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[–] Tahssi@yiffit.net 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wanted to learn Blender to possibly try doing some 3D animations with anthro characters. I have almost no Blender or any 3D modeling experience so I started following along a beginners tutorial series by Ryan King Art on youtube. I got through most of it before deciding to start on my own little project. Once I finish modelling it and texturing it I plan to add a simple animation of some rain and wind to it hopefully

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Looks like a fine start. I know ruaidri over on FA had a livestream where they created a model. They say that they'll release the video after some cleanup. They also have a resource about how they do fur.

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[–] Tahssi@yiffit.net 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks! :3 Oh that would be awesome if he did! I love Ruaidri's work and hes one of the animators that inspired me to get into it. Also thank you for the link on how they do fur

[–] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ooh! yes

I've been making fully playable dragons for 5e DnD. I mean ACTUAL dragons, not some 'oh yes you're totally a dragon, here put some armour on and hit stuff with swords' copout

The template is designed to start at level 11, you see. I made eight entirely new classes for dragons so that a dragon player can start with all the powers that make them feel like a real, genuine dragon without being overpowered compared to humanoid players, and means they can gain levels alongside their allies too.

Here, take a look, I'm always looking for feedback and the template is still a WIP, some things need cleaning up.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eFc2qQTY9P3ym9fyMNYHC_mIogpt9kNrOdm5n_yj1cs/edit

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 3 points 10 months ago

If I knew anything about DnD I would be happy to take a look. I don't, but it looks impressive.

[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've been doing some metal casting which is super fun! I saved up aluminum cans and foil for a few months and have some ingots to work with now.

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That seems like a lot of cans. Any plans on what do with your ingots?

[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm going to slowly build up my skills until I can follow a book on how to build your own metalworking lathe!

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Building a lathe could be super fun. As someone who has built a few machines, I can tell you it will give you a unique perspective on how that machine operates.

A metalworking lathe, though. I like the cut of your jib. That will be fun, and potentially extremely dangerous. Don't kill yourself, please. There is nothing more terrifying than a lot of mass with a fuck ton of momentum.

[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Thank you! Yeah, I'll be careful with it.

The book I'm working off of is from a whole series called "Build your own machine shop from scrap". I opted to skip book one where you build a charcoal foundry, and opted to buy a propane one instead. Mainly so I don't make a ton of charcoal smoke that floats around the neighborhood.

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like quite the undertaking. Good luck!

[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you! Yeah, there's a fair bit to it but it should be achievable

[–] Firefeet@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have been playing around with a project using the game engine Godot. Real simple stuff but it has been fun to learn!

The engine and editor super lightweight and I am able to sync my project between two devices using Dropbox. I have pretty limited free time currently so being able to work on it wherever if I have a bit of time has helped keep my motivation for the project, even if progress has been slow ^^

[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just playing around, or hoping to release something?

[–] Firefeet@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago

Definitely just playing around, I'm not any good at coming up with interesting hooks or ideas. But it's a hobby I've wanted to delve into and finally decided to make some simple projects. It has been fun learning how things tie together!

[–] veloxization@yiffit.net 2 points 9 months ago

I've been getting back into the groove of making artwork, which is all nice. My goal is to start a webcomic this year. c:

In other domains, what started out as a joke is becoming a full mod for Terraria: One that adds more cactus weapons apart from the basic cactus sword. :D I've never made mods for Terraria so it's a simultaneous learning process.