Iris Heart 3d WIP (Patreon)

EDIT V2: I re-encoded the video and re-uploaded it since some people can't watch the video. I think it should work on any devices now.

EDIT: Please use this link:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QUgQDr3q7LE3oIH7YrGZa_rwEbzLjjvl?usp=sharing 

Note: if the preview doesn't work, please download the video.

I thought it would take me a week to make a finished model, oh sweet summer child. I just spent 2 weeks straight and I'm not done yet! lmao  😂  The model probably doesn't look like Iris Heart too much because I'm trying to model her in my own style and I still can't perfectly recreate what I draw in 3D.

I'm going for a shadeless type of rendering for my models (meaning I'm painting the textures by hand and I can't rely on realtime lighting) because I want to keep close to my 2d style as much as possible. That and it's simpler this way especially if I want to use them for a game (because I only need a single texture, versus say a standard current-gen setup where you typically need 3+) I lose some of the neat lighting effects but hey, keep it simple, sweetheart :3

I've spent close to 70 hours working on this model and I feel like I'll need another 30 hours to really polish this up and fix mistakes ie. wonky hands, nonexistent feet because I already struggled with hands so no more limbs lmfao, make a proper rig (I used a quick and dirty rig to pose this), and etc etc

It's grueling... but very rewarding, especially when things start to look right! But man, I still have a a long, looooooong, way to go  (￣︿￣) I'm prepared for the journey but right now, I'm taking a quick break from 3D because I want to draw! I need to go back to my comfort zone to recuperate from the punishing learning curve of 3D.

Anyway, I'll start the fanart suggestions on a separate post. For now I hope you like the 3d WIP preview!