Harry's 3D Backgrounds Experiment (Pictures) (Patreon)
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Oh man -- where to start!!!
SO, as I'm wrapping up production Trilby Dogtooth: Monster Killer, I thought I could use my recently acquired "skills" with 3D software BLENDER to create and texture a 3D environment that would look similar enough to the painted 2D backgrounds that are onscreen for 90% of the cartoon.
I thought that if I could match the look of the 2D images I could seamlessly blend the two and save myself time in the process -- LOL!!
It turns out that modelling and texturing the environment in 3D is an absolutely huge undertaking and I am still far from finishing. It just took waaay longer than anticipated. I WILL finish this and use the 3D backgrounds in the cartoon so the experiment isn't a total failure, but I'm not sure that I'm currently speedy enough with Blender to make this a preferable option over drawing 2D images.
Am I done with 3D? Definitely not. I've been using the software for less than a month and have already learned a lot. I can see ways it can save me a lot of time in the future so even if this experiment didn't yield huge time-saving results, I am encouraged thus far :)
I will check in on Discord tomorrow and share some Dogtooth stuff here very shortly!
Harry