

Blender 2.88 sculpt mode annoying bumps in mesh that won't go away no matter what

The above screenie is not that dodgy, it’s just highlighting those irritating bumps. All I want is a perfectly smooth mesh but pparently there are vertices that just jut out for no apparent reason regardless of what I’m doing with autosmooth and the smooth brush settings. I have wasted so much time on this that it’s well beyond ridiculous.

July Homeschool Miscellany

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 @ 10:50am

WARNING: there are fake wounds made of Vaseline, flour and red food colouring about halfway through this post.

Broke the habit!

For now.

My head is still all over the place and and trying to get and keep organised is presenting its usual massive challenge, exacerbated by the fact the children have been staggering being exhausted for no apparent reason lately (a possible reason is growth spurts, because they’re lethargic and sleep a lot and suddenly they’re bigger, especially the boys).